REA Marketplace - Selling on the platform

[raulus]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

Nice attitude.

There sure are some ridiculous numbers on cards there, and they will….sit there. As a possible “big guy with cake”, i am not falling for that.

I think the paranoia has always been that it will turn out to be another eBay museum. Some think we're there now, and others disagree.

Stuff is definitely moving, although it's probably concentrated towards the bottom end of the scale.

Personally, my sales have been in the $1k to $4k range, per item.

Most of my stuff had been sitting on eBay for a long time, so I figured it was worth a shot to see if the new platform might make a difference. Would they have sold if I had left them on eBay? I guess we'll never know. But many of them were up on eBay for a long time, so it seems unlikely that they were going to move if I kept them there.

I do think that when it comes to buying a big card in the $10k+ range, people probably feel better picking it up from a counterparty that they trust, rather than some rando like me on ebay. And you might even argue that the cutoff is closer to $5k or maybe even $1k.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Bought a couple 1914 CJ on REA Marketplace. Went back and forth with seller a couple times negotiating final price. Was painless and simple. Cards arrived quick. Highly recommend buying or selling on there.

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by raulus

I think the paranoia has always been that it will turn out to be another eBay museum. Some think we're there now, and others disagree.

Stuff is definitely moving, although it's probably concentrated towards the bottom end of the scale.

Personally, my sales have been in the $1k to $4k range, per item.

Most of my stuff had been sitting on eBay for a long time, so I figured it was worth a shot to see if the new platform might make a difference. Would they have sold if I had left them on eBay? I guess we'll never know. But many of them were up on eBay for a long time, so it seems unlikely that they were going to move if I kept them there.

I do think that when it comes to buying a big card in the $10k+ range, people probably feel better picking it up from a counterparty that they trust, rather than some rando like me on ebay. And you might even argue that the cutoff is closer to $5k or maybe even $1k.

Oh, i think it has great utility. I just dont think it’s a place to try to ripoff well-healed collectors. But whatever….