There's no percentage rule. His expected return on the ball may be unique to him. If a dealer bought a large group lot and some items sell for profit, he might be able to sell some items at cost. A lot of dealers look at it at the strict $$ return, not percentage on an item. Some dealers may buy and sell at higher volume, so doesn't require has high a return per item.
Brick and mortar places have higher overhead than an online dealer. Used book stores are different as they don't pay $100 per book and probably a smaller percentage of their items sell. A dealer isn't getting Koufax signed balls for 50 cents.
Also, many antique stores have items on consignment, and the guy may not have as much say over the pricing.
If he expects too much for the Koufax, pass. You can find good ones online.
Last edited by drc; 08-25-2012 at 11:35 AM.
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