From REA to Ebay in less than 12 hours

[danmckee]

Hello everyone. I thought I would explain myself a little here as many of you are good friends and know me well and would wonder why I am doing this.

Not really concerned with flipping as most of my oddball stuff is priced high as you can see.

I buy alot of stuff for myself as I did the recent REA lots. So I stick them in my ebay store which costs me nothing and if someone wants them more than I do then so be it.

My ultimate goal is to get most of my collection up in my store eventually.

Of course I haven't even got my show stock half up yet so I may die first of old age.

Any way, my ebay store is basically a place to showcase some of my neat stuff which I have done with some of my rare T206s that I really do not want to part with.

Remember, I didn't want to part with the Aplpha's but they are gone.

Happy Collecting everyone!

Dan Mckee - Darby-s on ebay

[barrysloate]

That is Dans nicest and sweetest post ever!

[MVSNYC]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

That is Dans nicest and sweetest post ever!

+1

As several people have mentioned above, someone must've hacked into Dan's Net54 account and is posting for him. (Hi Dan).

[Leon]

Originally Posted by danmckee

Hello everyone. I thought I would explain myself a little here as many of you are good friends and know me well and would wonder why I am doing this.

Not really concerned with flipping as most of my oddball stuff is priced high as you can see.

I buy alot of stuff for myself as I did the recent REA lots. So I stick them in my ebay store which costs me nothing and if someone wants them more than I do then so be it.

My ultimate goal is to get most of my collection up in my store eventually.

Of course I haven't even got my show stock half up yet so I may die first of old age.

Any way, my ebay store is basically a place to showcase some of my neat stuff which I have done with some of my rare T206s that I really do not want to part with.

Remember, I didn't want to part with the Aplpha's but they are gone.

Happy Collecting everyone!

Dan Mckee - Darby-s on ebay

You're just an ole fuddy duddy....we know you. I too have listed stuff for sale with high prices because I didn't want to sell. Two years ago at the National I did it with one full case. One guy argued with me for at least 30 minutes about trading for a card I had 10k on. I told him cash only and I was firm on it. He never understood even AFTER I told him I didn't really want to sell. He kept on saying, "but you have a price on it" and I kept on saying, "because everyone keeps asking but I don't want to sell".......He couldn't grasp the concept.

[danmckee]

Originally Posted by Leon

You're just an ole fuddy duddy....we know you. I too have listed stuff for sale with high prices because I didn't want to sell. Two years ago at the National I did it with one full case. One guy argued with me for at least 30 minutes about trading for a card I had 10k on. I told him cash only and I was firm on it. He never understood even AFTER I told him I didn't really want to sell. He kept on saying, "but you have a price on it" and I kept on saying, "because everyone keeps asking but I don't want to sell".......He couldn't grasp the concept.

Exactly Leon! and if anyone wants to hit the BIN please feel free as I will have the items in hand quicker than you can imagine! I pride myself on fast shipping!

[Runscott]

We all handle this hobby differently. I don't know what portion of Dan's collection is represented on ebay, but I used to put almost all of mine up for sale. I figured everything has a price if someone wants to try to pry it out of my hands, but in the meantime I can enjoy it.

I kind of like Dan's business model.

[ScottFandango]

Originally Posted by danmckee

Hello everyone. I thought I would explain myself a little here as many of you are good friends and know me well and would wonder why I am doing this.

Not really concerned with flipping as most of my oddball stuff is priced high as you can see.

I buy alot of stuff for myself as I did the recent REA lots. So I stick them in my ebay store which costs me nothing and if someone wants them more than I do then so be it.

My ultimate goal is to get most of my collection up in my store eventually.

Of course I haven't even got my show stock half up yet so I may die first of old age.

Any way, my ebay store is basically a place to showcase some of my neat stuff which I have done with some of my rare T206s that I really do not want to part with.

Remember, I didn't want to part with the Aplpha's but they are gone.

Happy Collecting everyone!

Dan Mckee - Darby-s on ebay

thanks for the response..

this seems to be happening more and more on EBAY...its becoming a place to showcase items, with no intention of selling them (thus very high prices)

I have thought that this is what many people use ebay for, but your are the first to admit it...

it has nothing to do with you, but I get frustrated weaving through all the overpriced BIN from people who only want to show them off..

ebay should make a new area that allows people to do this, like Zillow has "make me an offer I cant refuse"...that way it doesn't get into the same spot of things that actually are trying to be sold and clutter them up...

[danmckee]

Originally Posted by ScottFandango

thanks for the response..

this seems to be happening more and more on EBAY...its becoming a place to showcase items, with no intention of selling them (thus very high prices)

I have thought that this is what many people use ebay for, but your are the first to admit it...

it has nothing to do with you, but I get frustrated weaving through all the overpriced BIN from people who only want to show them off..

ebay should make a new area that allows people to do this, like Zillow has "make me an offer I cant refuse"...that way it doesn't get into the same spot of things that actually are trying to be sold and clutter them up...

Oh I can completely sympathize with this statement. I have worked my way around this issue as a buyer by "blocking" certain sellers from my global searches.

There is a place on the advanced search when you are setting up a global search say like "T206", where you can list certain sellers to block.

There are a few sellers that list mainly mainstream pre-war cards and are very high in my opinion and the same stuff keeps popping up so I have these blocked on my searches.

To avoid my items you would just need to block darby-s as a seller.

I hope this helps

take care
Dan

[ScottFandango]

Originally Posted by danmckee

Oh I can completely sympathize with this statement. I have worked my way around this issue as a buyer by "blocking" certain sellers from my global searches.

There is a place on the advanced search when you are setting up a global search say like "T206", where you can list certain sellers to block.

There are a few sellers that list mainly mainstream pre-war cards and are very high in my opinion and the same stuff keeps popping up so I have these blocked on my searches.

To avoid my items you would just need to block darby-s as a seller.

I hope this helps

take care
Dan

thanks for the response...that will help...

and no, I will not block you...

[danmckee]

Originally Posted by ScottFandango

thanks for the response...that will help...

and no, I will not block you...

Ha! No worries, I wouldn't have taken it personally.

I felt your pain as a buyer and a searcher!

Take care
Dan

[calvindog]

I think someone has hacked Dan's Net 54 account.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by calvindog

I think someone has hacked Dan's Net 54 account.

Jeff, this is TOO FUNNY!! I keep pinching myself as I read Dan's posts in this thread to make sure that what my eyes are seeing is real! Hey Dan, just funnin' ya!

Hope "Pops" is doing well,
Val

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by calvindog

I think someone has hacked Dan's Net 54 account.

Heh...no kidding. I was hoping for a fight!