Why I will NEVER auction a high grade card ever again on Ebay!!

[bobbyw8469]

Two Diamond Stars. 1935 Red Ruffing SGC 7 $195 BIN. 5 days later, 1935 Red Ruffing SGC 7.5 $145 Auction. Half grade higher, $50 lower. And then had to pay 11% sellers fee on top of that!!! Ebay has seen the last .99 cent auction from me on my high grade finds!! Maybe the low grade stuff under $50 might be ok. The high grade stuff? Forget it!

[bobbyw8469]

[SAllen2556]

It looks like you bought it for $138.43 on March 23, and you sold it on April 8 for $141.50. I don't get your beef. You got your money back and you only held the card for 2 weeks. Personally, I'd be pretty relieved I got my money back.

[bobbyw8469]

Doesn't matter. Too many people use VCP as the Bible. I got a killer deal from Mile High. The $200 BIN was the right price. The $140 auction was the steal.

[Peter_Spaeth]

My guess is that if you switch to BINs, you will be back complaining that your cards aren't selling.

[bobbyw8469]

Peter, does my screen shot not prove ANYTHING to you? Does it not prove BINs are the way to go?

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Doesn't matter. Too many people use VCP as the Bible. I got a killer deal from Mile High. The $200 BIN was the right price. The $140 auction was the steal.

As a general rule, when someone I am talking to about buying a card say VCP, I move on.

[SAllen2556]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Doesn't matter. Too many people use VCP as the Bible. I got a killer deal from Mile High. The $200 BIN was the right price. The $140 auction was the steal.

Yeah, I agree it should have probably gotten at least $175. But the color on yours is a bit faded and the centering is off as well. And, except for Greenberg, Diamond Stars have not been a good investment the last few years.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Doesn't matter. Too many people use VCP as the Bible.

Your issue is that too many people know what a particular card is worth?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Two Diamond Stars. 1935 Red Ruffing SGC 7 $195 BIN. 5 days later, 1935 Red Ruffing SGC 7.5 $145 Auction. Half grade higher, $50 lower. And then had to pay 11% sellers fee on top of that!!! Ebay has seen the last .99 cent auction from me on my high grade finds!! Maybe the low grade stuff under $50 might be ok. The high grade stuff? Forget it!

As the great Yogi once said, "It's Deja Vu all over again". I would swear I have read this exact same post more than once before.

[packs]

I don't think I've ever bought a BIN card. I've bid on plenty of auctions but I haven't ever made a BIN. I also don't bid on auctions with reserves. So if you want my bids, you'll have an auction and you'll start it at 99 cents. Sure I'm not alone on that either.

[ALR-bishop]

As long as a BIN has a best offer I would give it a shot if I wanted the card. Sometimes even if it does not have a best offer option I will still make one. Have bought several cards that way.

[Hxcmilkshake]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

As long as a BIN has a best offer I would give it a shot if I wanted the card. Sometimes even if it does not have a best offer option I will still make one. Have bought several cards that way.

Yep. I do the same.

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[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by packs

I don't think I've ever bought a BIN card. I've bid on plenty of auctions but I haven't ever made a BIN. I also don't bid on auctions with reserves. So if you want my bids, you'll have an auction and you'll start it at 99 cents. Sure I'm not alone on that either.

Yea, but from a seller's point of view, the only .99 cent sellers who are successful are PWCC and Probstein. Whether legit or for nefarious reasons, that is what I have noticed (as a .99 seller NOT named PWCC/Probstein).

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Yea, but from a seller's point of view, the only .99 cent sellers who are successful are PWCC and Probstein. Whether legit or for nefarious reasons, that is what I have noticed (as a .99 seller NOT named PWCC/Probstein).

Depending on what you term successful, I use .99 starting bid with no BIN and, most of the time, I make money...I trust the market and wait for the feeding frenzy.

I have a PSA-8 Mantle out there right now.

Oh...and....

probstein is still dead to me.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Depending on what you term successful, I use .99 starting bid with no BIN and, most of the time, I make money...I trust the market and wait for the feeding frenzy.

I have a PSA-8 Mantle out there right now.

Oh...and....

probstein is still dead to me.

There are certain cards that are exempt from that. Mantle being one of them. Try it with a high grade Gabby Hartnett and see if you get the same results.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by bnorth

As the great Yogi once said, "It's Deja Vu all over again". I would swear I have read this exact same post more than once before.

I like Yogi....he's a pretty smart dude.

[Bored5000]

I don't have anything at all against the OP , but hasn't he started this same or a very similar version of this thread several times previously?

I am certainly not wealthy, but I don't really see the angst over a sub $200 card. Sometimes you make money and sometimes you lose money on a card -- unless you want to sit on your inventory forever. I could see a Diamond Stars Red Ruffing sitting for a long time as a BIN.