BST Section: Has priceless become the norm rather than the exception?

[Peter_Spaeth]

What's the issue? Either make an offer, or don't.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

What's the issue? Either make an offer, or don't.

I guess everyone wants someone else to start the bidding.

Plus we all want to reserve the right to be incensed that the other party is irrationally exuberant with their expectations around price.

[Kutcher55]

Good gosh, Peter. You always need to be the contrarian don’t you? And you’re almost always wrong as you are in this case. So annoying.

Anyway, yes a seller should price their cards and stop fishing for offers. Same for dealers. I just avoid them. Agree with the OP.

[Peter_Spaeth]

And when people do price their cards, people just bitch they're pricing them too high.

Not contrarian at all. IMO a seller can do what they want, if it doesn't work for you, move on. Don't see why they owe it to anyone to put a price if they prefer to solicit offers.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

And when people do price their cards, people just bitch they're pricing them too high.

Not contrarian at all. IMO a seller can do what they want, if it doesn't work for you, move on. Don't see why they owe it to anyone to put a price if they prefer to solicit offers.

That is true but at least you don't have to waste your time messaging them to find out they want way more than just buying it elsewhere.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bnorth

That is true but at least you don't have to waste your time messaging them to find out they want way more than just buying it elsewhere.

Nobody's making you waste your time. If you think that's the likely outcome, just move on. I am not seeing the problem, much less the moral imperative of listing a price. Then again, I'm an annoying contrarian who is almost always wrong, apparently.

[Carter08]

Sellers can do what they want but have to agree the approach strikes me as lame.

[Peter_Spaeth]

If I list a card on ebay at a prohibitive BIN but with a best offer option, isn't that essentially the same thing? Do people have some moral issue with that?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Kutcher55

Good gosh, Peter. You always need to be the contrarian don’t you? And you’re almost always wrong as you are in this case. So annoying.

Anyway, yes a seller should price their cards and stop fishing for offers. Same for dealers. I just avoid them. Agree with the OP.

Yeah that's a fair statement, always contrarian. Right dude. And I am sure in your infinite wisdom you're competent to decide who's right and wrong in matters of opinion. Give me a break.

[Touch'EmAll]

Price sticker attached, no price sticker, a high BIN price, a .99 starting bid - I figure I am willing to pay what I am willing to pay. Who knows, if you start the process yourself instead of act on a price sticker, you may get what you want for less than you thought.

Send them an offer, ask for a price and then possibly negotiate, put in your max bid and let it ride. Bottom line I am willing to pay up to a certain amount.

If you really want the card, why does it matter so much how the negotiation goes - you first, them first ? Just do it. Or, move on and walk away and pass on a card you would really like. That's ok too.

[brianp-beme]

I have four lots listed in the BST S1.00 auction section. In the description I indicated that the starting bid is $1.00. Should I have left the $1.00 starting info out of the description with the hope someone would bid with the mistaken belief that my 1962 Post Cereal card lots actually had a $100 opening bid?

Brian (always looking for response angles within a perfectly round circle)