Deans cards

[IgnatiusJReilly]

Anyone know if the folks at deans cards will negotiate? They seem to have high eBay prices compared to comps but they have a card I would really like. Any info would be helpful.


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[MikeF34]

Their prices are ridiculous

[Directly]

A few years ago I was in the market to purchase a T205 Cobb and contacted them by phone concerning one listed on their website.

Their price was discounted a little versus their Ebay asking price, they were firm on the advertised price.

I suppose you could contact them to try to negotiate if desired. ( You might try posting on the Buy/Sell section on this site)

[Phil68]

I've tried and failed, but I would guess it depends on the card in question.
Website prices are typically better because there are no eBay fees.

[iowadoc77]

They have told me prices are not negotiable.

[cardsagain74]

I guess there's no need to negotiate when some people will pay you 5 to 10 bucks for a 1970 Topps common in VG-EX. Their sold listings make me question the rate of evolution on this planet lately.

If it's an item you can't find anywhere else, then you could at least understand an impatient buyer giving in. But that's usually not the case.

[trambo]

They don’t deal at all. I tried once but Dean told me not a chance. He wasn’t mean about it, though.

That said, I have bought some things from him and while they were all on the high to very high side of value, their customer service is really good! Plus if you buy enough from their website, the prices are just moderately insane!!

[toledo_mudhen]

Deans is the only seller that I have blocked in my eBay searches and I've been doin eBay since 1996....

Just my 2 cents worth

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by trambo

They don’t deal at all. I tried once but Dean told me not a chance.

Was he Frank with you?


I actually bought a card he had listed, and he refused to ship it. It ended up Being the only card hes ever auctioned.

[IgnatiusJReilly]

I’m thinking of buying a Goudey Ruth from them, but I’m pretty nervous about the grading/trimming scandal. I might just wait for something to pop up on BST here.

The card they have is a 144 SGC 3.5 that looks really sharp. $8k seems really steep though.


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[jchcollins]

I don’t have a problem with his model, I just struggle to see how he stays in business. I can’t imagine paying 2/3 of what he asks in most cases for cards I want that I see on his site.


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[bnorth]

I would buy from Dean's before I bought anything from PWCC, Probstein, and many others.

I would love to hear Peter and Franks opinion on this subject.

[cardsnstuff]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I don’t have a problem with his model, I just struggle to see how he stays in business. I can’t imagine paying 2/3 of what he asks in most cases for cards I want that I see on his site.


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This is what I can never figure out; if you check their feedback they sell thousands of cards every month. I am happy for them, I just can't figure it out, I imagine they have a strong customer base; they did buy a card off me once, probably to fill an order and then flipped per ebay solds for like 50% more.

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I don’t have a problem with his model, I just struggle to see how he stays in business. I can’t imagine paying 2/3 of what he asks in most cases for cards I want that I see on his site.


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When you google most cards or sets, Dean's comes up first. Between that and all the positive ratings and the "bigger is probably safer" assumption about businesses, I imagine that a lot of people simply google, look, and pay.

Many of them probably don't know the first thing about cards or collectibles otherwise (or don't want to bother with learning how to use ebay or other steps to compare prices).