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Card Sellers: 20-Cent Listings On 2-13-08

storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
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Boycott-Busters going for the gold.

Predictable, but smart.


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Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.

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  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,198 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe this will be a good time to sell some raw cards from my 1970s sets I want to later get as PSA 7's. image
    WISHLIST
    D's: 50P,49S,45D+S,43D,41S,40D,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 241,435,610,654 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • AlmostPerfectAlmostPerfect Posts: 275
    how do you get infromed when these days are?
  • clydecoolidgeclydecoolidge Posts: 863 ✭


    << <i>how do you get infromed when these days are? >>



    usually in your ebay messages inbox, or on the front page of ebay. On a side note, after PSA announced half grades, then a couple weeks later, ebay does some fee percentage increases, how many people on these boards do you think took a header off a building? Oh and then we have the tri-fecta of the USPS increasing postage. Man, if I were a generally stressed person to begin with, that would have sealed the deal, lol.
    "I've never been able to properly explain myself in this climate" -Raul Duke

    ebay i.d. clydecoolidge - Lots of vintage stars and HOFers, raw, condition fully disclosed.
  • fur72fur72 Posts: 2,348 ✭✭
    Dont let them pull you in with this K-Mart blue light special type of hype. Stand strong. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!
    Cory @iamfur72 https://twitter.com/iamfur72

    My Sandberg topps basic set
    My Sandberg Topps Master set
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  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,198 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i> Dont let them pull you in with this K-Mart blue light special type of hype. Stand strong. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!! >>



    WE ARE EBAY.
    LOWER YOUR SHIELDS AND SURRENDER YOUR SHIPS.
    WE WILL ADD YOUR BIOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISTINCTIVENESS TO OUR OWN.
    YOUR CULTURE WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE US.
    RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
    WISHLIST
    D's: 50P,49S,45D+S,43D,41S,40D,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 241,435,610,654 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭

    All your base are belong to us ...

    Pix of 'My Kids'

    "How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    Move Zig, for great justice!
    My Giants collection want list

    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭

    I'm waiting for one cent listing day
    so I can sell all my used penny sleeves for one cent each plus 5 dollars shipping.

    Boycott all the eBay jackass sellers
    dumping all their overpriced crap once again at high buy it now prices during eBay cheapo listing days ... image

    Pix of 'My Kids'

    "How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
  • jhpfunkjhpfunk Posts: 406
    What I don't get is that if you start your auctions with a minimal opening bid, you'll only be charged .20 anyways. I think if you have confidence in your cards, there's no reason to start off with a higher minimum bid.

    Kell '48 SP, Kaline Collection, Jennings Cracker Jack, Gibson rookie, Gehringer and Goslin collection, killer Reggie rookie and much more...
    hustledouble's high end graded vintage auctions
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    I think if you have confidence in your cards, there's no reason to start off with a higher minimum bid


    then what is the problem? I can think of a few reasons, one most notably a card not selling for its true value.

    If you think the cards will ultimatly reach what they should, why worry if a seller starts them
    at what he feels comfortable with? I think that sellers that start cards at true value or just below
    are just minimizing ridiculous bids. Those bottom feeders are the ones that get pushed out.

    The days of starting cards at .99 were over long ago.

    Just as bidders strategies changed over time so did sellers.

    Confidence in your cards has nothing to do with it, getting fair value is what is important.

    Steve


    Good for you.
  • jhpfunkjhpfunk Posts: 406
    I respect what you say, but who cares how many low bids a card gets? Some people just like to bid. Why deny them the fun? If you have a strong card, chances are the bidding will hit where the card should be more often than not. I've started every one of my auctions off at the year of issue (.57) and I have yet to have a dud auction. Plus, more bids make a card look like a hotter commodity.
    hustledouble's high end graded vintage auctions
  • caine91caine91 Posts: 25
    Until you have a card that falls through the cracks and sells for 1/2 its value.
    My ebay store:
    7th Inning Stretch Card Shop
  • jhpfunkjhpfunk Posts: 406
    That's why I reach out to my vintage card buying bretheren. I do understand. I just haven't had any problems lately. Maybe if I was selling more common modern stuff (which I will be selling deeper into the season), I might reconsider my position and start with higher opening bids.
    hustledouble's high end graded vintage auctions
  • sayheykid54sayheykid54 Posts: 779 ✭✭
    It's tough to wade through the influx of new cards listed....
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    I can think of a few reasons, one most notably a card not selling for its true value.


    My first reason, yet you decided to rebut my thought about ridiculous bids.

    Ridiculous.

    Steve
    Good for you.
  • scooter729scooter729 Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭
    One of my usual vintage searches on pre-1930 cards typically yields about 2000 items returned.

    After dump days, it returns around 8,000 - 10,000 items.

    Now, after this week's dump day, I have just over 5,000 items returned.

    So I think some people really may have bought in to the boycott for this week.

    Either that, or Levi forgot to post his 3,000 - 5,000 listings this time around.
  • jhpfunkjhpfunk Posts: 406
    Easy my brother, Steve. From my experience of successful bidding/auction watching/Ebay selling, I've found that cards listed with minimum bids close to, slightly below or slightly above a reasonable price for the issue/grade generally receive fewer bids and rarely exceed an average price. They might fetch that average acceptable price, but they're not blowing up by any means...unless it's a super scarce card. There's something to be said for trying to attract as many watchers as possible and then riding the bidding momentum into an above average price. As a bidder, I always liked to see cards with minimum bids close to an average price. Those cards rarely ended up with a lot of bidders and higher prices. I bought a few thousand cards on Ebay, so I think I'm fairly tuned into bidding practices.
    hustledouble's high end graded vintage auctions
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Great, then you can list your cards and start them at .99 or .57 or whatever works for you.

    I too feel I am in tune ,and I start mine at what I want for the card.

    Steve
    Good for you.
  • jhpfunkjhpfunk Posts: 406
    God bless America.
    hustledouble's high end graded vintage auctions
  • BuccaneerBuccaneer Posts: 1,794 ✭✭
    Steve, you know I love you man but I disagree with the statement that minimum starters are being pushed out. I sold half of my 1957 set (PSA 7 and 8) with most cards starting at 0.99 and they nearly ALL went for a profit (I averaged between 25-35% all told). A lot of action on those cards, just letting bidders do what they like to do (as well as the sniper too). I would not dream of putting up a vintage common for more than 0.99. Even on stars, I do not start them more than 9.99 and again, saw a whole bunch of great action on those cards.
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Steve

    I did not say that. I said minimum bidders, they could be pushed out if items are started at true value.

    Example: A 1965 Topps card in PSA 9 started at 49.99, the people that usually bid up to and including 5.00 are left out? Yes?

    I think you misunderstood me.


    Steve

    Good for you.
  • BuccaneerBuccaneer Posts: 1,794 ✭✭
    Apparently I did, sorry. Long week, being sick for most of it. image
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    NP buddy, lol I had to go back and check and see if I did in fact say what i thought I had, been a long week for me too. Hope you feel better soon.

    The bottom line here is each seller can do what he feels comfortable with.

    I rather not play the .99 game at this time.

    It depends on the card of course. A PSA Mantle I may start at .99 cuz I know it will reach its value, a PSA 9 of a common, one in which i have some dough into I'll start closer to what I have into it.

    As Ebay bidders strategies changed so did the sellers.

    Steve
    Good for you.
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