The endless debate

[TanksAndSpartans]

Unfortunately Denero stopped listing his name. I eliminated BIN from my saved eBay searches by specifying Format = Auction. I just found it wasn't worth the time to sift through the extra emails. Of course there are sellers who do auctions at a really high starting price for a short duration and then just restart it when it ends with no bidders - that's really..... annoying. And I agree about there being so many AHs now. The ones that send me a catalog or post here on net54 like LOTG, I tend not to miss. One I always miss is Kevin Savage - every time I look at SCD I see the ads but because I get my SCD second hand, the auctions are always over by the time I see it.

[clydepepper]

I buy everywhere but I still have difficulty not buying emotionally...so, even though my market is wide-spread (relatively), I don't always get the price I want. BINs have the effect of making it an impulse buy - if I'm not careful.

The research I do is probably not as extensive as it should be: I check the Krause Vintage Catalog, the PSA online SMR and sales history on EBAY to get an idea what a reasonable price will be.

I'm always open to hearing suggestions.

-Raymond

[mechanicalman]

I've bought some decent T206 HoFers as BINs from "jaysace" recently. Prices were not absurd. Only challenge is that he is far too liberal with the word "centered" in his listings.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

I've bought some decent T206 HoFers as BINs from "jaysace" recently. Prices were not absurd. Only challenge is that he is far too liberal with the word "centered" in his listings.

That challenge is not limited to jaysace as I see it all the time, especially on the Mantles I'm looking for. 60/40 one way and 80/20 the other is not centered. Some have some nasty tilt too.

To the OPS question I have picked up a couple of cards recently on ebay BINs or best offers that I felt were fair. I did have to search through quite a few listings to find them though. I also bid in many auctions and have bought and sold a few privately. I'm open to all options if I like the card and the price.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

I gotta say as a seller I was stunned when I switched from 100% auctions to some BIN's (the vast majority of which I take offers on) I couldn't believe how many people were willing to pay more on a BIN than they would for the same card at auction. My business is now probably 95% BIN and it's the market that drove me in that direction. That being said I think my BIN's are fair and most offers I accept are bargains.

[ValKehl]

John, I receive frequent (weekly?) emails from Kevin Savage which contain the link to his web site, where his next few upcoming auctions are readily available for viewing and bidding. I don't recall how I got on Kevin's email list, but I would think he would be glad to add you to his distribution list if you contact him.
Val

[TanksAndSpartans]

Thanks Val - I'll reach out and try to get on the Kevin Savage email list. A few auctions back he auctioned off a complete mid-grade 35 National Chicle football set - some of them went low too so I was kicking myself, but then I figured it would never happen again so I didn't do anything about it.