Festivus - Airing of Grievances

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

Along the same lines are emails "Having reviewed your bidding history we believe the following lots may be of interest to you." and half the items listed are either modern basketball or Pokémon cards. If you are going to state items are based on things I've bid on in the past, make sure I have actually bid on similar items previously.

I know, right? it's like the stock pimps from boiler rooms who cold-call my office and claim we spoke about an incredible investment last month. If you are gonna hassle me at least don't insult my intelligence.

[LeftHandedDane]

1. "Set Breaks" that have 5 cards listed.
2. Increasingly clever ways to try to hide the fact that a card is a reprint - making me have to view the listing directly rather than exclude from the search.
3. Opening bid prices on auctions that are so high they never receive a bid and just keep getting relisted. I swear there are some cards that have been listed this way since 2015!
4. Failing to provide back scans.
5. Ebay eliminating the distinction between baseball, football, basketball, etc cards.
6. Getting a "Your payment is due, your purchase is going to be cancelled" e-mail 2 hours after winning an auction.

I could go on, but I will stop. Phew, it does feel good to vent!

[Yoda]

We are in a bubble. The market for modern basketball is overbought with lots of fresh Jordon RC's hitting the market as PSA finally clears the backlog. Mike Trouts base RC retreated as he was out for a good part of the year with injury. I still think pre-war is the place to be simply because of a much smaller potential inventory.
And speaking of card prices, I wonder how Charlie Brown's favorite player/card fared in 2021. I know he is Joe W. but I can never remember his full name.

[jingram058]

That many MJ rookie cards should make you wonder how many are elaborate fakes. Modern cards are MUCH easier to fake than 1950s on back. You just can't fake old card stock and printing techniques. Just look at how many old-time fakes have been outed right here on this forum. But the question is, did they really print that many MJ RCs? If so, why are they so over the top in value?

[Yastrzemski Sports]

Originally Posted by jingram058

That many MJ rookie cards should make you wonder how many are elaborate fakes. Modern cards are MUCH easier to fake than 1950s on back. You just can't fake old card stock and printing techniques. Just look at how many old-time fakes have been outed right here on this forum. But the question is, did they really print that many MJ RCs? If so, why are they so over the top in value?

Sure. Small set so every box would get 3 - 4 cards and 3 stickers. Look at a Beckett from 1986. You could buy a set for $9.99 and a box for $16.99 - and no one wanted them. Too busy chasing that Canseco rookie.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Yastrzemski Sports

Sure. Small set so every box would get 3 - 4 cards and 3 stickers. Look at a Beckett from 1986. You could buy a set for $9.99 and a box for $16.99 - and no one wanted them. Too busy chasing that Canseco rookie.

Ugh, don't remind me. I remember going go a show in 1987 where a dealer had an entire table of 1986 Fleer basketball and all I could think was "worthless crap" as I passed by. A hundred bucks applied that day and I would be retired today.

[egri]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Ugh, don't remind me. I remember going go a show in 1987 where a dealer had an entire table of 1986 Fleer basketball and all I could think was "worthless crap" as I passed by. A hundred bucks applied that day and I would be retired today.

If it makes you feel any better Adam, in early 2015 one of my professors told my class about Amazon's new cloud service and how it was going to put them head and shoulders above the competition. At the time, Amazon was trading in the low $300s. I figured they were a used book seller that had been walloped by the dot-com bubble and were all hat and no cattle. They closed yesterday at over $3,300.