General Forum

It has finally sunk in.....took time. lol. It appears that prices that are entered here by members is the PRICE THEY PAID FOR IT, even to include shipping. So Jim buys a card for $100 at a show, Ed buys the same card for a $100 on eBay + $5.00 s/h and finally Zeke gets a great deal 2 cards for $100 at a flea market.

Jim enters $100, Ed enters $105, Zeke enters $50.

If that is how our pricing works: 1] it's for the member that entered it, call it "personal pricing". 2] the price does not reflect the true value, so not a great T/S indicator. 3] if I don't enter prices, or use it for T/Ss, then turning it off makes sense.

I originally tried trading based on prices stated here. One member was brash with me, didn't counter or anything. I went back and looked up some of the cards on Beckett marketplace and saw a significant difference. One of my favorite sets is 1998 spx. I think a few years ago the prices were higher, I entered prices and recently noticed the value dropped. Now I feel uneasy about putting prices up here. Last thing I want is to step on toes.

There are a lot of counterfeits of that card out there too, due to high demand. Be careful!

Humor abounds ! TCDB Comedy Show !

I'm holding on to my PS-C2 until it gets close to that then I'm selling.  It is a sample so it should go higher but i''m not greely 61,000 will do.

2nd thought, I'm leaving my pricing ON, just to see what members are inputting. BUT, not using or inputting myself.....and especially not trading with "TCDB value for value traders"

I see I was a "target" for some comments yesterday, a day when I was not on except to post something late last night (that had already been covered). Anyway I'll rebut those comments:

1. dsorek said: "I think some people try to inflate prices for their own collection." Mine was attached to a box of e-cigarettes so the precedent had been set long ago, can you say Honus? (By the way I thought I'd be conservative and set it at the median price beforehand.)
2. sandyrusty said: "I think that is his wife's estimate on his sports cards expenditures last year." Shhhh! She thinks I'm investing in my grandchildren's college education.
3. PapaG321 said: "One can only speculate what an autographed one could potentially fetch !" A '90 Fleer Jose Uribe signed with a COA cannot even come close!
4. dsorek spoke again: "If I was ever luck enough to get one, I'll definitely need to get it sent in to be graded." Make sure you take it to PSA personally and spend the night at their place of business until they get it back to you.
5. switzer1 said: "There are a lot of counterfeits of that card out there too, due to high demand. Be careful!" Hearing rumors of someone with the ID that starts with the letter between B and D and reflects a subsidy of North Carolina farmers has printing plates.
6. budler said: "I'm holding on to my PS-C2 until it gets close to that then I'm selling." And then what, leave that money for your family instead of a card that can transcend monetary valuation?
7. BOBSCARDZ said: "Humor abounds ! TCDB Comedy Show !" No, this is MY LIFE!