Just don't get it with some sellers

[Spike]

For scarce-to-rare cards, sellers with high eBay asking prices might be based on what they're asking elsewhere. I've seen Amazon sellers ask clearly too-high prices for sports cards, where they don't have the same competition (or educated audience) for listings.

One example: on Amazon, there are three E94 Close Candy cards listed and the "cheapest" is $1100+. Back on eBay, many E94 cards are $200 and under...including the same $1100 card. If someone goes looking for cards on Amazon, it looks like the most affordable when it's several times what an educated collector could find. But if you don't know that eBay is the deeper sports marketplace, you might think $1100 is an OK price.

[hangman62]

It a total waste of time is what it is !!

[swarmee]

It's a waste of time to complain about it on a message board.

[ramram]

It's an inexpensive museum for people to show off what they've got. Not the place to be doing it as far as I'm concerned. Makes searches very frustrating.

Rob M

[smellthegum]

It's also a way to generate leads. If some non-collector has one to sell and is not interested in ebaying it himself, who do you think he would contact first, the lower priced sellers or the highest? Not that the highest seller would necessarily offer the most in the end, but he probably gets first crack at it.

[buymycards]

It isn't just eBay sellers and Amazon sellers and COMC sellers. I collect T213-2's. In the last Goodwin auction, they had 4 very low grade T213-2's. These were poor to good, and very common players. The starting bid was $100. These cards sell on eBay for $35-$45 dollars. One of the 4 Goodwin cards sold for the opening bid and the other 3 did not sell. Why would someone pay $100 & the vig for a $35 card? Why did Goodwin price these cards with a $100 opening bid?

Rick

[ls7plus]

In my experience, Goodwin just does not like to set the minimum bid below a certain level. I had that experience when I consigned cards that included a 1936 R312 Bill Dickey in about Ex condition (ungraded). The minimum was set well above what I had paid for it, and it did not sell, so the card was returned to me. Later on, the baseball historian in me was glad it didn't sell, as that was Dickey's best year: 22 HR and .362 batting average. Still have the card and love it!

All the best,

Larry

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by buymycards

It isn't just eBay sellers and Amazon sellers and COMC sellers.

Rick

We have plenty on the BST section also.

[orly57]

I agree. I honestly don't know how Dean's Cards has ever made one sale, much less a business out of it. 707, and Yepbg are in that same category.

[TobaccoKing4]

Originally Posted by ramram

It's an inexpensive museum for people to show off what they've got. Not the place to be doing it as far as I'm concerned. Makes searches very frustrating.

Rob M

Came here to say this. 100% correct in my opinion.

[Gradedcardman]

Originally Posted by swarmee

It's a waste of time to complain about it on a message board.

OMG !! Amen !!