ebay stores - open question

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Posted By: Steve

We want to thank so many board members for supporting our auction and requesting free catalogs. The offer is still open and they should have all mailed today.

We are thinking about setting up an ebay store for cards and memorabilia from 1887 - 1960. Had two questions for board members:

1) Do you people frequently buy things from ebay stores as opposed to ebay auctions?

2) What did you like and/or not like about any of the current ebay stores with vintage cards?

Thanks much,

Steve Verkman
Clean Sweep Auctions
www.csauctions.com

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Posted By: Bryan Long

that I have only bought one card from an ebay store and that was because I saw it as a steal. I normally do not buy from stores as I feel the prices are much too high. If I saw prices that I know would be pretty much the same for what the item would auction for then yes I would buy it. I also check the stores quite often as a result of my search.

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Posted By: Brian E.

Like Bryan, I also search the Ebay stores. What I normally find among Cobb and Crawford cards I collect are unreasonably high prices. With that said, I have purchased two cards that I found in Ebay stores, although the final purchase price was negotiated and handled off Ebay (saving the seller fees).

Brian E.

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Posted By: Chris Counts

Many of the cards I purchase come from eBay stores. Yes, the prices can be steeper, but the selection is usually much greater, and bargains are definitely there if you have the time to look for them. In particular, I've had great luck in buying pre-war cards from Mike Wheat and Colorado Mountain Sports. With sniping so prevelant, I rarely win any auctions, so sometimes it's really nice just to see a card I like and buy it. Also, I have been outbid in auctions for a card, only to find it later in an eBay store for a comparible price.

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Posted By: Chris Mc

I have bought from E-Bay stores in the past. Most prices are inflated but there have been cards I needed to fill a gap and as it was said in an earlier post, sometimes it's nice not to have to worry about a last second snipe.

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Posted By: Marty

The final price fees are higher for the seller using an eBay store that for an auction. The listing fees are 2 cents a month per item which off sets the final quite a bit. I know that many will list the cards higher in their eBay store to recoup the fees.