The new website created by prominent trading card dealer Rick Probstein is being shut down, a week after its first series of auctions went awry and collectors observed what appears to have been a series of troubling backend issues. Probstein, a prominent figure in the sports cards and memorabilia market, spent over two decades as one of eBay's top sellers under the handle … [Read more...] about Snype’s Scrubbed Launch: Tech Failures, User Data Concerns Doom New Auction Platform
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Trading Card Sellers Rank Among World’s Top eBay Accounts, Bringing Big Sales Numbers
Four sports card sellers, including PSA's consignment store, rank among the world's overall top 20 eBay sellers when ranked by buyer feedback, while the year-to-date sales numbers for the Hobby's biggest sports card sellers show a booming business. Data from Marketplace Pulse shows dcsports87 with nearly 46,000 feedback ratings over the past 30 days, the sixth most among … [Read more...] about Trading Card Sellers Rank Among World’s Top eBay Accounts, Bringing Big Sales Numbers
eBay Introduces New Seller Tools
eBay Buyers and sellers will soon be able to negotiate item prices through eBay's messaging feature. The company announced a new suite of seller tools this week, including "offers in messaging," which enables buyers and sellers to communicate offers and counteroffers directly within their messaging threads. Users can send, receive, counter, and accept offers without … [Read more...] about eBay Introduces New Seller Tools
eBay Testing Expanded Bidding Option for Trading Cards
eBay is testing a new extended bidding for trading cards being auctioned through its marketplace…but you may or may not see it. The company acknowledged what collectors had been seeing over the past few days—an option for sellers to have their card auctions extended by two minutes when a bid is placed in the last two minutes of an auction. It’s not offered on every … [Read more...] about eBay Testing Expanded Bidding Option for Trading Cards
Notes: eBay Update; Howe Jersey Brings 6-Figures; Wilt Jersey Coming to Auction; Upper Deck Series 2 Checklist
eBay is increasing the per-order fee for sales of $10 or more on 3/15 from 30 cents to 40 cents. For example: If you sell a card for $25, you’ll now pay $3.71 instead of $3.61. There will be no change for items sold for $10 or less. The company made the announcement this week in its Winter Seller Update, which also included a new rule requiring buyers to pay … [Read more...] about Notes: eBay Update; Howe Jersey Brings 6-Figures; Wilt Jersey Coming to Auction; Upper Deck Series 2 Checklist
Top Sports Card Sellers Still Ranking Among eBay’s Top 25
Five companies whose business is centered about sports cards were among the top 21 eBay sellers in the world, based on feedback, as 2024 got underway. COMC, DCSportscards, Burbank Sportscards Greg Morris Cards and Probstein123 all received between 18,000 and 50,000 feedback ratings in the last 30 days. The numbers don’t include buyers who didn’t leave a … [Read more...] about Top Sports Card Sellers Still Ranking Among eBay’s Top 25
5 Sports Card Sellers Among eBay’s Worldwide Top 25
Five companies whose business is centered about sports cards are among the top 25 eBay sellers in the world, based on feedback. DC Sportscards, COMC Consignment, Greg Morris Cards, Probstein123 and Burbank Sportscards all received 15,000-40,000 feedback ratings in the last 30 days. The numbers don't include buyers who didn't leave a rating. According to the data compiled … [Read more...] about 5 Sports Card Sellers Among eBay’s Worldwide Top 25
eBay Revamping Trading Card Listings
It never really made sense to begin with and now eBay is removing the “new/used” designation for sellers who list trading cards on the site. The move is part of a larger undertaking to revise how cards are listed for sale and auction. Sellers creating new listings now have to indicate whether the card is graded or ungraded, with requirements to list which company … [Read more...] about eBay Revamping Trading Card Listings
Notes: Police Chase Missing Mantle Memorabilia; Bobby Witt Jr Talks Cards; New Auction for Players’ Personal Clothing; More
Steven Lane, the collector and Mickey Mantle fan who recently authored a book on Mantle's career through images from his extensive collection, says a few of the items he was trying to ship to an auction company were stolen along the way. Lane tells SC Daily he shipped eight items from New Orleans to Heritage Auctions in Dallas via FedEx last Tuesday but when the sealed … [Read more...] about Notes: Police Chase Missing Mantle Memorabilia; Bobby Witt Jr Talks Cards; New Auction for Players’ Personal Clothing; More
Top eBay Trading Card Sellers Measure Volume in the Millions
The top four trading card sellers on eBay have sold over 2.6 million cards in the last 12 months and all four rank among eBay’s top 100 sellers in the world by volume, according to new data from Marketplace Pulse, COMC Consignment, which scans cards submitted to its platform, was the country’s top seller of cards over the last 12 months, shipping out over … [Read more...] about Top eBay Trading Card Sellers Measure Volume in the Millions