Picked up my first Tolstoi...I think it's a wet sheet transfer (not sure)

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

when a seller offers a BIN with best offer option, it means he thought his BIN was too high and is willing to accept less.

Not necessarily; it may also mean that the BIN is there for someone who is desperate for the card but the best offer is there to see what kind of offers it draws.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Not necessarily; it may also mean that the BIN is there for someone who is desperate for the card but the best offer is there to see what kind of offers it draws.

Uh. Okay. But even if that were true 50% of the time, taking the BIN without seeing what offer below BIN might be accepted is giving money away half the time. Heck, even if there is no "best offer" option I have found the BIN sellers more than happy to take less than their high BINs -- frankly, they prefer to do business that way because it saves them ebay fees.

[vintagetoppsguy]

I see both points. But here is how I look at it. Even though I might have slightly overpaid, I am still happy with the purchase. Like most buyers, when I see a BIN with a Best Offer option, I usually send an offer and the seller can either accept, decline or send a counter offer. Again, this was my first Tolstoi purchase, so I had a buyers impulse to not let it get away. I would have felt bad if I would have submitted a BO and another buyer would have hit the BIN in the meantime.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

I had a buyers impulse to not let it get away. I would have felt bad if I would have submitted a BO and another buyer would have hit the BIN in the meantime.

Totally understandable. The risk of making an offer instead of taking the BIN is losing the card to someone else.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

I would have felt bad if I would have submitted a BO and another buyer would have hit the BIN in the meantime.

I've been there. Twice on eBay I've come across Cleveland Indians pennants that I really wanted within hours after they were listed. Each time they were a bit overpriced but not terribly so. Each time I submitted an offer, waited about 30 minutes, didn't receive a response, then clicked the BIN button.

I've always thought the sellers had a good laugh.