Right now, where do you buy the majority of your cards?

[G1911]

Originally Posted by bmattioli

I voted other since I mainly buy and find good cards at Flea Markets of which are hit and miss but at times a very good hit..

That is awesome. I have never had any luck at flea markets, mostly I have found junk wax (which I love) for triple its value. I’m glad somebody out there is finding the good stuff

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

That is awesome. I have never had any luck at flea markets, mostly I have found junk wax (which I love) for triple its value. I’m glad somebody out there is finding the good stuff

Maybe Bruce is getting there an hour before you.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Maybe Bruce is getting there an hour before you.

Darn it, I knew I was doing something wrong here! Now whoever is getting to the antique stores first also needs to stop it…

Flea Markets, Net 54

[mrreality68]

I used to be a big eBay buyer but stopped about 4 years ago as the prices were way to high for what I was looking for. I found people bought at an Auction House and then within weeks they put on eBay for 50% or more than they just paid weeks ago.
In addition some not so happy experiences.
I used to big up a fair amount via personal sales but they has tried up last few years as more collectors are holding onto their cards so for me
Do to the types of cards and the rarity of them Auction Houses has been the big winner for me.
Although always preferred the personal sales and trades

[phillyfan24]

I don't do any any social media.

Ebay and MySlabs (which I love!) are the two primary destinations for me. I'm sure I will make deals here as well, just haven't had any luck yet. Auction Houses just aren't for me.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by phillyfan24

I don't do any any social media.

Ebay and MySlabs (which I love!) are the two primary destinations for me. I'm sure I will make deals here as well, just haven't had any luck yet. Auction Houses just aren't for me.

I have no luck on myslabs even on commodity type cards. Prices seem insane.

[Snowman]

I buy more commons for my sets on ebay but most of my better cards, and by far the majority of my total spend is with auction houses.

My take on why auction houses outperform eBay is because they make it much easier to process large transactions. I've had several $10k+ sales on eBay that fell through simply because the buyers couldn't process payments. And these weren't bums trying to shill bid, a couple of them were surgeons. I've also been affected as a buyer on a couple of high end cards that eBay didn't allow me to bid on (they decided for me that I was "spending too much too fast" and said they were trying to protect me against myself, despite the fact that I had paid for every card I ever bought and my account was in good standing with 100% feedback. Yes, that actually happened. I missed out on a really nice 51 Bowman Mantle because of it, and the seller likely missed out on at least a few thousand dollars. These sorts of challenges aren't an issue with the auction houses. They offer numerous ways to pay and a much longer time window that allows you to move money around from one account to another. Also, I think having one big auction that lasts for a month or so instead of just 7 days is a huge benefit as well, because the most important variable in how much an item sells for is the number of eyes that see it. And too many good listings pass through ebay without the right buyers ever even finding it because they were too busy to check for it in that 7 day window.

[Casey2296]

Auction houses, Net54, private sales, very occasionally EBay.