BST Flippers

[Fred]

Originally Posted by glynparson

Are you going to pay my bills why I wait for some arbitrary bs time frame to pass. When did collectors become so entitled? Don’t want to see your item up for resale so quick don’t ask a price that leaves meat on the bone.

Entitled - No. A collector/hobbyist - Yes. Do you believe waiting a week is going to solve someone's problems with paying bills? That's really insightful.

[rhettyeakley]

I don't get too annoyed by it, it is theirs to do with what they want.

I do get upset when someone gets you to sell something either cheaper or something you weren't really looking to sell because they had been "looking for the card forever" or it is their "dream card" to then see it a few days/weeks later for sale. That will tick me off.

[frankbmd]

This thread is basically the reason why I do not post the actual sold for price in my listing. I try to price high enough to not only satisfy myself, but also to discourage flippers. I am never selling out of need to sell, at least not yet.

But past experience with a buyer matters when it comes to discounts.

For me $NOT SOLD is okay, and so is $OLD.

For clarity here, I do not sell snot.

If nothing sells in a lot, I may offer a discount as a percentage reduction without changing the asking price.

I am not a fan of sequential price reductions to bump a BST listing that is initially listed well above market value.

I do not assume any responsibility for not following any of the rules or preferences above.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

For clarity here, I do not sell snot

Just to be clear, what is the going rate for snot from a retired Obgyn living in Palm Springs?

[Bpm0014]

Net54 needs to institute a rule.

Once you purchase a card, you must hold onto it for a minimum of 5 years.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Just to be clear, what is the going rate for snot from a retired Obgyn living in Palm Springs?

I’ve done some deliveries but I’m not an ObGyn.

I do not live in Palm Springs but I’ve been there.

I am retired though and I am living.

That said I would say $7.00/shot.

That price was determined by a snowman algorithm regressed to the mean and differentiated to account for viscosity variations, before multiplying by pi and dividing by the lowest common denominator of 2562 and 7833.

I can also reassure you that a Koufax curve ball does not drop faster than a sine wave.

Oh and I do have an Ivy League degree in Mathematics. There was no one in our program who knew Snowman.

[youguysplayingcards?]

I sell infrequently but have always set what I thought was a fair price and stuck to it. I hope you make money if you are flipping it, as maybe you come back and buy more. I have never done the “friends” discount where an item has different prices depending on our perceived level of friendship.

When I buy I stick to the same thing. I don’t ask for friendship discounts and will payup if I need a particular item.

Handling it this way I have never had hurt feelings on the friend discount topic or getting mad if someone made money off buying from me.

My two cents.

[conor912]

Something tells me a lot of flippers will be going by the wayside once they start hearing from the IRS next year.

[SAllen2556]

Would it be considered rude or against the unwritten rules to state when selling, "No dealers please". Nothing personal, but people who buy a card and flip it for a quick profit kinda piss me off, and it would really piss me off if it was my card. And yes, I know it's wrong to feel that way, but all dealers do is help to jack up prices.

[Snapolit1]

Good comments.

Like someone said, there are a lot of reasons why people sell. Sometimes I buy a bit too much and feel like I need to sell to balance the scales a little. Sometimes I have my heart set on something and then something else comes along and I want more and all of a sudden would like some collecting cash on hand. Can be a lot of reasons.

People can sell anything they want. I get it. I guess there is a part of me that thinks "Yeah, I could have sold at an AH for $1000 too with a little more effort . . . . but I sold it someone here for $600 because I was trying to do a good thing for a fellow collector and not milk them to the last drop."

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Good comments.

Like someone said, there are a lot of reasons why people sell. Sometimes I buy a bit too much and feel like I need to sell to balance the scales a little. Sometimes I have my heart set on something and then something else comes along and I want more and all of a sudden would like some collecting cash on hand. Can be a lot of reasons.

People can sell anything they want. I get it. I guess there is a part of me that thinks :Yeah, I could have sold at an AH for $1000 too with a little more effort . . . . but I sold it someone here for $600 because I was trying to do a good thing for a fellow collector and not milk them to the last drop."

No good deed goes unpunished, as they say.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

Would it be considered rude or against the unwritten rules to state when selling, "No dealers please". Nothing personal, but people who buy a card and flip it for a quick profit kinda piss me off, and it would really piss me off if it was my card. And yes, I know it's wrong to feel that way, but all dealers do is help to jack up prices.

Dealers don't determine prices though. Buyers do.

If you want to sell something for below market to a fellow collector as a kind gesture, I think it's on you to ask the right questions first before selling it to someone. It's a kind gesture and I certainly see the value in it, but you would be wise to recognize that this is a free market we all swim in, and if you just post some random card for half of what it's worth and let anyone buy it, no questions asked, you're effectively throwing meat out to the wolves. Whenever I "pay it forward", I always make sure I either know the buyer already or at least sniff them out first.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Dealers don't determine prices though. Buyers do.

If you want to sell something for below market to a fellow collector as a kind gesture, I think it's on you to ask the right questions first before selling it to someone. It's a kind gesture and I certainly see the value in it, but you would be wise to recognize that this is a free market we all swim in, and if you just post some random card for half of what it's worth and let anyone buy it, no questions asked, you're effectively throwing meat out to the wolves. Whenever I "pay it forward", I always make sure I either know the buyer already or at least sniff them out first.

And all potential buyers always tell the truth when sniffed, but are the wolves honest.

[parkplace33]

I never use the “it’s for my personal collection” when trying to get a card. If I want the card, I just get the card, no explanation needed.

Just remember, a lot of card collectors tell taller tales than fisherman.

[Arazi4442]

I guess it depends on how you view the N54 BST. Is it a marketplace or is it a forum for like minded collectors to get together and exchange cards, memorabilia, etc. I would like to think it’s the second but with so much money in the hobby now, that’s probably naive to wish for. The answer to all your questions is 💰