Need someone to talk me into paying $25.00 more for a card...

artistlost

There is a card on Ebay that I want.

It has a buy it now for $25.00 more then the opening bid. The card VCP's average at the opening bid and I haven't seen one up on the bay for a while.

That being said. I'm I stupid for waiting and trying to get it for the opening bid? Or should I just pull the trigger and save the stress of the next 7 days hoping that no one else snags it or bids?

mathew

and yes...I know this is a stupid question but I have no one else to ask....

pdub1819

It's $25...for all the reasons you just stated....buy the card.

Sean1125

If you think you won't get it again for $25 over the vcp average, then buy it. If not put in a bid of up to that $25 over the average and hope!

wallst32

$25 is what percentage of the opening bid/VCP average?

If it's a 100% that might be a stretch, but if it's just 25% or less probably not a big deal. Also if the card hasn't come up in a while you can pretty much throw the VCP numbers out the window.

itzagoner

buy the card, not the average.

cards651

Another approach is to put in a bid for $30 above the opening bid. Any early watchers may use the BIN as their max bid if they bid later on. You would still get the card (for an add'l $5). If no one else bids, you get the card at the opening bid. I sometimes do this on cards where I cannot make up my mind which seems to be where you are at. I don't always win obviously but I have been happy with the approach. - Kevin M.

miconelegacy

It may not go much higher if that is the VCP. The question is, is it a big name, rare card, tough to grade, graded already, if yes to any or all then Buy it Now.

Since it seems to be not very common, go with your instinct.

Is this a high dollar card? Is it graded to begin with? Which ones condition seems to be better?

JHS5120

BUY IT NOW!!! If it's a $10 card for $35 maybe hold off a bit but if it's a $75 card for $100 what the heck IMO

ssdawg77

Buy the card. I would rather spend the extra $25 than kick myself in the rear because someone else spent the $25.

Hallco

It's either a hockey card or a rookie....your favorites! And post a pic when you do!

thunderdan

I'm dead. Send me $25.

artistlost

<< <i>I'm dead. Send me $25. >>



Check is in the mail!

GDM67

<< <i>Buy the card. I would rather spend the extra $25 than kick myself in the rear because someone else spent the $25. >>

Between that and the idea of spending the next week looking at it several times a day and hoping some other schmoe didn't pull the trigger for it, I would go ahead and make the move.

fkw

99% of all BIN on eBay are overpriced! especially if you see it more than 12 hours after listing....

dont fall for it.... dont pay insane "card show prices" when you dont have to.

when searching, Everyone needs to Click the button that says "AUCTIONS ONLY" and maybe it might slow down the "showing off my card but I dont want to sell it" listing BS! ie Mike Wheat and all his kine.

PS. IMO If your auction in question has a BIN and an opening bid, bid once, kill the BIN, and win it the old fashion way with a last second proxy bid

gecko109

In all my collecting endeavors.....be it cards, coins, or bullion.....I have never regretted buying the piece I really wanted. But there have been multiple occassions where I have regretted NOT pulling the trigger on an item I really wanted.

$25 is play money. Go ahead and buy the card if its something you truly want.

drewsef

pay up if it is better than average and with excellent eye appeal

bhelser

If you pay $25 over VCP average, it will lower the average, so in the end you won't be paying $25 over the new average....just one way to justify it to yourself

Probstein123

nothing wrong with paying over vcp for a card...
I pay over VCP all the time...no regrets...

ThoseBackPages

HIT IT!

SidePocket

If you buy it another one will pop up next week, but buy it anyway.

Dboneesq

stevek

It's only money.

Stone193

I can't go around the corner for 25 bucks.

Go for it!

CrazyMind2017

This is just gambling by a different name. Put in a bid at the opening price to remove the BIN, then go back in 7 days to snipe it at the end. If you get into a bidding war with another buyer, you'll probably have to pay more than the $25 difference between the opening bid and BIN price. But chances are that probably won't happen.

Dpeck100

If you are sweating $25 then don't do it. You need to keep your cash instead.

I can't imagine letting $25 hold me back from an item I really want. Unless you plan to turn around and sell it who cares. And if another one comes along cheaper buy it too and lower your cost basis.


It never hurts to have as many of a great card as you can get your hands on.

jasoneggert

I just had this dilemma recently myself. This guy had a really sweet booklet card of Jackie Robinson. 8 really nice pieces of different jerseys, bat and even some patch mixed in. Numbered to only 10.

Anyway, he had a BIN of $200 or starting bid of $110. I almost just hit the buy it now, but decided to bid on it at $110 and then offered the guy $175 for it. He said no, since he had 6 watchers already on it. I ended up winning the card for $140.

If the BIN had been only $25 different than the opening bid, I probably would have just bought it.

-Jason

nightcrawler

Lord hates a coward.

Brick

Snipe set.

earlycalguy

VCP misses many listings....maybe the card has sold several times for more than the BIN price but VCP did not capture those prices.

jeffcbay

<< <i>Lord hates a coward. >>



Great song by Tomahawk (Mike Patton from Faith No More)

But I digress... buy the card!

diamondman

<< <i>There is a card on Ebay that I want.

It has a buy it now for $25.00 more then the opening bid. The card VCP's average at the opening bid and I haven't seen one up on the bay for a while.

That being said. I'm I stupid for waiting and trying to get it for the opening bid? Or should I just pull the trigger and save the stress of the next 7 days hoping that no one else snags it or bids?

mathew

and yes...I know this is a stupid question but I have no one else to ask.... >>



if it is a star player and has great eye appeal and one hasn't been offered on ebay for a while and it is over a hundred dollars hit the BIN and don't sweat it, because there might be 2 or more people asking their self the same question and then the bidding war begins or the snipe war. I had a card for 2 months with a BIN for 19.99 (great eye appeal & possible bump VCP was like 16 or 17) and No one bought it, ran it on a 7 day 99 cent auction with a BIN of 19.99 and it ended at 51+ dollars (go figure). VCP is just a guide not the bible. plus if it is PSA graded in an old holder it might bump up. the real question is "do you feel lucky? well do you? " or just email the seller an offer him 10 dollars over the starting bid and see if he takes it. who cares what VCP says.

tigerdean

Sure wished I had a dollar for everytime I have kicked myself in the butt for not buying something right then when I had the chance. I went to opening day at the Cardinals this year. I went in their overpriced game used shop and there was a game used Chris Carpenter SAM bat for $75 with a cool fiberglass wrap on the handle. The description said used by someone else on the team and I said NAHHH I don't want it. I got to thinking about it and after all it said CHRIS CARPENTER on it. I told my kids at the end of the game I was going to go buy that bat. I went back and the store had sold ONE bat during all of the duration of the opening day game. GUESS WHICH (&(&@#(_ ONE IT WAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

handyman

I dont know what do you plan on doing with the 2.00 saved?
Not sure if you should buy it

nightcrawler

<< <i>

<< <i>Lord hates a coward. >>



Great song by Tomahawk (Mike Patton from Faith No More)

But I digress... buy the card! >>




With zero digression, here's God himself 'buy the card'

Bigjohn69

artistlost

Bought the card. Someone put it this way to me...would you rather have the card or the $25.00.

The card won. Thanks for talking me into what I already wanted to do.

mathew

onefasttalon

"I'm dead. Send me $25. "




JC... Thanks Thunder... just spit my drink all over my monitor.

diamondman

So what was the gem card that you bought? pics please

artistlost

<< <i>So what was the gem card that you bought? pics please >>



I post some scans of it as soon as it arrives...It is a 1988 Joe Nieuwendyk PSA 10 O-pee-chee hockey rookie.

mathew

Stone193

Congratulations on the pickup Mathew.

I'm looking forward to the scan.