Burbank Sportscards

[barrysloate]

89...it's Tim's turn.

[Abravefan11]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

89...it's tim's turn.

144

[barrysloate]

You win!

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

You win!

Why does 144 win? Couldn't someone post 233? By the time David Mac wakes up in Hawaii, we'll be talking BIG numbers!

[autograf]

Jenny.....

When I was doing the Topps Heritage sets in 2001/2002, Burbank was always the largest seller on Beckett.com. They had literally a million+ items listed individually there. I'm sure they have a bank of computer people just entering this stuff into their system. I'm sure it's served them well (see 218K feedback) but it takes the personal touch out of things. They were also basically AT Beckett prices. Nothing less. So that was also a little thing that got me. I would use them as a very last resort purely based on price if I needed a single card or two. Guess everyone has their niche....

[barrysloate]

Jim- I was kidding. If Tim and I kept posting we could be here all day (and next is 377...).

[bsuttonosu]

While the picture thing is frustrating, if you are looking for commons to finish sets they have the inventory. I've never tried to buy a high-end card from them, but I understand why they don't do scans. They sometimes have hundreds of each common. To scan all those wouldn't be worth the time. The times that I've gotten poor condition cards in the mail from them I've emailed and they quickly sent me replacements.

[birdman42]

Originally Posted by Abravefan11

144

Tim, that's just gross.

Bill

[GehrigFan]

Definitely an issue of overwhelming time. As some have mentioned, Burbank is (I believe), the biggest volume sports card dealer in the world. While I'm sure it sounds easy enough to hire a kid to scan everything, I don't think people realize the logistics of scanning, organizing, hosting, and posting literally MILLIONS of card images. The bulk of their buyers are trying to finish sets, and trust their grading sight unseen. you pay full retail, but that is because there is no one else who has even a fraction of their inventory in complete year, set, and number order to pick cards in seconds and fill wantlists. You pay for the service.

That all being said, I agree that they might want to consider hiring someone to scan and post images of cards above a certain dollar value, like $25, $50, $100, etc. Someone needing that last 1988 Topps #48 card for their set really couldn't (and shouldn't) care less about a detailed scan, but I think they might see increased sales on the higher end cards if they could eventually put scans up.

All this to say, Burbank is a very trustworthy and reputable company and I'm sure if you have a problem with the grade of a card you buy from them, they would probably work with you.

Mark Anderson

[msohn]

I have dealt with them a few times in the past to buy some raw 2001 Pujols cards -- One purchase I remember specifically was for this E-X card. I emailed and explained that I needed a scan because a lot of those cards has chipped borders. They were happy to oblige with scans of both the front and back.