I have never bought an item on ebay based on the seller. I buy items on ebay based on the item and the price. And I do not think it is credible to suggest that PWCC does better because people know their brands or are even treating their auctions like an event.
Doesn't everybody have their eBay saved searches emailed to them every morning?
Doesn't everybody just place snipes on those items at the time instead of manually placing a bid like it's 1998?
It's very difficult for me to believe that "stuff" is trumped by "seller" when all of the evidence almost universally points to "stuff" trumping "seller." The current proliferation of on-line auction houses dealing with pre-war cards can only exist in a world where "stuff" is driving the value. Otherwise consignors would naturally gravitate to one or two auction houses.
Instead, I believe the anonymity of ebay bidders shields shenanigans that would otherwise be eliminated by reputable auction houses.
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