Should Some Interference Be Allowed In The BST Areas?

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by ALBB

…sold for XX, Im only asking XY

That’s a rather manly asking price.

[perezfan]

Remember... there is also a prominent BST section for memorabilia. The "interjection" argument applies more to memorabilia than cards. Most cards are cataloged and categorized with universally known manufacturers, issue dates, values, etc.

With memorabilia, problematic issues involve more than just stating comps. Issues can involve the erroneous dating of a pennant, the mis-identification of a vintage photo, the authenticity of an ad sign, a forged autograph, or the incorrect tagging of a game-used uniform.

There are dozens of other potential issues... ranging from a simple mistake, to a novice seller, to outright fraud. I see nothing wrong with correcting such listings, as long as the interjection is valid. It is beyond frustrating to watch such listings run without any ability to correct or comment, until someone gets burned.

[JustinD]

Quote:
Originally Posted by ALBB View Post
…sold for XX, Im only asking XY

Originally Posted by Eric72

That’s a rather manly asking price.

* cymbal crash *

[BRoberts]

It will be a mess.

[doug.goodman]

I'm honestly more bothered by some people saying LTB and others saying WTB than I am by people showing only higher comps. My OCD kicking in, I suppose.

Buyer beware.

Caveat emptor.

Etc.

Doug

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

I'm honestly more bothered by some people saying LTB and others saying WTB than I am by people showing only higher comps. My OCD kicking in, I suppose.

Buyer beware.

Caveat emptor.

Etc.

Doug

My vote is LTB

[glchen]

I vote: no comps allowed in BST threads. If a buyer negotiates via PM/email, then the seller can use their comps to justify the price via the private PM/email, but not in the thread. This would make the rules simple.

[brad31]

Originally Posted by glchen

I vote: no comps allowed in BST threads. If a buyer negotiates via PM/email, then the seller can use their comps to justify the price via the private PM/email, but not in the thread. This would make the rules simple.

I like this idea.

[Snapolit1]

There seems to be a pretty good consensus that "Buyer should do their homework."

I guess everyone's cool when they are ripped off and are the victim of fraud.

"Hey, that car you just bought with the representation that the odometer was never messed with. Sorry. I just signed that. It's total bullshit. Buy, hey, you're cool with that, right?"

"That seller's disclosure for the house you bought? Yeah, I sort of lied on a good deal of that. That white stuff in the basement actually is asbestos. And the roof wasn't replaced in 2007. Ooopsie!"

"That card was actually trimmed. A few AHs told me that. And no I didn't feel a need to tell you that."

[JollyElm]

This pair is relatively pertinent to the thread. You just have to switch the focus of the first one to selling rather than trading...

483. Mathematricks (or Laughtermath)
The purposeful use of only outlier data by someone trying to convince you that the card he is offering in a trade is equal to the high value card of yours he’s looking to score.

519. Fool’s Sold
Adding a new post to your own thread (that everyone is now forced to read) to declare that the card has been sold, instead of simply editing the title to reflect this fact.