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Eric S.I am one of the new posters to the B/S/T and have been out of the collecting game for many years and just now getting back in. I worked in a card shop as a kid in Ohio in the mid eighties when everything was booming and collected pre war the entire time. People still brought Goudey's in the shop back then and they weren't in holders and sometimes actually still in a shoe box. Those days are very rare and virtually gone. It was fun to collect back then but things have changed with the internet, grading and many more dealers that seem to have no care in the history of the cards or game, just the value they cary and the multiple applied to them. Most dealers are experts and love the game so I'm not busting on you guys.
I suppose to make a long story shorter: B/S/T gave me an opportunity to post some cards that hadn't seen the market ever. Never passed hands and ultimately helped a collector further complete a set. There were a few guys bidding back and forth via email but I excluded one higher offer to sell to a collector at a lesser amount. Ebay doesn't give the opportunity to have fun in the process or select who you choose to deal with. Also, I received many emails educating me on the ethics of posting here and what is expected as well as what I should expect out of todays market.
What's wrong with an old fashion trader journal? People can decide whether they want to buy or trust a seller on their own. For some of us this is a hobby and part of the excitement is maybe catching a good deal at a bit of a risk. I learned a long time ago that cards are worth what someone else is willing to pay, not what a book tells you. Sure it's "safer" to buy a card in a ridiculously hideous cheap plastic case with a label at the top but just look at what happened to the coin market when grading took it over.
I fully appreciate the knowledge available through you guys and the ability to buy and sell on B/S/T without all the ebay drama so if my newbie vote counts at all I say you've done a great job and don't try and fix it. Keep it fun.
01-17-2009, 06:02 AM
A quick note about our Buy/Sell/Trade area and deadbeat Korey Whitmore
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