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I do not get it.

RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
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The EBay sellers doing VG-EX & EX set breaks of 70's sets. Wtf? A colossal waste of time.
Ron Burgundy

Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items

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  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭
    There are lots of guys out there with the following characteristics:

    1) They are totally undercapitalized.
    2) Their profit expectations are humble.
    3) They have lots of free time.
    4) They have difficulty determining the expected value of a given proposition/endeavor.

    One of the many curiosities of the sports card market is that once you rise a bit into the relatively thin air- and I'm talking about deals in the $3-5K range- your number of competitors shrinks considerably and you can find some good deals. But if you're looking for deals in the $100-500 range it can be a real grind, since there are so many guys out there with just enough capital to allow them to compete with you.
  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭
    "You are not brought upon this world to get it!"

    Lo Pan
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    i do not get it......

    like a man who takes a wife
    then he cheats on her all his life

    i do not get it......

    like a storm that has an eye
    and we send news crews to die

    i do not get it......

    like a crow knows how to fly
    but he walks a thousand miles

    i do not get it......

    like a trusted man knows to smile
    while he tells a thousand lies

    i................................................

    yi yi yi yi.
  • swartz1swartz1 Posts: 4,912 ✭✭✭
    I dont get the WTF stuff...


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  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭


    << <i>The EBay sellers doing VG-EX & EX set breaks of 70's sets. Wtf? A colossal waste of time. >>



    You seem to be implying that there is no room for the average Joe in this hobby.Not everyone has deep pockets filled to the tops nor a stuffed bank account.
    In this time of tough goings lots of collectors are looking for bargains.Many of us just can not afford to spend as freely as we like.Thank God there are sellers out the that sell lower to mid grade stuff.

    I considered you a pretty square person on this forum and hopefully I am misunderstanding your comment.
    Tony(AN ANGEL WATCHES OVER ME)
  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    No, I'm not saying that at all. Good grief.

    What I AM saying is why would anyone list 720 VG-EX cards from a 1970 set, when 695 of them don't sell at 99 cents & another 10 sell for exactly that, leaving 15 cards or so that sell. That seems like a waste of time & money for a seller.
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
  • TonyCTonyC Posts: 1,399 ✭✭✭


    << <i>No, I'm not saying that at all. Good grief.

    What I AM saying is why would anyone list 720 VG-EX cards from a 1970 set, when 695 of them don't sell at 99 cents & another 10 sell for exactly that, leaving 15 cards or so that sell. That seems like a waste of time & money for a seller. >>



    +1

    Ron is not disparaging off-condition cards, he's raising a point about how pointless it is from the seller's perspective. He would make more money just selling the set as a set, that way he would avoid the approx. 700 listing fees, postage for each card, etc.
    Collecting Tony Conigliaro
  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭


    << <i>No, I'm not saying that at all. Good grief.

    What I AM saying is why would anyone list 720 VG-EX cards from a 1970 set, when 695 of them don't sell at 99 cents & another 10 sell for exactly that, leaving 15 cards or so that sell. That seems like a waste of time & money for a seller. >>



    Gotcha and your comment does make lots of sense.Besides I follow the same practice by selling off condition by lots or sets than by singles.I just misunderstood the comment.I guess I wasnt too focused this morning when I read it.

    You are still a good guy.
    Tony(AN ANGEL WATCHES OVER ME)
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    just to echo the sentiments of a good guy, i've found myself grumbling a lot the past three days while trying to wade through the free listings eBombardment.

    may it rest in peace. image
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>The EBay sellers doing VG-EX & EX set breaks of 70's sets. Wtf? A colossal waste of time. >>



    With the exception of the 1971 Topps Baseball, I agree with you.

    I've made a nice amount of money buying large lots of 1971 Topps and parting it out, even in VG-EX & EX condition.
  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭
    "I'm a reasonable guy. But, I've just experienced some very unreasonable things."

    Jack Burton
  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    Fiveniner - no worries at all. image
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Might be that 1000-2000 free listing offer that ebay has been giving.
    Eh there is a lot of junk on ebay. Thanks god its not craigslist. JK
    Both are awesome.
  • Yankees001Yankees001 Posts: 1,496 ✭
    Those are going to be the next big collectors items. 1970's cards in VG to EX condition. The boom is going to happen, especially for the 1975-1979 years.

    Dave
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