Make an Offer, Why?

[glchen]

I don't know why people rip others on this board for anything else than perfect customer service. It's no big deal; they're just baseball cards. People who sell cards want to get the highest price possible for their cards, and people who buy cards want to get the lowest price. It's all human nature. So Scott didn't reply in the best manner or return scans promptly. As he said, it's just a hobby for him, and he has a life outside baseball cards. He can sell his cards to anyone he wants, whenever he wants. If what he does causes him to get lower prices than what's ideal, that's his business. I've never bought or sold cards to Scott, but he seems pretty reputable in the boards. I don't think he deserves to be ripped like this. The Old Mill incident, so what, he and his dad thought that the shade was slightly different. Other people didn't agree with him. I don't think he was trying to scam people. It was just a difference of opinion. Geez. For myself, another board member, Tony Quinn, asked me about scans and pricing for some of my cards I had on BST eons ago. I got really busy and never got back to him (even to this day). It's been so long since then, I just ended up listing these cards on ebay. I hope that he doesn't start a thread ripping me for my poor customer service on BST. (*Sorry, Tony, didn't mean to bring you into this.*)

[sportscardpete]

Understand your frustration, but don't really see a need to "vent" over someone who is hesitant to sell a card. If he jipped you or something than yeah, you should warn everyone. But publicly calling him out for not selling you a card is a bit over the top, even if he kept raising prices (or whatever happened).

[Robextend]

No dog in this fight, but I have dealt with Scott many times and I have had nothing but good experiences.

[bosoxphan]

sounds like he was getting better offers than yours. you expect him to take less?

[quinnsryche]

Originally Posted by glchen

I don't know why people rip others on this board for anything else than perfect customer service. It's no big deal; they're just baseball cards. People who sell cards want to get the highest price possible for their cards, and people who buy cards want to get the lowest price. It's all human nature. So Scott didn't reply in the best manner or return scans promptly. As he said, it's just a hobby for him, and he has a life outside baseball cards. He can sell his cards to anyone he wants, whenever he wants. If what he does causes him to get lower prices than what's ideal, that's his business. I've never bought or sold cards to Scott, but he seems pretty reputable in the boards. I don't think he deserves to be ripped like this. The Old Mill incident, so what, he and his dad thought that the shade was slightly different. Other people didn't agree with him. I don't think he was trying to scam people. It was just a difference of opinion. Geez. For myself, another board member, Tony Quinn, asked me about scans and pricing for some of my cards I had on BST eons ago. I got really busy and never got back to him (even to this day). It's been so long since then, I just ended up listing these cards on ebay. I hope that he doesn't start a thread ripping me for my poor customer service on BST. (*Sorry, Tony, didn't mean to bring you into this.*)

No biggie Gary, we made some good deals and a couple others fell through. No hard feelings. Like you said, it's just cards. There are more cards than I have money for and plenty go by the wayside all the time. I would never lose sleep over a missed/botched/forgotten deal. I'd rather have good dealings with good people than a card any day. Unless someone has taken your money in a criminal manner, I'm with Gary, let's stop using this board to rip others just because you didn't get what you wanted.
Elvis Costello said it best: "Peace, Love and Understanding"

[Kenny Cole]

I don't have a dog in this fight, but my personal position is that I will always pass on a "make me an offer" post from a seller. Maybe that works for others. It has never worked for me. If I have a number I can see and work off of, even if I think its high, that's fine. If the seller doesn't seem to know what he/she wants for the card, then I think they need to get that figured out and not depend on me to inform them what their card might be worth. My $.02.

[benchod]

Agree with what Kenny wrote above.
Also a set up to get in a protracted waiting game while better offers are being solicited

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by benchod

Agree with what Kenny wrote above.

Also agree with Kenny's comments.

[ullmandds]

I ALSO...agree w/Kenny!

[DixieBaseball]

Guys - I get your point on not making offers if a seller is soliciting offers, but isn't that the seller's right to do so if he wants just as it is your right to not make an offer if you want ? I understand your side, but I see the other side of this as well. I typically put a price when I sell on BST, but recently I won an oddball lot with about 20 cards, and about half of them I knew nothing about, so I solicited offers and got plenty of eager offers and I actually accepted the first offer on almost all of them. This may be the exception, but there is another side. "Put yourself in someone else's shoes" and typically you can see the other side of things. My 2 cents -

[Ladder7]

The odds aren't great of course. But I've rec'd low offers and sold at a sizeable loss at times. Also, Ive scored great bargains here on occasion. Never know, unless you try. Sometimes I get no replies and sometimes I neglect to reply, no sweat. It ain't the freakin prom.

This is a game. Buyers shouldn't take rejected or snubbed offers personally. Seller receiving low-ball offers, likewise. Don't let the chickensh!t eat at you. Besides, I think we're men?

As far as the OP's post, surprising... Too bad it had to be dragged out here. The target could have easily been many of us.

While Im at it. To those Ive snubbed or will be snubbed in the future, my apologies

Go Sox,
Steve