Ebay sellers

[ALR-bishop]

If somone buys it at that price would it irk you more or less ?

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

If somone buys it at that price would it irk you more or less ?

Probably more. Because I think the price that the hammer landed on at heritage or LOTG or Memory Lane after a three week auction with 1000s of eyes on it is a much more accurate market indicator than one outlier sale of one potentially uninformed guy.

[Shankweather]

It irks me because we're often talking about extremely limited items, things you may not see for sale again for years. If someone wants it bad enough they might give up 4500 for it (or offer 3500 or whatever). But that doesn't make it right. Good for business maybe but bad for the hobby in the long run.

[Rhotchkiss]

What is the card?

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

What is the card?

Debated posting the card but I decided against it. Nothing unlawful about what the guy is doing. I may find it a bit excessive but that's my opinion. And secondly at the end of the day I know nothing about the seller. Maybe he's about to lose his house or his wife is sick or he is in dire straits. Who knows.

I will brood in the corner silently.

[Rhotchkiss]

Anyway, I see it all the time. Cards (that I would like to own) posted on eBay for either way more than they are worth or way more than the exact card just sold for on eBay or at some AH. Reality is, for me, eBay has become less and less of a viable purchasing option, and almost all of my acquisitions come from auction houses or through people on this and other boards/forums. That said, it totally sucks when a card you want is offered at a silly price; and it’s inifinately worse when you just passed on that same exact card for one reason or another and now some egghead thinks they are going to get 2-3x more.

[Snapolit1]

Agree. Once in a blue moon something will appear on eBay I really need and it’s priced competitively and I grab it. Otherwise I roll the dice with auction houses. Factor in the vig and watch the process play out.

[scooter729]

I saw a card on a BIN for over a year on eBay at $1,000, which I watched but thought it was a bit high. It sold a month ago, then just reappeared on eBay last week at $3,000.

Same thing - you're free to do what you want with your card, but when it didn't sell at $1K for a year, why think you can flip it at such a major profit??