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Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb
Just about anything vintage baseball (especially pre-war) priced right will sell on Net54, even run of the mill stuff if near or below current market. If you are looking to get eBay or above prices, your items will probably need to be particularly interesting for one reason or another, ie- marquee player, rarity, high-grade, etc. It’s much easier for buyers looking for run of the mill stuff to search on eBay where they likely have dozens of copies to choose from. That’s why your price point on here is the key enticement to find buyers for that stuff.
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I can mostly only speak to autographs, but in the nearly 20 years I've been here, sellers have to be practically giving the stuff away if it's going to sell in the BST section. The only exceptions are, as you say, high demand items. People want bargain basement, otherwise they're not opening their wallets. I so much wish it made more sense to list here, but I've never held a fire sale and never will. The best material has always fared better for me using other outlets. It's understandable that everybody wants a deal; it just doesn't help the sellers unless they're looking to quickly liquidate at bottom dollar.
I think there has only been a single occasion where I listed something on the BST that was out of my usual wheelhouse. The material wasn't even this board's usual wheelhouse, but certainly closely related. I priced the material a touch under recent sale prices, but not dramatically. A week later, a very kind buyer came along and paid me my price. We were both happy with the transaction, and it's always rewarding to deal with a friendly person. Thanks to that experience, I'm certainly more open to listing unsigned material on the BST should any of it come my way.