From the "A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted" Department

[RGM81]

http://auction.nhl.com/cgi-bin/ncomm...unbr=153276940

If I didn't see it with my own eyes I would never believe it.

$57 (plus $15 s/h) for a card people could get for free. I have 5. LOL

[thesnake87]

Oh my god... some people seriously have no knowledge of sports cards. Hahahaha

[patrickadams26]

wow I still have a day to bid. I wonder if a max bid of $70 will be enough.

[joshpackham]

the scary part is it takes two fools with their money to get the bid up that high

[mikecole141]

I am slightly disturbed by this, and not by the bidders who don't have the thought/ability/foresight to do a little research. I know it shouldn't be a surprise, but it really irks me when a retailer takes advantage of his consumer base. We use phrases like "A fool and his money are soon parted", and "Buyer be ware". Then we laugh and chuckle as someone spends their money on something that for the most part is way overpriced because it is associated with a player who is trending high.

But if retailers/dealers keep treating newcomers into the marketplace as if they are stupid, we will continue to see our hobby dwindle as if we can't bring in new people to trade, and new people to buy, if we are going to trick them out of their money.

I know I will probably get flak for this, I'm sorry it is just my opinion. But I will say that for me it just means one more seller I won't buy anything from.

[mikecole141]

the scary part is it takes two fools with their money to get the bid up that high

Touche Josh...

[max91ess]

I had 3..put all 3 on sale at my parents store for 10$ they all sold...is it really wrong to put a high price if people buy?

[RGM81]

I am slightly disturbed by this, and not by the bidders who don't have the thought/ability/foresight to do a little research. I know it shouldn't be a surprise, but it really irks me when a retailer takes advantage of his consumer base. We use phrases like "A fool and his money are soon parted", and "Buyer be ware". Then we laugh and chuckle as someone spends their money on something that for the most part is way overpriced because it is associated with a player who is trending high.

But if retailers/dealers keep treating newcomers into the marketplace as if they are stupid, we will continue to see our hobby dwindle as if we can't bring in new people to trade, and new people to buy, if we are going to trick them out of their money.

I know I will probably get flak for this, I'm sorry it is just my opinion. But I will say that for me it just means one more seller I won't buy anything from.

Here's the rub, though....it's an auction. If it were a BIN-style listing and somebody hit it for $60, I would absolutely 100% agree with you. But much like an eBay auction that spikes from $40 to $120 in the final minutes because of demand, it's not really in the seller's hands at that point.

[mikecole141]

I had 3..put all 3 on sale at my parents store for 10$ they all sold...is it really wrong to put a high price if people buy?

Is 10 dollars a high price? I believe in Supply and Demand, and selling that card locally in a store where the person can ask questions, where the Habs are the big thing is not the same as putting it up on NHL Auctions, where there are almost no Hackey Cards sold. Listing that card on NHL Auctions is going after people who don't buy Hockey Cards for the most part.

The phrase a fool and his money are soon parted is something we use to assign blame to the buyer, to put the responsibility all on them. When in reality it still means that one person is still taking advantage of someone else.

[marekschwarz33]

The seller isn't trying to pass it off as something it's not, I see no problem. Remember, it's a different market than what we're use to as collectors. The bidders likely have no clue about eBay or Beckett values and they're probably a fan of the Habs or Subban and would just like to have a card of him. All that matters is that the buyer is satisfied with the purchase.