Where do your antique cards come from?

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Posted By: dd

What percentage of your pre-war collection comes from Ebay?


About %75 for me.

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Posted By: Bill Kasel

75% BST
25% Ebay

BST has been nothing but perfect for me!

Bill

My personal collection - http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f176/fkm_bky/

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Posted By: jay behrens

Most from eBay, some from the BST and some from private contacts I made back in the 80s.

Jay

I like to sit outside, drink beer and yell at people. If I did this at home, I would be arrested. So, I go to baseball games and fit right in.

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Posted By: Cat

The highest volume comes form EBay, but the high end stuff comes from auctions and B/S/T.

My estimate of total purchases:

60% EBay
20% B/S/T
20% Auctions

My estimate of dollars spent:

30% EBay
30% B/S/T
40% Auctions

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Posted By: leon

30% ebay
30% BST
40% auctions

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Posted By: Joann

The more I pick my slots for needed Detroit players, the more I tend to find them in the BST as opposed to ebay, although ebay is still big. Auctions a part of it that I expect will grow.

Current (Last 4 months):

50% ebay
40% BST
10% auctions

Projected 1.5-2 years from now:

30% ebay
40% BST
30% auctions

Joann

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Posted By: robert a

Most of my cards come from guys I know (or don't know) through this board. I've been trading with many of the same guys over and over for quite a while.
Look forward to more.

I try to buy mostly "out of the way stuff" on ebay like non-sports.

robert a

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Posted By: Mike

E bay 80%

Nationally known dealer - friend: 10% (He knows what I like, and he's good at finding them) He does every major show. I can't attend most of them, so he's my eyes. Great guy.

Antique stores, and have recently come up with a few things from board contributors. 10%. Thanks guys.


Got one card from Darren a while back. The eclipse Foxx. Thanks Darren.

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Posted By: martindl

65% Ebay
25% other online auction venues
5% here, though rarely any luck when posting wants
5% elsewhere

Atlanta is a wasteland as far as shows and the such. Thank goodness for the internet.

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Posted By: JimB

10% ebay
60% Dealers/friends/BST
30% other auctions
JimB