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Did this seller get 3x more for a card then Probstein123 ?

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  • llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
    Yes... I'm consigning everything to baltimoreauctions from this date forward! image
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  • ClockworkAngelClockworkAngel Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭
    Wow, there are really a lot of people here that want to knock that Probstein down. The nerve of that guy running a successful business.


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  • edmundfitzgeraldedmundfitzgerald Posts: 4,306 ✭✭


    << <i>Wow, there are really a lot of people here that want to knock that Probstein down. The nerve of that guy running a successful business. >>

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  • Probstein123Probstein123 Posts: 1,281 ✭
    yes, if you look closely at his picture, he used an orange towel for the back drop....

    this technique yields huge results...especially if you use a camera instead of a high rez scanner....scanners are a thing of the past...

    we are actively trying to purchase one of these " orange towels " so we can compete better....

    in the meantime, thanks

    and I wonder how good this one will look with an orange towel back drop

    orange towel wanted for T206 MAGIE
    Rick Probstein
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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Do I detect a note of sarcasm in that post, Rick?


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  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,586 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Do I detect a note of sarcasm in that post, Rick? >>



    With a side order of spam.
  • ClockworkAngelClockworkAngel Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭
    That card has been all over the map. $14, $15, $16, $100, $21, $16, $50, $90, $127, $92, $28
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  • MauriceMaurice Posts: 1,136
    Orange towel or high resolution scanner, the reality is: the unknown seller did a better job.
  • msassinmsassin Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭
    trying not to comment on the side order of spam....

    the card that sold was BIN not an auction.
  • esebilleesebille Posts: 189
    No shillers?
  • letsgocapitalsletsgocapitals Posts: 177 ✭✭
    The orange towel does make "Astros" pop.
  • swartz1swartz1 Posts: 4,911 ✭✭✭
    it is all about the eyeballs...


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  • captainthreeputtcaptainthreeputt Posts: 1,235 ✭✭
    Guys, why do you think there are so many BIN's. There was a buyer out there that wanted the card badly, and probably did not want to wait for a good deal. It happens all the time.
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  • captainthreeputtcaptainthreeputt Posts: 1,235 ✭✭
    BTW, it was also 4X more if you want to be more precise.
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    1935 National Chicle
    1961 Golden Press
    1962 Bell Brand Dodgers
    Top 200 cards in the hobby
    Top 250 cards in the hobby
    All time lakers
    All time Dodgers
    1957 Disney Characters
    1965 Donruss Disneyland
    1966 Get Smart
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  • edmundfitzgeraldedmundfitzgerald Posts: 4,306 ✭✭


    << <i>Guys, why do you think there are so many BIN's. There was a buyer out there that wanted the card badly, and probably did not want to wait for a good deal. It happens all the time. >>




    We have a winner !

    That was exactly why I posted this. Look, I have cards at Probstein123 right now, but I also just sold cards on ebay for $35-55 each that would have gone for $10 at
    the most if I had auctioned them. There is a guy who is building a set who will just pay whatever he has to.

    I think sellers like Levi do better in the long run.
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think sellers like Levi do better in the long run.



    Yet 98% of the board makes fun of his prices. LOL


    I applaud him for not giving away his merchandise.
  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    I am becoming more patient with my merchandise and I like the results much better.... :-)
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  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭
    This is why I had Lee sell my cards. He set BINs and we just sat back and waited. If you are a patient seller I think BINs are the best. Yes, auctions CAN yield more but they also CAN, and often do, yield less.

  • vladguerrerovladguerrero Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭
    ALL ABOUT THE BACK SCAN!
  • TabeTabe Posts: 6,170 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>BTW, it was also 4X more if you want to be more precise. >>


    It wasn't that either. It was 3x (or 4x) "as much as", not "more".

    Tabe
  • captainthreeputtcaptainthreeputt Posts: 1,235 ✭✭
    I stand corrected!
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    1935 National Chicle
    1961 Golden Press
    1962 Bell Brand Dodgers
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  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    The winner of the expensive one has it relisted for $150. image
  • llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭


    << <i>I stand corrected! >>



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  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    i prefer to use a SHAMWOW!
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  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,139 ✭✭✭


    << <i>The winner of the expensive one has it relisted for $150 >>



    LMFAO!! He didn't even get a good deal on his!! I can see if you bought something very cheaply!! Some people need to take a basic course in economics - buy low, sell high! Not buy high, sell higher!
  • BruceinGaBruceinGa Posts: 270 ✭✭
    Wow, I thought it was buy high, sell low and make up for it with volume!image
    I'm curious to see if he sells it.
  • llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭


    << <i>Wow, I thought it was buy high, sell low and make up for it with volume!image
    I'm curious to see if he sells it. >>



    When he sells it we can start a new thread "Did this seller get almost 5x more for a card than Probstein123? image
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  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,126 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's the risk of the $0.99 starting bid auction. It's great for buyers, not always great for sellers. For cards with volatile price history or are thinly traded, low starting bid formats aren't so great.
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is why you should start your auctions at or near what you'd otherwise set as your buy-it-now price. You pay higher % in final value fees on BIN as well, so may as well just start your auctions higher. You either sell for the same price as BIN or you may even get a little more in the chance that 2 or more people bid, plus you save on fees. I think one of the only reasons to start an auction at $0.99 is if you are worried about listing fees (only list the higher start price ones as your 50 free per month or when a listing special comes around).
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