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dwip99

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Yeah i upset someone this summer when I told her that all the books she had in ziplock bags at her garage sale were not worth full guide price. I think she was mostly upset because she went out and bought the guide and a couple boxes of freezer bags and priced each book per guide, I think she had about 300 comics in a card board box

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Yeah i upset someone this summer when I told her that all the books she had in ziplock bags at her garage sale were not worth full guide price. I think she was mostly upset because she went out and bought the guide and a couple boxes of freezer bags and priced each book per guide, I think she had about 300 comics in a card board box

 

I know this has been discussed here numerous times, but it simply amazes me what people think they're books are worth. Iusually find it to be the people with high monetary expectations are the ones who buy a guide, then the people who have a small fortune in comics have no idea what the books are worth and are amazed when you tell them.

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Yeah i upset someone this summer when I told her that all the books she had in ziplock bags at her garage sale were not worth full guide price. I think she was mostly upset because she went out and bought the guide and a couple boxes of freezer bags and priced each book per guide, I think she had about 300 comics in a card board box

 

I know this has been discussed here numerous times, but it simply amazes me what people think they're books are worth. Iusually find it to be the people with high monetary expectations are the ones who buy a guide, then the people who have a small fortune in comics have no idea what the books are worth and are amazed when you tell them.

 

That seems about right. The thing is I would love to find the perfect collection for dirt cheap cause the seller has no idea what it's worth, but I know I would screw it up and pay FMV for the books I want and then help the person sale the rest for as much as they can. I hate morals.... :makepoint:

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Yeah i upset someone this summer when I told her that all the books she had in ziplock bags at her garage sale were not worth full guide price. I think she was mostly upset because she went out and bought the guide and a couple boxes of freezer bags and priced each book per guide, I think she had about 300 comics in a card board box

 

I know this has been discussed here numerous times, but it simply amazes me what people think they're books are worth. Iusually find it to be the people with high monetary expectations are the ones who buy a guide, then the people who have a small fortune in comics have no idea what the books are worth and are amazed when you tell them.

 

That seems about right. The thing is I would love to find the perfect collection for dirt cheap cause the seller has no idea what it's worth, but I know I would screw it up and pay FMV for the books I want and then help the person sale the rest for as much as they can. I hate morals.... :makepoint:

 

Wouldn't happen. As soon as you tell them their books are worth more than they were asking and make them a fair offer, they will decide they better go check with someone else first and then will go find a dealer or someone else to help them make more because they think you are probably going underpaying them.

 

Stupid, but I've seen it happen repeatedly.

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Yeah i upset someone this summer when I told her that all the books she had in ziplock bags at her garage sale were not worth full guide price. I think she was mostly upset because she went out and bought the guide and a couple boxes of freezer bags and priced each book per guide, I think she had about 300 comics in a card board box

 

She probably spent more on ziploc bags than if she'd bought actual comic bags, too.

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Yeah i upset someone this summer when I told her that all the books she had in ziplock bags at her garage sale were not worth full guide price. I think she was mostly upset because she went out and bought the guide and a couple boxes of freezer bags and priced each book per guide, I think she had about 300 comics in a card board box

 

I know this has been discussed here numerous times, but it simply amazes me what people think they're books are worth. Iusually find it to be the people with high monetary expectations are the ones who buy a guide, then the people who have a small fortune in comics have no idea what the books are worth and are amazed when you tell them.

Or the person who tries to sell her sons cards for him.Make her an offer of 400.She goes on for like five minutes about I had no idea they were worth that much,wow that a really good offer,etc.Then comes the dagger.Could you go 600?Unreal

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