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[Bigdaddy]

The asking price has been advertised in a public forum - I see no reason to delete it from a sold listing.

The actual sale price is private between the buyer and seller and I see no reason that it should be made public unless both parties want to.

This is basically the policy of Ebay where many more cards are bought and sold. I have not heard of anyone objecting to the Ebay policy - and in fact there is usually much discussion on here about final prices on some of the high-end cards.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

The asking price has been advertised in a public forum - I see no reason to delete it from a sold listing.

The actual sale price is private between the buyer and seller and I see no reason that it should be made public unless both parties want to.

This is basically the policy of Ebay where many more cards are bought and sold. I have not heard of anyone objecting to the Ebay policy - and in fact there is usually much discussion on here about final prices on some of the high-end cards.

you have to pick a side...you can't play both!

[ullmandds]

My reasons for deleting sales prices are multiple-fold.

1) I don't like being ridiculed for having sold something way too cheap!

2) I don't like the concept of a perfect marketplace where cards are like commodities and a psa 4 sells for x and a psa 6 sells for 3xX...for example. Most advantages of long time collecting are gone. Information about most cards ever produced are on the web...on message boards such as this. Past auction results, sites like VCP...SMR...show up to the minute pricing.

So any information I have that most others doesn't provides me with a small advantage sometimes. I'll take whatever I can get.

3) its NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS!!!!

[V117collector]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

My reasons for deleting sales prices are multiple-fold.

1) I don't like being ridiculed for having sold something way too cheap!

2) I don't like the concept of a perfect marketplace where cards are like commodities and a psa 4 sells for x and a psa 6 sells for 3xX...for example. Most advantages of long time collecting are gone. Information about most cards ever produced are on the web...on message boards such as this. Past auction results, sites like VCP...SMR...show up to the minute pricing.

So any information I have that most others doesn't provides me with a small advantage sometimes. I'll take whatever I can get.

3) its NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS!!!!

+1

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

you have to pick a side...you can't play both!

He did pick a side and I share his same opinion. The asking price was posted in a public forum and should remain public. If a private offer is made or accepted it is no one's business.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Thanks all for weighing in! I too think final selling prices need not be disclosed but that initial asking prices should be left for viewing. I think it's advantageous for the hobby as a whole that knowledge be disseminated because the guy that came across your initial listing and discovered a new card or set and now knows the pricing could be your next customer when you go to sell the next one.

p.s. Frank thanks for posting your Gehrig Exhibit for sale because now I'm hooked!

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

He did pick a side and I share his same opinion. The asking price was posted in a public forum and should remain public. If a private offer is made or accepted it is no one's business.

oh sorry I misread it!

[icollectDCsports]

I mainly collect non-card memorabilia, and I think it's particularly interesting and helpful to see as much pricing and sales info as possible about those types of items. And I feel that way whether or not the item is something that's in my collecting niche. Even if it's not something I'd likely consider buying, I like having a feel for what the market is for a broad range of items. Not that any one data point indicates the market, but the more info you see, the more informed you are. I consider that part of the fun of collecting. It's a bit frustrating to click on a post to see that the entire thing or the relevant info has been deleted, but I understand and accept that it's within the seller's right to do so.

[steve B]

I like to see the prices, but if they're deleted I don't think it's a big deal. On the harder to find stuff I'm disappointed because deleting it gives me no info about what a proper value might be. But if the seller or buyer want it kept secret that's fine.

I would ask a question of those deleting for privacy.

How do you see most auctions, where the prices realized are usually available publicly. Do you avoid them because the sale price is there?

I must be the odd person who doesn't care what a seller paid, aside from a slight good natured hope that they make something on the deal. If I like the card and price, that's what matters.

Steve B

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Steve I'm with you. I think it's absurd for a buyer to bring up what a seller paid for an item which is totally irrelevant to what the asking price is.