Be honest, what card "buzzword"...
 

grabs your attention, hits your soft spot, draws you in..."Pack fresh", "Vivid", "Dead Centered"? Mine is "crisp" or "crispy". Thanks!

Poor. :)

Beater:)

I remember in his auctions Dave Bushing would call cards and other item 'Minty' instead of Mint. I always thought that funny for whatever reason


Since I used his name, I will add that I bought various items from Busing and was always satisfied with the items and service.

+1

cheap

Razor Sharp!!

for me
 

"paper loss on the blank back....."

pristine
 

Years ago I bought a BF2 Cobb from Barry. I asked him to describe it for me.
He said it was "PRISTINE". When I received it. I had to agree. I still have it and I still love it.

Relisted

Free :)

Yep
 

Yep, pristine always makes me look x2 x3

"undergraded"

"I don't know what PSA (SGC) was thinking?!"

My
 

My O/T was not meant to be sarcastic but I guess that's where this thread is going...Must be a bunch of Brits on this forum

Blank back, upside down, hand cut.

"near mint for its age"

Heavily creased.

When someone adds the word "WOW" to their ebay title. For example:

T206 Nattress with several creases...WOW

lot

I am heavily influenced by the number of "+" signs after a listing. For example, I am more inclined to look at T206 Cobb PSA 4 +++++ than I would be to look at T206 Cobb PSA 4 ++. I also am drawn like a moth to the flame by "L@@K" in listings. I also like it when sellers of slabbed cards call attention to the fact that their cards are short in the holder.

Either-
"Very presentable" -or-
"Blazer"....I seem to be using this one less and less...:rolleyes:

How about......
 

"Crossover"

As in "PSA 3 should crossover to GEM 10" IMO:D

Toughie

A shoebox in grandpa's attic.

card is nicer than.............
 

"Technical grade"

"rookie", "poor" and "authentic"

miscut

Selling AS IS

Back in Grade school a girl broke up with me in a letter and signed it "As Is"

I still don't know what in the world that means, and I still don't like it, in letters or listings.

for ebay auctions, what draws me in is bold titles or subtitles with words like "bold colors" or "dead centered" or "rare" especially if the card is a weak grade (though sometimes you'll see "rare" used on a common T206 haha). "L@@K" sometimes does it too :) But to be honest, a good picture is much more likely to catch my eye than fancy writing.

what i dislike in ebay auctions is seeing a spammed title. For example, a card is slabbed by PSA but has "PSA BVG SGC" in the title. Makes me feel like the seller is trying to manipulate searches so i normally won't even bid on those auctions. I've reported them before but ebay does nothing about them so i no longer bother.

Rob
:)

Yes Rob, I just love seeing a listing for a PRO-graded card that has "Not PSA" in the title. I have come across this at least a handful of times. Sort of annoying.

Centered.

Words to describe a card that I'm not fond of..."NrMt shape for it's age."

Always a bright red flag
 

" slightly off-center , sorry no pic "

I like the words "Complete Set"

I hate the word "RARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

jeff

I love it when the seller puts the players entire playing history in the auction description.:eek:

I always like the sound of "no creases."

This word always makes me check out a listing: L@@K






.........................not:D

Edit: Peter beat me to it, I wouldn't say I search using any buzzwords, but I do search for items placed in wrong categories. Always hoping no one else has seen it (wishful thinking), waiting to the last second to place my bid, then seeing: "Sorry, you have been outbid"

I like when people offer a best offer / buy it now and say it's for $2k and after they decline your offer of $1500 they counter with $1980 and talk about how they won't go lower. Why even have that option if you're willing to only drop it a couple bucks. I also appreciate the "rare" word when talking about a card that has 30+ listing on ebay at the same time.

Uncat, uncatalogued, uncataloged

Type

+1

Fair +, Fair -

as already mentioned... "Great centering!"

I'm not a professional grader

God bless

"1 of 120, none higher!"

I always like when the counter-offer is the same as the BIN price..:confused:

"Investment Grade"

-

Complete Set -1

That is pretty much the case with 707 sportscards :D

+1

Well Loved.

Really? I always heard the opposite about him. Here's what might be happening: Someone doesn't like the high BIN, so rather than making a legitimate offer, they try to 'make a point' by offering something ridiculously low. The seller responds by countering with the BIN or a dollar less - his own 'point' right back at you.

The high BIN thing is somewhat of a game that ebay has forced on sellers. If it didnt work, I'm sure 707 SC would try something different. I was called some of the worst filth I've read on the internet the last time I mentioned questionable ebay seller habits - I'll spare you the redneck vernacular :)

Sorry about getting off-topic a little.

edited to add: regarding 707, make a fair offer if you see something you like - I've been told that he, specifically, is very open to fair offers.

"Looks better than what its graded".

Scott, I've never had any problem with my best offers to 707 either. I actually found them to be pretty reasonable to work with...I will admit that they're BINs are somewhat high, but agree that if it's been working for them, then who am I to complain.

I tried a offer once on a 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle, he was asking $1595 for one in poor condition, and it was in a rougher looking poor condition. I figured this thing is worth about 1000-1100 so those were my offers he countered with 1525 both times. That was waaaayyyy too high to pay. I then won an auction a few weeks later for a beautiful SGC 30 for $1636. It just seemed ridiculous that he would not come down.
If it happens to be that he does that to prove a point then I guess that can explain to same counter offer. I really hate when people get offended when I make a lowball offer, I am not trying to be a jerk I just want to save money. I have had experiences attempting to make deals with board members and they got upset at some of my offers, I had to beg for them to come back and talk to me LOL. The negotiating price thing makes me nervous, I wish it would be as smooth as Pawn Stars and no one got offended:D.
But now that you guys told me you had good experiences with 707, perhaps I will give it another shot. There is one of his items I have been drooling over and it's not priced super high, just too high, maybe I will try an offer and see what happens, then if he takes it. I'm glad I brought this up because now I got some good advice, I hope it works. Wish me luck with my offer.

Good luck. All of my dealings with him have been cheaper items, and have worked out well. A '51 Bowman Mantle isn't exactly the best card to use as a basis for judgement. It's one of those cards, where conventional rules go out the window. Eventually, some one will overpay for that card. So I imagine that thought probably played into his counter-offer.