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Posted By: boxingcardman

Cobby: I didn't know there's an auto-decline function. Cool. I'll have to check that out.

Eric: I think perhaps where I differ most from other views here is over the idea that telling me what I paid for the card is a negotiation point. When I sell I really don't care why the buyer wants the card, who it is for, what he plans to do with it, whether it finishes a set, etc. It will not affect my price. I know what I paid for it and I know what I will take to sell it. Anyone who thinks that the vast majority of sellers will be cowed by a recital of what they paid for the card is just kidding themselves. Similarly, when I buy a card I do not begrudge the seller his profit as long as I feel I got a good deal. And I'm not just saying that. A few years ago I watched a seller buy a $3K+ card from a walk-up for $250. I offered him $1,500 on the spot, which he refused, and later I bought the card for $2,500, which was a fair price on a very scarce card.

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