Dean's Cards - Deja Vu All Over Again

[mintacular]

I think the people who keep saying that they have the "right" to list the cards at whatever price they choose fail to account for the fact that these listings are clogging up all the major websites (eBay, COMC, etc.) and yes while there are ways to screen them out, why do we have to bend over backwards to do so? Imagine going into a grocery store to buy a can of soup for $2 and is is buried behinds 50 cans of Dean's Split Pea listed at $8, $10 and you have to dig around /spend the time to find the one or two reasonably priced ones at the back of the shelf?

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by mintacular

I think the people who keep saying that they have the "right" to list the cards at whatever price they choose fail to account for the fact that these listings are clogging up all the major websites (eBay, COMC, etc.) and yes while there are ways to screen them out, why do we have to bend over backwards to do so? Imagine going into a grocery store to buy a can of soup for $2 and is is buried behinds 50 cans of Dean's Split Pea listed at $8, $10 and you have to dig around /spend the time to find the one or two reasonably priced ones at the back of the shelf?

Very well put. This more than anything is my problem with Dean's when I look for 50's and 60's HOFers on eBay. By the time I say "You've got to be kidding me..." for the fourth time, I think it's a little ridiculous.

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by mintacular

I think the people who keep saying that they have the "right" to list the cards at whatever price they choose fail to account for the fact that these listings are clogging up all the major websites (eBay, COMC, etc.) and yes while there are ways to screen them out, why do we have to bend over backwards to do so? Imagine going into a grocery store to buy a can of soup for $2 and is is buried behinds 50 cans of Dean's Split Pea listed at $8, $10 and you have to dig around /spend the time to find the one or two reasonably priced ones at the back of the shelf?

I think the idea of this analogy isn't bad except for the fact the cards you are looking for are not hidden behind Dean's. You don't have to move Dean's out of the way to get to your purchase. Dean's, 707's, etc show up in the same way on the shelf (your search) as the cheaper option. Instead what I think you are looking at is more akin to finding the 1 foot section of generic soup when it is between the 8 foot section of Campbell's and the 8 foot section of Progresso. All three types are in front of you, but your eyes see the bigger name companies with more space a lot easier than the small company with little space.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by mintacular

I think the people who keep saying that they have the "right" to list the cards at whatever price they choose fail to account for the fact that these listings are clogging up all the major websites (eBay, COMC, etc.) and yes while there are ways to screen them out, why do we have to bend over backwards to do so? Imagine going into a grocery store to buy a can of soup for $2 and is is buried behinds 50 cans of Dean's Split Pea listed at $8, $10 and you have to dig around /spend the time to find the one or two reasonably priced ones at the back of the shelf?

As long as those companies are paying to put cards on Ebay, COMC etc. than it's their right to do so. Those companies have a fiduciary responsibility to not limit sales and I'd wager Dean's would have a heck of a law suit if someone was to arbitrarily remove their items without due cause.

Sorry but again this is capitalism and we have to accept the good with the "bad".

regards
rich

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

As long as those companies are paying to put cards on Ebay, COMC etc. than it's their right to do so. Those companies have a fiduciary responsibility to not limit sales and I'd wager Dean's would have a heck of a law suit if someone was to arbitrarily remove their items without due cause.

Sorry but again this is capitalism and we have to accept the good with the "bad".

regards
rich

And in a free society, you have to accept that we have the right to complain about ridiculously "bad" sellers, right?? Plus, can you point out who said they want to "arbitrarily remove their items without due cause"?? I guess everyone else reading this thread missed that post.

[trdcrdkid]

For those wondering about the size and nature of Dean's operation, here is a video from 2013 where he gives a tour of the office in Cincinnati and shows the staff at work. At the time he had 14 employees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI75Cei9qXA

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by trdcrdkid

For those wondering about the size and nature of Dean's operation, here is a video from 2013 where he gives a tour of the office in Cincinnati and shows the staff at work. At the time he had 14 employees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI75Cei9qXA

...Fourteen paychecks is a big nut to crack....wow...

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[Tabe]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

...Fourteen paychecks is a big nut to crack....wow...

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Must be doing something right.