Consigning with Probstein123

[StraightRaceCards]

Only Probstein auction I participated in was a SGC A T206 HOF’er that I was able to get for $85 after taxes fees and shipping. Can’t complain one bit, but I do proceed with caution on his stuff

I will say, for those who are worried about multiple bids, you should look into some eBay sniping tools. I haven’t used them before, but have heard many people swear by them. Curious on what others opinions on sniping tools are. I don’t bid enough to justify them

Matt Galvin

[Peter_Spaeth]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36411576123...Bk9SR6Crw6W6YQ

[kecleveland]

I’ve had issues buying from them. Ships high end cards in penny sleeves and they get damaged in shipment. Lots of negative feedback, and won’t respond to problems.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36411576123...Bk9SR6Crw6W6YQ

I mean, the label DOES say "PSA 4" but...

[lug-nut]

I dont bid on his stuff anymore. I won 2 cards and he only shipped one. Ebay said "it was delivered, too bad" Zero contact through ebay and the phone number they gave me. I had to get my credit card to refund me after I showed how the shipping weight for 1 card was 1/2 of the real weight...Since then, he is dead to me as well! FTG

[Cory]

What % do you normally give up to consignment on ebay? Ebay takes 10-13%, right? How much additional does the consigner take? Similar? Is the all in fee 20%? 30%? more?

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Cory

What % do you normally give up to consignment on ebay? Ebay takes 10-13%, right? How much additional does the consigner take? Similar? Is the all in fee 20%? 30%? more?

The amount that eBay takes depends on the consignor.

If you sell yourself on eBay, including the payment fees, you're more like at ~16%, at least up to $7,500 in value. Above that amount, then it declines. This assumes that you don't have a fancy eBay store. If you did, you would have lower fees, potentially a lot lower.

My understanding is that Probstein's rates vary depending on the final value for your item:

>$2,500 = 10%
$1,000 to $2,500 = 11%
$100-$999 = 12%
$50-$99 = 13%
$25-$50 = 14%
$10-$25 = 15%

Naturally, these could change, but this is the most updated that I've seen.

If you're wondering how he makes his money, I suspect it's mostly from:

1) paying less to eBay because he has one of those fancy stores so he pays lower rates to eBay, and
2) making a bit on shipping charges.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by LarsHoneyToast

I will say, for those who are worried about multiple bids, you should look into some eBay sniping tools. I haven’t used them before, but have heard many people swear by them. Curious on what others opinions on sniping tools are. I don’t bid enough to justify them

I use gixen. It’s cheap (even free for the basic version), and does a good job. It does go down every once in a blue moon, which is only a problem if it’s out when an important item is ending.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by raulus

I use gixen. It’s cheap (even free for the basic version), and does a good job. It does go down every once in a blue moon, which is only a problem if it’s out when an important item is ending.

You should upgrade to the mirror version. Spend the $6!

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

You should upgrade to the mirror version. Spend the $6!

I use the full version. But for someone else who doesn’t use it much, maybe $6 is too much.

[Snowman]

I use the myibidder app to place snipe bids on ebay. Works great. I've only had it fail one time in over 1,000 bid attempts.

[Snowman]

I use the myibidder app to place snipe bids on ebay. Works great. I've only had it fail one time in over 1,000 bid attempts.

[Jenx34]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

You should upgrade to the mirror version. Spend the $6!

It's $7 now. Inflation!!! ha ha

That's per year, btw. I just created an account for it the other day but have not used it yet. I used bidnapper a few times in a free trial and it worked fine, though I only won 1 out of 4 or 5 cards I used it for. Both seem pretty easy for a basic single item. Still learning the ins and outs of Gixen, but it seems like it will do well. I don't know how many times, I have gotten busy and even with a 14 minute reminder from ebay, I forget to place a bid and a card sells for less than I would have put in. So trying this now. But at $7/year, I don't see how it can be bad.