$200,000?

begsu1013 · #1 02-12-2016, 03:14 PM

the fact that there is no "obo" says a lot to me...

so "testing" is a very cordial word to use, imo.

well respected guy, great collector and extremely nice card.

absolutely crazy demanding price, though.

pawpawdiv9 · #2 02-12-2016, 03:42 PM

Side question?? If if sell high-end items like this on Ebay...How do you go about shipping this item? Use Next day mail, then how about insurance?? Who do you use/prefer??

Peter_Spaeth · #3 02-12-2016, 03:59 PM

Matt may have to clone himself to find a buyer.

pawpawdiv9 · #4 02-12-2016, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Matt may have to clone himself to find a buyer.

So, which one is MattyC??

begsu1013 · #5 02-12-2016, 05:12 PM

none of the above.

listing ended and hopefully just a temporary brain fart!

we all make'em.

sbfinley · #6 02-12-2016, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by begsu1013

the fact that there is no "obo" says a lot to me...

so "testing" is a very cordial word to use, imo.

well respected guy, great collector and extremely nice card.

absolutely crazy demanding price, though.

A BO is not necessary in all cases and this is probably one. An interested party will find a way to negotiate and a cash deal off site would save thousands in fees.

MetsBaseball1973 · #7 02-12-2016, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sbfinley

A BO is not necessary in all cases and this is probably one. An interested party will find a way to negotiate and a cash deal off site would save thousands in fees.

I agree. I think the OBO (Or Best Offer) completely undermines a BIN price. If I am setting a high BIN, I would never use OBO. I would just set a high BIN and come off firm and let people who really want the item reach out and negotiate. An ebay listing puts an item out there. The deal on high end stuff on eBay gets done offline 90% of the time IMHO.

begsu1013 · #8 02-12-2016, 05:37 PM

and i would expect if it had an "obo" that a side deal woulda been struck just as well, yet a whole lot simpler for a perspective buyer all while eliminating the "are you serious?" factor.

edit: and lest us not forget that we werent talking a strong asking price. we were talking $200K.

MetsBaseball1973 · #9 02-12-2016, 05:43 PM

I have a few cards where the price it would take to get me to sell them would make many who 'sticker shop' ask if I was serious. I have a three of one card that looks like a six. I will price it like a 5.5 if I ever sell it. You can have your opinion of my price. But it is my price. If you cannot or will not pay it, just do not.

begsu1013 · #10 02-12-2016, 05:52 PM

we all do.

actually attempting to sell them at that is a different thing.

begsu1013 · #11 02-12-2016, 06:15 PM

and for the record, we do not know who or where that price was derived from.

just want to make that clear.

but just because this thread doesn't have 500+ replies does not mean people are not conversing about this privately and asking whiskey tango foxtrot, i can assure you.

if it didn't involve two guys from this board, people would be having an absolute field day with it publicly.

pokerplyr80 · #12 02-12-2016, 06:45 PM

The card does look better than 7s that have sold for 200k+, and even some of the 8s that have been selling in the 500k range. I wouldn't be surprised if he got close to that, assuming he can find another collector like himself who doesn't mind paying well over "market value" for the excellent eye appeal of the card. Tough to gauge the added value of a card actually being displayed in a museum.