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Old 08-09-2016, 08:20 AM
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Somewhere theres a seller out there that may be saying why do they bother to price cards fairly if someone always wants a discount, maybe they should list the cards even higher so they can then give '20% off'

Sort of like the buy 3 cards for the price of 4 and get one free. Also there may be dealers that say that some buyers are sure to remind them when cards are priced too high versus market, but when the cards are priced far too low they are not given that courtesy. Who knows...
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Old 08-09-2016, 09:12 AM
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I think stepping up to any dealers table and automatically expecting a price break in the neighborhood of 20% is a little flippant for starters.

You complain about one of the wives insulting you, but the fact you refer to someone’s wife as a “battleaxe” and another dealer’s wife as an “idiot” is extremely condescending, disrespectful and insulting in its own right especially when those individuals will most likely not have the chance to defend themselves here against your misogyny.

But good job getting back at the third wife and dealer by cherry picking the heck out of that book, it evidently made you feel so much better about yourself for it.
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Old 08-09-2016, 09:55 AM
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I prefer buying cards in person, at a show, and have zero problem paying more than I could get it elsewhere - Buying is pretty much the main reason we have National, regional, and local card shows.

At times, card dealers have an undeserved bad rep .... sometimes it is the buyer that is to blame.
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Old 08-09-2016, 10:06 AM
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The National should sponsor a Calendar featuring dealer Wives. There could be try outs. Or one for Dealers. Or even random people off the floor
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The National should sponsor a Calendar featuring dealer Wives. There could be try outs. Or one for Dealers. Or even random people off the floor

Would it be like the People of Walmart site?
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Old 08-09-2016, 12:55 PM
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The frustration I have is with any dealer who leaves an assistant (wife, kid, whatever) at a table with no prices, no discretion and no way to contact the great and all-knowing Oz while he is away from the booth. Might as well just close up:

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Old 08-09-2016, 01:09 PM
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Would it be like the People of Walmart site?
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Many dealers are pretty rich so i imagine their wives were at least hot at one time
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Old 08-09-2016, 02:02 PM
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The last National I attended 5 years ago, it seemed like every table I stopped at (looking for 50-60s baseball/fb commons), one of the first thing out of the mouth of whoever was manning the table was to describe their discount "policy" if it was not already posted... IE the more I were to spend, the more of a discount I would receive. My recollection is that if I were to spend several $100 dollars on 50-60s commons, a 20% discount was not out of line. Maybe my experiences from five years ago are all old news.
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I think stepping up to any dealers table and automatically expecting a price break in the neighborhood of 20% is a little flippant for starters.

You complain about one of the wives insulting you, but the fact you refer to someone’s wife as a “battleaxe” and another dealer’s wife as an “idiot” is extremely condescending, disrespectful and insulting in its own right especially when those individuals will most likely not have the chance to defend themselves here against your misogyny.

But good job getting back at the third wife and dealer by cherry picking the heck out of that book, it evidently made you feel so much better about yourself for it.
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Old 08-09-2016, 02:37 PM
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No offense to dealers but I generally assume a dealer has already marked their cards up 20% so expecting a 20% break off the bat so that you're paying real world prices is pretty okay with me. I don't buy into any of that crap about paying more just because you're at a show. That is insane. No one gives you a deal because you're buying on eBay. Why should I pay more just because you're in front of me? We both save money on the in person deal by me not having to pay shipping and you not paying eBay.

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Old 08-09-2016, 04:21 PM
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This thread was started by someone who put down wives of dealers. The next 2 posts stuck up for the wives and then it has turned into putting down all women in general and then a bunch of collectors complaining they "deserve" a discount sine they are going to "spend a lot of money".

Anyone looking at this would laugh at us for being so immature.

Lets talk about baseball cards!

Are there moderators checking these threads out? If so, please nudge them to wake up!

I'm sure some will not like me saying this but we are really acting childish.
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Old 08-09-2016, 04:40 PM
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Are there moderators checking these threads out? If so, please nudge them to wake up!
The moderators on this site usually just let stuff go unless it get really carried away or you attack them. The main rule that gets enforced is if you give an opinion on a person or company your real name needs to be in the post.

IMHO the above is what makes this forum much better than the others.
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First world problems....
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Old 08-16-2016, 10:58 AM
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Uh, I think first world problems would describe every single comment in the history of a board about collecting baseball cards. Not adding much with that, but I hadn't heard that phrase in the last 8 minutes so your post was mildly amusing.
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dang, I opened this thread thinking there would be a pin-up calendar.
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I think stepping up to any dealers table and automatically expecting a price break in the neighborhood of 20% is a little flippant for starters.
Anytime I am anticipating making a large purchase from a dealer, I ask what their discount is. I would say that 95% of the dealers expect this and give discounts.

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Anytime I am anticipating making a large purchase from a dealer, I ask what their discount is. I would say that 95% of the dealers expect this and give discounts.

Jeff
I agree with volume there is a much better chance of discount..but some dealers may already be giving their lowest price point...and other dealers are so rich or love the card so much they dont mind holding onto cards even if its a loss it doesnt matter to them. Its their cards they can do what they want.
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Old 08-09-2016, 07:19 PM
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I find this so funny!!! Being a woman collector, maybe you would like to follow me around at a show. My husband has a lot of fun. Nobody will ask me what I am looking for or what I collect, they ask my husband. I have absolutely no problem being bothered while I look! Wish I had some of those women at a booth at the shows I have been to, at least they talk to you !
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Old 08-09-2016, 07:24 PM
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I find this so funny!!! Being a woman collector, maybe you would like to follow me around at a show. My husband has a lot of fun. Nobody will ask me what I am looking for or what I collect, they ask my husband. I have absolutely no problem being bothered while I look! Wish I had some of those women at a booth at the shows I have been to, at least they talk to you !
Haha thats funny. The more women in the hobby the better

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Not agreeing with the tone of some of preceding posts, but I was a little surprised how many times at the National there was someone manning the booth who had no clue what was going on. I get the fact that a guy might bring his wife along to sit at the booth during the necessary bathroom breaks and a run for a soda or coffee, but it happened to me at least 4 or 5 time and that was a little surprising.
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Haha thats funny. The more women in the hobby the better
Agreed. Nice to see a diverse group of collectors.
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I find this so funny!!! Being a woman collector, maybe you would like to follow me around at a show. My husband has a lot of fun. Nobody will ask me what I am looking for or what I collect, they ask my husband. I have absolutely no problem being bothered while I look! Wish I had some of those women at a booth at the shows I have been to, at least they talk to you !
Do you ever have fun schooling fools who don't think you know anything about cards? It is good that you find some entries in this thread funny and not offensive. ...and now, back to cards!
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I find this so funny!!! Being a woman collector, maybe you would like to follow me around at a show. My husband has a lot of fun. Nobody will ask me what I am looking for or what I collect, they ask my husband. I have absolutely no problem being bothered while I look! Wish I had some of those women at a booth at the shows I have been to, at least they talk to you !
I get almost the same thing when I go to the quilt show with my wife. The vendors are more friendly, but there's always that bit of surprise when they realize I actually know something.

Pro tip, some of the tools for quilting are actually pretty handy for woodworking and other crafts.

Did industrial stuff for 11 years, and given the choice I'd take the female salesperson every time. They were simply that much better at communicating Like- they actually did communicate. Price and availability? Get back to you in a bit. Female salesperson that meant a few minutes. Male in new England? Two weeks and they didn't remember what you wanted even though you'd faxed over the part numbers on day two. (Outside new England was better overall)

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