National prices?

[36GoudeyMan]

if "dealer" really means "seller" or merely "displayer."

[bobbyw8469]

No offense, but $140 for a 1934 Goudey SGC 2 sounds VERY high to me!! Care to share who the card is?

[rainier2004]

The 34 goudey sgc was the greenberg. The most recent comparison was a psa 2.5 about 8 weeks ago that sold for $223. I think mine has better eye appeal as that one was o/c. NIce to include all the info.

[bobbyw8469]

Oh OK.....no, that doesn't sound bad at all then. Would love to see a scan when you return....

[brob28]

Just wondering if anyone has thoughts on whether its a good or bad time to list cards on ebay right after the National? My gut tells me it would be better to wait a few weeks as many potential buyers will have purchased what they need at the show. However after reading the posts about the high prices, I'm starting to think "normal" or auction prices will look pretty attractive after the prices. Any thoughts?

[GoldenAge50s]

"Normal" or fair/honest auctions will ALWAYS sell, National or no National!

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by brob28

Just wondering if anyone has thoughts on whether its a good or bad time to list cards on ebay right after the National? My gut tells me it would be better to wait a few weeks as many potential buyers will have purchased what they need at the show. However after reading the posts about the high prices, I'm starting to think "normal" or auction prices will look pretty attractive after the prices. Any thoughts?

Not everyone went to the national...

[quinnsryche]

I spent all day there on Friday and thought it was awful. Alot of the cards I saw can be seen daily on ebay. Ridiculously overpriced cards in terrible condition. Never spent all day at a card show and saw nothing I even considered buying.
Ignorant dealers (sick of that!) and can't tell you how many don't even know their own inventory. Example: "Hi, do you have (fill in the blank)?" Dealer: "I don't know" or Hi, how much for (fill in the blank) Dealer: "this isn't my table, come back later." Ummm... NO. Where else in this country can you go to a business and they don't know what the price is or they can't tell you what they have in stock?
And then I hear, on more than 1 occasion, "oh, this is terrible, I'm not making any money" How about: 1. Customer Service, be friendly and know your product 2. charge a reasonable price (let's start by not charging 3-5X the market value) 3. Be at your table or at least train your employees.
I really would have to be desperate to attend another National.