auction v BIN on ebay

[botn]

Vintage cards in general seem to be selling at significantly lower price points on ebay than prices realized would indicate from other auction venues. It is a risky proposition to list your cards on ebay without a reserve or a high opening bid. So is it that there are far more BINs than in previous years or simply less auction listings due to the unimpressive final bids?

[barrysloate]

I agree with Alan that it's difficult to know what the best route is.

I do straight auctions/no reserve and get great prices, average prices, and poor ones. And it's almost impossible to predict ahead of time. Generally I don't list my best pieces on ebay, and the ones I do I just want to move out, so if I lose a few bucks on some it's not the end of the world.

[Mark]

It sounds like ebay auctions are good for buying cards, if you can find anything you want to buy.

[ChiefBenderForever]

Something I have noticed lately is a lot of auctions being ended and then relisted again. Since most of the action happens in the final 20 seconds I'm not sure what the seller is hoping to accomplish, they should just list as BIN with best offer if they are that worried about final price as they probably annoy potenial bidders who just think it will get canceled again.