I agree with the 3 guy example but I think there is a 4th not often talked about.
Guy #4 prices his cards too low and they are sold within minutes/hours on the BST with the possibility of them soon showing up on ebay and/or AH. This is not always a mistake as it can be done for quick cash flow and no hassle if you are ok leaving money on the table.
IMO this is who guy #2 is trying to avoid being by setting his price high and then reducing over time.
Proper pricing depends on a lot of factors, I use VCP and it can be a big help assuming the card has past sales, on mainsteam Topps/Bowman cards you can use this or you can probable find closed ebay sales for free that are the best. For raw mainstream cards I judge what I think the card would grade if slabbed then reduce it by about 10%. SMR and book pricing are terrible and imo not worth even looking at. For scarce seldom seen cards that have little to no past sales I think you are much better off going to ebay or AH.
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