A pet peeve

[1963Topps Set]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I hate in when sellers delete the entire post after it is sold. I also don't like it when sellers remove the prices after the item sells. I can kinda understand the second one incase the buyer wants to resell it.

I like to use the past sales in the BST section to know what items sell for even if I can't afford them.

Amen to that. If an item sells, the final hammer price should be left up to see what the value is.

[quinnsryche]

Sorry, I have to disagree with both issues. I buy and sell cards. Couldn't care less what the back looks like unless there is some sort of damage. I don't collect what's on the back, just what's on the front. As far as posts deleted after the sale, it's none of anybody's business but the seller and buyer what transpired between them. "I want to use your information for my benefit" is what I'm hearing. Too bad. Sorry if that comes off a bit rough but that's the way it works. I sold it, it's only my info what I got and now it's the other guy's item, now it's only his business what he paid. You can't access ebay sales info after 6 months, how's that any different?

[1963Topps Set]

If an auction is public, the information should be left up. If you want to keep it your business, then sell privately. Yes EBay keeps auctions for 6 months, but that is because of the high volume of auctions. There are web sites where you can access EBay auction results long after the auction closes. After all is it public record.

As for the back of the card, that plays into the condition of the card. Would you buy a car without looking at the engine? I want to see it all, before I pluck down my hard earned Benjamin's.

I have to admit to being spoiled. I have attained the bulk of my collection at shows, where I have the card in hand and can see the front and back before committing.

[begsu1013]

depends for me. if it's a .25 common, I could care less. don't get me wrong, it's certainly a positive and I am more inclined to purchase from a seller when I know exactly what the card entails on both sides...

however. if it's a card of certain said value I expect high rez scans of both sides! period.

what really bugs me though if a seller has a card of say $1000+ and posts a listing w. pics taken from a zack morris flip phone from a mile away.

hard to see the card attributes, see if the flip or even the card itself is real! ...but I can certainly make out that faux granite counter top they used as a backdrop and the "next" button.

[tim]

I have not bothered to bid on cards that I would have, had both sides been scanned. Sellers are leaving money on the table by not spending the minimal amount of extra effort to provide back scans.
--tim

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Sorry, I have to disagree with both issues. I buy and sell cards. Couldn't care less what the back looks like unless there is some sort of damage. I don't collect what's on the back, just what's on the front. As far as posts deleted after the sale, it's none of anybody's business but the seller and buyer what transpired between them. "I want to use your information for my benefit" is what I'm hearing. Too bad. Sorry if that comes off a bit rough but that's the way it works. I sold it, it's only my info what I got and now it's the other guy's item, now it's only his business what he paid. You can't access ebay sales info after 6 months, how's that any different?

I understand your points. Buyers want as much info as possible to make an informed decision and sellers want as little info as possible available so people can't make an informed decision and overpay.

I know as a former seller I loved finding uninformed buyers.