Deans Cards - something I never knew...

[D.P.Johnson]

I've always wondered who bought cards from Dean and now I have my answer...J/K...

[EvilKing00]

When putting cards in your cart, how long were they there for? Minutes, hours, days, weeks? Just wondering

[Peter_Spaeth]

I find their prices at least on graded cards repulsive, but you have nothing to complain about here, as you hadn't bought the cards. Putting them in your cart is meaningless.

[mattsey9]

Originally Posted by D.P.Johnson

I've always wondered who bought cards from Dean and now I have my answer...J/K...

I was about to type the very same thing but you beat me to it!

[Iron Horse]

When i look at their auctions on eBay, i RUN!
Their prices are perhaps 50 years in the future.
They have a card in a SGC 1 holder which they are asking more then what i paid for the same card in a SGC 2.5 holder still in my collection.

[Iron Horse]

I do agree if they are going to raise the price on a certain card in your cart there should be some way of identifying which one and how much.
I don't think what they are doing is unethical but does not come across nice.

[EvilKing00]

A week is a long time

[Cliff Bowman]

The OP and I collect obscure, uncataloged, and little known printing error/variation cards, and Deans Cards is a good source because they show good scans of the fronts and the backs. I found some 1963 Topps printing flaw error cards on their site that I have never seen otherwise. As far as buying regular cards, I agree it makes no sense to buy from Deans Cards because you can easily buy the cards in comparable grade much cheaper on eBay.

[Edwolf1963]

Richard, tend to agree with most - the cart is just a placeholder and prices aren't guaranteed until check-out. Much like the Amazon reference noted earlier or other industries, like airlines (IE: ticket prices aren't guaranteed until time of ticketing)

As far as Deans - I never understood buying anything from them as many have noted. The "..makes 707 look like a yard sale" was funny as well as accurate IMO. If you find one-of-a-kinds and don't mind overpaying, more power to you. But I'm sure the common police reference "move along, nothing to see here" had roots born from stumbling over their cards/prices at some point.

[vintagesportscollector]

Agree with all that has been said about their prices and why anyone would buy from them, but they must be making money somehow, and a fair amount of it.

Does anyone have any closer knowledge of their business model? I imagine they are reading all this criticism and laughing all the way to the bank. They must be doing something right. Is that they serve a large clientele of high wealth customers - some of who have more dollars than "sense" - and prefer to deal with someone they perceive as large and reputable and gives them more service?

[savedfrommyspokes]

Some independent (non-ebay), e-commerce sites offer a feature that allows the admins to view "abandoned" shopping carts...from the Volusion (an e-cart) website, here is the "benefit" of the abandoned shopping cart report:

Boost sales by identifying shoppers who added products to their cart but didn’t complete the purchase. This profit-building feature shows all abandoned carts for your store, including key customer contact information.

[Rich Klein]

*The OP and I collect obscure, uncataloged, and little known printing error/variation cards, and Deans Cards is a good source because they show good scans of the fronts and the backs"


So basically, both of you look for cards not readily known so you can re-sell for a nice profit on the secondary market.

I'll repeat what I said, if you know something is good, complete the purchase and move on. After all this, I don't think the original poster has one thing to complain about.