Has anyone had ANY kind of success selling cards in a Facebook Group??

[bobbyw8469]

Asking for a friend....lol......I see others do it with a great deal of success....but I am doing horribly at it.......Have others had success at it?

[mrdbrooks77]

Depends on what group haha. I do great on fb.

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[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by mrdbrooks77

Depends on what group haha. I do great on fb.

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I am in SPORTS CARDS AND SPORTS MEMORABILIA. I got guys talking to me in there like I am a newbie when I have been doing this for 25+ years...lol........maybe I need to rethink my strategy.

[mrdbrooks77]

Yea there are some crap groups out there.

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[bobbyw8469]

What is a good group to sell cards in??? I mainly have vintage. How do you accept payment?? Have you ever had a problem?

[mrdbrooks77]

Dm sent

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[tulsaboy]

I participate in Facebook groups dedicated to unopened packs and boxes. There are lots of transactions in there daily. I have both bought and sold in them, with great success. Stuff that is reasonably priced (not over priced and also not outlandishly cheap) tends to sell quickly. I've been involved with them for about two years with no troubles. I'm sure different groups might have different results, but the groups I'm in are pretty strictly moderated. People who troll or are just jerks get the boot quickly. So I'm a big fan of them.
kevin

[realbigfatdog]

I sell about 90% on facebook and 10% on ebay. If you get into the good, trusted groups you'll do just fine. If you get into any that have the words "keep it real" in the title, get ready for douchebag city.

But in all seriousness, it's a great way to buy and sell and you can save a lot of money on seller fees. I've met a number of great people as well.

Mike

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[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by realbigfatdog

I sell about 90% on facebook and 10% on ebay. If you get into the good, trusted groups you'll do just fine. If you get into any that have the words "keep it real" in the title, get ready for douchebag city.

But in all seriousness, it's a great way to buy and sell and you can save a lot of money on seller fees. I've met a number of great people as well.

Mike

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Have you ever had problems Mike?? How do they pay?? Paypal goods and service? Can you recommend a group?

[Leon]

Hopefully folks in this thread also use the BST here. There are a ton of transactions.
I have picked up for my collection as well as have bought, traded and sold a ton of stuff there.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Leon

Hopefully folks in this thread also use the BST here. There are a ton of transactions.
I have picked up for my collection as well as have bought, traded and sold a ton of stuff there.

I need to start listing more in here. I am ashamed at how much stuff I have accumulated.

[toledo_mudhen]

Bobby - I have ended up in the following Groups



$100 and Under Pre War, T206, Tobacco Cards
https://www.facebook.com/groups/369758598178280

1955 topps set builder
https://www.facebook.com/groups/234691307547354

Vintage Baseball Cards
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vintagebbcards

Harmon's Old-Time Baseball Cards - Buy-Sell-Trade & Show Them Off
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1728952140726377

I have listed a few cards over the last week or so in "1955 Topps" but haven't had much inquiry on them

I did do a purchase on the T206 Page just last week which did go smoothly although I was a bit apprehensive sending the $150 up front. Guy I purchased came thru beautifully upon receipt of my payment. Sent Photo of package and tracking number the next morning.

Hope this helps

also - I sent Payment via Paypal (added 3% for Goods and Services)

[jbsports33]

Really good question - I tried a little bit on Facebook with not much luck, the Marketplace is maybe how you want to do it - through someone you know or yourself. Setting up a page yourself is easy, just not something extra I would want to do. I already have enough going on and the best options are the B/S/T, maybe eBay, flea markets and shows are a lot of fun!

Good luck!

Jimmy

[realbigfatdog]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Have you ever had problems Mike?? How do they pay?? Paypal goods and service? Can you recommend a group?

I've had very few problems, but that's because I'm careful where I list and who I sell to. Asking for vouches from members of the group about someone I'm about to make a deal with is always a good idea if I'm new to the group or not familiar with the other party. I use PayPal mainly for payments. I've also used Venmo and even accepted cash. There are groups for whatever you're into. Some of my favorites are Tobacco Row, Tobacco Card Collectors, Vintage Non Sports Pre 1984, any of Harmon's groups, Don Mattingly Collectors, Vintage Baseball Cards. I'm also an admin for both Vintage Yankees Baseball Cards and Vintage Yankees Memorabilia. Both of those are great groups as well.

And Leon, I do a fair amount of buying here on the BST as well. I've had many successful transactions over the years. I should have put that in my initial post. This site has been an invaluable source of information for me.

Mike

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[bobbyw8469]

This site has been great to me. I don't get spoken down to like I am a 5 year old here. That was the first thing I noticed about the group I am trying to sell in.

[bobbyw8469]

This was a pic I posted to show them the type of stuff I had....



I literally had to explain why I couldn't price a 1955 Bowman Hank Aaron that looked like it would grade a '7' or an '8' at the price of what a PSA 2 would bring!!! That being said, what type of price is usually in line for raw cards?? Do ya'll predict what they would grade and knock $50 off?

[jfkheat]

I have sold a lot of graded cards on a couple of facebook groups with no issues

[Tabe]

I'm in a football group that is extremely active.

A post/photo like that would get shredded. It's low effort, doesn't show the cards well, isn't well-lit, and has a giant flash hiding one of the cards.

When you say they're treating you like a newb, what - specifically - are they saying? What are you doing or saying that's making people say those things?

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

This was a pic I posted to show them the type of stuff I had....



I literally had to explain why I couldn't price a 1955 Bowman Hank Aaron that looked like it would grade a '7' or an '8' at the price of what a PSA 2 would bring!!! That being said, what type of price is usually in line for raw cards?? Do ya'll predict what they would grade and knock $50 off?

Yowza!! If you want to trade (or accept BK coupons as payment) give me a shout!!

[bmattioli]

I would recommend:


https://www.facebook.com/groups/482162429239501

Nice group no drama and lots of opportunities..

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Yowza!! If you want to trade (or accept BK coupons as payment) give me a shout!!

I've seen the stuff you grade!!! I knew you would appreciate my garbage!

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Tabe

I'm in a football group that is extremely active.

A post/photo like that would get shredded. It's low effort, doesn't show the cards well, isn't well-lit, and has a giant flash hiding one of the cards.

When you say they're treating you like a newb, what - specifically - are they saying? What are you doing or saying that's making people say those things?

That was just a rough idea pic. For individual cards, I would obviously use my scanner. Front and back. My question is, at what price point are you pricing raw cards at??? Are you predicting what they would grade and knocking a little bit off?

[Deertick]

You can price several ways:
1) Look at a comparable graded, Subtract grading fees then 10-20% OR
2) Look at what the lower end of eBay sales (incl shipping) for comparable condition and adjust as you see fit OR
3) Reference GM sales and multiply by .7

All 3 methods should get you in a ballpark range for raw.

I really don't GAFF about graded cards, but the one thing is that they are far easier to price. If you are targeting buyers who are looking to grade, you'll probably have to come down even more for them.

I recently had this convo:
Buyer: (offers 1/2 asking on a NMMT card)
Me: Sorry, but it's very fairly priced.
Buyer: Well after PSA fees, it would have to grade a 9 for it to be worth it.
Me:
Buyer: I really like the card

I sold it later that night to someone else.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Deertick

You can price several ways:
1) Look at a comparable graded, Subtract grading fees then 10-20% OR
2) Look at what the lower end of eBay sales (incl shipping) for comparable condition and adjust as you see fit OR
3) Reference GM sales and multiply by .7

All 3 methods should get you in a ballpark range for raw.

I really don't GAFF about graded cards, but the one thing is that they are far easier to price. If you are targeting buyers who are looking to grade, you'll probably have to come down even more for them.

I recently had this convo:
Buyer: (offers 1/2 asking on a NMMT card)
Me: Sorry, but it's very fairly priced.
Buyer: Well after PSA fees, it would have to grade a 9 for it to be worth it.
Me:
Buyer: I really like the card

I sold it later that night to someone else.

LOLOLOL!!! Classic!

[Rich Klein]

A man named Mike Tavener runs a Vintage Football group and that is a well run group

[Vintagedeputy]

I don't sell much, but I sure do buy a lot on Facebook.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

That was just a rough idea pic. For individual cards, I would obviously use my scanner. Front and back. My question is, at what price point are you pricing raw cards at??? Are you predicting what they would grade and knocking a little bit off?

I use ebay for comps.

[lowpopper]

selling is eh. buying is great

[bnorth]

No matter the location you are selling it is all about the asking price on if you sell. If you list at a realistic price they will sell. As already been mentioned ebay is awesome for ungraded pricing. I find cards that sold in similar condition and try to price in the middle of ebay sold prices. I also take around 10% off that price for the fees I no longer have to pay. No clue about facebook groups.

The B/S/T section is also great and if priced right stuff sells. The auction section is still a $hit show at best with one guy making up almost half the listings. They are also listed so insanely high only one out his last 15 have even sold.

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by bnorth

No matter the location you are selling it is all about the asking price on if you sell. If you list at a realistic price they will sell. As already been mentioned ebay is awesome for ungraded pricing. I find cards that sold in similar condition and try to price in the middle of ebay sold prices. I also take around 10% off that price for the fees I no longer have to pay. No clue about facebook groups.

The B/S/T section is also great and if priced right stuff sells. The auction section is still a $hit show at best with one guy making up almost half the listings. They are also listed so insanely high only one out his last 15 have even sold.

No hard feelings bens a good person��

[parkplace33]

100 percent depends on which groups you are in. Many are great, some are not.

Great way to meet friends and engage in the hobby as well.

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

100 percent depends on which groups you are in. Many are great, some are not.

Great way to meet friends and engage in the hobby as well.

your are correct made a lot of pals over there,,but you do have trolls who ruin it .leon runs a great bst here ive had thousands of sales ,,made a lot of friends.

[LEHR]

I do the majority of my selling in Facebook groups. You just need the right group. Noteworthy is that I mainly sell high grade PSA card and (mostly) unopened material, which is pretty easy to move anywhere.

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

its really none of your business what prices i put on my auctions ,,i dont know who you are and have never interacted with you.never heard of you before,but you used my name and talked about me badly .your a bully stay out of my life .if you think the bst is a shit show stay away .i find it to be cool .who are you to tell people what prices to put ,,your a rude person with no manners

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

My personal experience trying to do any memorabilia transactions on FB:

--Agreed with Robert that people try talking to you as though you're a clueless rube.

--When you list an item, there are no shortage of people willing to tell you it's worth two dollars and proceed to make such offers.

--When someone else lists their $2 item, it's always for far more than $2.

Facebook groups have been a 95% waste of my time, yet have somehow bumped into a couple of decent folks and made a couple of deals. Most of what I buy on Facebook (Marketplace) has nothing to do with cards or memorabilia, but with patience you can find good deals on shipping and storage supplies!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

LOL, no just one guy being overly sensitive and posting some untruths for dramatic effect.

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by bnorth

LOL, no just one guy being overly sensitive and posting some untruths for dramatic effect.

no hard feelings ben its just cards lol

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

That was just a rough idea pic. For individual cards, I would obviously use my scanner. Front and back. My question is, at what price point are you pricing raw cards at??? Are you predicting what they would grade and knocking a little bit off?

Hey, you didn't answer my question. You say you're getting treated like a noob - in what way? What are they saying to you? What are you doing to generate those responses?

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Tabe

Hey, you didn't answer my question. You say you're getting treated like a noob - in what way? What are they saying to you? What are you doing to generate those responses?

They are explaining to me that I can't ask graded card prices if my card isn't graded. I was like....how else are you supposed to determine condition?? I just think they want me to sell my NM cards are VG prices. That just isn't happening.

[Snowman]

I'm in the Harmon's Vintage Facebook group as well. I've sold every card I've posted in there pretty easily (small sample size though. Maybe only a dozen cards?)

I've also sold cards here in the B/S/T.

In my experience, as long as you are asking a little bit below sold ebay comps, provide nice clean photos or preferably scans of the cards, and are selling desirable cards, you'll find a buyer pretty easily. But if you're expecting full eBay comps or above comps because "this is how much I paid for it" or "my cards are nicer than everyone else's cards", or if you provide blurry pics, or if you just offer no pics to begin with, then your chances of selling are very low.

Basically, just be the guy/gal you'd want to buy from, and you'll do just fine.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

They are explaining to me that I can't ask graded card prices if my card isn't graded. I was like....how else are you supposed to determine condition?? I just think they want me to sell my NM cards are VG prices. That just isn't happening.

They're absolutely right. If you're asking for graded card prices for raw cards, well, you're acting like a newb, to be blunt. So, yeah, I can absolutely see why they would say that.

Has nothing to do with wanting you to sell NM cards for VG prices. Fact is, graded cards are worth more than raw. If you want graded card prices, you have to be selling graded cards. Other than that, look up comps on Ebay and see what cards are selling for there and price accordingly.

[riggs336]

There are good groups and a lot not so good. I will say I've made some great virtual friends in some of the groups. And I've bought a few vintage cards at very fair prices.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Tabe

They're absolutely right. If you're asking for graded card prices for raw cards, well, you're acting like a newb, to be blunt. So, yeah, I can absolutely see why they would say that.

Has nothing to do with wanting you to sell NM cards for VG prices. Fact is, graded cards are worth more than raw. If you want graded card prices, you have to be selling graded cards. Other than that, look up comps on Ebay and see what cards are selling for there and price accordingly.

Well...they were trying to show me a card that sold for $40 with a chewed up corner. I was like, you can't even compare the two. You and I both know all PSA 1's are not created equal.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Well...they were trying to show me a card that sold for $40 with a chewed up corner. I was like, you can't even compare the two. You and I both know all PSA 1's are not created equal.

It is your card, and you have the right to sell it for what you want. Just like they have the right not to buy it. Tell them that.

[sbfinley]

I can’t say anything about Facebook because honestly I made a profile one night about 15 years ago in college and never logged back in. But...

*I’ve never had a deal go south here and from my experience if it’s fairly market priced it will sell here.

*On Blowout expect to only get ~85% of market for modern (and expect plenty of offers in the 50%-60% range) but vintage sells fairly quickly at honest prices because they don’t see much there. Put it in the main baseball section, not vintage, most people don’t check there often.

*I joined the Reddit “baseballcards” sub about 6 months ago and have probably done 50 transactions in the time. Haven’t had an issue. Same with Blowout, vintage doesn’t pop up often so buyers often gobble it up quickly if priced fairly.

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Well...they were trying to show me a card that sold for $40 with a chewed up corner. I was like, you can't even compare the two. You and I both know all PSA 1's are not created equal.

Just like some people can't get out of their head buying at 1998 ebay prices, you can't be asking for 2022 graded prices either. Common sense.

And a lot of times I scan cards that literally aren't worth the time it takes (usually as a 'representation' of a lot), because I wouldn't buy based on a blurry pic and somebody's interpretation of mint. eBay is littered with that stuff, but most FB groups will call you out or you'll just get ignored. Because they can.

Don't be *that guy* at the flea market pricing 1986 commons @ $1.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

They are explaining to me that I can't ask graded card prices if my card isn't graded. I was like....how else are you supposed to determine condition?? I just think they want me to sell my NM cards are VG prices. That just isn't happening.

They're right though. You can't get graded card prices for raw cards. Even if you have a very high def scan of the card, and if it looks NM in the scans, the best you'll probably get is around EX-MT prices for it if it's raw. That's just how it works in these communities. PSA is consistently and reliably undergrading cards now. If you send in a NM vintage card, you can expect it to come back in a 5 or 6 holder today. It sucks, but it is what it is. Also, some flaws aren't visible in scans. And sometimes perfectly good cards get rejected by the grading companies for no apparent reason. The buyer assumes each of these risks when buying your raw cards. Not to mention grading itself is expensive nowadays. If you want graded NM pricing for your cards, you're gong to have to get out graded. Otherwise, you're just wasting everyone's time, including your own.

It's different at shows where someone can closely examine the card in hand before buying it. You might be able to get a bit more there, but you still won't get graded comp prices. However, if you find yourself thinking that your cards are NM, and the feedback you're getting from buyers is that they think it's only VG-EX, you should probably invest more time closely examining graded cards.

I'm not saying you're guilty of each, or any, of these things, but I do think these are helpful guidelines for a lot of sellers. I see people making these mistakes constantly. The majority of sellers in fact. I just ignore their listings and move on. Most buyers do.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Well...they were trying to show me a card that sold for $40 with a chewed up corner. I was like, you can't even compare the two. You and I both know all PSA 1's are not created equal.

Then respond with sold prices of comparable cards on ebay and be done with it.

[Seven]

I cannot speak for the selling portion of the hobby on facebook, but as someone that has purchased cards off of various facebook groups, I'd be happy to send you a pm with a detailed list of what groups to join.

That being said, I can say that the times I've purchased through facebook card groups, in most cases, it was from people that were actually members on this site. But I'd be more than happy to provide facebook profiles if asked, privately.

I definitely do see a place for it, and have had good experiences, but some sellers are overpriced, IMO and I would rather deal with the people, here on net54.

[mrvster]

BST is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!