Another "I just don't understand this" COMC seller

[BBCgalaxee]

Can't comprehend a seller doing this.

Seller has a vinny testaverde jersey listed for 1.75, I offered 1.35 and got countered....AT 6.75.

I guess I underestimated the absolute hotness of his stuff

Needless to say, he lost a customer and hope he enjoys his thousands of junk game used and autos.



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[MrMet]

Maybe he just typed it wrong...the 1 and 6 are pretty close on the keyboard...

 

[Kennesawsportscards]

I cannot comprehend a buyer doing this...much less a sole proprietor......

My question would be.........Why would you not just pay the 1.75? It's not as if he had it listed for 17.50 and you offered less. There is a difference about wanting to get a better deal and then just being flat out cheap. If you did that in front of me then I would have just given you the card(probably not) or torn it up(maybee) or just told you that if money was that tight then you better keep the money any feed yourself.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

I cannot comprehend a buyer doing this...much less a sole proprietor......

My question would be.........Why would you not just pay the 1.75? It's not as if he had it listed for 17.50 and you offered less. There is a difference about wanting to get a better deal and then just being flat out cheap. If you did that in front of me then I would have just given you the card(probably not) or torn it up(maybee) or just told you that if money was that tight then you better keep the money any feed yourself.

Not in my opinion , if you accept offers , don't be a DB. I get your point of it being a cheap card , but that cheap card is not a hot card. Therefore why wouldn't the seller work w a potential buyer? Be so stubborn and counter w a crazy price , that's just silly. The offer was a fair price , not a .10 offer, and again if he has it set to accept offers, then he prob should be happy an offer was submitted on a VT card. That .40 difference is 20% or so , save where you can if possible. If your buying 100 cards a month and can save .40 each , that $40 adds up and can but 20-30 more cards at that price in a month. If you don't like the offer , counter with something reasonable or at your full price , but be reasonable.

Ryan

 

[mrdallas]

I cannot comprehend a buyer doing this...much less a sole proprietor......

My question would be.........Why would you not just pay the 1.75? It's not as if he had it listed for 17.50 and you offered less. There is a difference about wanting to get a better deal and then just being flat out cheap. If you did that in front of me then I would have just given you the card(probably not) or torn it up(maybee) or just told you that if money was that tight then you better keep the money any feed yourself.

I would tend to agree with this. If I were the seller I may be a little put off as well. unless you only had 4.35 left in your COMC account and didn't want to have to re-up for the $3 shipping.

And after reading RStadlers comment I guess can see that side as well if you buy a lot on COMC.

 

[athletics07]

These sellers just need to turn off offers. If they don't want offers, why have them on at all.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

I have a $2 game used, auto box and that's where it would have went.

AT $1.75 plus shipping, it would cost me more than the $2 I sell it for.

I would have had no problem if he just rejected the offer, but that's not what he did.

And it's not like I offered 7.50 on a $15 listed Jeter jersey card with a pinstripe down the middle. We're talking Testaverde.

If he doesn't want to haggle, turn off the negotiation button on his account.

He's got THOUSANDS of junk jerseys and autos, gotta be flexible to move them
Unless he want a museum.


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[Hawk8]

Not in my opinion , if you accept offers , don't be a DB. I get your point of it being a cheap card , but that cheap card is not a hot card. Therefore why wouldn't the seller work w a potential buyer? Be so stubborn and counter w a crazy price , that's just silly. The offer was a fair price , not a .10 offer, and again if he has it set to accept offers, then he prob should be happy an offer was submitted on a VT card. That .40 difference is 20% or so , save where you can if possible. If your buying 100 cards a month and can save .40 each , that $40 adds up and can but 20-30 more cards at that price in a month. If you don't like the offer , counter with something reasonable or at your full price , but be reasonable.

Ryan

I agree 100% with Ryan. When you are buying as many Dawson cards as I buy (I shipped 300 Dawson and 100 Brees cards a couple months ago) then any amount of money saved helps buy another Dawson card. I do not buy a single card on COMC without submitting an offer.

 

[Kennesawsportscards]

Not in my opinion , if you accept offers , don't be a DB. I get your point of it being a cheap card , but that cheap card is not a hot card. Therefore why wouldn't the seller work w a potential buyer? Be so stubborn and counter w a crazy price , that's just silly. The offer was a fair price , not a .10 offer, and again if he has it set to accept offers, then he prob should be happy an offer was submitted on a VT card. That .40 difference is 20% or so , save where you can if possible. If your buying 100 cards a month and can save .40 each , that $40 adds up and can but 20-30 more cards at that price in a month. If you don't like the offer , counter with something reasonable or at your full price , but be reasonable.

Ryan

I agree that doesnn't necessarily justify being a DB. Just surprised at the perceived cheapness..... pay the 1.75 and don't justify your cheapness. JMHO..

 

[Kennesawsportscards]

I have a $2 game used, auto box and that's where it would have went.

AT $1.75 plus shipping, it would cost me more than the $2 I sell it for.

I would have had no problem if he just rejected the offer, but that's not what he did.

And it's not like I offered 7.50 on a $15 listed Jeter jersey card with a pinstripe down the middle. We're talking Testaverde.

If he doesn't want to haggle, turn off the negotiation button on his account.

He's got THOUSANDS of junk jerseys and autos, gotta be flexible to move them
Unless he want a museum.


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So you want to pay 1.35 for a card plus shipping that you put in a 2.00 Box. OK.OK. OK

 

[BenG76]

I make offers on almost any cards on COMC I buy. I hate it when they come back with high counter offers or counter back at the original price.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

I agree that doesnn't necessarily justify being a DB. Just surprised at the perceived cheapness..... pay the 1.75 and don't justify your cheapness. JMHO..

I don't do much buying on COMC , but offering a lower amount , doesn't = cheap. I've gone down the path of buying checklists with Will Clark on it (the reason of doing that is another topic). But they are something that rank extremely low on my wants. I'm going to try to get them as CHEAP as possible. So either negotiate a lil or I'll wait it out and the seller can hold onto their 88' Donruss CL***edit(which is completely their choice to do so, and not mad if they don't want to negotiate at all, just don't be mad at me for trying)***And again , I'm speaking on not in demand items like that it a Vinny jersey card.

Ryan

 

[Casebusters]

I wish you can have offers for high end cards and no offers on low end cards. I just turn off my offers and do a 15% sale

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[athletics07]

I wish you can have offers for high end cards and no offers on low end cards. I just turn off my offers and do a 15% sale

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this is an effective strategy to avoid dealing with offers but my guess is you're paying more for the $3 + 3% on promotions than simply accepting 15% on your low end as well.

 

[homerun28aa]

I mean yeah the seller shouldn't have had the best offer option turned on for that card, but really? Over 40 cents you're going to make a fuss? I doubt the seller cares about losing a customer whose going to haggle with him over 40 cents, lol. I usually side with the buyer in this case and I get that it's principle but the only mistake that the seller made here was having the best option turned on - there's honestly no reason to offer 40 cents less for a card if you like it and if you're a reseller again 40 cents shouldn't be too rough on your margins.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

I mean yeah the seller shouldn't have had the best offer option turned on for that card, but really? Over 40 cents you're going to make a fuss? I doubt the seller cares about losing a customer whose going to haggle with him over 40 cents, lol. I usually side with the buyer in this case and I get that it's principle but the only mistake that the seller made here was having the best option turned on - there's honestly no reason to offer 40 cents less for a card if you like it and if you're a reseller again 40 cents shouldn't be too rough on your margins.

He is a reseller and .40 on a card he will sell for $2 is a big difference. It's 20% and that .40 is the difference from him investing in it to resell or not. But the thread really isn't about margins and reselling its about the seller not declining, not countering, not staying at full asking , but countering at a multiple of their original asking price. It's no different than those who get an offer and the first thing they do it raise their listed price. No one is mad if you don't want to sell lower than list price , but it's the response they take when they get an offer.

Ryan

 

[homerun28aa]

He is a reseller and .40 on a card he will sell for $2 is a big difference. It's 20% and that .40 is the difference from him investing in it to resell or not. But the thread really isn't about margins and reselling its about the seller not declining, not countering, not staying at full asking , but countering at a multiple of their original asking price. It's no different than those who get an offer and the first thing they do it raise their listed price. No one is mad if you don't want to sell lower than list price , but it's the response they take when they get an offer.

Ryan

You're telling me that buying a card for $1.35 plus shipping and when all is said and done maybe getting $2 for it is a valid business move? Something is fishy about that...but in any case we're talking about 40 cents, yeah I get it's 20% of $2, but come on you're really trying to tell me that this situation wasn't just the buyer being incredibly cheap (imo the seller could also have taken offense at his cheapness) and he was actually trying to make a make or break offer on a card that he'd make less than a dime on after shipping?

 

[Casebusters]

I thought you couldn't counter for more than your original asking price

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[RStadlerASU22]

You're telling me that buying a card for $1.35 plus shipping and when all is said and done maybe getting $2 for it is a valid business move? Something is fishy about that...but in any case we're talking about 40 cents, yeah I get it's 20% of $2, but come on you're really trying to tell me that this situation wasn't just the buyer being incredibly cheap (imo the seller could also have taken offense at his cheapness) and he was actually trying to make a make or break offer on a card that he'd make less than a dime on after shipping?

A few things , if he was buying just one card and paying the shipping then you would have a point. However I'm 99.99% sure he probably is gonna ship it in bulk. So lets say he is paying .10 of shipping towards the VT. So $1.45 would be the cost. BBC owns a card store in NY. So again I'll assume it's an easy flip for a Jets VT Jersey card. Will he get rich off that one card, obviously not. But it's a grind as a shop owner and hell take .55 profit quickly anytime he can.

And for the third time , his issue isn't the seller not coming off 1.75, it's the counter he received. Maybe the seller typed the counter in wrong and meant $1.75 , but my responses are based on what the OP stated.

Ryan

 

[Musial Collector]

If you are not making offers on COMC you are not a smart buyer. Majority of sellers on COMC are going to price slightly higher to cover fees. Buyers are going to offer lower to get a "good deal". Any seller that counters more than original price would never get my business. Being an ******** seller doesn't get you my business!