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Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss
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It seems to me that you can often get better “deals” at auction than from many dealers at shows.
There are many dealers I know from shows who have good stuff and are reasonable (many are on this site). But lately I have seen many more with “museum prices”, often on non-museum pieces. And I am starting to see the same cards show after show
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Interesting strategy.
Obviously I’m not averse to asking museum prices for my items on eBay. I flatter myself to think that they’re generally pretty rare pieces worthy of such pricing. But the cost to me to keep them rolling over on eBay for year after year is zero, while going to shows as a dealer has a nonzero cost. So it is a bit puzzling that dealers would take this approach to running their business at shows. I mean, asking retail is one thing, but if you’re going to ask for a multiple of retail for relatively common items, then (as you noted) it seems like you’re unlikely to find many takers.
At the same time, that’s the beauty of capitalism!! We each get to chase our wildest dreams, and over time those who execute poorly get washed out due to lack of profitability. Sometimes that process can take years or decades, but eventually those chickens come home to roost.