BST Flippers

[frankbmd]

Back to the original premise.

This happened to me on a recent sale. Two weeks after the sale, the card was listed in a Sterling Auction. I considered buying the card back for less than I sold it for.

And in fact the card sold the second time for less than I received in the initial sale.

So I guess I did okay. The odd part was that when I inquired about the listing in Sterling, the original buyer claimed that his collecting focus had changed. Plausible deniability I suppose, but the timing is still suspect.

[NiceDocter]

Seller.... Im selling this because my collecting interests have changed.
Me..... I will take it!
Seller..... Okay I will ship it as soon as it arrives from the auction house where I just bought it!!!! ( Wow your collecting interests sure changed quickly!!!)

[Snapolit1]

I guess the bottom line is if you buy something on BST and offer up a song and dance about how its your dream card you've been searching the 4 corners of the globe for, can't believe this is really available, and, hell, appreciate a nice discount among friends, its really not cool to put it up for sale next month. Gaming the system. No one's "collecting interests" change that fast.

Other than representations like that, you are free to buy a card and save it, burn it, put it in some one's vault, or list if for immediate sale, just like any other buyer.

[RCFire82]

Purchased a 14-card t206 lot not long ago on B-S-T. So as not to burn any bridges, made it known to the seller I only needed a few of the cards for my set-build and would be relisting the rest. He said he was cool with it. Could be wrong, but I feel like honesty has the potential to go a long way, even if it is, "hey, I'm probably going to try and resale this thing."

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

I've probably said this before, but unless you are using a sob story (anything from "My hamster died and he wanted me to have this card" to "I need it for my set and have been looking for 742 years") I don't really care what you do with a card that I sell privately. I got a price I was happy with, godspeed.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I've probably said this before, but unless you are using a sob story (anything from "My hamster died and he wanted me to have this card" to "I need it for my set and have been looking for 742 years") I don't really care what you do with a card that I sell privately. I got a price I was happy with, godspeed.

I am the same way and most I know feel the same way. Do what every you want with the card after you buy it, just don't lie to me to get a better price so you can instantly resell it for more.

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I am the same way and most I know feel the same way. Do what every you want with the card after you buy it, just don't lie to me to get a better price so you can instantly resell it for more.

Who has bigger tall tales, collectors or fisherman?

[JollyElm]

This one is quite similar...

566. Crock and Pull Story
Someone joyously posting a card in the new pickups thread with a story about how excited he is to finally have one and it took forever to finally pull the trigger, etc...then a few scant days go by and you see he has the card for sale in the B/S/T section.