Erik Karlsson OPCP Patch /35, did I overpay?

[robcynd]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT

I wanted one badly, didn't have any, and it looked cool

I bid up on it, only planned on spending about 35 or so, but went beyond that...

I feel like I overpaid, but again, it's a 60-120 value

[gatesnapper]

if its PC then nope!

[robcynd]

yeah it's a card I would never trade unless I got 20 dollars more than I paid for it...

would you of paid that if it was pc?

[centrehice]

Ouch, I can get a Steve Yzerman auto for less than that

[robcynd]

yeah i was thinking I overpaid... just a bit, like I said I was looking at 35 +shipping

I ended up going to almost 50

what would your price for it be?

it does havwea 120 BV :)

[centrehice]

Don't get me wrong, I never try to discourage collectors from their passion regarding specific players, or teams and the cards they search.

I used to buy, trade and sell cards based on emotion, I found out that from 1999-2005, all I did was lose money.

I now approach cards simply on the basis of them being a commodity, & I know people on here are mad at me because I always Low-Ball them when they ask me what they should pay.

I always ask people: "Will you achieve half the value of the card you bought, should you decide to sell it in 1/5/10/15 years time?"

If the answer is "No", then you are thinking economically. I now think in pure terms of monetary value, not emotion.


Let me give you an example: 99-00 UD Roberto Luongo Young Guns or Gold Reserve Young Guns book for $1.25. It's not even a Rookie.

In the last 3 weeks, I have sold one for $15.30 and another privately for $12.50. I still have 3 more to sell.

Some people will pay anything to have a specific card, and it's my job to find who they are, and what card they are willing to overpay for.

If you think in terms of cards being strictly a commodity, then you will be able to brush off that card that is priced too high, and find it later, at a cheaper price.

[great1]

it has a $120 BV?!

I paid quite a bit less then that for my OPC Premier /10.

I think you may have overpaid by about $10 but it is a nice card and it is for your PC.

[robcynd]

yeah just a bit maybe...

yeah I gobbled up james reimer and now pople are going stupid over him lol

[centrehice]

yeah just a bit maybe...

yeah I gobbled up james reimer and now pople are going stupid over him lol

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GOOD JOB !! HIT E'M HARD, AND MAKE E'M PAY . LOL

[30ranfordfan]

Overpayment, maybe. The 'economically' vs 'emotionally' is a good way to put it.

I am very guilty of overpaying for PC cards, when they become available. The only catch there is..... it's got to be something that I think there is a reasonable chance I won't see it again, and something I really want.

Without knowing your budget.... I'm guessing that $50 instead of $35 isn't going to break your bank.... and for the extra $15 you won't be kicking yourself in 6 months becuase you can't find another one. That's why I say "not a big deal", but it does really depend on your collecting habbits. If you're going to flip it in 6 months, or a year, I'll bet you would take a loss on it.