Anyone use the new ebay Valet service?

[GehrigFan]

Does anyone know what Probstein charges? I believe he is very low. Would much rather have a sports collectibles knowledgeable seller like him sell my cards than eBay.

Then again, for anything under $20 I just use COMC.com which is the same concept as eBay Valet, it sounds like.

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by GehrigFan

Does anyone know what Probstein charges? I believe he is very low. .

Highest is 15% of final sale price (items closing under $20 I think) and lowest is 10% (over $2500), but he also covers the fees so he's really only bringing in 3% - 8%.

[thescooper]

shill bidders paradise

[thecatspajamas]

I have never seen a 3rd party "generalist" re-seller handle collectibles with any kind of collectible-specific knowledge or care. If the necessary information can be communicated with photos and they somehow manage to get the title accurate so that the item turns up in searches, they can sometimes do okay, but more often they are simply grindhouses for leftover merch with minimalist descriptions and no real knowledge of the items they are selling. Works fine for typical merchandise items where eBay already has a canned description linked to the bar code and they can simply fill in the item's condition and snap a few pics. Doesn't usually work so good for collectibles.

In other words, some of the best deals I have gotten on collectibles (more comic book-related than sports) have been from these types of sellers who don't know what they have. My feeling is, if it's a seller I like shopping with for good deals, that's not someone I want selling MY stuff so that someone else gets a good deal at my expense AND I get a hefty chunk taken out.

[whiteymet]

Thanks for all of your thoughts/inputs/takes, etc.

But back to my original question? Has anyone used this service? From the replies I assume not.

If you have I/we would appeciate your take.