Should scans be required on the BST board?

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Posted By: Brian Lindholme

Leon's suggestion...of course, me the dumbass just posted this on the BST on accident, so to avoid clogging that side...let the debate begin here.
Here's my take:

scans or no scans... March 6 2009, 1:12 AM


Aww...it doesn't matter to me.
I like to look at the cards before I buy them...who doesn't?
I think the best way to handle it is to leave it alone.

If I were selling and I could post ONE scan rather than respond to potentially dozens of emails asking me for the same thing...I would post a scan! If you're selling a popular item at a fair price, you might need to be tethered to the PC sending out scans, lest you be thought of as unresponsive.
Who has time for that?

However, if I was selling successfully on BST without scans...why would I change that? There is probably a logical reason why the seller doesn't desire to post scans. Let he/she do it however they want...if it was costing them sales I bet they'd reverse that decision! It is their cards up for sale...if you want the card, you deal with the seller's terms.

Buyers who pass on BST posts w/o scans are going to pass. So what?
Buyers who pass on "make me an offer" posts are going to pass on those too.

If it aint working, I think the sellers are bright enough to adjust.
Sellers only have to please one person during a transaction. The buyer. Not everyone who reads the BST.

(Disclaimer : I don't sell enough to have a stake in this matter unless 1 sale in 2 years makes me a seller...and I always pass on "make me an offer" posts)

Take care
Brian L
familytoad
Ridgefield, WA