Why I will NEVER auction a high grade card ever again on Ebay!!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Two Diamond Stars. 1935 Red Ruffing SGC 7 $195 BIN. 5 days later, 1935 Red Ruffing SGC 7.5 $145 Auction. Half grade higher, $50 lower. And then had to pay 11% sellers fee on top of that!!! Ebay has seen the last .99 cent auction from me on my high grade finds!! Maybe the low grade stuff under $50 might be ok. The high grade stuff? Forget it!

As the great Yogi once said, "It's Deja Vu all over again". I would swear I have read this exact same post more than once before.

[packs]

I don't think I've ever bought a BIN card. I've bid on plenty of auctions but I haven't ever made a BIN. I also don't bid on auctions with reserves. So if you want my bids, you'll have an auction and you'll start it at 99 cents. Sure I'm not alone on that either.

[ALR-bishop]

As long as a BIN has a best offer I would give it a shot if I wanted the card. Sometimes even if it does not have a best offer option I will still make one. Have bought several cards that way.

[Hxcmilkshake]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

As long as a BIN has a best offer I would give it a shot if I wanted the card. Sometimes even if it does not have a best offer option I will still make one. Have bought several cards that way.

Yep. I do the same.

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[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by packs

I don't think I've ever bought a BIN card. I've bid on plenty of auctions but I haven't ever made a BIN. I also don't bid on auctions with reserves. So if you want my bids, you'll have an auction and you'll start it at 99 cents. Sure I'm not alone on that either.

Yea, but from a seller's point of view, the only .99 cent sellers who are successful are PWCC and Probstein. Whether legit or for nefarious reasons, that is what I have noticed (as a .99 seller NOT named PWCC/Probstein).

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Yea, but from a seller's point of view, the only .99 cent sellers who are successful are PWCC and Probstein. Whether legit or for nefarious reasons, that is what I have noticed (as a .99 seller NOT named PWCC/Probstein).

Depending on what you term successful, I use .99 starting bid with no BIN and, most of the time, I make money...I trust the market and wait for the feeding frenzy.

I have a PSA-8 Mantle out there right now.

Oh...and....

probstein is still dead to me.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Depending on what you term successful, I use .99 starting bid with no BIN and, most of the time, I make money...I trust the market and wait for the feeding frenzy.

I have a PSA-8 Mantle out there right now.

Oh...and....

probstein is still dead to me.

There are certain cards that are exempt from that. Mantle being one of them. Try it with a high grade Gabby Hartnett and see if you get the same results.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

There are certain cards that are exempt from that. Mantle being one of them. Try it with a high grade Gabby Hartnett and see if you get the same results.

A fair point, Robert, but I never purchase a high-grade unless I'm fairly certain I can resell it for at least what I paid...I've been caught by not sticking to that in the paste, so I usually stick in the EX-5 range for pre-war, 6 or 7 for post-war.

IMO - I agree with the prior post in which it was state that you only held the card in question for two weeks and still made a little...that's almost day-trader planning.

Again, IMO Baseball cards are like stocks in that you frequently have to hold until the time is just right.

My issue is that I frequently buy Baseball cards emotionally, rather than rationally, which is when I get in trouble.


All apologizes to Gabby Harnett fans out there.

-Raymond

[RedsFan1941]

so frustrating. makes you think about getting out of the hobby ....

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by bnorth

As the great Yogi once said, "It's Deja Vu all over again". I would swear I have read this exact same post more than once before.

I like Yogi....he's a pretty smart dude.