Posted By:
Martin NealJoann,
I really liked the guy I bought the cards from and maybe I would have offered him less if he had been a jerk but maybe not. He had to travel close to an hour to meet me so I felt that a sale was going to happen regardless. He also had had the Cobb on Ebay listed correctly (it didn't sell) so I felt he was or should have been somewhat knowledgable.
To be honest, I didn't realize the t205s and the Young would grade so high or I may have offered him more.
I actually had a harder time with the Hoblitzell purchase because that guy (the seller) really left some money on the table.
It is sort of a damned if you do, damned if you don't and there is probably no set way to appoach a seller. One way to justify it is to tell yourself that if you don't get them the seller may sell them to someone else for less than you are willing to pay.