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01-20-2007, 08:18 AM

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Posted By: Anonymous

My take on buying large lots from a major auction house is that you will, most likely, be overpaying for the cards. The large auction houses get a different group of people bidding on their auctions as opposed to ebay auctions. I believe a substantial group of collectors with deep pockets would rather pay extra for their cards from these auction houses than scour ebay for the same cards.

Next time Mastro has a group of 100 T206 cards or so, check the final price with the hammer. Then estimate what you would pay individually for each card, including shipping, if you bought it on ebay. I am willing to wager that the Mastro price exceeds the total individual ebay prices.

Just my thoughts.

Cy

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