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

[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?

[G1911]

If it is the norm as the OP says, then isn’t the OP’s opinion the one that is contrarian?

As both sides have been taken already, which opinion would render me a conformist to agree with? Which a contrarian? Is there any moral high ground available to claim?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

If it is the norm as the OP says, then isn’t the OP’s opinion the one that is contrarian?

As both sides have been taken already, which opinion would render me a conformist to agree with? Which a contrarian? Is there any moral high ground available to claim?

I think Jason has already claimed it, so no.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

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.

I have bought a lot of cards on here over the years so with sellers that have been on here for a while you can lean who messaging is a waste of time or someone that will work with you. LOL, even IF you are almost always wrong I still like you.

Originally Posted by 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?

Not really because it is just sending a number that takes a few seconds. I do not add notes or negotiate. I just send one offer and I get the card or don't.

Originally Posted by G1911

If it is the norm as the OP says, then isn’t the OP’s opinion the one that is contrarian?

As both sides have been taken already, which opinion would render me a conformist to agree with? Which a contrarian? Is there any moral high ground available to claim?

Not really just a bunch of old guys complaining.

[timn1]

I think you have arrived at the heart of the matter!

Seems to me a lot of grumbling on all sides about basically nothing....

Originally Posted by G1911

If it is the norm as the OP says, then isn’t the OP’s opinion the one that is contrarian?

As both sides have been taken already, which opinion would render me a conformist to agree with? Which a contrarian? Is there any moral high ground available to claim?

[raulus]

Originally Posted by 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?

There do seem to be plenty of complaints about this approach utilized by sellers. Not sure that it’s a moral issue so much as merely irritating.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by 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?

Moral?! I can't speak for other people, but I don't have moral issues with any kind of pricing. Any objections I might have would be some combination of economic and aesthetic.