Auction House buyer turned Ebay seller in a month?

[mad87man]

How do you decide value? I was always told something is only worth what someone will pay for it. Basically what they go for at auction. If 3 people tell you an item is worth 10,000 and they will only give you 8 and 4 other people only offer up to 8,000. In my opinion it's worth 8,000 and not 10.

I bought a game used Sanchez throwback uniform Rookie. Paid 600$. It originally sold for 10,000. How much is it worth?

[yanks12025]

How do you decide value? I was always told something is only worth what someone will pay for it. Basically what they go for at auction. If 3 people tell you an item is worth 10,000 and they will only give you 8 and 4 other people only offer up to 8,000. In my opinion it's worth 8,000 and not 10.

I bought a game used Sanchez throwback uniform Rookie. Paid 600$. It originally sold for 10,000. How much is it worth?

I don't think there's really a way to determine what "market value" is for game used because it can change so often and depends on the people who see it. What if two buyers don't see the item the first time around. They then see it up for sale and maybe they are willing to pay more for that time.


And your second part is totally different then what has been discussed. It sold for $10,000 because people thought Sanchez was gonna be a great player. Not turn to crap in 3 years.

[Samets]

How does one justify a guy buying off eBay, turning around and flipping it right back on eBay for 2x what he paid for the item?

I have links for that as well

[yanks12025]

How does one justify a guy buying off eBay, turning around and flipping it right back on eBay for 2x what he paid for the item?

I have links for that as well

Pretty sure my earlier point can apply to that also. Not everyone sees every item all the time. So again it depends on the item and also who sees it.

[Samets]

Got it!

So the seller is looking out for the collecting community by making sure everyone has a chance to get the item in case they missed it.

Maybe we should call them Community Ambassadors instead of flippers...

[yanks12025]

Got it!

So the seller is looking out for the collecting community by making sure everyone has a chance to get the item in case they missed it.

Maybe we should call them Community Ambassadors instead of flippers...

My points are to the person who said a item selling at auction determines what the value is of that item.

Mad87, I have no idea what sanchez items are worth. I know people made threads years ago about people paying so much for his items and thought they were crazy. So obviously the first person over paid because he didn't turn out to be good. But if he had turned out to b a Tom Brady or Peyton Manning, then 10k would have been a great deal.

[aphanna25]

I wonder if any of the people listing 99 cent auctions just after buying from a large AH have questioned the legitimacy of what they bought (more like a game-issued item rather than the game-worn the COA states) and just decided to punt on it rather than deal with the AH. Sometimes lot descriptions and authentication can be a bit dubious, especially with jerseys, so I'm assuming it's possible. EBay is fast cash, and if they can catch some bids from novice buyers who just look at COA, then they could be out of it in a week. Maybe not the smartest way to do it, but fairly painless.

[mad87man]

I don't think there's really a way to determine what "market value" is for game used because it can change so often and depends on the people who see it. What if two buyers don't see the item the first time around. They then see it up for sale and maybe they are willing to pay more for that time.


And your second part is totally different then what has been discussed. It sold for $10,000 because people thought Sanchez was gonna be a great player. Not turn to crap in 3 years.

So did the first buyer overpay? did i underpay? what would it be worth?