So What Does A Penny Buy?

Barfvader · March 10, 2008 4:16AM

Ok technically these were more than a penny but I won them with my opening bid of 1 cent with $4.00 shipping (which btw they arrived priority and cost the seller $6.95 to send).

Was one of those last second bids but figured what the heck as I don't buy newer cards so could use whatever was in the lot for my Braves collection. Out of the 237 cards there was 10 late 80's/early 90's cards I already had and 42 doubles of the newer stuff so for the cost of a new pack of cards I was able to add 185 different cards to my collection.

samspop · March 10, 2008 4:18AM

Well spent penny!!

wolfbear · March 10, 2008 4:38AM

No best offer option?

Post25 · March 10, 2008 4:39AM

You gotta love when that happens. Every once in a while you can find a great steal like that.

clydecoolidge · March 10, 2008 4:41AM

Not bad, good win there. Is that the pic from the auction, or did you lay those out? I'm just wondering, they look like they're laid out on a table, but who the heck can lay all those out that straight? That must have took some time, lol.

ElectricPrune · March 10, 2008 4:54AM

That seller has obviously followed my "How To Go Broke By Selling On eBay" formula to perection!

Barfvader · March 10, 2008 4:59AM

<< Not bad, good win there. Is that the pic from the auction, or did you lay those out? I'm just wondering, they look like they're laid out on a table, but who the heck can lay all those out that straight? That must have took some time, lol. >>

I laid them out on my countertop and it did take a little while to do.

But that was a good way for me to be sure of what doubles were there.

This is the pic from the auction.

jimq112 · March 10, 2008 5:02AM

Who was the seller? Seems like an honest guy, most would have come up with an excuse and not sold to you at a loss. I'd like to at least check out his items, and give him the benefit of at least some bids on things I could use!

Barfvader · March 10, 2008 5:18AM

<< Seems like an honest guy, most would have come up with an excuse and not sold to you at a loss. I'd like to at least check out his items, and give him the benefit of at least some bids on things I could use! >>

I agree 100%.

Seller is jjjrat.

If you go down the feedback list he sells a lot of these lots at a penny. Don't know how one can do this and make any money as he is not making it on the shipping charges. He doesn't combine shipping but still can't complain about this seller at all.

His Current Auctions

jimq112 · March 10, 2008 5:41AM

Thanks Jeff - I added him to my favorite sellers. Honesty is a rare thing these days

jim

Allen · March 10, 2008 6:25AM

I would pay a straw penny for them.

RipublicaninMass · March 10, 2008 6:33AM

a Ha Penny will do
if you have no Ha Penny the F...U

Brick · March 10, 2008 7:10AM

He may have lost money on this deal but he makes up for it on volume.

mrguby · March 10, 2008 7:27AM

id give $10 to take them back

Goot · March 10, 2008 8:38AM

I'm VERY jealous!!!!!!!!

samsgirl214 · March 10, 2008 10:54AM

Hey jeff, looks like some stuff you got out of my store once for a penny..must be something he had listed before all the changes, can you even list anything for a penny anymore??? If you can I need to get more up..lol

TNTonPMS · March 10, 2008 11:00AM

Excellent deal !

How the heck can ya go wrong there ?

I'm a lil jealous myself

Barfvader · March 10, 2008 11:27AM

<< Hey jeff, looks like some stuff you got out of my store once for a penny..must be something he had listed before all the changes, can you even list anything for a penny anymore??? If you can I need to get more up..lol >>

Hi Julie.

I loved your one cent sale as I picked up some great items for my collection.

This seller just starts all his auctions at a penny and lets them go. Went through a bit of his feedback and many times they sell at the opening bid and no more.

<< Excellent deal !

How the heck can ya go wrong there ? >>

From a collecting stand point, you can't. I was just happy to be able to add these to my collection and the price, well not often you can get this much collecting satisfaction for such a small amount of money.

mrbecker712 · March 10, 2008 12:12PM

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I'm VERY jealous!!!!!!!! >>

Ditto!!! I did pick up a set of 1968 Topps Braves though and got them in the mail today (minus the Hank). Nice cards!!

baseballfan · March 10, 2008 10:05PM

nice penny

frankhardy · March 10, 2008 10:24PM

Do you collect Braves team sets? How far back do you go?

Barfvader · March 10, 2008 11:41PM

<< Do you collect Braves team sets? How far back do you go? >>

Team sets were my goal but so much product out there that I basically just pick up odds and ends when I can. Currently these go back to 1954. Only have a few of the 50's and there dogs but I'm not a high grade collector so doesn't matter to me.

I'm sure I have more but I try and get them in order when I buy stuff but that doesn't always happen.

Rogermnj · March 11, 2008 12:33AM

He is obviously running this little scam to build up his feedback ...

Once he gets to 10,000 he sells a bunch of mickey mantles and disappears..

nightcrawler · March 11, 2008 2:07AM

Great pickup, nice to hear about this one.

<< He is obviously running this little scam to build up his feedback ...

Once he gets to 10,000 he sells a bunch of mickey mantles and disappears.. >>

Hope your wrong.

SportsItUpCards · March 11, 2008 3:38AM

I wouldn't pay $4.01 for them, but maybe I would if they were Basketball

Congrats!

Giovanni

ballfan · March 11, 2008 12:31PM

Interested in selling for .02? That's aquick 100% profit!! Nice find!!

SportsItUpCards · March 11, 2008 12:33PM

<< Interested in selling for .02? That's aquick 100% profit!! Nice find!! >>

Sounds like a good deal to me!

See, already made double your money

Giovanni

So What Does A Penny Buy?

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