Right now, where do you buy the majority of your cards?

BobbyStrawberry · #1 10-25-2022, 11:53 AM

For me, it used to be eBay, but now it's AHs.

parkplace33 · #2 10-25-2022, 12:15 PM

I am kinda shocked Ebay is still at the top.

ullmandds · #3 10-25-2022, 12:16 PM

mainly AH's for me these days

Johnny630 · #4 10-25-2022, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by parkplace33

I am kinda shocked Ebay is still at the top.

I'm not most love the convenience and buyer protection/friendliness of Ebay.

cgjackson222 · #5 10-25-2022, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by parkplace33

I am kinda shocked Ebay is still at the top.

To be fair, I spend more at Auction Houses, but buy more actual cards from Ebay.

raulus · #6 10-25-2022, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cgjackson222

To be fair, I spend more at Auction Houses, but buy more actual cards from Ebay.

That's a good point about measurement. The OP seems to focus on sheer number, not necessarily the total value.

Part of the fun for me that makes eBay the leader for me over the last couple of years with pricing up so much for vintage is that I've been a bit focused on more modern cards from some of my childhood heroes from 1980 to 2010. Most of them sell (even in high grades) for $50 or less. And you don't find many (any) of those cards at the major AHs or Net54.

And I've never joined Fakebook, so that's off the table for me. I might be the last internet-connected human on the planet still outside of that elite club, but I'm pretty determined to keep it that way.

Living on the west coast, and not in LA, card shows are also virtually nonexistent, unless I want to fly back east to attend one.

BobbyStrawberry · #7 10-25-2022, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by raulus

That's a good point about measurement. The OP seems to focus on sheer number, not necessarily the total value.

Part of the fun for me that makes eBay the leader for me over the last couple of years with pricing up so much for vintage is that I've been a bit focused on more modern cards from some of my childhood heroes from 1980 to 2010. Most of them sell (even in high grades) for $50 or less. And you don't find many (any) of those cards at the major AHs or Net54.

And I've never joined Fakebook, so that's off the table for me. I might be the last internet-connected human on the planet still outside of that elite club, but I'm pretty determined to keep it that way.

Living on the west coast, and not in LA, card shows are also virtually nonexistent, unless I want to fly back east to attend one.

Make that two humans! I'm not a Facebook user either.

cgjackson222 · #8 10-25-2022, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

Make that two humans! I'm not a Facebook user either.

Yeah, I never signed up for Facebook either. Not a fan.

BobC · #9 10-25-2022, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by raulus

That's a good point about measurement. The OP seems to focus on sheer number, not necessarily the total value.

Part of the fun for me that makes eBay the leader for me over the last couple of years with pricing up so much for vintage is that I've been a bit focused on more modern cards from some of my childhood heroes from 1980 to 2010. Most of them sell (even in high grades) for $50 or less. And you don't find many (any) of those cards at the major AHs or Net54.

And I've never joined Fakebook, so that's off the table for me. I might be the last internet-connected human on the planet still outside of that elite club, but I'm pretty determined to keep it that way.

Living on the west coast, and not in LA, card shows are also virtually nonexistent, unless I want to fly back east to attend one.

No, you're not the last person. Never been on Facebook either, nor Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or any of those type of sites/apps.

Peter_Spaeth · #10 10-25-2022, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BobC

No, you're not the last person. Never been on Facebook either, nor Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or any of those type of sites/apps.

No social media for me either, @BobC.

G1911 · #11 10-25-2022, 04:06 PM

Network - 40%
eBay - 35%
Modern wax retailers - 10%
Card shows - 10%
Net54 - 5%

Measured in dollar outlay. I get more cards from modern wax retailers than anywhere, but 500 Heritage cards is not much $$$ and measuring that way seems wrong.

eBay used to be my primary, but as my want list shrinks the remaining items are more and more things I have to pry loose that aren't really for sale.

Millennial, but don't have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat TikTok, or whatever else the kids are into this week. Probably missed out on some cards as a result, but they are not worth the risks, negatives and surveillance.

bnorth · #12 10-25-2022, 12:19 PM

1) Net54 75% So many great people so why go someplace else.
2) eBay 23.5% I buy most of my bats there and oddball items
3) COMC 1% Used to be my favorite site. Beyond horrible search engine plus crazy prices have kept me away for a few years now.
4) AHs .5% Just something I have rarely used.

Peter_Spaeth · #13 10-25-2022, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

For me, it used to be eBay, but now it's AHs.

Why?

BobbyStrawberry · #14 10-25-2022, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Why?

EBay has dried up considerably for much of the stuff I look for. I suspect the $600 reporting thing has a lot to do with it.

View Poll Results: Right now, where do you buy the majority of your cards?
Net54	21	8.82%
Auction Houses	66	27.73%
Ebay	97	40.76%
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter)	9	3.78%
Card Shows	12	5.04%
In-person/Network	11	4.62%
Other	7	2.94%
I am not currently buying cards at this time	15	6.30%
Voters: 238. You may not vote on this poll

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