4 Sharp Corners

[scottbdoug]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

So, if at some point, only sellers who offer the same price to all of their customers (the sellers who do not arbitrarily discount to you or anyone else because their business model is sound) have the cards you are looking to add to your collection, are you: A) going to stop collecting because you won't buy from sellers who won't negotiate OR B) going to get over the fact that they did not give you what you want and buy from them?

Since the cards I collect, mostly, are a dime a dozen, reason being they are from the junk wax era, example A) doesnt really apply.

Because I collect over-produced cards, that are worth very little, and can be found everywhere, i won't ever need to get over the fact...

It is not much of an over-stretch to understand and/or agree with a person only paying what he wants to pay for a used item. Just as sellers can refuse to sell to you, you can refuse to buy from them.

I get what I want, at the price I want, or i don't buy. I just did that recently on the house i bought. And will continue to do so on anything used I buy. You should as well, everyone should. It's your money, you earned it, spend it as you want, not at what sellers want to charge you.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by scottbdoug

You should as well, everyone should. It's your money, you earned it, spend it as you want, not at what sellers want to charge you.

I can assure you, after almost 40 years of collecting, I ONLY pay what I want, and certainly not what any card seller wants to charge me. If a price does not fit my needs, I pass and harbor NO hard feelings towards the seller as I am not here to gouge everyone. IMO, a buyer and seller not agreeing on a price is just part of this hobby. My guess is that most of the folks on this board take the same approach

The difference between you and me is I do not hold grudges towards a seller because we were unable to agree on a price on one deal.....then again, most of the cards I collect are not a "dime a dozen", so I realize that if a current deal could not be struck, there will likely be more opportunities in the future . I guess this approach just comes with maturity.

[scottbdoug]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

I can assure you, after almost 40 years of collecting, I ONLY pay what I want, and certainly not what any card seller wants to charge me. If a price does not fit my needs, I pass and harbor NO hard feelings towards the seller as I am not here to gouge everyone. IMO, a buyer and seller not agreeing on a price is just part of this hobby. My guess is that most of the folks on this board take the same approach

The difference between you and me is I do not hold grudges towards a seller because we were unable to agree on a price on one deal.....then again, most of the cards I collect are not a "dime a dozen", so I realize that if a current deal could not be struck, there will likely be more opportunities in the future . I guess this approach just comes with maturity.

It's not a grudge. it is just business. If you make a reasonable offer and it is refused, you will figure that the store you are buying from does not negotiate. The price is the price. If you always barter to get a price you want, and the seller does not negotiate why even bother buying from them, they obviously don't want your business unless it is on their terms. I don't have time to create an offer over and over only to have it be refused, I just move on.

But what really made me think that this seller does not negotiate, other than the refusal they gave, was that all the cards I wanted except one were from the junk wax era. The offer was a small discount, for cards that are super easy to find and much harder to sell, yet still no acceptance. It kinda blew my mind actually. Wouldn't it have surprised you as well? So, on to the next seller.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by scottbdoug

It's not a grudge. it is just business. If you make a reasonable offer and it is refused, you will figure that the store you are buying from does not negotiate. The price is the price. If you always barter to get a price you want, and the seller does not negotiate why even bother buying from them, they obviously don't want your business unless it is on their terms. I don't have time to create an offer over and over only to have it be refused, I just move on.

But what really made me think that this seller does not negotiate, other than the refusal they gave, was that all the cards I wanted except one were from the junk wax era. The offer was a small discount, for cards that are super easy to find and much harder to sell, yet still no acceptance. It kinda blew my mind actually. Wouldn't it have surprised you as well? So, on to the next seller.

And they are on to the next buyer...

[scottbdoug]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

And they are on to the next buyer...

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