Dean's Cards Discounts

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I wonder how many Deans threads have been posted on 54 over the years.

So many that John O doesn't even comment on them any more.

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[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

So many that John O doesn't even comment on them any more.

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Haha...I think I made my point about 20 threads ago...

[BeanTown]

Have to agree with many posters that Deans is extremely hard to work with and it’s amazing they are still in business. Wouldn’t surprise me if the business was a front for something else. Many items they want triple the value (at least) and they don’t care what any recent comps just sold for.

Then again, maybe Deans is super generous when buying items or collections which means they have to sell for more.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Have to agree with many posters that Deans is extremely hard to work with and it’s amazing they are still in business. Wouldn’t surprise me if the business was a front for something else. Many items they want triple the value (at least) and they don’t care what any recent comps just sold for.

Then again, maybe Deans is super generous when buying items or collections which means they have to sell for more.

I've also wondered if it's a front for something else. But I'm curious when you guys say that they are "extremely hard to work with", what do you mean? What makes them hard to work with? Is it just their pricing that you don't like, or have you had bad experiences beyond just not liking their prices and the fact that their pricing is firm?

They have something like 1.5 million cards online, and surely they prefer to sell from their own website, where they offer discounts up to 20% off, rather than eBay. I think if I were that large with that many cards, I too would probalby have a policy to not negotiate on pricing with people. Otherwise I'd be doing it all day long fielding messages from lowballers. I get annoyed enough as it is with my modest collection having to constantly tell people, "sorry, but my card is perfectly centered, those comps are not relevant", followed by ignorant buyers arguing nonstop. But I know what my cards are worth and I know what they'll sell for. In the rare case that I've priced something too high, I'll eventually figure it out and I'll change my prices.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Wouldn’t surprise me if the business was a front for something else.

Originally Posted by Snowman

I've also wondered if it's a front for something else.

Seriously? You guys don't like their pricing so you want to insinuate they are a front operation for some kind of illicit enterprise? The irony

[campyfan39]

I got mycard today I brought form them. I am thrilled wit it. second most I have ever paid for a card in my life $880 after the website discount.
Obvious surface wear and corners but no stains/creases/paper loss/ink etc. Centering is also good and the color looks great in person.

[Leon]

I flipped a PSA 8, '57Brooks Robinson from Deans one time. I think I made close to a grand. The prices had gone up and they didn't catch that one...Otherwise, have bought 1-2 things from them, but have gone through their site and not ebay...
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[gunboat82]

If a Dean's Cards discount was the bellwether, now I'm convinced that the vintage apocalypse is upon us.

Yepbg discounted everything in his eBay store by 25% a little while back, and this afternoon I received eBay notifications that he had dropped items I was watching by another 10%. He's still 60 to 150% above recent auction sales on the stuff I'm watching, but the fact that he's dropped his prices is noteworthy.