Buy/Sell/Trade Forum

I don't think theres anything I'd sell for 1000$ right now online, the post office is so iffy in comparison to pre pandemic. And sport card buyers are not all collectors currently, lots of investors that could decide to return down the road. Regardless of a seller allowing returns, you'll be forced to accept it. PayPal will refund up to 180 days after purchase. 

I have sold over 1,500 items on ebay from $10 to $5,000.

The "problems" are between 1-2 per 100.

Half the problems are that there are buyers that lose their marbles if you don't ship within 48 hours of the purchase / payment ... and/or they don't recieve the card within 3 days from shipping.  There are some seriously nervous people on ebay.

As previously said, take pictures of the card you are sending for proof of condition.  A high value card, consider sending by Fedex.

But the real important thing, don't sell to potential problem buyers. ... at least try not to.  Check their feedback.  If they have some negs, don't sell.  If they have less han 200, don't sell. If they hit BIN, and after they hit the BIN you get a bad feeling, cancel the sale / order and block them.

Put it in a box bigger than it needs to be if it is high dollar as well.

I have been "burned" twice like that in almost identical fashion, 

I became an inspection station for those seeking raw to grade and the card came back NOT in the condition I sent it in.

1 guy sent me back his inferior condition of my Austin Mathews YG RC, nice to upgrade like that on someone elses hind.

Just 1 of the many ebay issues I had in over 25 years of grinding wheels with them. HENCE breaking free and now i no longer deal in high value cards i gift them to my frequent customers or just move them for a dime, no one needs the headaches, especially when they 99.9% of the time side with and protect the buyers beyond reasonability.

I sell on eBay all of the time, from 99 cent items to $2500+.  I rarely have problems.  There are always concerns with scammers trying to buy the item for less and/or threatening returns, but it is a very small percentage that do that. 

For a high value item like that, I wouldn't even bother with an auction.  Put it in as a BIN with BO option.  If you're hoping to get $1000 out of it, list it for $1500 and see what sort of offers you get.  If the person putting in the offer doesn't have feedback that looks good, just don't accept the offer.

Make sure you can ship within 24 hours of receiving payment and pay for the signature confirmation.  That way you'll be protected by eBay no matter what happens during shipping.  Insurance is a personal choice.  I don't see it as worthwhile and will just take the time to make sure that the item is packed well.  For something like that, I'd put it in a penny sleeve, inside of a hard case, inside of a team bag, inside of a padded envelope, which I would then put inside of a small priority box.

I found this thread and wanted to see if anything has changed in 4 years.

I recently pulled a card from a 2024 release that has sales history of over $500.  I've never pulled anything this valuable and I obviously want to get as much as I can for it, while making sure I don't get scammed or have shipping issues. 

Any recommendations based on current market, most consignment services seem to want multiple items. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks,  Frank 

Since the original post, eBay now offers their authenticity guarantee on items sold over $250.  As the seller you ship to the authenticator and the authenticator then ships to the buyer.  Fairly certain that once it goes through the authenticator, no returns, even ebay money back guarantee, can be made.  At $500 flat rate priority shipping with insurance will be about $20.

Good luck!

Very helpful. Thank you 

2 Things to add. First, for this card don't print your postage thru ebay. Their tracking isn't reliable at all. Take it to the post office or better yet FedEx as someone else suggested. 

Second, do a little math before you list. Between shipping, possible income taxes and eBay fees you might be surprised on how much of your profit is eaten up. Ebay likes their fees. You might check into the income tax threshold. It may be a scenario where you can sell it for less and realize more profit.

Good things to think about. Thank you!