LAST DAY FOR BIDDING 2-2-13: Love of the Game Auctions

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If anyone is using Ebay as a guage when determining market value on postcards your selling yourself short. To many times they are listed in the wrong category which keeps them hidden from so many collectors who otherwise would be active bidders. Couple that with the many who do not even use Ebay as a venue anymore because of their ever ending unfriendly changes we all seem to complain about here endlessly. Many deals can be found on Ebay such as this pc, you just gotta search. If you don't you'd better be prepared to pay up when they pop up in an auction for all to see.

[Rob D.]

I don't understand how it's "ridiculous" when a card reaches a certain price, when in fact it got to that level thanks in large part to the person making the "ridiculous" claim. I guess the other bidder was acting recklessly; the person complaining just really wanted the card.

[jb217676]

Never said the final price was "ridiculous", just wasn't worth it to me to pay more than $500 for it. It was worth $1000.00 to someone, congrats on the great purchase, shows how strong the postcard market is becoming. I believe ebay sales to be somewhat accurate, some postcards sell very high and very rarely does one sneak through un-noticed. The whole "people don't bid because of bay fees" thing never factors in. When you want something, who cares about the fees.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by jb217676

Never said the final price was "ridiculous", just wasn't worth it to me to pay more than $500 for it. It was worth $1000.00 to someone, congrats on the great purchase, shows how strong the postcard market is becoming. I believe ebay sales to be somewhat accurate, some postcards sell very high and very rarely does one sneak through un-noticed. The whole "people don't bid because of bay fees" thing never factors in. When you want something, who cares about the fees.

Jeff, I know you didn't refer to the bidding as being ridiculous. My post was directed at Phil's comments farther up the thread, not yours.

[ethicsprof]

i'm mighty pleased!!!
what i sold brought me way higher than I dreamt possible and the pacific coast
biscuit and E120 album that I won came at great prices!
a great night for me.
with mike s., i can't wait for the next auction!
all the best, ole pal
barry

[talkinbaseball]

I picked the up the St. Louis team card with Stan the Man on it.


john

[t206blogcom]

Got the Hindu Hooker

[bcbgcbrcb]

Sorry but minor league team postcards picturing pre-rookie Hall of Famers routinely sell on e-bay in the $200 - $500 range, including Joe McCarthy, Casey Stengel, Stan Coveleski, Dave Bancroft, Dazzy Vance and many others. I would put Frank Baker in a similar class as far as tier level Hall of Famer. I have picked up Tris Speaker and Rogers Hornsby (much higher level HOF'ers) on e-bay for $800 and $900 respectively. Therefore, the Baker postcard last night was not a good value, just a must-have for someone willing to pay "whatever it takes" to get it.

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Originally Posted by jb217676

Never said the final price was "ridiculous", just wasn't worth it to me to pay more than $500 for it. It was worth $1000.00 to someone, congrats on the great purchase, shows how strong the postcard market is becoming. I believe ebay sales to be somewhat accurate, some postcards sell very high and very rarely does one sneak through un-noticed. The whole "people don't bid because of bay fees" thing never factors in. When you want something, who cares about the fees.

To clarify, I wasn't referring the reasoning in my post to the Ebay fee's. I was was referring to the many collectors who do not even search Ebay anymore for what they collect as much as they once did. I know many board members who have totally banished them as one of their sources anymore. I can also tell you many pc's are still listed in the wrong category and do get missed my many alot. I think a couple high profile pc collectors here will agree if they wish to chime in. I think it's safe to say collectors who saw this pc in the auction last night and were active bidders probably never caught it when listed on Ebay. Just my two cents fellas. Doesn't mean we need to agree.

[bcbgcbrcb]

You're right, Tony. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, it was missed by many (including myself) on e-bay because the seller listed it under Postcards - People rather than Postcards - Sports. Even so, I don't think that it would have topped $500. The writing on the front was also a detractor for me. I know that it pre-dates the divided-backs era and that's why but still would prefer a blank one to that one.

[MVSNYC]

I won the T206 SLer lot of 13 cards & the Dahlen, BK...and my consignments did extremely well.

Congrats Al, can't wait for the next one.