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Nah.... don't agree. You are not my kind of customer so I don't care about any missed opportunity. My buyers want quality and are willing to pay for it not at feebay auction bargain prices. My BIN prices are reasonable and the cheapskates don't even want that. They want top quality for cheap and that's what crappy feebay auctions gives them sometimes. It ticks off sellers because the sellers got themselves in a situation where they have to sell and this is what the cheapskates wait for... so I am making them wait longer...look at 707 sportscards on feebay... not ONE auction. Levi Bleem knows what he is doing. |
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There are several sellers that I will never buy from, Levi being one of them. The ridiculous prices are so distasteful that I refuse to consider them as sellers. I'm obviously not the only one like this either.
I'm not saying sellers need to take a crazy hit on their sales, but lowering the prices a bit to gain more buyers would result in more sales and more profits. The waiting for "cheapskates" to pony up for a high price approach is ok if you're not into making sales and money. Real smart though apparently.
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Everyone sells to people who have the means to pay for what they want. The fact that you're constantly calling buyers cheapskates and acting like you have material that is too good for some of us is why I'm not your kind of customer. Not because I can't afford your inventory, but because of your attitude.
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Hey, angrybitterguy14, why don't you do us a favor and post your ebay seller name here, so every single one of us can just avoid ever having to deal with you, okay?
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I don't have to because I am not taking shots at anyone here. |
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The model may or not make sense based on whether the seller knows what he's doing. For example, for over two years I was watching a card that was ridiculously overpriced at BIN $1,600. I made a couple of offers for amounts that NO ONE else would ever pay. Both were declined without even a counteroffer. Every month, the card would go unsold and I would watch it. Finally, another of the same exact card went up for auction and I won the auction at about $550, which was hundreds less than what I had previously offered. I continued to watch the card until I noticed it was finally put up for auction, where it fetched far less than what I paid for it. I still scratch my head on what the seller was thinking.
Now I am going through the same process with another card where it is listed for $500 but is worth $100 TOPS if I am willing to overpay for it. I guarantee, it will end the same way as the prior example. |
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What good is a BIN that doesn't result in a sale?
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But you have expressed an opinion of Levi, and by the rules your name (not your ebay handle) should be in your post.
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I never said I didn't have the means to buy from Levi, I said I never would buy from him. It's a principle thing, not a financial status thing.
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The economy is doing well.
When it goes south (and inevitably it will), people will be forced to sell their cards to pay expenses and large quantities of quality supply will flood the market. These overpriced dealers won't escape the bloodbath and will be the first to faceplant into the turf. Nature will take care of it. "the time to buy is when there's blood in the streets." - Baron Rothschild "Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” - Warren Buffett |
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Sorry. Many part time sellers use BINS to list items they would not sell except for the price asked. They don’t really want to sell. Some sellers see no need to discount big names like Ruth or Mantle. Why should they? Holding vintage Ruth cards has been one of the best moves over the last several years. Another factor: replacing an inventory of prewar baseball cards is not like replacing an inventory of cleaning supplies. It is very difficult. A seller has to wring out the maximum return and speed is just one component to consider. Unless I am raising bail I don’t need to sell an appreciating card quickly and I have little incentive to sell cheap. If eBay was to charge a listing fee for repeat BINS I would simply stop listing them. That is not in eBay’s best interest. eBay is a consignment store where the consignor has all the cost of inventory storage and shipping. COMC actually takes custody of the inventory and it charges a fee for storage. With no physical inventory costs eBay is best served by maxing out it’s virtual inventory. That is done by allowing people who are willing to pay for a store to list a lot of stuff at no cost. eBay gets its fee for the store subscriptions and it gets a lot of inventory in return. I have 500 listings a month with the basic store. If eBay charged a fee to roll over my inventory I would drop the subscription. Subscription revenue is steady and desired sale revenue is sporadic.
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but Adam's cards are reasonably priced.
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True - not in eBays best interest but EXACTLY what the OP was hoping to achieve.
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I don't usually buy from sellers who price cards well over market value either, unless the card has exceptional eye appeal and I feel it's worth the premium. But I don't understand why this is even an issue. Either make an offer of what you feel the card is worth, or wait for the next one.
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