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Why do people pay more at auction on eBay?

PFBPFB Posts: 271 ✭✭
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I am a collector of unopened packs (graded & ungraded) and boxes. I noticed during the most recent PWCC auction, a 1986 Fleer PSA 8 wax pack went for $492, and BBCE has them for $450. Similar thing happened earlier this summer, dropthepuck20 had a few 79-80 OPC packs listed for $399, and then when he put them to auction, they went for closer to $500.

I figured it's Friday, and that was my head scratcher for weekend!

PFB

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  • ToadManToadMan Posts: 219 ✭✭
    Maybe they are just unaware of other options like BBCE?
  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭

    Two guesses


    1. People who spend 500 on unopened items never have heard of bbcexchange?

    2. Cause you can shill your own items with 3rd party sellers?
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,384 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PFB.
    Because it's your job to tell people what they are suposed to pay and you sir are slaking!!!!
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    eBay bucks
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  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    like the Loch Ness Monster or obligingly sitting through an entire Fox national baseball broadcast with the volume turned on.

    one of the Great unsolved mysteries.
  • johnny1976johnny1976 Posts: 440 ✭


    I have even noticed people are paying more for auctions than BIN's on ebay.
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,384 ✭✭✭✭✭
    maybe all cards are not the same even when graded the same?
  • OckhamsRazorOckhamsRazor Posts: 207 ✭✭
    Last night, 11/15/12, Probstein sold a 1983 Topps wax box advertised as still sealed by BBCE sold for $227.50. Or you could have bought it directly from BBCE off their site for $140. Good for the seller, Probstein, and those that are sitting on unopened boxes of 1983 Topps boxes I guess.
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  • msassinmsassin Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭
    There is a decent chance that the auction winners have "buy it now" items blocked from there searches

    (many of my card searches are only for items with 1 or more bid so I'm missing out on BIN and last minute first bids).
  • olb31olb31 Posts: 3,488 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Two guesses


    1. People who spend 500 on unopened items never have heard of bbcexchange?

    2. Cause you can shill your own items with 3rd party sellers? >>



    Bingo!! I do not shill bid any of my items and I barely get people to bid on them. Most of the time, unless the item is very special, more than about 6 or so bids, especially early on, always gets me thinking. I would say there are a decent amount of EBAYERS that are shill bidding or have arrangements with other sellers to bid back and forth to make it look good. I think that was a discussion earlier this year about some of the more prominent consignors.
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