Where do you buy your Vintage?

[anchorednw]

So far, the poll suggests what has been discussed in here for some time. FB Groups and Shows are struggling to be what they once were. FB Groups albeit only over the past 1/2 decade.

[Section103]

A relatively even split between ebay, N54, and Heritage.

[Snapolit1]

Facebook groups not on my dance card. Too many charlatans and shit kickers. At least we have a vigilant traffic cop running the show here. Thanks Leon. To me Facebook is the wild west.

Now if you excuse me I need to get back to my beautiful 20 year old Ukrainian girlfriend on Facebook. Apparently she needs more money.

[BearBailey]

The batters box and card shows. eBay on occasion.

[Leon]

I said AH's because that is the majority, but this forum might be next for me....or ebay then the forum....there's still some weird stuff over on the bay which I think only I like...
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[bnorth]

I would say I have bought/traded for most of my vintage cards for several years from fellow Net54 members.

[jiw98]

I’ve been getting most of my cards at shows and LCS’s. Greg Morris is my main go to online.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Facebook groups not on my dance card. Too many charlatans and shit kickers. At least we have a vigilant traffic cop running the show here. Thanks Leon. To me Facebook is the wild west.

Now if you excuse me I need to get back to my beautiful 20 year old Ukrainian girlfriend on Facebook. Apparently she needs more money.

I mostly agree with the first part. The only exception I'll make is when an eBay seller I trust also has a Facebook presence. At that point, though, I'm not really "shopping" on Facebook. I'm more or less using it as a way to save us both a little money.

Regarding the second part, I literally laughed out loud.

[Madi$on18joshua]

Originally Posted by anchorednw

So far, the poll suggests what has been discussed in here for some time. FB Groups and Shows are struggling to be what they once were. FB Groups albeit only over the past 1/2 decade.

one of the reasons I buy less from them are two fold. They tend to ask for a higher dollar amount than the card is worth. 2nd, fear of being scammed.

I prefer to buy from an auction as I know I am paying fair markey value.

BTW what did your 1915 88 go for? What did you actually get compared to what you were asking?

[aelefson]

Most of my collection comes from antique shopping. I regularly go to antique shops, flea markets, and antique shows. I am amazed at what is still out there waiting to be found. My favorite antique event is the Brimfield antique show. It is coming up in a week and a half. A few thousand antique dealers come to Brimfield MA for a week. It is difficult to find reasonably priced cards but memorabilia and ephemera is reasonably available. Last year I found a 33 All Star scorecard with Ruth pictured on the cover, some color transparencies of 1960s players, a full woman's basketball uniform from circa 1915, an 1891 schedule booklet with woodcuts of Boston AA and NL teams, and more.

Alan

[Leon]

Unless you are shiilled.

Originally Posted by Madi$on18joshua

one of the reasons I buy less from them are two fold. They tend to ask for a higher dollar amount than the card is worth. 2nd, fear of being scammed.

I prefer to buy from an auction as I know I am paying fair markey value.

BTW what did your 1915 88 go for? What did you actually get compared to what you were asking?