A very useful video. Thank you. Additional thoughts: Sometimes an outrageously priced card is not expected to sell, but is intended to make a similar card that is less egregiously overpriced seem a better buy. I have even seen where both cards have the came PSA cert. A worse offense is listing an outrageous price and getting an accomplice to "buy" it, then the sale is canceled to avoid fees. But the sale is already recorded by VCP and other sources. The "sale" is public, but the cancellation is not. The purpose is to establish a fake comp. eBay finally caught on to one prominent seller and gave them the boot. Yes, sometimes the term "centered" in the title is obviously, laughably false. It's like clickbait, the only purpose is to generate views (in this case, inclusion in search results). Even worse is when the seller puts "PSA 7" in the title for a raw card. To which I reply, "If it WOULD grade PSA 7, why didn't YOU do it so you could 5X your asking price?" I have seen listings where the seller says in the description: "You may receive a card with a different PSA cert numnber, but you will receive the grade listed." Uh, nope. I need to see the card I'm buying. But more and more, people don't even read the description because it is so often absent or useless: a silly AI-generated description or the seller's policies. I am guilty of not looking and once missed an admission that the case had a crack, not mentioned in the title and not visible at a quick glance.
Thanks John. Certainly, there are bad actors out there trying to pump their card's "value". I'm hoping for this video, that my thoughts, along with those like you who comment on this video, can help good sellers avoid things that while they may think will get their listing views, actually turn us buyers off (like the things you mentioned).
Thanks for your perspective John. I am 100% guilty of just letting my cards roll over every month. When and if I reach my 250 free listings, I'll start to remove my outdated listings. Being part of TCDB has also helped with this, as it's easier to trade those smaller cards than it is to sell them.
Good video, as I attempt to sell some of my cards. I kept finding myself trying to say the place on your shirt. It distracted me for a bit that I have to go back a few seconds to comprehend what you said. The only area where we differ, I don't get discourage as a buyer is the condition notes on ungraded. There is a variety of types of sellers, each with their own opinion. But this video is how to make selling better for the seller from a buyers perspective so I do agree best if they don't place it in the title. Maybe the options should be to say good condition, but would a buyer even consider your card. To me part of a salesman is to lead you in. Would you buy from a guy that says I have ok stuff, or I have good stuff, or I have great stuff? Me as a buyer I am looking at the guy with the "great" stuff first. There is a good chance, that is the card I would buy if I simply wanted the card for my collection. But then again my thoughts are based off being a buyer of like cards that are no more than $5.
Thanks Diego. I see items in a title that try to "lead you in" as more of click bait that I tend to avoid. The card is the card so it should speak for itself, whether it is in good condition or not. You can't make a card look better by giving it a grade it doesn't deserve.
would you say that Murray is a 6 or a 7? or are you leaning to a 5? my Beckett lastest issue sort of says 3.00 dollars? the 2nd card looks like a 75 cents card, the last one 1.50? Saturday I was looking at some cards to see what they gor for Bo Jackson card 170 I see prices from 1.00 up tp about 30.00 or so a few of them might have been Tiffneys. I think my price for Bo is around 10.00 dollars? I also looked at Roberto Alomar card 206 1989 prices again all over the place 2.00 , 2.50 , 5.00 , 9.99 there might be some for 16.99 or so I think I have his priced around 5.00 dollars?
I would say that based on that bad corner alone, the Murray would only grade at a 3 or 4. It's a really bad corner. And a decent Willie McCovey should only be around $5-$6 including shipping (which Beckett doesn't factor in). A really sharp example of course would sell for more, especially if it would grade an 8 or 9. Some sellers think they have a card that would grade really high so they try to sell it for a price as if it were graded. But buyers have to think about the cost to get the card graded and that it might not get the grade they would need to justify the price they paid.
Would love to know in the comments if you have any other constructive suggestions for sellers from the perspective of you as a buyer.
Thanks for sharing, John. Great tips and ideas.
Thanks Kevin!
A very useful video. Thank you. Additional thoughts:
Sometimes an outrageously priced card is not expected to sell, but is intended to make a similar card that is less egregiously overpriced seem a better buy. I have even seen where both cards have the came PSA cert.
A worse offense is listing an outrageous price and getting an accomplice to "buy" it, then the sale is canceled to avoid fees. But the sale is already recorded by VCP and other sources. The "sale" is public, but the cancellation is not. The purpose is to establish a fake comp. eBay finally caught on to one prominent seller and gave them the boot.
Yes, sometimes the term "centered" in the title is obviously, laughably false. It's like clickbait, the only purpose is to generate views (in this case, inclusion in search results). Even worse is when the seller puts "PSA 7" in the title for a raw card. To which I reply, "If it WOULD grade PSA 7, why didn't YOU do it so you could 5X your asking price?"
I have seen listings where the seller says in the description: "You may receive a card with a different PSA cert numnber, but you will receive the grade listed." Uh, nope. I need to see the card I'm buying. But more and more, people don't even read the description because it is so often absent or useless: a silly AI-generated description or the seller's policies. I am guilty of not looking and once missed an admission that the case had a crack, not mentioned in the title and not visible at a quick glance.
Thanks John. Certainly, there are bad actors out there trying to pump their card's "value". I'm hoping for this video, that my thoughts, along with those like you who comment on this video, can help good sellers avoid things that while they may think will get their listing views, actually turn us buyers off (like the things you mentioned).
Thanks for your perspective John. I am 100% guilty of just letting my cards roll over every month. When and if I reach my 250 free listings, I'll start to remove my outdated listings. Being part of TCDB has also helped with this, as it's easier to trade those smaller cards than it is to sell them.
Appreciate your comments Allon.
If only all sellers would take this advice. Ebay would be a much better place.
I agree. Thanks Eric.
Im not a fan of ebay in a whole. But i did enjoy thid video
Thanks!
Good video, as I attempt to sell some of my cards. I kept finding myself trying to say the place on your shirt. It distracted me for a bit that I have to go back a few seconds to comprehend what you said. The only area where we differ, I don't get discourage as a buyer is the condition notes on ungraded. There is a variety of types of sellers, each with their own opinion. But this video is how to make selling better for the seller from a buyers perspective so I do agree best if they don't place it in the title. Maybe the options should be to say good condition, but would a buyer even consider your card. To me part of a salesman is to lead you in. Would you buy from a guy that says I have ok stuff, or I have good stuff, or I have great stuff? Me as a buyer I am looking at the guy with the "great" stuff first. There is a good chance, that is the card I would buy if I simply wanted the card for my collection. But then again my thoughts are based off being a buyer of like cards that are no more than $5.
Thanks Diego. I see items in a title that try to "lead you in" as more of click bait that I tend to avoid. The card is the card so it should speak for itself, whether it is in good condition or not. You can't make a card look better by giving it a grade it doesn't deserve.
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Hi Ken!
would you say that Murray is a 6 or a 7? or are you leaning to a 5?
my Beckett lastest issue sort of says 3.00 dollars? the 2nd card looks like a 75 cents card, the last one 1.50?
Saturday I was looking at some cards to see what they gor for Bo Jackson card 170 I see prices from 1.00 up tp about 30.00 or so
a few of them might have been Tiffneys. I think my price for Bo is around 10.00 dollars?
I also looked at Roberto Alomar card 206 1989 prices again all over the place 2.00 , 2.50 , 5.00 , 9.99 there might be some for 16.99 or so
I think I have his priced around 5.00 dollars?
I would say that based on that bad corner alone, the Murray would only grade at a 3 or 4. It's a really bad corner. And a decent Willie McCovey should only be around $5-$6 including shipping (which Beckett doesn't factor in). A really sharp example of course would sell for more, especially if it would grade an 8 or 9. Some sellers think they have a card that would grade really high so they try to sell it for a price as if it were graded. But buyers have to think about the cost to get the card graded and that it might not get the grade they would need to justify the price they paid.