Am I just so out of touch with card prices?

HRBAKER · #1 03-05-2010, 06:14 PM

Andrew,
When you see cards priced like that the seller obviously doesn't care whether it sells or not. I find trying to deal with most of these type sellers to be a total waste of time. Particularly for cards like t206 where if you wait long enough you'll find what you want fairly priced.

sando69 · #2 03-05-2010, 06:37 PM

before anyone else places a bid or an offer with this seller, they need to do a net54 "search" on them...
the results may, or may not surprise you!

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...=wheretheyaint

FUBAR · #3 03-05-2010, 07:50 PM

after reading that old thread, i think i have come up with an idea for those two.... have the guy who owns the stool, sell it to them... send instructions with it to turn it upside down, then they have a seat for themselves and two of their customers who are about to be screwed and need a little pre-stool foreplay for the major screwing they are about to get!

Id provide a scan of what i mean, but they would probably try to tell my idea...

Peter_Spaeth · #4 03-05-2010, 10:48 PM

The business model is to wait for someone ignorant to come along and pay double what the card is worth. For example,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=140378454740

Jim VB · #5 03-05-2010, 10:50 PM

But Peter, that card is "goergeous" (sic)!

HRBAKER · #6 03-05-2010, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The business model is to wait for someone ignorant to come along and pay double what the card is worth. For example,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=140378454740

But Peter the price has been Reduced!

FUBAR · #7 03-05-2010, 11:12 PM

im still sticking with my stool suggestion!

JP · #8 03-05-2010, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The business model is to wait for someone ignorant to come along and pay double what the card is worth.

*Throat clears* Levi Bleam

calvindog · #9 03-09-2010, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The business model is to wait for someone ignorant to come along and pay double what the card is worth. For example,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=140378454740

I don't believe that sales like this actually occur the majority of the time. We've learned from more significant crooks that a sale is often recorded at an inflated price just to set the victim up when the same card is offered for sale at a later date -- with the fake sale available to act as a fraudulent guide to value. This sort of fraud happens all the time and is not much different than straight shill bidding. Maybe Doug Allen can discuss the impact of such fraud at the Net 54 dinner.

Peter_Spaeth · #10 03-09-2010, 01:28 PM

I think it's a real sale. There is a long distinguished history of guys who start buying everything in sight with very little regard to price, for whatever reason. The buyer seems to fit that category judging by his feedback.

slidekellyslide · #11 03-09-2010, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calvindog

I don't believe that sales like this actually occur the majority of the time. We've learned from more significant crooks that a sale is often recorded at an inflated price just to set the victim up when the same card is offered for sale at a later date -- with the fake sale available to act as a fraudulent guide to value. This sort of fraud happens all the time and is not much different than straight shill bidding. Maybe Doug Allen can discuss the impact of such fraud at the Net 54 dinner.

Isn't that how the T210 Jackson exploded in price? Wasn't there some ebay shenanigans with this card a few years back?? I wish I could find the old thread.

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