Selling Cards that you do not own

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Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Easier said that done. We all see potential buyers back out of deals....you could end up buying the card you did not own yet then think you are going to sell the card to that new buyer ..but the new buyer back out..and now you stuck with the card....not sure why someone would risk it...if that new buyer (person C in the example )was willing to pay more cash than most..that new buyer probably will already find the item on own since paying more than the norm anyway....I just don't see this happening often since the new buyer will find the card on their own and /or theres too much risk of the new buyer backing out for the middle buyer to purchase..

I think the real focus of this thread is the ethics of the practice, the mechanics of it has its obvious risks. I have bought a few cards from Chris. In each case I have tried to purchase them as cheaply as possible. In some cases I have tried to turn around and sell some of them for more later and at no point have I ever tried to use pricing leverage by stating I intended to keep them for my own collection. As much as I enjoy bartering with Chris if it is found to be true that cards are being offered for sale that are not owned by him it will be disappointing and I will have to rethink purchasing from him.