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wildjimmy · January 27, 2008 12:11PM

Someone told me about their website and it looks pretty cool. Anyone on here use it? Is it pretty legit? Any negatives? Thanks in advance

JasP24 · January 27, 2008 12:12PM

<< <i>Someone told me about their website and it looks pretty cool. Anyone on here use it? Is it pretty legit? Any negatives? Thanks in advance >>

I've used it..All card are advertised as NM, and typically run anywhere between EX/MT and Gem Mint..It's sight unseen so only buy the cheap stuff..lol

Jason

Estil · January 27, 2008 12:25PM

Such as a 1986 Fleer Update Checklist?

I'll need one of those at some point (it was missing out of my set but I didn't want to send it back because the Bonds and the other cards were pretty sharp)

rajah424 · January 27, 2008 12:33PM

Ive used it several times with good results. You can search by grade. Check the sellers shipping rates as some are a lot cheaper than others. Also some sellers offer discounts based on how much you spend. Like the others said, you are buying sight unseen so keep that in mind if you are ordering older cards.

bigfische · January 27, 2008 12:53PM

Modern is pretty good, vintage is a crap shoot. Dont buy from Stingray on there he HORRIBLY overgrades. And no, it is not the Stingray from these boards.

ArnyVee · January 27, 2008 12:53PM

I've used them several times. Always have had a good experience.

longtimemetsfan · January 27, 2008 1:17PM

I have bought from over 20 different dealers on there. I haven't bought any older cards though.
Most ship very quickly.

MeteoriteGuy · January 27, 2008 2:01PM

I have purchased cards from it with no problem. It is likely the cheapest-easiest way to purchase say every Bret Saberhagen Topps issue card. Condition may very a lot like anytime when buying raw.

AUPT · January 28, 2008 1:29AM

Also stay away from seller jwholcar. Never sent my cards, never responded to follow-ups.

Otherwise I've had good luck picking up singles needed to fill sets.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · January 28, 2008 2:49AM

No problems here. 10 or so transactions.

justmichael · January 28, 2008 3:30AM

I sell on there.The customers are nothing like Ebay.I haven't had to deal with a scumbag con artist yet.

frankhardy · January 28, 2008 6:36AM

I've done over 40 transactions, and I have only had 1 problem so far. He said he shipped a 1963 common, but I haven't received it. It's been well over a month. I guess I need to contact him again.

jcdcubs · January 28, 2008 6:45AM

I bought 1978 Topps Andre Dawson few weeks ago. The card are sharp probably PSA 9 in my opinion. I will buy from sportlots from now on see how it goes.

digicat · January 28, 2008 7:04AM

I've been happy. I've used Sportlots to fill sets and to pick up odd-ball cards of players I like to collect. Sometimes I'll buy in bulk looking for gradable modern cards. I'm usually satisfied and have gotten a bunch of nice 9s and 10s back from PSA for my registry sets.

However, be warned, sometimes you will truly get NM (as in, PSA 7) quality stuff, or worse.

orutulsa · January 28, 2008 7:16AM

I've done dozens of transactions there. I'm starting to believe that you should stick to the blue star sellers, especially when dealing with modern stuff. I did two modern transactions this past week and both sellers sent wrong cards as part of the order. Both are incredibly slow to respond to email, if at all. With modern, I really feel like I'm dealing with 20 year old kids who know zippo about business and professionalism.

On vintage, you'll run into some people who are awful. Most, however, are pretty good. I've kept logs for myself to show what I bought from which seller, how well the cards were compared to what was advertised, and how the seller handled any problems, if there were any. The good sellers head off problems ahead of time by sending refunds with your shipment for cards in less-than-advertised conditions. If my memory is right, I've had two sellers who were just nowhere close to the condition advertised (i.e. ex-mint received full of major creases) and who wouldn't respond to any follow-up emails.

If you're going to use Sportlots on a regular basis, do some small orders and keep track of which sellers come through for you. Then stick to them.

jcdcubs · January 28, 2008 7:18AM

I wish sportlots show more Pictures like eBay listing.

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