Ebay Offers Aren't All Bad

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Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

I sell stuff on eBay as a reseller and to me, I don’t follow the concept of going by comps and eBay sold values. These are collectibles and what someone else paid for something yesterday and what someone else was willing to accept for it yesterday really has no bearing on me today, in my mind.

I used to be one of those people that asked the “what’s it worth?” comment on stuff until I realized that the buyer and seller determined value for that exact item at that exact moment. What someone else paid for it yesterday or sold it for yesterday has zero relevance to me.

If it’s an item that comes to market often, and is abundantly available, then what it sells for yesterday is a pretty good indication of what it should sell for today. If I’m doing the buying, it’s certainly going to be an important consideration for me. If you prefer to charge more, then bully for you. I’ll just go to the seller next door who will let it go for the going price.

Now if you have something rare and unusual, then absolutely. There is no real market price in most of those situations, and the seller and buyer will get to determine that market price together.