Selling Cards that you do not own

[D.P.Johnson]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Easier said that done. We all see potential buyers back out of deals....you could end up buying the card you did not own yet then think you are going to sell the card to that new buyer ..but the new buyer back out..and now you stuck with the card....not sure why someone would risk it...if that new buyer (person C in the example )was willing to pay more cash than most..that new buyer probably will already find the item on own since paying more than the norm anyway....I just don't see this happening often since the new buyer will find the card on their own and /or theres too much risk of the new buyer backing out for the middle buyer to purchase..

That's one way of looking at it.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by D.P.Johnson

That's one way of looking at it.

right I not buying a 4000 card that I think is worth 3000 cause I have a 'locked in buyer' for 4500....he backs out..now im stuck with a card that I believe is worth 1000 under market

hard enough to find buyers straight up who don't back out....throwing another person into the deal good luck with doing that on a regular basis..



By the way, in the real world 'middle man' regularly find items from a seller and find a buyer in most things and don't own the item..so not so sure why its a big deal if it happens in the sportscard world......say selling apples......the life long search of all sellers is to find buyers straight without needing a 'middle man' the middle man doesn't own any of the items....in that Johnny Depp movie..johnny was the 'middle man' but then he lost out when the supplier found the customers direct..and no more 'middle man'..no more johnny depp...