Buyer's Remorse in a Virtual Marketplace

[Rob D.]

Judging by what I see often on the B/S/T and by referencing VCP, I think a lot of board members try to remedy buyer's remorse by simply adding 10 to 20 percent to their purchase price and trying to resell the card.

[JasonL]

a 10-20% return should alleviate any ill wills you may have towards a new purchase!

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Judging by what I see often on the B/S/T and by referencing VCP, I think a lot of board members remedy buyer's remorse by simply adding 10 to 20 percent to their purchase price and trying to resell the card.

I make sure to add $2 to my price, but only after someone tells me they are interested.

In all seriousness, I've found it hard to unload remorse purchases on the BST, even at the amount they were purchased for.

[ChiefBenderForever]

Many times I will be waiting and waiting for a card and it finally comes up and I win it. I'm so happy until the next week when out of nowhere the same card pops up, looks a little nicer, and sells for about 30% less than what I paid for it.

[bosoxphan]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHarmonica

Many times I will be waiting and waiting for a card and it finally comes up and I win it. I'm so happy until the next week when out of nowhere the same card pops up, looks a little nicer, and sells for about 30% less than what I paid for it.

Yeah that sucks. One person is out of the bidding helping to boost up the price. Some sets one person not bidding makes a big difference esp if there is only one other who really wants it.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Matt

In all seriousness, I've found it hard to unload remorse purchases on the BST, even at the amount they were purchased for.

Me too...my sales haven't really been remorseful, but as a result of narrowing my focus...I hardly ever get what I paid for an item on the BST...often though I don't even try to get what I paid because I know I overpaid when I purchased or the market is no longer what it was.