Buy/Sell/Trade check? How's it going over there?

[Leon]

Hey Ya'll
Yesterday I counted 16 new threads on the T-cards BST forum. That is quite a few new threads posted. The other BST areas get a lot of activity also. You can post some of your observations, gripes, kudos.....or whatever you want in this thread. That way some folks will get more acclimated, maybe adjust the way they do things and hopefully continue to make it a great place to trade. I get very, very few complaints so it must not be doing too poorly. As always it is caveat emptor, buyer beware. Traders assume all of their own risk. If you don't know your trading partner or just want a reference you can always ask them for references or shoot me a PM. If anyone has ever not received a timely response from a PM they sent me you can post it here too. I try very hard to address them right away. If I give a stamp of approval to anyone, as a reference, it means they are very trustworthy. I won't give a reference, and will say so, if I don't know the person. You can also make suggestions here but I/we are very slow to change things that aren't broken. (and since we have a great thread about Peck and Snyder going I will post my example, just to keep in step with the board, it is NOT for sale)......best regards and happy collecting!!

[bbcard1]

I have had exceptional success on the BST board. Not a complaint in sight....

[E93]

I have done many deals on the BST without a hitch.
JimB

[GRock]

I've made many good purchases, never a problem. One day I'll try the selling end of it.

[teetwoohsix]

Every transaction I have made with board members on the B/S/T have been perfect !!! It is the one of the first places I look when I'm ready to buy, along with a couple of board members personal websites. A+

Sincerely, Clayton

[mintacular]

Due to the fee increases on eBay, I found the BST is a very good place to sell and buy at reasonable $'s. I do wish there were more folks on the post-war side but over time I think that area will grow leaps and bounds. I do wish the pm system was trusted/more reliable as I think there can be some confusion as to pm'ing and em'ing and the "first come first serve" system.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by mintacular

Due to the fee increases on eBay, I found the BST is a very good place to sell and buy at reasonable $'s. I do wish there were more folks on the post-war side but over time I think that area will grow leaps and bounds. I do wish the pm system was trusted/more reliable as I think there can be some confusion as to pm'ing and em'ing and the "first come first serve" system.

PM system isn't reliable? Please help me understand or is it more that the users don't trust it? I think PM'ing and posting in the thread, as well as emailing if the seller wants that, are all good ways to communicate.

[familytoad]

Beware : BST has been moving my furniture when I sleep...very troubling.


(credit to Anthony, his post about Steve's Beantown lots makes me laugh out loud...LOL)

[terjung]

I have recently sold many Goudey HOFers on the B/S/T thread with a lot of success. (Thanks, Bobby for your transaction and your kudos). I posted my email address on the ad and stated that emails take precedence over thread posts, so however they can into my email was the order served. The system has worked well for me and I have no complaints.

To address the removal of sale prices... I am one such person who did that. I changed the sale price to "SOLD" to let people know it was gone and also then removed the scan of the card as well. This was done to remove confusion - showing that the card was no longer available, but was there at one point. The reason I remove the price is twofold. First, it eliminates potential confusion as to what card is what price, but the (much) bigger reason was to give the buyer privacy. If I hit the equivalent of a BIN for what I believe was a steal of a price, I would love for the price not to remain... especially since it will not be recorded on something like VCP. The new owner (who likely picked up the card for less than VCP) can feel good about having that card with a sales record of higher than what he paid... thereby potentially eliminating what has been called the spiralling effect of wanting to purchase below the last purchase price. Anyway, not to go off on that tangent, but suffice it to say that the price is removed so that the buyer can have privacy of their sale price.

Thanks for the B/S/T page! No complaints here.

[shaunsteig]

Originally Posted by terjung

To address the removal of sale prices... . The reason I remove the price is twofold. First, it eliminates potential confusion as to what card is what price, but the (much) bigger reason was to give the buyer privacy. If I hit the equivalent of a BIN for what I believe was a steal of a price, I would love for the price not to remain... especially since it will not be recorded on something like VCP. The new owner (who likely picked up the card for less than VCP) can feel good about having that card with a sales record of higher than what he paid... thereby potentially eliminating what has been called the spiralling effect of wanting to purchase below the last purchase price. Anyway, not to go off on that tangent, but suffice it to say that the price is removed so that the buyer can have privacy of their sale price.

I beg to differ. At the time that the buyer purchases the card from you, they should already be happy (since it's a voluntary purchase on their part) and, if it's relevant to them then they've probably already seen the VCP or price-guide values at that time. Deleting the price from your post subsequently doesn't change that. What it does is eliminate anyone from observing in the future what the card sold for. And we are dealing with an essentially capitalistic market here with card collecting. One sale setting an all-time low for a card won't necessarily change the entire market for it, but having these records of sales would be a potentially significant resource to us all. And if they do reflect a changing market, then wouldn't we all be better off knowing that?

And I don't feel that withholding the sale price protects the privacy of the buyer at all, since the majority of the time the buyer isn't identified on the thread.

[Kawika]

Have done numerous transactions over the years on the BST, never had a problem. Only gripe is when sellers don't post scans. I'd rather see what's being offered right away. Back scans are nice, too.

[Jaybird]

agreed on the scans. I pretty much skip over any B/S/T thread without pictures.

As a seller, I wouldn't want all the back and forth from people just looking for a scan when one could be posted into the thread in the first place. If you have a card 10 people are interested in, you're already talking about starting 10 email chains just to send a picture of the card. Lot of hassle for nothing, but that's just me.

All of my transactions have been good on the BST, by the way. Seems like I buy or sell something there at least once a week.

Thanks to all,

Jason