myslabs.com?

[gunboat82]

I love the concept and interface, but the marketing and site traffic are abysmal. I've been astonished by the number of cards I've sold on eBay for hundreds more than the price I listed on MySlabs.

One guy who messaged me on eBay saw my $2900 listing on MySlabs, but said he wasn't familiar enough with the site to trust it, so he wanted to purchase it on eBay. His eBay price after tax and shipping was about $3625. It's just one anecdote, but it speaks volumes about how much extra people are willing to spend to avoid uncertainty.

[Leon]

That's interesting. For that kind of difference I would opt to take a bit of a chance, if it's only a bit of a chance. I haven't ever looked at myslabs.... Just the name isn't doing it for me. How about "My Cards" or something other than Slabs?

Originally Posted by gunboat82

I love the concept and interface, but the marketing and site traffic are abysmal. I've been astonished by the number of cards I've sold on eBay for hundreds more than the price I listed on MySlabs.

One guy who messaged me on eBay saw my $2900 listing on MySlabs, but said he wasn't familiar enough with the site to trust it, so he wanted to purchase it on eBay. His eBay price after tax and shipping was about $3625. It's just one anecdote, but it speaks volumes about how much extra people are willing to spend to avoid uncertainty.

[gunboat82]

Originally Posted by Leon

That's interesting. For that kind of difference I would opt to take a bit of a chance, if it's only a bit of a chance. I haven't ever looked at myslabs.... Just the name isn't doing it for me. How about "My Cards" or something other than Slabs?

I think you're on to something there. When I first heard about MySlabs, I steered clear because I assumed it would cater only to the modern break-and-flip crowd.

I only checked it out because I was searching for an obscure card and had exhausted every other option. I was immediately impressed with the site's search function, but it's hard to position yourself as an eBay alternative if you don't bother with marketing.

[Svabinsky78]

It is definitely light on prewar but you can still find some beauties for a relative bargain

[davidrundlett098]

Originally Posted by gunboat82

I love the concept and interface, but the marketing and site traffic are abysmal. I've been astonished by the number of cards I've sold on eBay for hundreds more than the price I listed on MySlabs.



One guy who messaged me on eBay saw my $2900 listing on MySlabs, but said he wasn't familiar enough with the site to trust it, so he wanted to purchase it on eBay. His eBay price after tax and shipping was about $3625. It's just one anecdote, but it speaks volumes about how much extra people are willing to spend to avoid uncertainty.

Yeah you making a point