eBay wasteland

todeen · #1 02-15-2022, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Kutcher55

That said it is a place where people who don�t know what they are doing are likely to get burned by all the scumbaggery out there.

This. I have no problem buying on ebay. I have 30 years of experience, so I generally buy with 100% confidence. I pay immediately, and sellers sometimes send me thank you notes for creating no hassle. I feel bad for collectors with hardly any sense of what the hobby used to be.

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Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Compared to a few years ago the change is striking. Particularly in higher end stuff, I think sellers are largely going elsewhere for a variety of reasons.

[QUOTE=bnorth;2197048]I agree on being less stuff on eBay. I really notice it on the rare harder to find items I collect.
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About 50% of my high end purchases have been on Net54. This is a better resource for honesty and assurance of purchase. I mostly buy Barry Larkin cards on ebay ungraded.... and that stock has not died up. I also purchased my Ken Griffey Jr Tiffany on ebay. When they run at auction the price is good. My problem with ebay is that most sellers won't sell at auction. I hate BIN prices, or Best Offer. I offer fair Best Offer prices I know are spot on to the market, but since some sellers overmark their items by 50% or more, they feel offended by my offer. They must not follow the Reds, cuz Reds prices never demand Yankees prices.

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Originally Posted by x2drich2000

Other than here, MySlabs, and facebook groups, what other platforms are folks using to sell lower end, raw and graded, items at a fixed price?

For low end raw, and low end graded use Twitter. There are some vintage sellers who run weekly sales threads that are popular. Check out @CardStory. I bought a raw 48 Leaf Ted Kluszewski there. I know from this site that they are mostly trimmed nowadays, so I wasn't concerned about it being trimmed or not when even PSA can't tell.

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obiwan1129 · #2 02-15-2022, 09:25 AM

I set up a Twitter acct to track cards and stuff. (I use an account curated for work as well, prefer to keep the follows separate.) Thanks todeen...will check out @CardStory

I've had some marginal success on reddit, through the r/baseballcards subreddit. For some unknown reason I was shadow banned recently. I have no idea why, I went out of my way to not post anything controversial and follow the rules of the subreddit, I usually know and acknowledge when I am being a jerk. I honestly have no clue what I did which is frustrating. But I did a few deals there which wasn't too painful. More modern centric than vintage.

jsfriedm · #3 02-15-2022, 10:09 AM

Ebay Wasteland isn't new - The Who was singing about it 50 years ago

Yoda · #4 02-15-2022, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jsfriedm

Ebay Wasteland isn't new - The Who was singing about it 50 years ago

Yes, but that was Roger Daltry moaning about "teenage wasteland". We are all mature adults proceeding in a logical manner to obtain the cards we lust for. Hmm.. wait, not so sure about that.

Leon · #5 02-15-2022, 10:53 AM

It's not like it used to be, that is for sure. But there are still nuggets out there.

This from ebay yesterday and on its way to me..

Hankphenom · #6 02-15-2022, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Leon

It's not like it used to be, that is for sure. But there are still nuggets out there. This from ebay yesterday and on its way to me..

Look at you, Leon, keeping hope alive! What did you pay for that beauty, if I could ask?

Leon · #7 02-15-2022, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Look at you, Leon, keeping hope alive! What did you pay for that beauty, if I could ask?

He wanted 12.9k and I paid a little less. The problem with this card is there are only 2 comps I could find and they were 5+ yrs old. For something so rare, the crease not touching his face, was ok for me. I wanted to pay a lot less!

Not a card but picked this up in the last few days also.... The tacks weren't needed LOL...you would think as a poster seller they would know better.
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Peter_Spaeth · #8 02-15-2022, 10:54 AM

I'd rather buy on ebay than wait a month plus for an auction to end and then be in a late night bidding war with some crazy person(s) and not quite trust the result.

I suppose there's a lot of action now on social media but not my speed.

iwantitiwinit · #9 02-15-2022, 10:56 AM

Ebay earnings scheduled for Feb 23rd, guessing they will not be stellar. It will be a good measure of whether others have abandoned selling there.

Touch'EmAll · #10 02-15-2022, 11:14 AM

How many other options are out there for quick guaranteed sales via auction of your basic raw $5.-20. cards ? How about if you want to let go a few graded cards in the $100. ish range - I still think ebay is your game.

If I did want to let go some spendy stuff, yes, Auction House. I don't feel comfortable selling $5.k+ cards on ebay, too much risk of shenanigans.

If ebay ceased to exist, it would be overall horrible for our hobby. There is a definite place for ebay, thank goodness, for a lot of stuff both buying and selling, ebay rocks.

egri · #11 02-15-2022, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jsfriedm

Ebay Wasteland isn't new - The Who was singing about it 50 years ago

And T.S. Eliot had them beat by almost 50 years.

Shoeless Moe · #12 02-15-2022, 08:29 PM

Anyone notice now when you make a Best Offer it says and does charge your CC automatically if the seller accepts.

That is new.

BobC · #13 02-15-2022, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Anyone notice now when you make a Best Offer it says and does charge your CC automatically if the seller accepts.

That is new.

Hmmm, I just had a best offer accepted over the weekend without an automatic CC charge.

Shoeless Moe · #14 02-15-2022, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BobC

Hmmm, I just had a best offer accepted over the weekend without an automatic CC charge.

Yah I bought something over the weekend it was the normal way, then tonight it has changed.

Could be a test on their side or could be new.

I kinda like it though. If your the seller "boom" you're paid instantly. I like that. And as a buyer saves me the step of doing it, so I guess that's fine. Was gonna do it anyway if I got it.

jayshum · #15 02-15-2022, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Anyone notice now when you make a Best Offer it says and does charge your CC automatically if the seller accepts.

That is new.

How does that work? I always pay with PayPal so I don't have a CC available for eBay to automatically charge. I wouldn't think it could automatically get payment through PayPal.

Shoeless Moe · #16 02-16-2022, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jayshum

How does that work? I always pay with PayPal so I don't have a CC available for eBay to automatically charge. I wouldn't think it could automatically get payment through PayPal.

Well if you don't have a CC on file with Ebay then not sure, but since I do it just states as soon as I put in a dollar amount for my Best Offer:

"If the seller accepts your offer, we�ll charge your selected payment method."

I personally always use a CC over Paypal to get points on my CC.

Fred · #17 02-16-2022, 09:31 AM

Every once in a while something shows up in the wrong category or in the right category but is incorrectly described. I'm not sure if the hours of searching is worth the effort, however it does happen. I found an N162 Keefe within the last 6 months and it sold for a lot less than it should have. Perhaps the other bidder was concerned it was a reprint. Based on the item description and the sellers feedback, it looked legit (and it was).

jingram058 · #18 02-16-2022, 07:38 PM

Ahh, yes...the Lifehouse project, Meher Baba and his vital signs registered into a synthesizer, Dave Arbus and his incredible violin, "Out here in the fields...I fight for my meals...I put my back into my living...I don't need to fight ...to prove I'm right... it's only eBay wasteland..."

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