What Should A Dealer Do?

[T206Collector]

If this card comes raw to your table at a show and the seller has no idea what he has.

[JustinD]

Sleep well at night and treat the misinformed fairly.

You will hope someone treats you the same if the tables are turned in a different situation.

I used to know a dealer that thought stories of how he ripped people off were impressive...I never bought another thing from him.

[Econteachert205]

I'm not a dealer. As a collector I say it's up to the collector to know what they have. If someone came up to the dealer with this card I as the potential dealer would ask if the collector had a price in mind. If so and it is below the fair market value whatever it is I would buy it. If the collector didn't have a price in mind I would give a price I thought was fair with room to make a profit. It isn't the dealers job to rip someone off. It also isn't their job to give free appraisals to prevent lazy people from being ripped off.

[iowadoc77]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

I'm not a dealer. As a collector I say it's up to the collector to know what they have. If someone came up to the dealer with this card I as the potential dealer would ask if the collector had a price in mind. If so and it is below the fair market value whatever it is I would buy it. If the collector didn't have a price in mind I would give a price I thought was fair with room to make a profit. It isn't the dealers job to rip someone off. It also isn't their job to give free appraisals to prevent lazy people from being ripped off.

I agree with this rationale. Totally different if someone comes to the table and is just fishing for a price with no intention to sell. If you want to know what it is worth, get an appraisal. If you want to sell it, sell it, but either way the collector should get educated

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

If the collector didn't have a price in mind I would give a price I thought was fair with room to make a profit.

There is nothing wrong with that...offering 10 bucks is an class issue in my mind.

A business has overhead, paying a fair price to a seller and keeping the offer low enough to pay overhead and maintain a profit margin is fair.

[conor912]

You forgot the most likely answer:

E. Depends on who's in earshot

[Joshchisox08]

Is that your card? I like it !!!

[travrosty]

The dealer should be fair. A fair deal.

[Exhibitman]

This is no different than finding a rare card on eBay and BINing it for a fraction of its value. The buyer in either case has no obligation to appraise the card and inform the seller of what the card may be worth. The buyer's expertise is his advantage and I think he is free to use it. If the seller wants an appraisal, he can hire an appraiser and then decide what to do. Or research it online. He knows enough to go to a card show, and as rare as those are, he's obviously involved in the hobby.

BTW, the poll is a push-poll: the answers are framed [intentionally or accidentally] with judgments incorporated into them so as to push the respondent to go a certain way. In this case, away from the first response. There is no need to "feign ignorance"; that assumes some sort of ruse is necessary, and since most people do not want to admit to a ruse, they will not choose that option. To get an honest read I would reframe the first choice as "Purchase the card without comment for $100."

[ullmandds]

to me...that card is a POS...it has a hole, is all chewed up...and has a common back. I'd offer like $30 and resell it as I would not want it in my collection!

[Bruinsfan94]

My father worked in a candy shop in the 1970's/1980's. One day a little boy came in after school with a box of cards. My father didn't collect until the 2000's with me before he passed. He loved collecting with me but was not an expert and didn't know what cards the boy offered exactly.He did know the box was worth a lot as they were all big name players ( Gehrig, Ruth, and others). I always guessed they were mostly goudeys from what he said. The boy just wanted some dime candy in exchange.My dad happily took the cards for some candy. After the boy left, he went to the crossing guard outside, and asked who the boy was. He called up the boys mother and returned the cards. Turns out he had taken them from his grandpa who had an extensive collection. I would do the same in this situation. If I couldn't afford to make a fair offer, I would help him find a way to sell it.

[Bored5000]

I an surprised how many people have responded "Feign ignorance and buy the card for under $100."