Question for EBay sellers! Does this ever work???

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by BleedinBlue

The problem with this analysis for most of the cards I buy is they are not unique cards. They are a commodity and this is the situation that I am amused with. If a card is available from multiple sellers in the same grade and sells for roughly the same price either in an auction or a BIN format, what is the point in selling for double or triple any reported sales? The only thing I can think of is they are trolling for the uninformed buyer. They exist but are getting harder and harder to find.

Brian, I wonder the same thing. My guess is that they either don't realize it, or they think the other example is priced way low and they are hoping it sells so that theirs might eventually. But I will stick with my thought that it's a bad business model to try to gouge one person one time - much better to make a fair profit and have returning customers. At a nickel per 30 days, it's not costly for a seller to attempt the former.