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Originally Posted by obcbeatle
Monopolies suck. But only my opinion.
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Monopolies are no fun, unless you’re the monopolist.
At the same time, I’m not convinced that the label fits, particularly in our world. eBay has been losing a lot of consignments to the more traditional sports card AHs, and my sense is that trend has accelerated bigly in the last few years. Partially from self inflicted wounds. Probably also partially from tax reporting rules that impact eBay but not the AHs.
If anything, the demise of eBay as a serious place to buy cards, and particularly auctioned cards with low starting bids, has been the bigger issue.
Naturally, your place in our world may be a wrinkle that makes it difficult to play in the AH space. Or maybe you’re concerned that the AHs don’t offer a compelling value proposition for your stuff. All of which could definitely be true.