Survey about purchasing habits

[majordanby]

In the past year, what percentage of your card purchases have come from -

1.) Ebay
2.) An auction house
3.) Net54 BST
4.) Card Show
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source)

If "Other" is a significant percentage, would you mind identifying that other source?

Thanks in advance.

[vintagetoppsguy]

1.) Ebay - 60%
2.) An auction house - 5%
3.) Net54 BST - 5%
4.) Card Show - 20%
5.) Other (local card shops) - 10%

[Centauri]

In terms of number/value of cards, I am about 50/50 ebay and net54. In terms of number of transactions, I am closer to 85/15 towards ebay.

This site is great for working out custom lots - working with the seller to get just what you need. And my buying experience on this site has been very positive overall.

[Mountaineer1999]

EBay 95%
Net54 BST 5%

[jhs5120]

In the past year:

1.) Ebay 30%
2.) An auction house 65%
3.) Net54 BST
4.) Card Show
5.) Other 5%

[Leon]

1.) Ebay 20%
2.) An auction house 65%
3.) Net54 BST 5%
4.) Card Show 5%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 5%

[rsdill2]

1.) Ebay 25%
2.) An auction house 25%
3.) Net54 BST 25%
4.) Card Show 13%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 12%

This was my first year using auction houses and I've used the net54 BST more this year than ever. I'd say in previous years it was more like ebay 80% net54 10% card show/other 10% but I'm happily moving away from eBay more and more.

[clydepepper]

Ebay 95%+

Net54 BST apr. 5%

I wish I could use BST more but don't find mid to higher grade cards I want. (hint, hint)

[wolf441]

1.) Ebay 3%
2.) An auction house 40% (JVSCA, B&L, Sterling, Goodwin, LOTG, Baggers)
3.) Net54 BST 55%
4.) Card Show 0%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 2%

[pawpawdiv9]

Auction house- close to 98-100%
Ebay- maybe 1-2 purchase a year (1 trade)
Card show- never been to one
Internet site store- N/A
Local card shop- N/A

[glchen]

1.) Ebay - 80%
2.) An auction house - 18%
3.) Net54 BST - 2%
4.) Card Show - 0%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) - 0%

[savedfrommyspokes]

1.) Ebay- 90%
2.) An auction house- 2%
3.) Net54 BST- 8%
4.) Card Show
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source)

My reply is based on dollars, not transactions. 99.9% of my transactions are on ebay.

[t206hound]

If it is purchases:

1.) Ebay - 50%
2.) An auction house - 30%
3.) Net54 BST - 15%
4.) Card Show - 5%
5.) Other (local card shops) - 0%

If it's individual cards (since many auction house pickups are larger lots), it's more like:
1.) Ebay - 20%
2.) An auction house - 70%
3.) Net54 BST - 8%
4.) Card Show - 2%
5.) Other (local card shops) - 0%

[1952boyntoncollector]

Craiglist 35%
Guy in back of 7-11 42%
Guy in back of truck selling speakers 5%
Antique Roadshow 0%
QVC 18%

[brightair]

1.) Ebay = 2%
2.) An auction house = 0%
3.) Net54 BST = 1%
4.) Card Show = 90%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) = 7% and this is all from online trading groups (OBC mainly, but also some from VCT and OCT).
Richard D

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Craiglist 35%
Guy in back of 7-11 42%
Guy in back of truck selling speakers 5%
Antique Roadshow 0%
QVC 18%

Hilarious!

[VoodooChild]

In the past year, I'm probably:

1.) Ebay 50%
2.) An auction house 30%
3.) Net54 BST 20%
4.) Card Show 0%
5.) Other 0%

But in the past couple months, I'm more like:

1.) Ebay 10%
2.) An auction house 40%
3.) Net54 BST 50%
4.) Card Show 0%
5.) Other 0%

I've been trying real hard to quit ebay when it comes to Pre-War. When I do search, I avoid auctions and will occasionally do Buy it Now/Best Offer. Most of my recent ebay purchases are oddball stuff, a little modern, and supplies.

[frankbmd]

Buy or Trade for

Ebay 29%
Auction house 47%
BST 24%

Sell or Trade

BST 100%

[obcbobd]

1.) Ebay 35%
2.) An auction house 0%
3.) Net54 BST 10%
4.) Card Show 30%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 25%

[Northviewcats]

Purchases
70% ebay
10% BST
10% Auction Houses
10% Other

Best regards,

Joe

[T2069bk]

1.) Ebay 60%
2.) An auction house 9%
3.) Net54 BST 30%
4.) Card Show 0.00%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 1%

[T206Collector]

1.) Ebay.....................30%
2.) An auction house....30%
3.) Net54 BST.............30%
4.) Card Show.............10%
5.) Other.....................0%

[4815162342]

1.) Ebay....................34%
2.) An auction house....21%
3.) Net54 BST.............30%
4.) Card Show..............0%
5.) Other....................15%

[shernan30]

1.) Ebay.....................20%
2.) An auction house....10%
3.) Net54 BST.............20%
4.) Card Show.............10%
5.) Other....................40%

[tschock]

Estimated roughly on $ value/spent.

1.) Ebay - 5%
2.) Auction house - 20% (includes general, non-sports specific AHs)
3.) Net54 BST - 5%
4.) Card Show - 50% (including the National)
5.) Other - 20%

"Other" is mostly trading, which I guess technically aren't purchases (though I probably bought the cards I was trading with at some point).

Ebay purchases have dropped off considerably in the past couple of years.