Is this really a buyer’s market?

[packs]

I’m not sure it’s the state of the market that has sapped eBay of quality items. There was a large consignment shop on eBay trading a huge amount of cards. They created their own marketplace and took the inventory off eBay.

I do agree there is less pre-war material on eBay now. Again I don’t know that it’s the market but I was used to seeing stuff like Cobb T206s up for auction pretty regularly. They seem to trickle out now. Most of the good stuff is locked away in BIN purgatory.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by packs

I’m not sure it’s the state of the market that has sapped eBay of quality items. There was a large consignment shop on eBay trading a huge amount of cards. They created their own marketplace and took the inventory off eBay.

I do agree there is less pre-war material on eBay now. Again I don’t know that it’s the market but I was used to seeing stuff like Cobb T206s up for auction pretty regularly. They seem to trickle out now. Most of the good stuff is locked away in BIN purgatory.

Yes but a lot of those consignments moved to Probstein. Not sure how much to attribute to PWCC .

[Republicaninmass]

How many items have you been watching that flew under the radar? My guess is probably less than 1%. Great many eyeballs watching every venue. Still a sellers market. You think the Baltimore ruth would come out in a down market? This marlet is akin to ipos during the tech run up. People buying anything and everything on hype, or fomo prices will increase.

[packs]

A lot of AH’s have adopted the weekly auction too. That must be eating into what might have been eBay inventory in the past.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Good point regarding the weekly/monthly auctions at AH’s these days.

The hassle with the auction houses, I’m looking for a 1961 Fleer Oscar Robertson for under $1K, the best eye appeal example that I can find. First, I have to go to my AH list and search REA, then search Heritage, then Memory Lane, etc. endlessly. I would expect that very few would have one of these in their auction. If they do, every auction ends on different weeks/months, etc. With ebay, I can jump on there and buy one BIN in five minutes. So, the AH hassle seems real to me. Believe me, I did the stay up all night thing to bid on AH items countless times over the years until a massive heart attack eventually. While I certainly do not blame that as the main reason why this happened to me, I’m sure all of the sleepless nights certainly weren’t a plus for my long-term health.

[HistoricNewspapers]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Good point regarding the weekly/monthly auctions at AH’s these days.

The hassle with the auction houses, I’m looking for a 1961 Fleer Oscar Robertson for under $1K, the best eye appeal example that I can find. First, I have to go to my AH list and search REA, then search Heritage, then Memory Lane, etc. endlessly. I would expect that very few would have one of these in their auction. If they do, every auction ends on different weeks/months, etc. With ebay, I can jump on there and buy one BIN in five minutes. So, the AH hassle seems real to me. Believe me, I did the stay up all night thing to bid on AH items countless times over the years until a massive heart attack eventually. While I certainly do not blame that as the main reason why this happened to me, I’m sure all of the sleepless nights certainly weren’t a plus for my long-term health.

One of the reasons dealers will mark up a card's price and hold steady because they did all that work for you.

[Jewish-collector]

Travis - Hell of a 1961 Fleer set !!! Rakosi would be proud of you.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by packs

A lot of AH’s have adopted the weekly auction too. That must be eating into what might have been eBay inventory in the past.

This is a great point. I don’t sell on eBay (when I sell, it’s private or I consign to an auction house), but my understanding is that eBay has made it very difficult and expensive for sellers, such that for an extra few percentage points it’s just easier to send to an AH and know you will get paid, not disputed, nor have to worry about mail, etc. So I bet eBay has lost sellers to the weekly and other auctions