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Raising Some Money, FS Below VCP: 1973 Schmidt RC PSA 9

kencopekencope Posts: 416 ✭✭
in Buy, Sell & Trade - Cards & Memorabilia

Here's a link, will sell for $2625 Paypal "friends and family". VCP is around $2850:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Schmidt-Ron-Cey-Rookie-1973-Topps-615-PSA-9-Mint-Centered-Beauty-New-Label-/382130080047?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Happy to provide lots of references for anyone that needs them. Will post another once this sells. Thanks!

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  • epatmythesepatmythes Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭

    References are great and all, but that's a significant chunk of change to be asking people to lose both eBay and Paypal buyer protections...

    And you're coming to the fine folks of the forum, with a mathematically explained raw deal...

    So if I got this right, you want the buyer to lose their protections and assuming a $2850 VCP market average, you will avoid (at minimum) $368 in combined fees... for a $225 discount?

    Just some food for thought, but your $2625 ask seems a lot more reasonable if you were to drop the Paypal "friends and family" requirement! You're still net $60 in eBay fees and you're not putting all that risk on the buyer's shoulders!

  • kencopekencope Posts: 416 ✭✭

    My $2625 asking price is a net price to me after fees, and is just that, an asking price.

    I'm happy to take offers, including what someone would like to pay via direct Paypal, meeting in person, eBay offer, Western Union to my friend the honorable King Rutu of Namibia, etc.

    I've done a good amount of transactions on here, and as you can see have ~4,400 transactions on eBay with 100% positive feedback rating, but happy to transact in whatever way makes someone comfortable. My eBay fees would be $200 and my Paypal fees would be $83, just to correct the math. So, buyer is saving ~$225 and I'm saving ~$75 in fees at that ask of $2625.

    Thanks for the input!

  • ndleondleo Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I bought a couple of high dollar items from ken, he is a good guy to deal with.

    Mike
  • epatmythesepatmythes Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭

    I got no problem with the way anyone wants to do business... OP says he's trying to raise some money. If I'm trying to raise some money, I'm usually looking to offer a "good" deal.

    I'm curious though, as I sell on eBay too... I'd love to get lower fees. On a $2850 transaction, how do you get away with only paying $200 (I.E. 7%) in fees? I notice now that you have an eBay store, which I do not, so I did my math at the standard 10%. For a store owner though, it shows that the fee rate for Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop is 9.15%.

    If there is a way to get cheaper rates on eBay, I'd really be interested to know... I hate paying that 10%!!!

    Thanks

  • kencopekencope Posts: 416 ✭✭

    There's a max FVF of $250. My fees are lower than others might be based on high volume, good standing, etc.

    Epatmythes - Did you have any interest in the item? If so, feel free to make an offer that you feel is a good deal and makes you feel secure in the transaction. Thanks!

  • bigt5959bigt5959 Posts: 46 ✭

    Ken....where are you located if one was interested in a face to face sale?

  • kencopekencope Posts: 416 ✭✭

    Denver

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