From REA to Ebay in less than 12 hours

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Not sure I see the issue here.

Not sure it's so much of an issue, but I'm curious why someone who has a massive mega-collection (the likes of which I'm surely jealous) would want to be doing all of this flipping for a few hundred dollars here and there, if and when a buyer is found. It just doesn't seem worth it for someone who has such a huge collection, but maybe that's just me...

I was an underbidder on one of those items, so I actually do find it annoying to see the person who outbid me did it solely for the purpose of trying to flip it the next day. So yeah, he's free to do what he wants, but it's just more annoying to see why I was outbid.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Not sure it's so much of an issue, but I'm curious why someone who has a massive mega-collection (the likes of which I'm surely jealous) would want to be doing all of this flipping for a few hundred dollars here and there, if and when a buyer is found. It just doesn't seem worth it for someone who has such a huge collection, but maybe that's just me...

I was an underbidder on one of those items, so I actually do find it annoying to see the person who outbid me did it solely for the purpose of trying to flip it the next day. So yeah, he's free to do what he wants, but it's just more annoying to see why I was outbid.

I just don't get that. I bet a high percentage of items in any auction are bought by people with the intention to resell.

[cyseymour]

You own it, you can do what you want with it.

[ullmandds]

Well if someone buys it now Dan can buy a plane ticket with some of his profits and fly over to REA to pick it up tomorrow... Then send it t0 the winner... Simple as that!

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I just don't get that. I bet a high percentage of items in any auction are bought by people with the intention to resell.

I doubt it's a "high" percentage which are bought with the intent to immediately re-sell. Of course some are bought for that reason, and I likely may sell some of my things at some point (I'm not planning to be buried with these cards).

But I would be really surprised if it's a high percentage of items which are bought solely for the intent to immediately resell.

Originally Posted by scooter729

I doubt it's a "high" percentage which are bought with the intent to immediately re-sell. Of course some are bought for that reason, and I likely may sell some of my things at some point (I'm not planning to be buried with these cards).

But I would be really surprised if it's a high percentage of items which are bought solely for the intent to immediately resell.

Still not sure why it matters what he, or anyone else for that matter, chooses to do with his or her merchandise?

[freakhappy]

Not sure that the OP said he had an issue with it. I think it was more of a "hey, look at this" type of thing.

I agree with some here that say if you can make money off of reselling an item, why not??

[Shoeless Moe]

Exactly, I flip myself....was just pointing it out......just the quickness of it to Ebay, and the comments on here made it worthy of conversation.

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Exactly, I flip myself....was just pointing it out......just the quickness of it to Ebay, and the comments on here made it worthy of conversation.

No, you're right. Absolutely nothing wrong with pointing it out...I just wouldn't want a thread created every time someone noticed me doing it that's all. Of course in that case I'd be embarrassed seeing as how I'm not above flipping for a $20 profit, lol!!

[bobbyw8469]

Still not sure why it matters what he, or anyone else for that matter, chooses to do with his or her merchandise?

It doesn't. Some of us just think it is funny though. Sort of like the commercial where someone bids on and wins a work of art through an auction house (presumably Sotheby's) then wants to turn around and immediately run it back through the exact same auction. I think that commercial is funny, as I think the immediate flip before one even has his items in hand is funny as well.

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

It doesn't. Some of us just think it is funny though. Sort of like the commercial where someone bids on and wins a work of art through an auction house (presumably Sotheby's) then wants to turn around and immediately run it back through the exact same auction. I think that commercial is funny, as I think the immediate flip before one even has his items in hand is funny as well.

I see where you're coming from. I guess its less noteworthy for a nickel and dimer like myself because I do that all the time...its what keeps the hobby viable for me on a modest income