Why don't we trade more?

[smtjoy]

I love to trade and have had the luck of doing quite a few. Its funny some I have done worked out well and others not so good but never regretting doing one. Nearly every card on ebay I have listed I am open to trading. What usually stops trades for me are-

The person has an interest in a card I have but has no trade inventory, this seems to happen the most.

Cant agree on value of each, too many times someone wants what they have into it for their card (which is usually way more than VCP and then wants market value/VCP for mine).

Also I think when someone wants something I have I expect a little more in the trade if they dont have anything I really want. The same goes I expect to trade in their favor and most times strongly for a card I really want. I try to help people out when I can but I don't like to trade a card that has not been for sale in a while with none on ebay for a same series card that has 5 listed on ebay. I have had a trader bemoan why I would not want to make that trade as they are the same type card 1 for 1.

[drc]

I take back my ricin story. The only true part about it is I've never owned a a cat.

The part about me dating Natalie Portman at the time was mostly made up too.

But I swear to God, I really did beat Bronco Nagurski in arm wrestling.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by drc

I take back my ricin story. The only true part about it is I've never owned a a cat.

The part about me dating Natalie Portman at the time was mostly made up too.

Thanks David. I wouldn't want you to get into hot water for joking around. Also, it's unwise to yell BOMB in an airport. Just covering all bases here...

[Ease]

Originally Posted by drc

But I swear to God, I really did beat Bronco Nagurski in arm wrestling.

Yeah, but how old was he at the time?

[Runscott]

I've heard this story before. It started off as pinky-wrestling. Five years from now it will be bare-knuckle boxing.

[BBT206]

I love trading. Most of the cards that I obtain today are via trade. Probably have made 50 trades with members of the SGC T206 set registry alone. The only thing I collect are SGC graded T206, so if you would like to trade, email me at bdbrownbaseball@gmail.com Thanks, Bill

[Exhibitman]

I find that the biggest impediment to trading is, ironically, too much data. Some collectors insist on reducing every transaction to money terms. Easily done when you are talking about SGC 40 T206 commons that have a good sales history, not so much when you have cards that are very limited in numbers that haven't transacted for a while. I don't like that sort of cash-concerned trading and I will generally not pursue a trade with someone who wants to go through that exercise because it isn't fun for me. The 'funnest' trades are the ones where you have a bunch of cards I need and I have a bunch you need and we just swap 'em.