Don't be mad, he outbids many each month. He doesnt always win but he sure bids alot. A quick search shows 3257 bids the last 30 days and 716 auctions won.
Larry Mayer out of California. Notorious for low balling tons of cards on eBay. He does so to stock his inventory at members.aol.com/bbcards4u. While he bids agressively for certain sets, most of the time if he outbids you, you're not bidding near market. He is a great guy to deal with.
Ditto what spacktrack said - if you're losing regularly to Louis, you're bidding too low. I know that sounds obvious, but Louis rarely overbids a card - if he's the underbidder to a card you've won, then you probably got a good deal. He has become a bit more agressive lately, but he sets his sights and moves on. He's a good guy; excellent seller and great service.
Mark (amerbbcards)
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
He has bought a few cards from me on ebay, and I think I have bought a few from him. He has always paid very promptly, and when I bought from him shipped cards out extremely fast. He is a top notch person that you should always be happy to do business with (unlike some on ebay).
Great guy to deal with, whether buying or selling. He had a reputation for bidding low all the time, but over the last year I've seen a lot of his bids that were at very strong prices.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
<< <i>A quick search shows 3257 bids the last 30 days and 716 auctions won. >>
He's winning the auctions he bids on at a rate of 22%. I used to think he was a low-ball bidder, but 22% is rather high. My rate is probably around that too, and I don't consider myself a low-ball bidder.
I've won a few from him in the past, and on all they were shipped promptly and securely. Also, Imo I gotta a deal on everyone of them(I am a notorious lowballer).
Collecting; Mark Mulder rookies Chipper Jones rookies Orlando Cabrera rookies Lawrence Taylor Sam Huff Lavar Arrington NY Giants NY Yankees NJ Nets NJ Devils 1950s-1960s Topps NY Giants Team cards
<< <i>Larry Mayer out of California. Notorious for low balling tons of cards on eBay. He does so to stock his inventory at members.aol.com/bbcards4u. While he bids agressively for certain sets, most of the time if he outbids you, you're not bidding near market. He is a great guy to deal with. >>
There seems to be an increasing number of sets and/or player cards for which Larry is comfortable setting the market, as opposed to simply buying at the bottom of the market.
I am actively buying MIKE SCHMIDT gem mint baseball cards. Also looking for any 19th century cabinets of Philadephia Nationals. Please PM with additional details.
<< <i>Great guy to deal with, whether buying or selling. He had a reputation for bidding low all the time, but over the last year I've seen a lot of his bids that were at very strong prices. >>
I have noticed that too. Larry has got to know the market as well as most and if he is bidding stronger, that sounds like a good thing for the hobby. Btw, I agree, he's a great guy to deal with.
<< <i> There seems to be an increasing number of sets and/or player cards for which Larry is comfortable setting the market, as opposed to simply buying at the bottom of the market. >>
Very true--a few that come to mind are 55 Bowman (recently in PSA 9s) and 1976 Topps.
If some of you are missing out to Larry's bids, he also does trades. Check out his sight members.aol.com/bbcards4u & let him know what you have available. He will do his best to work something out so both parties benefit. I have traded with him a couple of times & have been happy with the outcome.
<< <i>If some of you are missing out to Larry's bids, he also does trades. Check out his sight members.aol.com/bbcards4u & let him know what you have available. He will do his best to work something out so both parties benefit. I have traded with him a couple of times & have been happy with the outcome. TB >>
TB - glad you had better luck than I did! All I heard was how his cards were super-duper popular, and mine were easily replacable ;-) So I just ended up consigning mine.
~ms
I am actively buying MIKE SCHMIDT gem mint baseball cards. Also looking for any 19th century cabinets of Philadephia Nationals. Please PM with additional details.
Marc, he has this bizarre way of figuring out cards values. Pop's, SMR, where the moon is, theory of realitivity, etc.... If you can get by it, the deal usually benefits both parties. Took me one time of being frustrated but in the end, 2 trades were made. So he gets the thumbs up. Try the deal from a different angle.
Thanks for all your responses. Although I don't tend to overbid, I wasn't thinking I low ball all that much. In many cases I felt I was making respectable bids and lmayer was the one who consistently would outbid me. Appears to be a fine fellow and a credit to the hobby.
And thanks for putting Larry onto my radar. He was previously unknown to me. I checked out his site and he had a couple of cards I wanted so I've arranged today to pick them up from him.
<< <i>bottom feeder??? NO WAY!!!..............................Bottom feeders do not collect vintage sets in PSA 9!! >>
He might be buying vintage cards in PSA 9 condition only to list them on his website and then resell them at a higher price. So collect might not be the right word.
I agree, Larry is great to deal with. He seems to bid strong on PSA 9s but very patient and conservative on PSA 8s. At least that's what I see in the 1960 Topps market. Since I rarely go after 9s, I feel I got a great deal if Larry is just below me on the bidding.
<< <i>bottom feeder??? NO WAY!!!..............................Bottom feeders do not collect vintage sets in PSA 9!! >>
He might be buying vintage cards in PSA 9 condition only to list them on his website and then resell them at a higher price. So collect might not be the right word. >>
He prices his PSA 9s and PSA 10s on his website WAY above board. He keeps adding cards to his registered 1972 set.....rather then taking cards away......................................
.....hence, I believe, at heart ,he is a collector but if the right price comes along he will sell.
Collector of:Baseball 1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better
Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete - Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete
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"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
<< <i>A quick search shows 3257 bids the last 30 days and 716 auctions won. >>
He's winning the auctions he bids on at a rate of 22%. I used to think he was a low-ball bidder, but 22% is rather high. My rate is probably around that too, and I don't consider myself a low-ball bidder.
Also he has a ton of sets registered on the PSA Registry under BBCards4U
Mark Mulder rookies
Chipper Jones rookies
Orlando Cabrera rookies
Lawrence Taylor
Sam Huff
Lavar Arrington
NY Giants
NY Yankees
NJ Nets
NJ Devils
1950s-1960s Topps NY Giants Team cards
Looking for Topps rookies as well.
References:
GregM13
VintageJeff
<< <i>Larry Mayer out of California. Notorious for low balling tons of cards on eBay. He does so to stock his inventory at members.aol.com/bbcards4u. While he bids agressively for certain sets, most of the time if he outbids you, you're not bidding near market. He is a great guy to deal with. >>
There seems to be an increasing number of sets and/or player cards for which Larry is comfortable setting the market, as opposed to simply buying at the bottom of the market.
I have bid against him a number of times, I must be a blue light special shopper.
I have also purchased items from Larry, an asset to the sports card business without a doubt,
one of the good guys.
Doug
45% complete.
<< <i>Great guy to deal with, whether buying or selling. He had a reputation for bidding low all the time, but over the last year I've seen a lot of his bids that were at very strong prices. >>
I have noticed that too. Larry has got to know the market as well as most and if he is bidding stronger, that sounds like a good thing for the hobby. Btw, I agree, he's a great guy to deal with.
My ebay listings
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There seems to be an increasing number of sets and/or player cards for which Larry is comfortable setting the market, as opposed to simply buying at the bottom of the market. >>
Very true--a few that come to mind are 55 Bowman (recently in PSA 9s) and 1976 Topps.
TB
Be good my brothers.
<< <i>If some of you are missing out to Larry's bids, he also does trades. Check out his sight members.aol.com/bbcards4u & let him know what you have available. He will do his best to work something out so both parties benefit. I have traded with him a couple of times & have been happy with the outcome.
TB >>
TB - glad you had better luck than I did! All I heard was how his cards were super-duper popular, and mine were easily replacable ;-) So I just ended up consigning mine.
~ms
Be good my brothers.
1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better
Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition
Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete
<< <i>bottom feeder??? NO WAY!!!..............................Bottom feeders do not collect vintage sets in PSA 9!! >>
He might be buying vintage cards in PSA 9 condition only to list them on his website and then resell them at a higher price. So collect might not be the right word.
DJJ
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<< <i>bottom feeder??? NO WAY!!!..............................Bottom feeders do not collect vintage sets in PSA 9!! >>
He might be buying vintage cards in PSA 9 condition only to list them on his website and then resell them at a higher price. So collect might not be the right word. >>
He prices his PSA 9s and PSA 10s on his website WAY above board. He keeps adding cards to his registered 1972 set.....rather then taking cards away......................................
.....hence, I believe, at heart ,he is a collector but if the right price comes along he will sell.
1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better
Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition
Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete