Where do you buy your sports card boxes from? eBay, a physical store or an Internet site? Also interested to see everyone's response here.

Tim

Ebay/Internet for the most part. The card shops are too pricey it seems!

I agree with you, I buy mine on eBay and other Internet sites. I saw a box of 2002 Bowman Chrome football go for $130 at a card shop, whereas it was some $60-$70 on eBay!

Tim

Ebay.

Some on ebay usually well after there release because otherwise you pay to much on the auctions I've seen, the others I preorder from the site below, there still retail prices but there cheaper than anyother pre-sell prices I have found and shipping is only $5 for the first box then 50 cents per box after that!!!!!!

http://community.webtv.net/steelersfan4life/Cardsandboxes

I buy boxes from Ebay; although I do occasionally go to flea markets and auctions to grab them if I see bargain prices.

Auctions are difficult, b/c you usually have to purchase them in large lots, like 30 wax boxes to 1 lot. You usually don't get to choose 1 or 2 boxes.

Podstock-
What auctions do you go to? I'm also from Orange County and was thinking about checking one out.

It's a shame we can't band together to form a wholesale buying group, and have our own account with the card companies. The retailers are the only ones against it... but I like most of you are buying off ebay because the stores jack up the prices way too much. Anyone have anything better than Ebay?

Try www.DACW.com, that's where I buy boxes form, too.

Tim

I usually buy my boxes from this card shop that I go to. He's the best one in my area and always has good prices. His boxes are always lower than everybody else around here.

I think in the future as we get bigger we could start a buy group, that would be sweet.

I agree, I like the idea.

Tim

me too. would love to have a huge buying power (kinda like Walmart) so that we could get a few wax boxes at bargain prices.

That would be great, we should try, at least.

Tim

i hardly get them from the net if i did it would be beckett marketplace mostly i buy em at kmart or target no card shops over here that i kno of

Originally posted by gioperation
I think in the future as we get bigger we could start a buy group, that would be sweet.

You could count me in. I love getting cards cheap.

I buy my boxes at a local flea market. Don't buy off of ebay because i have had some bad experiences.

i have to buy off ebay because all the sports card stores are going out of business they only places open by me are shopko and target :guns:

I'd be interested in a whole sale group.

Tim

I am interested in any kind of buying power that we can organize that results in us getting the most boxes for the least dollar amount.

Count me in as well.

I get my boxes from E-Bay, other places on the internet and from the bargain tables. hehe. :)

Richie
mookigremlin
:p

As far as the buying group goes I'm working on getting something like this done. I have already found that this might take some time to work deals or dealership status but it is definitely an interest of mine as I think it would be a nice addition here.
;)

BGray

:) i wanna to join as well

but what the problem is that the shipping cost in australia is almost the price you can buy another box in ebay or what

so usually i will buy single in ebay, sometime in box but very seldom :)

BGray, I think it's a great idea if you can find anything like it, it would help the majority of us here who buy a lot of boxes. Keep us informed, if anything comes up :)

Tim

yeah that selling gruop would be cool i'll do it:guns:

I buy most of my boxes from ebay. I usually get better deals.

I always support my local card shop but i find that if I shop arround at the local convinence stores I get them cheaper than dirt eg. U.D Top Shelf is 10.00 at the Card store where at the covinence its 6.50 go figure.....maybe i should shop via the net ?

I buy mine on ebay or www.championcard.com

The only cardstore I have around here is walmart and that's not a great selection