Iceman399 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, uchiha101 said: Then how come I see boardies charge higher then 10% over gpa and it's fine? Also it's cool that you're beside Keith I can't speak to everyone but it depends on the book. Right now I would love to buy an AF15 CGC 3.5 at GPA. Why cause GPA isn't correct as to where the market is. GPA isn't the be all and end all answer...but if after a few ebay searches one can find that you are significantly over priced its not a good idea. Do boardies do it? Sure. Have I done it? Absolutely. GPA isn't the answer. It is a guide and if the guide isn't correct why would I follow it? ASM 300 is super hot right now cause of the venom movie a CGC 9.6 90 day gpa is $511 at the moment, however most sales are closer to $550. Why is GPA only at $511 then? Because the movie bump happened within the last 90 days, so even though there are lots of sales one has to look at where the market is (which is closer to $550 than $511). You mean Keith is beside me Edited May 10, 2017 by Iceman399 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Iceman399 said: I can't speak to everyone but it depends on the book. Right now I would love to buy an AF15 CGC 3.5 at GPA. Why cause GPA isn't correct as to where the market is. GPA isn't the be all and end all answer...but if after a few ebay searches one can find that you are significantly over priced its not a good idea. Do boardies do it? Sure. Have I done it? Absolutely. GPA isn't the answer. It is a guide and if the guide isn't correct why would I follow it? ASM 300 is super hot right now cause of the venom movie a CGC 9.6 90 day gpa is $511 at the moment, however most sales are closer to $550. Why is GPA only at $511 then? Because the movie bump happened within the last 90 days, so even though there are lots of sales one has to look at where the market is (which is closer to $550 than $511). You mean Keith is beside me Ah I see what you're doing and yes that's what I meant to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semicentennial Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 3 hours ago, uchiha101 said: $325 shipped Much more reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 2 hours ago, 50AE_DE said: Much more reasonable. Thanks and when I get the comics I'll put the up and ask what the other boardies think since there aren't many fans of modern comics and variants :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wall-Crawler Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) 57 minutes ago, uchiha101 said: Ah I see what you're doing and yes that's what I meant to say. Also, it is not always about "maximizing" profit. Do you want to do that? Sure. But like all things in life, it is a balance. In my (limited) experience you want to start with slowly building a good reputation. From there establish a good customer base. Offer competitive but fair prices. Your customers or new customers (through previous experience or positive feedback) will be more willing to pay on the higher end of FMV if the seller is trustworthy and fair and delivers good service. Some low feedback seller offering a "hot" item at 250 X FMV is not the way to foster your 'brand'. And sometimes a book will get a nice increase or blow up and you have to be able to roll with and adjust accordingly. But you develop those skills over time. Unless you get very lucky, there is no "get rich quick" route here or to "sell a million dollar comic". Edited May 10, 2017 by Wall-Crawler uchiha101 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W16227 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 2 hours ago, uchiha101 said: Then how come I see boardies charge higher then 10% over gpa and it's fine? Also it's cool that you're beside Keith Who says its fine? Many books in the sales forum are way overpriced - and just sit there. People do not call them out in threads because it is not allowed. Some sell - might be for a good reason or not - but really - you were going to set a price at more than 2x FMV to see what "offer" you were going to get. No comparison. FYI - ebay has a way for you to auto-decline lowball offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 2 hours ago, W16227 said: Who says its fine? Many books in the sales forum are way overpriced - and just sit there. People do not call them out in threads because it is not allowed. Some sell - might be for a good reason or not - but really - you were going to set a price at more than 2x FMV to see what "offer" you were going to get. No comparison. FYI - ebay has a way for you to auto-decline lowball offers. I know but I don't like using auto decline because it turns people off more often then not and you can't call out overpriced comics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red84 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 1 hour ago, uchiha101 said: I know but I don't like using auto decline because it turns people off more often then not and you can't call out overpriced comics? This response makes no sense. Why would you care about turning bidders off who make offers below what you consider to be even a reasonable offer? "you can't call out overpriced comics" - What are you talking about? You're the seller selling the overpriced comics. And as someone said previously, there's a difference between asking 10-20% above gpa and asking 100% above gpa. The former can facilitate negotiation. The latter encourages everyone to ignore you as not serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red84 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Also, there's a big difference between setting a high price on a rare golden age book with few comps and setting a high price on a common modern book with many similar books currently available for purchase. With the golden age rare book the market can move more significantly due to lack of supply. That's not the case with modern books that are plentiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Red84 said: This response makes no sense. Why would you care about turning bidders off who make offers below what you consider to be even a reasonable offer? "you can't call out overpriced comics" - What are you talking about? You're the seller selling the overpriced comics. And as someone said previously, there's a difference between asking 10-20% above gpa and asking 100% above gpa. The former can facilitate negotiation. The latter encourages everyone to ignore you as not serious. My grammar still needs work, and I was saying that in response to boardies selling their own comics. I see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W16227 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 8 hours ago, uchiha101 said: My grammar still needs work, and I was saying that in response to boardies selling their own comics. I see It is against the rules of the boards to threadkrap in a sales thread. This includes bashing pricing. Many general comment threads have sprung up in other board areas discussing this. The reality of the boards, is the overpriced books sit. Same as eBay. Sellers that consistently overprice things do not get as many looks as those who price better. Same as eBay. Sometimes things sell here for more than one might think they should, same as eBay. The very best sellers have a good overall feel for pricing strategies and will have a lot of sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I've been out of this thread (but still monitoring) since sometime in 2016 and I haven't posted in it since until now. My money is still on "Gabe is messing with us". Seriously. Go to any point in this thread. Any point at all. The advice doesn't vary much. The responses don't vary much. He's gotta be messing with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 via Imgflip Meme Generator telerites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newshane Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 People are STILL participating in this thread? Talk about schadenfreude... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 6 hours ago, seanfingh said: via Imgflip Meme Generator As the kewl kid on the boards, can you explain to this old geezer what that means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red84 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 50 minutes ago, Logan510 said: As the kewl kid on the boards, can you explain to this old geezer what that means? It's the equivalent of "Oh really?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 44 minutes ago, Red84 said: It's the equivalent of "Oh really?" Ahh ok, thank you. I'm not hip to the young people jive anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red84 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Just now, Logan510 said: 45 minutes ago, Red84 said: It's the equivalent of "Oh really?" Ahh ok, thank you. I'm not hip to the young people jive anymore Or, "what you talking about Willis?" [insert meme.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 11 hours ago, W16227 said: It is against the rules of the boards to threadkrap in a sales thread. This includes bashing pricing. Many general comment threads have sprung up in other board areas discussing this. The reality of the boards, is the overpriced books sit. Same as eBay. Sellers that consistently overprice things do not get as many looks as those who price better. Same as eBay. Sometimes things sell here for more than one might think they should, same as eBay. The very best sellers have a good overall feel for pricing strategies and will have a lot of sales. That makes sense thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha101 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 10 hours ago, Turtle said: I've been out of this thread (but still monitoring) since sometime in 2016 and I haven't posted in it since until now. My money is still on "Gabe is messing with us". Seriously. Go to any point in this thread. Any point at all. The advice doesn't vary much. The responses don't vary much. He's gotta be messing with us. I'm not messing with anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
