battlebeast

Autographed cards are indeed worth more than a regular card. We all know that. but how much more are they worth?

There are several cards I need to make my Edmonton Oilers frame, and I have been diligently scouring eBay and other websites, hoping someone would have the cards I need posted at a reasonable price.

Today I found that someone posted two of the cards I need: Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky Franchise Inks. However, the asking price is absurdly high. The seller is asking $1,000 for the Messier Autograph and $750 AMERICAN for the Gretzky Autograph. That's rediculous! I seriously doubt that ANYONE will pay $1,307 and $980 respectibly for those two cards (plus shipping no less!)

This is the other eBay problem. You want the item, in this case two autographed cards, yet the seller has priced you right out of the game. I want those two cards desperatly, but I can't pay $2,300! thats two mortgage payments!

People seriously over-value what an Item is actually worth. You see it all the time on shows like Antiques Roadshow and Pawn Stars, especailly the latter. People ask to pawn a certain item for a large sum, but the guy behind the counter knows it isn't worth as much as they want to get paid for it. eBay has the same problem. People over-value items too much, like these two hockey cards. People need to start bringing prices down, so items will actually sell.

In the mean time, i guess I will just have to wait until someone posts those two cards at a more reasonable price, or I miraculously pull them from a box.