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Originally Posted by barrysloate
Please understand I'm not saying that auction houses shouldn't exist. There are occasional bargains to be had, and there often are amazingly rare items that can't be found anywhere else.
There just appears to be so many auctions, more even than the market can support (I have to assume they aren't all profitable). But so many dealers who has retail businesses gave them up to start auction houses. I think a good retail business could be really successful. If I ask a dollar and you agree to pay a dollar, we can't shill it up from there. It's a clean transaction.
It just seems to me that bidders would be pretty fed up with all the crap that goes on and would be looking to buy cards in a different manner.
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I made a good 4 figure deal with a good friend of yours yesterday Barry. He reads the board but has never posted. We emailed back and forth and I eventually sent it to him on approval. He got it and loves it. It's just not so easy to make individual sales anymore as most people want a steal and a direct sale might not be the steal they hoped for. As for our bargaining, I was asking one price, he wanted another, we met in the middle and both are happy.