Ziegler...I think the seller knows he buys his own...

[Adamsince1981]

Ziegler had a great year, but unless he progresses and signs a bigger contract, he can't retire on the $390,00 before taxes even if he pitchers for another year or so.

and now i'm depressed.

PS, who were you before?

I don't follow...

390k for 3 years or so is more than most of us will make in the next 10 or so years.

That's depressing

As to the 2nd part, i was wondering who you were before 1981

I was established in '81.

 

[Adamsince1981]

guess ill weigh in now. I have gotten to know brad a little, he bought a plate off me and some other stuff. i told him i was going to try to get this card for him, and he said he hope i could.
The 699 price is basically set where i knew no one would pay but him, and i fully expect brad to email me a lower offer which i will most likely accept as long as i dont lose money on this, as i did have to buy it.

If you've had transactions with him before, why not simply contact him and work out a deal?

 

[TelePlayer22]

guess ill weigh in now. I have gotten to know brad a little, he bought a plate off me and some other stuff. i told him i was going to try to get this card for him, and he said he hope i could.
The 699 price is basically set where i knew no one would pay but him, and i fully expect brad to email me a lower offer which i will most likely accept as long as i dont lose money on this, as i did have to buy it.

If you've had transactions with him before, why not simply contact him and work out a deal?

What's this strange little obsession with the way other people run their businesses?

 

[Adamsince1981]

guess ill weigh in now. I have gotten to know brad a little, he bought a plate off me and some other stuff. i told him i was going to try to get this card for him, and he said he hope i could.
The 699 price is basically set where i knew no one would pay but him, and i fully expect brad to email me a lower offer which i will most likely accept as long as i dont lose money on this, as i did have to buy it.

If you've had transactions with him before, why not simply contact him and work out a deal?

What's this strange little obsession with the way other people run their businesses?

relax pal, I asked a simple question...this is a baseball card message board and oddly enough this thread has been about a baseball card.

 

[chrome_ball]

guess ill weigh in now. I have gotten to know brad a little, he bought a plate off me and some other stuff. i told him i was going to try to get this card for him, and he said he hope i could.
The 699 price is basically set where i knew no one would pay but him, and i fully expect brad to email me a lower offer which i will most likely accept as long as i dont lose money on this, as i did have to buy it.

If you've had transactions with him before, why not simply contact him and work out a deal?

What's this strange little obsession with the way other people run their businesses?

relax pal, I asked a simple question...this is a baseball card message board and oddly enough this thread has been about a baseball card.

Here's one idea as to why he may have chosen to do it this way... look at the exposure it has gotten him

 

[theplasticman]

guess ill weigh in now. I have gotten to know brad a little, he bought a plate off me and some other stuff. i told him i was going to try to get this card for him, and he said he hope i could.
The 699 price is basically set where i knew no one would pay but him, and i fully expect brad to email me a lower offer which i will most likely accept as long as i dont lose money on this, as i did have to buy it.

Cool man, nice of you to pick it up for him.

 

[TelePlayer22]

guess ill weigh in now. I have gotten to know brad a little, he bought a plate off me and some other stuff. i told him i was going to try to get this card for him, and he said he hope i could.
The 699 price is basically set where i knew no one would pay but him, and i fully expect brad to email me a lower offer which i will most likely accept as long as i dont lose money on this, as i did have to buy it.

Cool man, nice of you to pick it up for him.

Smoak went out today

 

[boomo]

guess ill weigh in now. I have gotten to know brad a little, he bought a plate off me and some other stuff. i told him i was going to try to get this card for him, and he said he hope i could.
The 699 price is basically set where i knew no one would pay but him, and i fully expect brad to email me a lower offer which i will most likely accept as long as i dont lose money on this, as i did have to buy it.

If you've had transactions with him before, why not simply contact him and work out a deal?

adams, quite simply because i wanted everyone to check out the card, is that so bad?
ive already heard from brad, card is already his, and in know way did i soak the guy.
if it had been arod, yeah i wouldve, but brad is super decent, and i wanted little more than my money back.

 

[FortyFour]

guess ill weigh in now. I have gotten to know brad a little, he bought a plate off me and some other stuff. i told him i was going to try to get this card for him, and he said he hope i could.
The 699 price is basically set where i knew no one would pay but him, and i fully expect brad to email me a lower offer which i will most likely accept as long as i dont lose money on this, as i did have to buy it.

If you've had transactions with him before, why not simply contact him and work out a deal?

adams, quite simply because i wanted everyone to check out the card, is that so bad?
ive already heard from brad, card is already his, and in know way did i soak the guy.
if it had been arod, yeah i wouldve, but brad is super decent, and i wanted little more than my money back.

Let him know of FCB

 

[boomo]

i did, very aggressively, he didnt say anything about it.
for those curious, here is the email i got from him, 5 hours i listed it:

Dear boomo,

I'll give you $500 for this card...off of ebay to save you the fees. Straight thru Paypal. It's the rarest rookie card of me, so I really want it. Please let me know...

Thanks,
Brad Ziegler, A's pitcher

 

[FortyFour]

i did, very aggressively, he didnt say anything about it.
for those curious, here is the email i got from him, 5 hours i listed it:

Dear boomo,

I'll give you $500 for this card...off of ebay to save you the fees. Straight thru Paypal. It's the rarest rookie card of me, so I really want it. Please let me know...

Thanks,
Brad Ziegler, A's pitcher

No FCB sign up no card.
:lol:

 

[Russ S.]

i did, very aggressively, he didnt say anything about it.
for those curious, here is the email i got from him, 5 hours i listed it:

Dear boomo,

I'll give you $500 for this card...off of ebay to save you the fees. Straight thru Paypal. It's the rarest rookie card of me, so I really want it. Please let me know...

Thanks,
Brad Ziegler, A's pitcher

Congrat Boomo.
Brad is a very nice gentlemen.
I sold some stuff to him in September and he was very courteous and down to earth. Talked ball a little and I dropped the FCB train and he didn't say anything either. Oh well, I'm sure he's a busy guy.

Great thing you did in securing this for him. Kudos.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

is he good?

 

[boomo]

brad has offered me a game used autoed jersey for the super, what do you guys think?
that stuff usually does well, right?

 

[FortyFour]

brad has offered me a game used autoed jersey for the super, what do you guys think?
that stuff usually does well, right?

How much do you have invested into the Super?

 

[ThoseBackPages]

take the cash

 

[olerudfan]

brad has offered me a game used autoed jersey for the super, what do you guys think?
that stuff usually does well, right?

I'd take the money....at least in the case unless he is offering some cash and the game used jersey.

Carlos

 

[FortyFour]

brad has offered me a game used autoed jersey for the super, what do you guys think?
that stuff usually does well, right?

I'd take the money....at least in the case unless he is offering some cash and the game used jersey.

Carlos

$200 cash and the jersey sounds right.

 

[Wes]

i did, very aggressively, he didnt say anything about it.
for those curious, here is the email i got from him, 5 hours i listed it:

Dear boomo,

I'll give you $500 for this card...off of ebay to save you the fees. Straight thru Paypal. It's the rarest rookie card of me, so I really want it. Please let me know...

Thanks,
Brad Ziegler, A's pitcher

WOAH WAIT!

Do not respond to the sender if this message requests that you complete the
transaction outside of eBay. This type of offer is against eBay policy, may
be fraudulent, and is not covered by buyer protection programs. Learn More
at http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/rfe ... -sale.html

 

[Wes]

brad has offered me a game used autoed jersey for the super, what do you guys think?
that stuff usually does well, right?

I'd take the money....at least in the case unless he is offering some cash and the game used jersey.

Carlos

$200 cash and the jersey sounds right.

You'd pay $300 for an AU GU Jersey of Ziegler!?