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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Jared
Three months into the hobby, and that has quickly become the phrase that peeves me off the most. Someone who's making an offer for your card doesn't care how much you paid for it! The way I see it, cards are a lot like the stock market - if you're gonna buy/sell, understand that there is the risk of losing some money. Don't expect people to compensate for your mistakes. |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: John
Ok, point made but also expect when people tell you they paid “X” amount for a card that’s there way of saying not for sale at your current offer price regardless if you think it’s the right price or not. |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
John, I've become completely spoiled by your posts at this point which contain your artwork. Having just seen Thurston Howell III with a slabbed (but most likely trimmed) Wagner tucked in his hand has made me realize that a new rule needs to be implemented: all of your posts must contain such works of art. I will be forwarding this suggestion to Leon. |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Jared
"Also my biggest peeve after 20yrs in the hobby is the phrase…”cards are a lot like the stock market” cards are nothing like the stock market. I very rarely get to negotiate the price of Google or any other stocks I would invest in. True they have tangible worth but in the majority of the worlds eyes 100k worth of IBM stock is worth more than a 100k worth of baseball cards. Besides I seem to remember the stock market being regulated by an industry of some sort…obviously our little hobby is not." |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Jason L
specifically when the seller comes across with attitude about it. |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: barrysloate
I agree with Jason. |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: leon
When I am selling a card and someone asks what I paid for it my standard answer is "$1", now do you want it or not? I will negotiate sometimes but it doesn't matter what I pay it matters what the real market/hobby value is. Anyone that buys and sells frequently will win some and lose some. If you do it very long you better win more than you lose or you won't be playing very long. More importantly, for me, is that sometimes I can add a plumb to my collection.....regards |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Rich H
I agree 100% with Jason and Jared. |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Frank Wakefield
Leon, a dollar a card? Really?? All this time I thought you'd paid 25 cents a card. In those scans I thought that was your purchase quarter alongside the card you were buying. Golly! |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: John
Jeff, point taken all posts will have an image of some sort perhaps I should buy a weekly banner ad and place the funny picture of the week?? LOL |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: peter chao
I would say most of the time it is irrelevant to the buyer. However, if I have been dealing with a guy for a long time, I like to make sure he's making money also. So if he tells me that he paid $400 for a card then I want to pay him at least $450 so that he makes money on the deal. |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Brett
I don't see anything wrong with trying to come out even by selling a card for what you paid for it... unless its way above the market value. |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Mike Mccullough
I dont have a problem with a dealer saying that but I do have a problem with certain cheapskate customers and the constant haggling that people just love to do. Some guys will spend hours cherry picking through my vintage common boxes and then have the nerve to try work a deal on a $10 worth of commons. The common phrase is "What can ya do me for??" My response normally is,, "Would like a pat on the back with that???" So far no takers,,, thank goodness. When I was younger and someone use to ask me if I would take $5 for a $10 card I would rip it in front of them and say, "I'll take $5 now.." You ought to see the expression on peoples face when I'd do that... LOL |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Marty Pritchard
To date, I have bought and sold every card for the agreed upon price. |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
When you buy a house isn't it fair game to know what the house was previously sold for? |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Bill Todd
Jeff asked, "When you buy a house isn't it fair game to know what the house was previously sold for?" |
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"I paid x-dollars for this card"
Posted By: Fred C
Does it really matter how much a person paid for a card? Not really. The card could have been purchased a decade or two ago or it could have been purchased the previous week. Should the price paid for the card dictate the current sale price? It shouldn't. If someone is willing to pay X dollars for the card then that would be the current value of that card, regardless of how much the seller paid for the card. If the seller wants to disclose this information then thats' the sellers choice. Why bother asking how much the seller paid for it, does it increase or decrease the current sale price? |
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