Do you think that high end collectors vacation from Ebay when the listing sale hits?

When putting my cards up, I always try to stay away from the glut of high priced cards that appear during the discounted listing days on Ebay. It doesn't seem like a lot of those cards get purchased, but they do make it seems like some of the rarer cards are in heavier supply than normal. I know I always tried to avoid ebay when the mass listing hit...or tried to find the nuggets that were sandwiched in between the bulk listings which got less attention and went for better prices. I unfortunately put a stack of really cool rare stuff up a day before the listing special that seems to not have been as aggresively received as normal. I've got a razor sharp Bob Gibson and Freehan rookie, high end Gehringers and Goslins (including a rarer than rare WWG)...all of which are not seen too often on ebay...unless the floodgate opens. Do you think that the high end graded vintage collectors stay away from ebay at these times?
Foxx, Freehan, Gehinger, Bob Gibson, Goslin and much more
Foxx, Freehan, Gehinger, Bob Gibson, Goslin and much more
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Ron
Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
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Yup.
MOST buyers have no idea when there is a listing special.
They just think there is alot of stuff listed.
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Yup.
And, you are not "jaded." You're just into buying collectibles on EBAY.
Collectible buyers tend to be more aware of how EBAY
is operating, than are buyers in other categories.
Properly priced items sell when compared to the guys that
list at top dollar.
My best weeks on ebay coincide with those weeks.
And don't sell Levi short he does very well during those listing times too.
Steve
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I think if you're looking for a card that rarely comes up for your collection you either do the same thing or have your search set in a way that doesn't bring up a lot of unrelated stuff.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's