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jay behrenseBay is not the perfect free market analytical tool. All is does is show you what the market value is, onne bid incriment higher than the second highest price someon is willing to pay. As a buyer, I like that. It means that I don't have spend the maximum amount I willing to spend on an item.
Before eBay is something of a guessing game. Set a price high enough that the card will not be sold immediately, but within a reasonable amount of time.
When I used to do shows, I'd put items from my personal collection on the table all the time. Items I had no real interest in selling, I would silly prices on. Evenw ith silly prices, once in awhile some items would get sold. I used to own a 1951 Millers jersey #24. Sadly it wasn't Mays' as he wore a different number. Still, I liked the jersey and people thinking it might be his. I had it at a show in San Fran. A guy asked my how much I wanted for it. I said $2500 and the guy didn't bat an eyelash. I told him it wasn't Mays' jersey. He said he didn't care. He wanted it so he could lie to his friends that it was Mays'. The jersey was worth maybe $150-200 at the time.
Right now, I wouldn't sell my Thorpe for any price. When was the last time an m101-5 Thorpe was sold?
Jay
I like to sit outside, drink beer and yell at people. If I did this at home, I would be arrested. So, I go to baseball games and fit right in.