Buying from a BIN or waiting it out?

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Beatles Guy

I've found some great BIN prices amongst the overpriced. In fact, I got one recently from you Jimi on an Aparicio RC I especially like Best Offers.

I too hate being beat out at the last minute on auctions. I thought I had snagged a nice RC the other day and was outbid with two seconds left. Very frustrating.

it not frustrating when the same card with same eye appeal is listed on BIN and someone outbids you on ebay to a price HIGHER than the BIN..thats fun....

[Beatles Guy]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

it not frustrating when the same card with same eye appeal is listed on BIN and someone outbids you on ebay to a price HIGHER than the BIN..thats fun....

Well, there is always THAT exception to the rule. I love that scenario too.

[JustinD]

I always run searches as auction only by default because the BIN's were so overpriced. I admit this has gotten much better in the past two years or so and the prices have come down to earth.

I have been searching the BIN more often. Mostly my love for auction search is me just romantizing the days when ebay was an actual auction site and not Amazon. Sigh.

I will default to those that have a best offer option and send a reasonable offer based on recent sales. I absolutely hate when they auto deny my offer however and will often not make another as I do not lowball and that option is silly when people have it set for only a 5 dollar give and take on a 300 dollar card.

[GasHouseGang]

I've used BIN once in awhile for cards I really want. On one card I needed to complete a set, the owner slowly lowered the price over about two months time. When he finally lowered it to within $5 of what I was willing to pay, I bought it. You usually won't get any bargains, but it can work out if you are patient.

[dabigyankeeman]

I use BIN a tremendous amount of the time on Ebay. Being an advanced Yankee collector, its hard for me to find cards I still need and are affordable, and even if its over-priced, many times that high price is worth it to me (and isnt that the definition of the value of a card, what it is worth to you), and i jump on it right away before someone else gets it. This goes for other parts of my collection, the other NY teams and a few other misc things.

I will say if the price is insane then i wont buy it, or i will make an offer though.


Also i love BIN cards when i get the extra Ebay bucks offers. For instance i just got a 5-times Ebay bucks offer and got on Ebay and used it on a BIN that was around $200.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by dabigyankeeman

I use BIN a tremendous amount of the time on Ebay. Being an advanced Yankee collector, its hard for me to find cards I still need and are affordable, and even if its over-priced, many times that high price is worth it to me (and isnt that the definition of the value of a card, what it is worth to you), and i jump on it right away before someone else gets it. This goes for other parts of my collection, the other NY teams and a few other misc things.

I will say if the price is insane then i wont buy it, or i will make an offer though.


Also i love BIN cards when i get the extra Ebay bucks offers. For instance i just got a 5-times Ebay bucks offer and got on Ebay and used it on a BIN that was around $200.

yes BINs is a convenience..if willing to wait it out you could get a card potentially for less but that's true in lots of things in life...

the ebay bucks is great incentive for me to ask for seller to take a little less.. to finally get close to market price....amazing though even with 10% off with ebay it still hard to find cards within 10% market price for early 1950s topps

[Luke]

With the cards we collect, when do you really ever get the chance to decide between a BIN or an auction? Even if you're after a Frank Owen t206 with a Piedmont back, the eye appeal is going to vary.

For me, its never a case of either or. Its just do I like this card at this price? And I do buy a lot of cards on ebay with BINs. I also list all my cards as BINs, and they sell.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

With the cards we collect, when do you really ever get the chance to decide between a BIN or an auction? Even if you're after a Frank Owen t206 with a Piedmont back, the eye appeal is going to vary.

For me, its never a case of either or. Its just do I like this card at this price? And I do buy a lot of cards on ebay with BINs. I also list all my cards as BINs, and they sell.

for commons that come up every few months there is a large selection actually..