CardBuff.com

[ergoism]

Originally Posted by RedsFan1941

the fact the email purposely doesn't name the person or persons who sent it tells me all i need to know. and then when whoever sent it answers by specifically by not identifying himself, reinforces my thought that it's someone i don't want to do business with.

I am the man behind the curtain. I bought over 100,000 email contacts of known sports collectors/buyers from a variety of different services. I actually bought three of my own email addresses while doing this. I don't know who is selling them the data although based on the email addresses of mine that were included, it very well could be auction houses or auction house software companies.
My goal with CardBuff.com is to provide a resource for collectors and the best way I knew how to jump start it was to fill it with cool cards and blast it away. I love getting emails from PWCC, Probstein, and Greg Morris and seeing the best of what they have to offer so the idea was sparked by my thought of, "Someone should be doing this for every card seller on eBay."

If anyone was annoyed by the email(s), my apologies for intruding your inbox. The unsubscribe button works and if you never open the email you will go from receiving the daily email to receiving one a week to receiving 0. I hand pick the items for the email and site every single day so I would love some feedback on what's in there for anyone that likes the idea of the site. Displaying cards on eBay was the easiest way I knew to get started. I hope to expand the site to include a lot of other resources for the hobby as well.

If anyone wants to beat me up for spamming them, I'll be at the National in Cleveland. If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions on what would be fun or beneficial for my site, I'd love to hear them.

Evan

[jfkheat]

The problem I have with, it besides the fact that I hate spam email, is that I have specific cards and sets that I look for. If it is on eBay I have seen it. I don't need a newsletter to show me a bunch of cards that I have no interest in. I do appreciate your responses to my emails.
James

[ergoism]

Originally Posted by jfkheat

The problem I have with, it besides the fact that I hate spam email, is that I have specific cards and sets that I look for. If it is on eBay I have seen it. I don't need a newsletter to show me a bunch of cards that I have no interest in. I do appreciate your responses to my emails.
James

James and Sean, thanks for the feedback. You make some great points. The specialized search is something I have been thinking about adding to the site in the future. Feel free to unsubscribe until I get CardBuff to the point where it can be beneficial to you.

[Sean1125]

Originally Posted by ergoism

I am the man behind the curtain. I bought over 100,000 email contacts of known sports collectors/buyers from a variety of different services. I actually bought three of my own email addresses while doing this. I don't know who is selling them the data although based on the email addresses of mine that were included, it very well could be auction houses or auction house software companies.
My goal with CardBuff.com is to provide a resource for collectors and the best way I knew how to jump start it was to fill it with cool cards and blast it away. I love getting emails from PWCC, Probstein, and Greg Morris and seeing the best of what they have to offer so the idea was sparked by my thought of, "Someone should be doing this for every card seller on eBay."

If anyone was annoyed by the email(s), my apologies for intruding your inbox. The unsubscribe button works and if you never open the email you will go from receiving the daily email to receiving one a week to receiving 0. I hand pick the items for the email and site every single day so I would love some feedback on what's in there for anyone that likes the idea of the site. Displaying cards on eBay was the easiest way I knew to get started. I hope to expand the site to include a lot of other resources for the hobby as well.

If anyone wants to beat me up for spamming them, I'll be at the National in Cleveland. If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions on what would be fun or beneficial for my site, I'd love to hear them.

Evan

Hi Evan,

I was one of the lucky recipients of this chain of emails. I really like the cards that have been featured so far and think you are doing a great job. I've been opening Greg's emails for a while and yours were a welcome mix of new, old, and interesting.

Piggybacking on James' earlier comment of "I have specific cards and sets that I look for." perhaps you could add a saved or special search function? EBay's search and saved search functions are relatively primitive and I think you might be able to do it better. I for one would use a special search feature if it had the ability to save and potentially be more robust than eBay's current feature.

All in all I think the emails look great and wish you the best of luck in your endeavor!

Warmest Regards,

Sean

[bbcard1]

I hate injustice and poverty. I can handle spam emails (there's this thing called a delete button) and would argue that this isn't spam as it is at least something that's relevant to my interests.

[mrvster]

i get at least 1 email or 2 a day!!WTF

[ergoism]

Originally Posted by mrvster

i get at least 1 email or 2 a day!!WTF

You’d like more emails per day. Noted

[mintacular]

I didn't get this email, I guess I am a cardboard NOBODY

[savedfrommyspokes]

Ebay offers a paid referral program called the "ebay partner network"... if anyone buys/wins a card through a link on this site, the owner of the site is paid by ebay for the "referral".

https://partnernetwork.ebay.com/

[ergoism]

Originally Posted by mintacular

I didn't get this email, I guess I am a cardboard NOBODY

I couldn't afford your e-mail address.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by mintacular

I didn't get this email, I guess I am a cardboard NOBODY

Bravo, Pat, bravo.