Do you ever fall for the "rare card" subject line on eBay?

[Tao_Moko]

Paid $80 for a E254 Solly Hofman in GD condition. I have to admit I fell for the tag line of "rare".

[CobbSpikedMe]

I usually find myself laughing when someone calls a card rare on ebay. Of course, every now and then they're right, but not usually.

[Bocabirdman]

Those guys that have an endless supply of recently deceased relatives' attics to clean out always find those "rare" cards.

[brickyardkennedy]

The subject line is meaningless to me. Either I want the card or I don't. And I judge for myself, if the price is right, for me.

[Big Ben]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

I usually find myself laughing when someone calls a card rare on ebay. Of course, every now and then they're right, but not usually.

Same here! lol

[rhettyeakley]

As the seller of the Hofman card in question, I stand behind the fact that it is among the rarer E254 cards, as someone that has handled over 2,000 E254's over the past 10 years I would rank Hofman in the toughest 80 or so cards to find in the set, as you get higher on the list you can have commons that sell in the $250-600 range so $80 isn't out of the question. If you aren't happy with it you can return it for a full refund.

-Rhett

[ibuysportsephemera]

Not to hijack, but the problem is the same with publications. For example, on eBay a seller will put in the title Old or Vintage World Series Program and when you open the listing it is from 1986. I guess the words old or vintage are a matter of perspective, but does the seller really think that there is a better chance of selling it because they got me to open the listing?

Jeff

[CobbSpikedMe]

As I said sometimes they are right and in your case Eric, you got a rare card. Rhett is an authority on these things.

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

As the seller of the Hofman card in question, I stand behind the fact that it is among the rarer E254 cards, as someone that has handled over 2,000 E254's over the past 10 years I would rank Hofman in the toughest 80 or so cards to find in the set, as you get higher on the list you can have commons that sell in the $250-600 range so $80 isn't out of the question. If you aren't happy with it you can return it for a full refund.

-Rhett

Rhett,

I had two purposes for the post as a new E254 set builder. 1. determine if the Hofman was truly a difficult card. 2. raise the question if the "rare" tag line get's anyone elses attention or ignored since so many listed as such are not. Even as a veteran pre war collector, I can buy into the hype sometimes and curious if other collectors do to.

I'll clarify better next time.