Has Dean Lost It??

[greco827]

He's got nothing on Burbank ....

[ALR-bishop]

I buy from him from time to time, usually when it matters what is on the back. I buy from Levi too . But with both I buy off line.

[conor912]

I bought a 1979 Topps baseball set from them about 10 years ago. It came in a box, and when I got it, I checked the key cards, put them back and left the set in the box. Fast forward five years and I go to put the set in a binder. I find that it's missing cards...like a lot of cards....upwards of 100 commons. Along with that, there were several with stickers, writing, etc....it was supposed to be a Nrmt set. Generally if there are 100 cards missing from an 800 CT box, you would notice right off, but they were replaced by dupes. So now I had 100 duplicate commons and was missing 100 cards. It was so egregious that it was funny, and clearly Dean (or whoever bought the set at Dean's) had never even looked through it. So, here I am, 5 years later and just realizing this. I assumed I was screwed but figured I call them anyway and explain. I was shocked when they offered to fill in my set with the missing cards. To this Day Dean's gets a pass from me. Yes, most of his stuff is "overpriced", and he never really has much I want, but on occasion I'm happy to support a business that steps up like that.

[mechanicalman]

I used to be adamant that I would never buy anything from Dean's because of their ridiculous pricing. But I actually bought this last week. Normally, I wouldn't divulge a price paid, but for the sake of detail, I'll mention that I paid $2700 from his website. I didn't consult SMR or VCP, but I generally believe this price wasn't that bad relatively speaking. It's a very nice 3.5 with no stains or creases. I might have been influenced by the run-up of significantly nicer and more rare T3s in REA, but I am still satisfied with the card and price paid. Who knows if this is a trend or not, but the dude has a ton of overhead (8-10 employees), and you simply have to move cardboard sooner or later to pay the bills.

[ronniehatesjazz]

I think that's actually a real good price on the Matty Sam... nice pickup! I think you're right about Dean's overhead too.