curiosity question on flipping

[theshleps]

I am a collector. I do not purchase with the intent of flipping tho sometimes I buy to upgrade and then sell the lesser conditioned one.
So often I have sold a card (so I can upgrade) with a major auction house like REA, LOTG , others only to see the card then pop up a few weeks later on ebay and being sold as a BIN for at least 2-3x the price. For instance I sold this card thru REA recently (hammer price 2,200) https://www.ebay.com/itm/12711657623...Bk9SR8qt977bZQ
So asking almost 5x.
I hate when I get outbid by 1 bid for something I need for my collection and then the same thing happens. It appears on ebay for too high a price for me to pay. My question is do you think these folks are getting at or near the prices they are asking. I am not going to turn into a flipper but do you think that ebay yields higher prices than major auction houses? Also does this piss you off like it can me or is it just part of the game?

[tiger8mush]

Can sometimes find a good deal on ebay or at an auction and try to sell to a different crowd who perhaps didn't see it the first time around. Sometimes the flipper holds it for a few years with no takers, so there is always risk.

As a buyer, be patient. Unless the card is the only copy extant, another example will come along eventually. There are plenty of cards out there on most of our want lists. The thrill is in the hunt.

[Brent G.]

Yeah few things are more frustrating than to lose a card to someone who didn’t care about it now trying to get a price no one will ever pay.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by theshleps

I am a collector. I do not purchase with the intent of flipping tho sometimes I buy to upgrade and then sell the lesser conditioned one.
So often I have sold a card (so I can upgrade) with a major auction house like REA, LOTG , others only to see the card then pop up a few weeks later on ebay and being sold as a BIN for at least 2-3x the price. For instance I sold this card thru REA recently (hammer price 2,200) https://www.ebay.com/itm/12711657623...Bk9SR8qt977bZQ
So asking almost 5x.
I hate when I get outbid by 1 bid for something I need for my collection and then the same thing happens. It appears on ebay for too high a price for me to pay. My question is do you think these folks are getting at or near the prices they are asking. I am not going to turn into a flipper but do you think that ebay yields higher prices than major auction houses? Also does this piss you off like it can me or is it just part of the game?

It's just part of the game.

Here's the thing. You sell a card. You're presumably happy about it. So why should your mood change if the buyer later lists/sells it for more? How does that impact you?

When you sell something, let it go. It no longer belongs to you, physically or emotionally.

As far as getting outbid, that's the way it goes. We're disappointed when it happens. And when YOU win an item, the guy you outbid is similarly disappointed. So you're doing to others (outbidding them periodically) as they are doing to you. And it is all legal, ethical, moral, and nothing to get too upset over.