How do you feel about these Ebay dealers?

[autograf]

Battersbox, Dean and Mark Irondenko. All good experiences. Battersbox is great for completing sets and Irondenko has some nice vintage from time to time. Also bought a couple nice wrappers from him. Dean is what Dean is. If you find something good, the turnaround time is fine and he is an okay grader, so you'll get what's advertised. If you can just get past the price or get a good price.

[KMayUSA6060]

I will echo what other's have said about Dean's Cards. Very, very high prices most of the time. My uncle bought me a card from them for Christmas, priced 4-5x what the market value was. I asked my uncle if it would be ok if I returned it. I ended up buying another example of that card in similar condition, and 2-3 other cards for what my uncle paid for the original. Great customer service and never had an issue returning it.

I've dealt with Batters Box quite a bit. 100% recommended. One of the most professional experiences every time I purchase from them.

[Republicaninmass]

At least the last few times I bought from Dean, he ran to VCP to see what he had then claimed "out of stock" and relisted with an even HIGHER price!

[CurtisFlood]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

At least the last few times I bought from Dean, he ran to VCP to see what he had then claimed "out of stock" and relisted with an even HIGHER price!

Wow. Strange business practice.

[bn2cardz]

I once ran an auction for a rare card on ebay. There was only one other card listed on ebay as a BIN graded the same, but I believed it was in slightly better condition than mine so I based my expectations on that.

In the end mine sold for more than $100 more than the BIN card. That BIN card was from Dean's. Mine sold over a year ago, and Dean's is still listed for sale with the same BIN. It would have been a good deal for the underbidder to buy.

I think there are other little deals like this that CAN be had by Dean's Cards, the problem is that there are so many high priced common cards that people just assume ALL the cards are overpriced.

[Jayworld]

I can't recommend Batters Box enough! The card pictured in each auction is exactly what you will get; they are responsive to eBay inquiries (i.e. sending a scan of back of card, more explanation, etc.), and the shipping is fast. They used to offer free shipping, but now offer free shipping for orders over $6 (I think). I've ordered from them several times and have never been disappointed.

Of course, Texas residents pay sales tax, but that is a small price to pay for quality service from a quality dealer.

[wdwfan]

I don't buy from Dean's ... too expensive. I've bought from Batter's Box before and have nothing bad to say about them. 100% professionals, quality for sure.

Also, I've bought a few lots here and there from KrukCards just to get started into vintage. Seems they're fast shippers and have good communication.

[swarmee]

One positive about Deans is that I've bought five vintage autographed cards from him and all passed PSA authentication. For auto set collectors, I would be comfortable purchasing a bunch more and the prices of their auto cards on COMC was pretty reasonable imo.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by CurtisFlood

Wow. Strange business practice.

Most recently he relisted and quoted the last VCP sale!

he's not an idiot

Overpriced, and he KNOWS it!

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

nothing but good experiences with markirodenko

[JollyElm]

Well, Deans Cards just announced that for Hurricane Irma and Harvey survivors, they are only going to raise their prices on cards by 3,000%, instead of their usual 10,000%.

[Nunzio11]

I've bought a couple 60s lots from mark irodenko with no issues at all. Straight forward transactions, card conditions were exactly as described.

Welcome to the board as well Chuck!