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Ok, I am stumped at how this is unclear. I will use an example: I am not specifically looking for a USC Lefty Grove, but it's a card on my list to buy if I ever find a nice one. I see that PWCC has an auction. So, I go to "view seller's other items" and scroll down the list of 1,000's of cards. Why? Because they always have a ton of cool stuff. If you don't think their auctions are an event, you are fooling yourself.
"Oh wow" I proclaim, "that's a nice Lefty Grove PSA 6! I think I shall put it on my watch list." Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, another collector does the same thing. Low and behold, he and I compete over the card and I win it for $1,120.00 because our competition drove it up. That happens with PWCC and Probstein. That DOES NOT happen with Bobfromnet54 with a feedback of 124. As I said before, if a guy happens to be looking specifically for a USC Lefty Grove, then he will find Bobfromnet54's card and put it on his watch list. But this will only happen if he is specifically looking for that card AT THE PRECISE TIME that Bobfromnet54's auction is going on. And now, said collector will probably have less competition for the card unless someone else is looking for the precise card at the same time. A USC Lefty Grove is a very nice card, but it's not a Goudey Ruth where dozens of people are searching for them daily. In short, all it takes at an auction is two guys who want a card. The more people who want it, the more competition. Most collectors look at PWCC's newest auctions. More eyes= more buyers= more competition= higher price sale than what Bobfromnet54 got. Last edited by orly57; 12-01-2017 at 08:15 PM. |
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I agree with Orly in that sometimes I view PWCC...or others sellers cards after viewing something that initially struck my eye...and that because of this I may end up bidding or even winning said item. BUT...shilling has been shown to be happening over...and over...and over...and over again with certain sellers.
Our beloved hobby now seems to accept shilling as de rigueur. Knowing this....bid accordingly! The one occasion I attempted to use PWCC to make money...I lost! |
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Heck, I don’t place a bid at REA or Love of the Game before checking current or past prices on eBay, regardless of whether BobfromNet54 sold it.
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Excellent point. And if this were apples-to-apples it would apply here. However, the person buying a dead-centered psa 7 in a new holder isn't necessarily interested in a nice 6 in an old holder. Perhaps this is more of a grade-worship issue than a pwcc-gets-more issue. A jump from 6 to 7 is huge. There is also a lower population of 7s than 6s. And guys love that new holder: it shows it is properly graded according to PSAs current standards.
I think the better question here is "why would you auction the card off yourself anyway?" Between eBay and PayPal fees you end up paying almost as much as PWCC's cut on a card in this price range. They list it, ship it, and advertise. It's worth the extra few bucks just to not have to do the work. Not to mention the fact that you may get more for the card than if you sold on your own (usually). Last edited by orly57; 12-01-2017 at 08:17 PM. |
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