Sometimes it's better to list it as a BIN instead of auction.
Goldenage
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This sold today for $587 US in a listing that ended in the afternoon.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-O-Pee-Chee-Hockey-wax-pack-PSA-9-Mint-Mario-Lemieux-rookie-year-/294056303106?hash=item44771f1a02:g:~EQAAOSwbdxgSPl8&nma=true&si=vQBgCXNG3Y%2B7Of4yfuM2tBmSGac%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
These packs have been selling for $900+ consistently for the past two months.
Here is one that sold just two days ago. Both the seller of today's pack and the seller two days ago are good sellers.
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I sell nearly everything BIN. I don't care if I get absolute top dollar. I care if I get what I think is a fair price. So I'd rather just set what I'd be happy with, sell it, and be happy.
Sure, I probably leave a little on the table. But it also gets me around this scenario - where something sells way under.
A benefit of selling BIN is that potential buyers may not want to miss out on an opportunity so they will hit the BIN. One can always list at a high BIN and then reduce if the item doesn't sell.
The idea that Probstein gets more than “regular” sellers (by auctioning) is no longer ringing true with me either. Whenever I am considering buying a card I like to look at past sales, and I can’t tell you how many times the card sold cheaply from Probstein only to be relisted at a much higher BIN.
bin, no obo, immediate payment req'd, free shipping, 14 day return, buyer pays return shipping.
my preferred way to go. less messages, zero waiting around to get paid, lesser probability of being returned, get exactly what ya want for the item.
I don't sell much but find auctions seem to sell for less.
I'm BIN only now
1948-76 Topps FB Sets
FB & BB HOF Player sets
1948-1993 NY Yankee Team Sets
The cheaper pack was sold with a hole in it...... Plus it was a Canadian sale, so not sure how that usually works out comp-wise.... it should, but peeps are weird sometimes.
I haven't run an ebay auction in 20 years. i always do BIN and I always get what I want for a price. it may just take longer
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.