An idea for eBay searches

[mid50sbaseball]

well you CAN filter at least one of those things. If, at the end of your search terms you put a minus sign and then a word, it'll eliminate anything that has that word in it.

so for example, when I'm searching for cards to add to my PSA 7 or better 1955 Topps set I search:

1955 Topps PSA 7 -oc -mk -mc
1955 Topps PSA 8 -oc -mk -mc

and then I don't have to worry about listings with those qualifiers as it eliminates them from the search results. So similarly you could do that with "reprint" and the other one that I always have to sift through, those lovely Topps Archives sets they made. So I'll do something like

1953 Topps Mickey Mantle -reprints -reprint - archive -archives and then you won't have to deal with those anymore

my apologies for making you read all that if you already knew this

[53Browns]

Great tip! I appreciate it! I hate those listings.

[Pilot172000]

have any of you guys ever just messaged any of these repeat listings and made a reasonable offer?

[irv]

Originally Posted by mid50sbaseball

well you CAN filter at least one of those things. If, at the end of your search terms you put a minus sign and then a word, it'll eliminate anything that has that word in it.

so for example, when I'm searching for cards to add to my PSA 7 or better 1955 Topps set I search:

1955 Topps PSA 7 -oc -mk -mc
1955 Topps PSA 8 -oc -mk -mc

and then I don't have to worry about listings with those qualifiers as it eliminates them from the search results. So similarly you could do that with "reprint" and the other one that I always have to sift through, those lovely Topps Archives sets they made. So I'll do something like

1953 Topps Mickey Mantle -reprints -reprint - archive -archives and then you won't have to deal with those anymore

my apologies for making you read all that if you already knew this

Great tips! I wasn't aware you could do that.
Thanks.

Originally Posted by V117collector

I simply just don't buy off of ebay as much, those new import charges are horrendous. Auction houses and Net54 is where it's at!

You're not kidding!

As far as A/H's go, I was under the impression those were likely more expensive due to the selling fees, which I have heard run anywhere from 15% to over 20%??

I see A/H sales on here all the time but I have no clue where to look for them unless a link is posted here?

Might have to consider looking at them more than E-Bay but I am pretty sure most cards there, that I have seen, are high graded high price cards which are likely way out of my league?

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Pilot172000

have any of you guys ever just messaged any of these repeat listings and made a reasonable offer?

This is a good suggestion. I have picked up a few cards with offers on cards that had no OBO option available.

[iowadoc77]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

This is a good suggestion. I have picked up a few cards with offers on cards that had no OBO option available.

Have tried this. Usually get ignored. Couple of successes.
Find myself purchasing here more and more

[VintageJay]

eBay is the devil. You know something is wrong when you see dealers selling low graded commons for a couple hundred bucks over and over and over...

[bcornell]

You can use parentheses to do "or" inclusions or exclusions.

Originally Posted by iowadoc77

2. No grandpas attic finds

3. Don't show if reprint is listed anywhere in the title or description

add this to your search

-(reprint,rp,grandfather,grandpa,attic,modern)

[icollectDCsports]

Too bad you can no longer use the asterisk to search for variations on the end of a word. For instance, if you wanted to search for an item from the 1930s, you could enter 193* instead of having to type out each year in the search.

[jfkheat]

Originally Posted by Pilot172000

have any of you guys ever just messaged any of these repeat listings and made a reasonable offer?

I have done this a couple times in the last week or so and saved a little.
James