A lot of the problem is that ebay's fees are way too high. It doesn't really make much sense to do all the work (scanning, pricing, packing, shipping) and pay ebay 10% and then take your chances with an auction listing on ebay. You're just not going to recoup your money very often and you're out your time. I also scratch my head when I see cards priced at like 10x retail, but as a guy who sells on ebay, I understand it to some degree.
A simple business model of selling nice vintage cards at auction on ebay would result in the seller going broke eventually. This doesn't apply to guys like just_collect who are buying collections at massive discounts. But a weekend warrior type seller who gets some good buys here and there, and tries to sell at a small profit to feed their card habit just can't do it on ebay with market value (the prices realized on the BST for example) retail prices.
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