buyer's obligation poll

[begsu1013]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Sellers do not hesitate to try and get the most from their cards at shows including sometimes trying to overcharge for cards so catching an occasional break is okay.

pretty hard to argue against this one...

[Steve D]

This scenario actually happened to me back in 2008. At the time, I was working on my T206 set. I found a PSA 4 Kleinow (NY) on ebay, and in looking at the listing, I noticed that although the flip said "New York", the card was actually the "Boston" variation. The card was listed as a normal 7-day auction, not a BIN. I bid on the card, and won it for ~65. Evidently, no one else saw the card and noticed the discrepancy.

Ironically, it took me until 2013 to pick up a Kleinow (NY), paying just over $100. It was also a PSA 4.


Steve

[egri]

I've had something similar happen to me twice while working on my project. The sellers (different seller each time) mislabeled the cards, so anyone searching for autographed 1953 Topps would have missed them. They were both BIN/OBOs. The first time it happened, I made a strong first offer, which was accepted (3/4 of the asking price). The second time, he and I went back and forth a few times, but I ended up giving him most of what he was looking for, and still think I got a pretty good deal.

[Peter_Spaeth]

A few years back, a major auction house listed some cards from a significant collection for direct sale at a very substantial discount to market prices; what clearly happened is that an employee had used SMR to price the cards but for the particular issue SMR was ridiculously underpriced. I happened to see the listing very shortly after it was online. I called with every intention of buying several of the cards, but as the phone was ringing it just didn't feel right, and I ended up telling the person who answered of the mistake.

[Rookiemonster]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

A few years back, a major auction house listed some cards from a significant collection for direct sale at a very substantial discount to market prices; what clearly happened is that an employee had used SMR to price the cards but for the particular issue SMR was ridiculously underpriced. I happened to see the listing very shortly after it was online. I called with every intention of buying several of the cards, but as the phone was ringing it just didn't feel right, and I ended up telling the person who answered of the mistake.

Damn good man ! In that case I don't know if I could buy . That might be someone's job .

[begsu1013]

understood, as well ya shoulda!

and again why i didn't use a pricing error in the poll, ie typo on $200 when it was clearly was $2000. or even $2000 when it was supposed to be $20,000.

completely different ballpark and those would be obvious transcribing errors.

this is completely different:

this is more based upon the lines of a well/more informed buyer and the seller getting exactly what he asked for the card.

[xplainer]

I focus in backs. Some sellers just list Piedmont, Sweet Caporal or whatever. These backs are not of equal value, but some just don't know it.

I would buy at set price. They get what they want, and I do too.

It is a matter of knowing what you are selling and what you are buying. I just learned the latter today. More on that later....maybe.

[Jewish-collector]

Sometimes you just gotta say, "WTF"