Is this bothering anyone else.

[E93]

I don't check ebay that frequently so this sort of thing does not come on my radar, but I have had several easy transactions with Mike DeNiro.
JimB

[MyGuyTy]

Ebay has gotten to the point where it's mostly a graveyard of astronomicaly priced BIN cards that sit and rot for what seems like an eternity.

Occasional a good one will pop up with a pulse in an auction format where you have a good chance to get a nice card at a decent final price......but those are few and far between anymore. Very sad state of affairs compared to how good Ebay used to be for vintage collectors.

[BengoughingForAwhile]

I welcome high priced sellers to Ebay, the more the merrier! As a seller of "slightly overpriced items" they make my cards look dirt cheap!

[WhenItWasAHobby]

Originally Posted by MyGuyTy

Ebay has gotten to the point where it's mostly a graveyard of astronomicaly priced BIN cards that sit and rot for what seems like an eternity.

Occasional a good one will pop up with a pulse in an auction format where you have a good chance to get a nice card at a decent final price......but those are few and far between anymore. Very sad state of affairs compared to how good Ebay used to be for vintage collectors.

Agreed and I'll add this point. One of my favorite topics of study lately is ethics. Some people will probably disagree with me, but sellers on Ebay - which was/is primarily an auction venue, who list items for triple market value where 99.99% of the viewers will pass on buying are engaged in a form of stealing. It's stealing the buyer's time. I put sellers like this in the same category as telemarketers who waste your time attempting to sell you something you have no interest in buying or service professionals like doctors and dentists who overload their appointment schedules and make you wait 30 or 45 minutes for their service.

Here are some words of wisdom from the Talmud:

“A man who has taken your time, recognizes no debt, yet it is the only debt he can never repay.”

"You may not ask a shopkeeper the price of an item that you know you will not buy, because it would raise the hopes of the storekeeper for no reason."

Likewise I would submit that a seller who lists an item that a buyer has hopes of buying but will never purchase the item due to the ridiculous mark-up is engaging in a similar type of conduct.

Just something to think about.