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Posted By: boxingcardman

namely that many (most) sellers on ebay are casual sellers who don't rely on turnover of inventory for profit to make a living. Those sellers can afford not to compromise on their prices because they don't need to sell. If anything, history has taught us collectors that over time prices generally increase on prewar cards, so there is no need to blow them out the wazoo unless you need the cash flow, which many p/t dealers don't. I was recently offered about 50% of what I (admittedly over)paid for a 100 year old card of a HOFer. I declined. It won't affect my lifestyle one bit to carry the card indefinitely and I am not worried its value will decline to zero (it isn't an American car maker, after all ), so why dump it? I'm sure a lot of that reasoning is going on with part timers all over the country right now.

I do agree that there is some good stuff out there at nice prices right now, though, if you have the cash to be a buyer.

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