Survey about purchasing habits

[majordanby]

In the past year, what percentage of your card purchases have come from -

1.) Ebay
2.) An auction house
3.) Net54 BST
4.) Card Show
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source)

If "Other" is a significant percentage, would you mind identifying that other source?

Thanks in advance.

[vintagetoppsguy]

1.) Ebay - 60%
2.) An auction house - 5%
3.) Net54 BST - 5%
4.) Card Show - 20%
5.) Other (local card shops) - 10%

[Centauri]

In terms of number/value of cards, I am about 50/50 ebay and net54. In terms of number of transactions, I am closer to 85/15 towards ebay.

This site is great for working out custom lots - working with the seller to get just what you need. And my buying experience on this site has been very positive overall.

[Mountaineer1999]

EBay 95%
Net54 BST 5%

[jhs5120]

In the past year:

1.) Ebay 30%
2.) An auction house 65%
3.) Net54 BST
4.) Card Show
5.) Other 5%

[Leon]

1.) Ebay 20%
2.) An auction house 65%
3.) Net54 BST 5%
4.) Card Show 5%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 5%

[rsdill2]

1.) Ebay 25%
2.) An auction house 25%
3.) Net54 BST 25%
4.) Card Show 13%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 12%

This was my first year using auction houses and I've used the net54 BST more this year than ever. I'd say in previous years it was more like ebay 80% net54 10% card show/other 10% but I'm happily moving away from eBay more and more.

[clydepepper]

Ebay 95%+

Net54 BST apr. 5%

I wish I could use BST more but don't find mid to higher grade cards I want. (hint, hint)

[wolf441]

1.) Ebay 3%
2.) An auction house 40% (JVSCA, B&L, Sterling, Goodwin, LOTG, Baggers)
3.) Net54 BST 55%
4.) Card Show 0%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 2%

[pawpawdiv9]

Auction house- close to 98-100%
Ebay- maybe 1-2 purchase a year (1 trade)
Card show- never been to one
Internet site store- N/A
Local card shop- N/A

[VoodooChild]

In the past year, I'm probably:

1.) Ebay 50%
2.) An auction house 30%
3.) Net54 BST 20%
4.) Card Show 0%
5.) Other 0%

But in the past couple months, I'm more like:

1.) Ebay 10%
2.) An auction house 40%
3.) Net54 BST 50%
4.) Card Show 0%
5.) Other 0%

I've been trying real hard to quit ebay when it comes to Pre-War. When I do search, I avoid auctions and will occasionally do Buy it Now/Best Offer. Most of my recent ebay purchases are oddball stuff, a little modern, and supplies.

[glchen]

1.) Ebay - 80%
2.) An auction house - 18%
3.) Net54 BST - 2%
4.) Card Show - 0%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) - 0%

[frankbmd]

Buy or Trade for

Ebay 29%
Auction house 47%
BST 24%

Sell or Trade

BST 100%

[obcbobd]

1.) Ebay 35%
2.) An auction house 0%
3.) Net54 BST 10%
4.) Card Show 30%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 25%

[savedfrommyspokes]

1.) Ebay- 90%
2.) An auction house- 2%
3.) Net54 BST- 8%
4.) Card Show
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source)

My reply is based on dollars, not transactions. 99.9% of my transactions are on ebay.

[t206hound]

If it is purchases:

1.) Ebay - 50%
2.) An auction house - 30%
3.) Net54 BST - 15%
4.) Card Show - 5%
5.) Other (local card shops) - 0%

If it's individual cards (since many auction house pickups are larger lots), it's more like:
1.) Ebay - 20%
2.) An auction house - 70%
3.) Net54 BST - 8%
4.) Card Show - 2%
5.) Other (local card shops) - 0%

[bnorth]

1) Ebay 5%
2) Auction House 0%
3) Net 54 BST 20%
4) Card Show 0%
5) Other(other internet source 25%, BST with non-Net54 friends 50%) 75%

[itjclarke]

1.) Ebay - 80%
2.) An auction house - 10%
3.) Net54 BST - 5%
4.) Card Show - 0%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) - 5% (sales/trades where discussion initiated on N54 via PM)

[Lgarza99]

1. eBay 80%
2. BST 20%
3. AH 0%

I will be trying auction houses by years end. I have sold what I needed to on eBay and I will transition away from them, buying and selling. I think it will be easier on my wife buying from an AH now and then. Instead of eBay all the time. Although the money going out will be about the same.

I've really grown to love HOFERS with tougher backs as my addiction has grown.

[veleno45]

1.) Ebay - 25%
2.) An auction house - 0%
3.) Net54 BST - 10%
4.) Card Show - 0%
5.) Other - 65%

[Section103]

95% Ebay
5% BST

Wish it was more on the BST side, but my want list is far too obscure to hit very often on the BST. Theres simply no substitute for me.

[Seattle799]

Ebay 85%
BST 15%

[Northviewcats]

Purchases
70% ebay
10% BST
10% Auction Houses
10% Other

Best regards,

Joe

[T2069bk]

1.) Ebay 60%
2.) An auction house 9%
3.) Net54 BST 30%
4.) Card Show 0.00%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 1%

[T206Collector]

1.) Ebay.....................30%
2.) An auction house....30%
3.) Net54 BST.............30%
4.) Card Show.............10%
5.) Other.....................0%

[4815162342]

1.) Ebay....................34%
2.) An auction house....21%
3.) Net54 BST.............30%
4.) Card Show..............0%
5.) Other....................15%

[shernan30]

1.) Ebay.....................20%
2.) An auction house....10%
3.) Net54 BST.............20%
4.) Card Show.............10%
5.) Other....................40%

[Louieman]

1. Ebay 40 %
2. Auction House 5%
3. Net54 b/s/t 40%
4. Card Show 5%
5. Other 10%

[Howe’s Hunter]

number of acquired cards
1.) Ebay 80%
2.) An auction house 0%
3.) Net54 BST 0%
4.) Card Show0%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 20%

Cards by value (higher ticket)
1.) Ebay 30%
2.) An auction house
3.) Net54 BST
4.) Card Show
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) 70%

For me, the eBay ones are on the cheaper side, the ones found by other board members that contact me seem to be more HoFers, rare backs, etc.

[Econteachert205]

eBay 70
Net54 25
Shows 5

[tschock]

Estimated roughly on $ value/spent.

1.) Ebay - 5%
2.) Auction house - 20% (includes general, non-sports specific AHs)
3.) Net54 BST - 5%
4.) Card Show - 50% (including the National)
5.) Other - 20%

"Other" is mostly trading, which I guess technically aren't purchases (though I probably bought the cards I was trading with at some point).

Ebay purchases have dropped off considerably in the past couple of years.

[Luke]

1.) Ebay - 80%
2.) An auction house - 2%
3.) Net54 BST - 15%
4.) Card Show - 3%

[dabigyankeeman]

I would estimate:

Ebay - 90%
Card show - 5%
Other (gifts from a dealer friend) - 5%

And that might be understating the Ebay figure.

I have used BST on this forum, but i dont know if i did in the last year, so i am leaving that at zero with auction houses a definite zero.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Craiglist 35%
Guy in back of 7-11 42%
Guy in back of truck selling speakers 5%
Antique Roadshow 0%
QVC 18%

[brightair]

1.) Ebay = 2%
2.) An auction house = 0%
3.) Net54 BST = 1%
4.) Card Show = 90%
5.) Other (e.g. personal exchange, other internet source) = 7% and this is all from online trading groups (OBC mainly, but also some from VCT and OCT).
Richard D

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Craiglist 35%
Guy in back of 7-11 42%
Guy in back of truck selling speakers 5%
Antique Roadshow 0%
QVC 18%

Hilarious!

[39special]

Ebay. 0%
Auction house 5%
Net 54 BST. 80%
Card show. 5%
Other. 10%

[Vintageloz]

eBay 80%
Card show 10%
BST 10%

[alanu]

1.) Ebay 70%
2.) An auction house 25%
3.) Net54 BST 5%
4.) Card Show about 0%