The hobby gets tossed into a time warp of sorts during the National Sports Collectors Convention. It’s the one time of year when avid buyers and sellers turn their attention toward a card show than selling online. At this year’s show in Cleveland, though, eBay is one of the exhibitors. Company representatives have been talking with buyers and sellers, … [Read more...]
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Notes: Pujols to Sign at NSCC; Topps Living Set Update; eBay Sales Continue
Albert Pujols hasn’t exactly been a regular on the sports card show circuit over the last two decades but the Angels’ first baseman will be among the autograph guests at this summer’s National Sports Collectors Convention. Pujols stands seventh on the all-time home run list with 614 and should join the 3,000 hit club well before the show’s August 1-5 run in Cleveland when … [Read more...]
eBay Offering 10% Off $200 Through January 16
Didn't get what you wanted under the tree last month? Looking for a discount on an expensive card you've been eyeing? You're in luck. From now through Monday, January 16, eBay is offering a 10% discount promotion for one sports-related purchase of $200 or more. The discount will be capped at a value of $100. It's only good one time per … [Read more...]
eBay Announces Changes to Bucks Earnings Program
A new year will bring changes to the eBay Bucks program. The incentive-based program gives those who buy items on the site to earn what are essentially rebates that can be applied to other purchases a few times per year. The new terms go into effect January 1. eBay has cut the base earnings for Bucks from 2% to 1%, which won’t make folks happy but they have at … [Read more...]
COMC Sales Soaring with New eBay Option
Since announcing a partnership about seven weeks ago, COMC has processed the sale of over 33,000 of its members' trading cards through the company’s new eBay store, a number they say has “exceeded expectations.” On June 1, COMC offered its users the opportunity to make their portfolios available on eBay as part of a BETA testing phase. Users have had the option to list on … [Read more...]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Memorabilia Items Hit eBay
As we reported here last month, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is selling off a majority of his basketball memorabilia. The first auctions are now popping on on eBay by starguardcollectibles, a company owned by Abdul-Jabbar and his longtime manager, Debbie Morales. Many of the items are from Abdul-Jabbar’s farewell tour and the gifts he was given during his final swing … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Make More Money with eBay Listings
Whether you’re offering a 19th century Old Judge card or a LeBron James autographed jersey, selling online can be rewarding. Smart sellers know much has changed on eBay over the last five years or so, though, and if you’re still using the same old methods or cutting corners to save time so you can list as many items as you can, you might be leaving money on the table. Not … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Past Not Always Better
We spend quite a bit of time talking about the "good old days" of the hobby but one should realize not everything was better years ago. Sometimes the past can’t compete with the present. There’s no debate that the dissemination of information is much better and more efficient than it once was. There was a time when everyone waited for the new Beckett magazine(s) to come out … [Read more...]
What’s Hot In The Shop: The Cup (is selling like) Hot Cakes
A couple of weeks ago, I waxed poetic about how many of the recent releases were facing struggles. It has been fun hearing from some of you in response to my “Chicken Little” piece. Fortunately things aren’t dire at my shop at least since I wasn’t deep in too many of those products and the collectors at my shop are without parallel. We have been buying and moving through … [Read more...]
eBay, Paypal to Split Into Separate Companies
eBay’s board of directors has approved a plan to separate the company’s eBay and PayPal businesses into independent publicly traded companies in 2015, subject to customary conditions. eBay says creating two standalone businesses best positions eBay and PayPal to capitalize on their respective growth opportunities in the rapidly changing global commerce and payments landscape, … [Read more...]
