Buy it now prices for vintage baseball cards...

dizzyfoxx

... so many seem so ridiculously high priced and none seem to sell. What am I missing here? Are these cards just part of these seller's permanent collections with no real intention of selling them?

craigger

i agree with what you see...why not also allow Best Offers? So many cards are listed at SMR value or over....

cravetopps

this topic came up a while back and someone said that if you sell a couple of these cards at these inflated prices, it more than compensates for the listing fee. I suppose there are those of us who absolutely must have a card and will pay a premium to complete a set or something like that. And, there are probably some folks who don't really care and have money to burn. But, if they really wanted to sell the cards, one would think the prices would be more realistic and for the most part, they are absurdly high.

storm888

Many sellers simply set their prices based upon what
they will be satisfied with. If bargain-hunting buyers
do not see prices that appeal to them, they are free
to move on.

In general - on most items - the BO option is a waste
of sellers' time. It largely generates lowball offers.

Sellers who are not forced by economic need to sell
their items, are wise to set their BIN prices as high
as they feel comfortable with.

If sellers want to give their items away, they would
be best served by donating them to charity. That is
more profitable than making EBAY a partner, doing
all the listing work, and then selling to cheapskates
for a few cents.

Many buyers on EBAY forget that there are MILLIONS
of potential shoppers that may see and buy an item
at any moment. Experienced sellers don't forget that.

WinPitcher

When you say 'vintage' do you mean cards pre 1940? If so those cards have skyrocketed in value in recent years. The SMR is out of wack for many tobacco and caramel series.

And btw they do sell.

Steve

dizzyfoxx

<< <i>When you say 'vintage' do you mean cards pre 1940? If so those cards have skyrocketed in value in recent years. The SMR is out of wack for many tobacco and caramel series.

And btw they do sell.

Steve >>



Steve, yes I mean pre-1940 and ESPECIALLY the tobacco and caramel cards. I think those issues topped out in 'realistic' value back in 2000 or so. Some of the prices being paid today are absurd to say the least in my opinion and I can't see the sense of it. I am a passionate collector who loves the hobby and I have and have had some very nice vintage material. To me anyway, the asking prices of some of this stuff is just simply ridiculous and so out of tune with what they're realistically worth. There's just so much of this vintage material out there to choose from, I believe so much more than most collectors think. Just wait until some of the so-called untouchable collections surface on the market. All of a sudden this stuff isn't going to seem so rare. JMHO.

scooter729

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<< <i>When you say 'vintage' do you mean cards pre 1940? If so those cards have skyrocketed in value in recent years. The SMR is out of wack for many tobacco and caramel series.

And btw they do sell.

Steve >>



Steve, yes I mean pre-1940 and ESPECIALLY the tobacco and caramel cards. I think those issues topped out in 'realistic' value back in 2000 or so. Some of the prices being paid today are absurd to say the least in my opinion and I can't see the sense of it. I am a passionate collector who loves the hobby and I have and have had some very nice vintage material. To me anyway, the asking prices of some of this stuff is just simply ridiculous and so out of tune with what they're realistically worth. There's just so much of this vintage material out there to choose from, I believe so much more than most collectors think. Just wait until some of the so-called untouchable collections surface on the market. All of a sudden this stuff isn't going to seem so rare. JMHO. >>



The really absurd prices are on the high-end graded cards. For instance, a T-206 in a PSA 4 can be had for around $50, which is less than the SMR. But the same card in a PSA 7 may go for $1000, which is 3x SMR. The PSA Pop Report has shown folks how scarce the grades are on 7's and 8's on the tobacco cards, which is what is driving these "insane" prices. I don't expect the prices to go down; rather, the only thing moving should be the SMR up, to reflect true selling prices.

gregmo32

There are a lot of cards I own that I don't ever want to sell, but EVERY one of them could be had for the right price. I am okay with people listing things at their "right price."

storm888

"To me anyway, the asking prices of some of this stuff is just simply ridiculous and so out of tune with what they're realistically worth. There's just so much of this vintage material out there to choose from, I believe so much more than most collectors think. Just wait until some of the so-called untouchable collections surface on the market. All of a sudden this stuff isn't going to seem so rare. JMHO. "

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I largely agree.

BUT, the buyer's acceptance of the seller's price
will always decide what an item is "realistically worth."

Allen

<< <i>In general - on most items - the BO option is a waste of sellers' time. It largely generates lowball offers.
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They now have the auto decline offers under x amount so you don't have to deal with those types of offers. Some of the overpriced BIN items will sell, especially if they don't come along to often, like nice Bill Rusell rookies over SMR. 707 on free listing day seems very excessive though.

dizzyfoxx

<< <i>"To me anyway, the asking prices of some of this stuff is just simply ridiculous and so out of tune with what they're realistically worth. There's just so much of this vintage material out there to choose from, I believe so much more than most collectors think. Just wait until some of the so-called untouchable collections surface on the market. All of a sudden this stuff isn't going to seem so rare. JMHO. "

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I largely agree.

BUT, the buyer's acceptance of the seller's price
will always decide what an item is "realistically worth." >>



Only to that one person buying (which IMO does not dictate a realistic market value). A concern I have is when these collectors try to turn around and sell and try to get out of them what they're into them based on the high prices being paid. I think they will be in for a rude awakening. All I can say is if someone is going to pay these silly prices, plan on holding on to it for a long, long, long time. JMHO.