Is ebayer Yepbg on this site?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Obviously what he is doing works for him -- whatever his objective may be -- so what is the point of a diatribe against him?

[ALR-bishop]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Obviously what he is doing works for him -- whatever his objective may be -- so what is the point of a diatribe against him?

+1

[glynparson]

If they only wanted what the cards sell for at ebay auction, they would auction them and not bother putting them in their stores. I honestly see ebay auctions as a little more than wholesale but not full retail. They are not even a true auction as they have an end time and don't end when the bidding is finished for the item. That said his prices do tend to be high but I have bought several cards from him over the years and they were shipped quickly and well packaged and looked exactly like the scans.

[bobbyw8469]

I agree with MOST of what you are saying Glyn Parsons. If the cards are rare, or high end, then that is not true. If they are dime a dozen cards, then yes, you are 100% correct.

[WhenItWasAHobby]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Obviously what he is doing works for him -- whatever his objective may be -- so what is the point of a diatribe against him?

Yes, it very likely does work. Dealers like this, and now they are pretty much the standard and no longer the exception on eBay, thrive on the uneducated, undisciplined, and impulsive consumers plus the "money-is-not-an-issue" types to make this business model work.

[insidethewrapper]

Been watching his high prices for years. Offered 1/2 price on a $ 600 item and was turned down. Won in another auction for under $ 200. These dealers make it hard for collectors when the prices are so off track.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by WhenItWasAHobby

Yes, it very likely does work. Dealers like this, and now they are pretty much the standard and no longer the exception on eBay, thrive on the uneducated, undisciplined, and impulsive consumers plus the "money-is-not-an-issue" types to make this business model work.

I have seen other ebay sellers use (successfully for them) this type of business model. The reason it works for them is because they are perfectly happy selling 2 cards a day (like yepbg). A local long-time collector I have become friends with over the years operated very much in this same manner....he sold cards at a premium for many years on ebay at a very slow but steady pace. He did so because he was retired and wanted to sell duplicates from his massive collection. Money was not really an issue as he had retired from a successful business career, so offering his cards at a lower price and turning his inventory quickly was not a goal.

[bobbyw8469]

The reason it works for them is because they are perfectly happy selling 2 cards a day (like yepbg).

I got cards WAYYYYYY cheaper than yepbg, and I would LOVE to sell 2 cards a day!!

[auggiedoggy]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

I got cards WAYYYYYY cheaper than yepbg, and I would LOVE to sell 2 cards a day!!

Ditto.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

The reason it works for them is because they are perfectly happy selling 2 cards a day (like yepbg).

Yepbg sold 2 cards in the past 15 days that were listed (barely) over $1000: just 2 of his 1000 most expensively listed cards. Unless he's selling drugs on the side, I'm not sure this is a great business model.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Yepbg sold 2 cards in the past 15 days that were listed (barely) over $1000: just 2 of his 1000 most expensively listed cards. Unless he's selling drugs on the side, I'm not sure this is a great business model.

He likely sold only two cards over the last 15 days because he had many fewer cards listed due to ebay not having any current free listing offers available to him during that time frame. However, he has sold 114 items over the last 60 days, or approximately 2 per day. If this is what he wants to do with his time, then I guess this model does work for him(or he would lower his "list" prices to stimulate more than two sales a day). The total "asking price" on those 114 listings sold was $17065, so hypothetically if he accepted all of his offers at 2/3 rds of the asking price, over two months, that is over $11k in income. Maybe he is comfortable with that amount of income every two months.

[bobbyw8469]

And what was VCP on those $1,000 cards?? $300?

[ALR-bishop]

If he ever reads this thread he will probably get a chuckle about the ongoing consternation he is causing over here

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

He likely sold only two cards over the last 15 days because he had many fewer cards listed due to ebay not having any current free listing offers available to him during that time frame. However, he has sold 114 items over the last 60 days, or approximately 2 per day. If this is what he wants to do with his time, then I guess this model does work for him(or he would lower his "list" prices to stimulate more than two sales a day). The total "asking price" on those 114 listings sold was $17065, so hypothetically if he accepted all of his offers at 2/3 rds of the asking price, over two months, that is over $11k in income. Maybe he is comfortable with that amount of income every two months.

He had over 10,000 completed listings over the past 15 days. Two of his most expensive 2000 cards sold during that period. That's two. 1, 2. Of over 2000. The total sales price for these two cards was under 3K I believe.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by calvindog

He had over 10,000 completed listings over the past 15 days. Two of his most expensive 2000 cards sold during that period. That's two. 1, 2. Of over 2000. The total sales price for these two cards was under 3K I believe.

It must have been good month and a half of sales for him as he sold 112 cards in the 45 day period prior to the most recent 15 day period