What would you have done?

Guru

You're selling at a show and you've priced a vintage card for $7. It sells on ebay for between $5-10 in the condition it's in. You have a buyer, who is also a seller and a vulture at that, come and offer you $5 for the card. You say that's cool and then he asks if he can take it to look up the book before paying. He comes back, lays the $5 down and says that it books for $50. What would you do at that point? Here are your choices:

1. Sell him the card for $5 and just let it be.
2. Tell him that you've changed your mind and won't sell him the card for that amount.
3. Call him a jerk and have him leave your table.
4. Never sell to him again.
5. Or some combination of the choices.

esquiresports

If you allowed him to take the card to look it up, then I would sell it to him. If you make and offer and he accepts before you revoke the offer, you are bound to that deal, legally speaking. If you don't care for the way he does business, and it sounds like you don't ("vulture"), I would not offer him a price on anything until you first look up the book price.

bounce

you had it priced at $7, he offered $5, you agreed subject to him doing some research

i'd say consider yourself lucky you sold it, and admire your $5 bill

thenavarro

I'd place the $5 in my cash drawer/bag and tell him "Thanks for your business, have a nice day!"

downtown

<< <i>I'd place the $5 in my cash drawer/bag and tell him "Thanks for your business, have a nice day!" >>



+1

mlbfan2

The book is way off. Ebay is a much better "book" than an actual book.

sportscardstop

I'd just let it be. If it sells for $5-10 in that condition, it really doesn't matter what it books at.

fiveniner

Give the vulture the card for $5 and be nice.

mattinglymint23

If cards sold for book value we'd all be millionaires

MisterBungle

"If cards sold for book value we'd all be millionaires"

+1

You:
Take his fiver, make a little profit, and move on with your life.

He:
"Yes sir, that's a nice card. It books for 50 dollars but I'll take 35."

"Yes sir, that's a nice card. It books for 50 dollars but I'll take 35."

"Yes sir, that's a nice card. It books for 50 dollars but I'll take 35."

"Yes sir, that's a nice card..." ad infinitum

~

bobbyw8469

<< <i>If cards sold for book value we'd all be millionaires >>



LOL!! So very true! Book means absolute squat! If the card typically sells for between $5-$10, and you see on Ebay that that is the range it sells in, then you sold it right. Like the other person said, it will more than likely wind up a museum piece, and eventually get faded from sitting behind the glass for so long.

WinPitcher

It's early, I'd take the 5 and be happy.

Sabrgeek

I'm not entirely sure, while most of me says take the $5, if he did not originally agree to the deal but went back to look up the price and did that to me, that card would mysteriously disappear from my tables. If he is AT my table the whole time, I'm fine with that -- if there is a long time break -- I'm not so sure

Rich

belz

I'd take the 5 and find an unopened pack table and buy a fun vintage pack that looks mint...you rip the pack, get the star rookie from that year and put it in your case in a sleeve ready to submit to psa...when the 5 dollar man comes by the next time you grab his attention with a smile and thank him profusely and explain your good fortune while showing him your score!!

Guru

Thanks for the response. I took the $5. But then when he came back around looking for more deals I explained to him that he should sell the card for book and then we can talk when he has the cash in hand.

Nascar360

Sell it to him for $5 and tell him there might be some more deals in your discount boxes! It also depends on what you paid for the card. If you have little to nothing in it then you are good.

Dusto

Yep, happily sell it for the $5 and move on. Or ask him if he wishes to keep riding his hot streak and buy you out of all your "book value" cards of $1-$10 cards from your fifty cent bargain box!

Kahuna

Ah, tell him $6.00 and the card is his otherwise say thank you and let him move on.

Dboneesq

Would I be correct in assuming that the other dealer:

1. Smelled like he has not taken a bath in 5 days.
2. Had part of his last meal on his T-shirt.
3. Had his huge stomach hanging out the bottom of his T-shirt.
4. Had his pants below his crack.

gemint

<< <i>
4. Had his jorts below his crack. >>



Corrected it for you.

mtcards

I would sell every card I own at 10% book....the Mantles, the Aarons, the 300 Manning Rookies, oh and the half million or so commons/minor stars from 1980's and 90's that I can find a sucker, er buyer for

lawnmowerman

<< <i>The book is way off. Ebay is a much better "book" than an actual book. >>



This.

Or, you could always give him some beef stew as a parting gift.

Sabrgeek

I agree, if someone took EVERY Card I owned at 10 percent of book, it would be sold - in fact I bet if I made you an offer to sell you everything -- the offer would be about 7-8 percent. but you have to take everyhing and if being shipped, pay the postage.