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08-19-2003, 08:38 PM #11
I'm glad some poeple see things the way I do...je lew- if you have any $50 game used or autos going for under $10 then lmk. I'm very interested.Thanks
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08-19-2003, 09:03 PM #12
Here's a tip on selling cards on Ebay ---
if you sell your cards with the auction ending at 10 PM PST, you won't get many bidders from the East Coast.
Likewise, if you sell your cards at 6 am PST, you get lots of bidders on East Coast, but less on West Coast.....
so, Ebay is an effective price guide at certain "hot" times.... like 4 pm PST to 9 PM PST --- this covers 7 pm EST to 12 am EST
and that's when you probably get the most bidders and eyeballs
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08-19-2003, 09:04 PM #13
I alays start my auction @ 6:15 Eastern Time zone
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08-19-2003, 10:05 PM #14
Nice post Tim. I kind of take a different approach but I agree that ebay is the best price indicator (especially for "True" current prices).
Ebay is now to Beckett pricing for cards just as it is for etopps IMO.
150 CC for the post.
BGray
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08-19-2003, 10:14 PM #15
Originally posted by podstock
Here's a tip on selling cards on Ebay ---
if you sell your cards with the auction ending at 10 PM PST, you won't get many bidders from the East Coast.
Likewise, if you sell your cards at 6 am PST, you get lots of bidders on East Coast, but less on West Coast.....
so, Ebay is an effective price guide at certain "hot" times.... like 4 pm PST to 9 PM PST --- this covers 7 pm EST to 12 am EST
and that's when you probably get the most bidders and eyeballs
hey pod...
you also don't want your thing to end when everyone else's is ending as it is more competition.
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08-19-2003, 10:21 PM #16
Ok
If ebay were the only means to trade/sell cards then yes it would be a true reflection of the value like the stock market. but unlike the stock market I can go down the street to a dozen places to sell my cards. I think it is going in the right direction but if you could set ebay as the only medium to sell cards then ok but it's not. There are other sites and places so i don't think it is a true reflection. it is only a true reflection for people who have seen that auction. there are just too many variances that change the price in some instances (timing, # of viewers, which auction site, etc...)
Also - aren't some stocks "Book Value" (total equity) higher than the actual market cap?
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08-19-2003, 10:24 PM #17
Originally posted by hairston1315
I TOTALLY agree with that!! I wanted to say something like that but I thought people would say I'm a loser and never trade with me. When people say this is what it books it drives me crazy!! Its not about what its worth it's about what people are going to pay. If you run a store and sell anything for bv, no one will buy if they are smart. Ebay has changed the way people but not only cards but cars, clothes, and just about any valuable products. If only people would realize!!
i agree ebay is changing things but you have to remember there are a lot of dumb people out there. i have seen shops that sell at BV and do fine. not everyone has the access to ebay that you might and some choose not even to bother with it regarless if they could get a card cheaper. so if a shop can sell at BV and move cards (and i know they can because i worked in one) then good for them. for the rest of us - we have ebay
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08-19-2003, 10:25 PM #18
very true tnthinning, some poeple do make a decent living selling cards overpriced. Just like any gross product.
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08-19-2003, 11:39 PM #19Originally posted by BGray
Nice post Tim. I kind of take a different approach but I agree that ebay is the best price indicator (especially for "True" current prices).
Ebay is now to Beckett pricing for cards just as it is for etopps IMO.
150 CC for the post.
BGray
BGray, thanks for the 150 CC! I made a post before and saw that I made about 150 more CC and I was wondering how I got it. Thanks again :)
Tim
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08-21-2003, 12:37 PM #20
Ok just think about this most people selling cards on ebay RIP on shipping so your really paying more. Say you get a $20 GU card for $4. Then you pay the $3 shipping. Then you pay $1.30 Insurance. Your Paying $8. About Half Book. Thats why i think Beckett is a great magazine. I say you can sell cards at the Low Price and Trade them at there Hight Price. Just my $0.02.
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