Consign with Probstein

[bnorth]

I do not know from personal experience but he does not seem to mind if you bid on you consignments.

From personal experience he does respond to questions on the items he lists. Just don't expect it to be helpful or nice.

[robsbessette]

He seems to get results, though. Doesn't he?

[bobbyw8469]

I had the exact same set although in better shape. Typical mid grade set. Everything was around PSA 5 range. It brought around $1,400. Hope that helps.

[MattyC]

I sent a graded set to him once and it did incredibly well. I was paid immediately, with a spreadsheet explaining all cards and the hammers and fees. It was a great experience and the communication was also great.

[Shoebox]

Honestly I dont understand consigning with someone to do an ebay listing. I never bid more on an item because Probstein listed it. (whether perhaps I PAID more is subject to debate) I dont looking for items any specific person lists. I look for items I want to buy and when I find them I bid. Other than doing the time to list the item and handling the shipping of the product what service are you getting to justify giving up another 10% or however much on top of the 13% ebay/paypal take? Seems like you pay quite a bit to save an hour of your time.

[ALR-bishop]

Dustin --I have never sold anything on ebay, either myself or through a consignor. At this point I am strictly a collector. I am aware of the many threads here and on CU about possible shilling in some consignor auctions (Good for some sellers ? Bad for some buyers ?). I am also aware of the many threads here and on CU about the large number of unreasonable and even unethical buyers who have surfaced on ebay since their rules have changed to so favor buyers.

The main reason I would look to use consignors or auction houses to sell my collection if I decided to liquidate is to avoid dealing with buyers willing to abuse the current refund , return, feedback system as a club in seeking bargains from sellers

I realize there are many good buyers out there. I like to think I am one. But my temperament is such that I would prefer not to deal with the aggravation of selling direct on ebay, and would be willing to pay a commission to do so. Not sure if this would be a factor with other sellers

Al

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Shoebox

Honestly I dont understand consigning with someone to do an ebay listing. I never bid more on an item because Probstein listed it. (whether perhaps I PAID more is subject to debate) I dont looking for items any specific person lists. I look for items I want to buy and when I find them I bid. Other than doing the time to list the item and handling the shipping of the product what service are you getting to justify giving up another 10% or however much on top of the 13% ebay/paypal take? Seems like you pay quite a bit to save an hour of your time.

I have not consigned with Problemstein but I believe it is cheaper to consign with him than actually listing the items yourself. Rick gets a huge(?) discount from eBay because of the # of items he lists.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I have not consigned with Problemstein but I believe it is cheaper to consign with him than actually listing the items yourself. Rick gets a huge(?) discount from eBay because of the # of items he lists.

Both Rick and PWCC (as well as several other larger sellers) are members of the "Emerging Verticals" program with ebay, so yes, they do receive a greater discount on FVF than your typical "Top Rated" seller would.

[Shoebox]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I have not consigned with Problemstein but I believe it is cheaper to consign with him than actually listing the items yourself. Rick gets a huge(?) discount from eBay because of the # of items he lists.

Ahhh! That is something I hadnt considered and since with high dollar items he offers a reduced commision I can see how that could be. In that case I would save the mlney and headaches for sure.