When you see the book you underpriced immediately flipped 2 2

[kav]

2 minutes ago, Logan510 said:

Did that happen to you?

I hope so 

[NP_Gresham]

12 hours ago, jcjames said:

the same day the buyer receives the book it's relisted, and you know you blew it.

 

 

 

Who cares about listed.

Did it actually sell?

Likely it will OBO 3 years later at 1/2 the ask.

 

[jcjames]

6 hours ago, NP_Gresham said:

Who cares about listed.

Did it actually sell?

Likely it will OBO 3 years later at 1/2 the ask.

 

It's in auction and is going good for him, so, it's all good.

[theCapraAegagrus]

There are people (losers, really) who buy products from a certain artist only to immediately mark them up for 200%+ on eBay right after their sale ends.

I think this same phenomenon occurred with Alex Ross' DC1000 variants...

[1Cool]

I do hate it when a book sells lightning quick on E-Bay.  If its sits for a day or two then i know it was properly priced.  Lightning quick sales without offer is a sign of a mix up in price.

[Gaard]

I've never really understood the animosity towards flippers. Somebody once gave some kind of economic answer, but it flew right over my head.

A couple of quick questions...

- Is time the determining factor for what makes one a flipper? IOW - put it up for sale right after buying it...which is what dealers do. (Why doesn't the OP meet the criteria for being a  flipper?)

- What's the difference between a dealer and a flipper?

[Callaway29]

20 hours ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

Years ago, someone bought a book from tupenny's selling thread.  Paid for it.  Then asked tupenny to drop ship it to the person the buyer just sold it to. 

Drop ship request happened to me on the boards before...by one of the most respected guys on the forum. Didn’t hold it against him, made no difference to me.

[Logan510]

2 hours ago, Callaway29 said:

Drop ship request happened to me on the boards before...by one of the most respected guys on the forum. Didn’t hold it against him, made no difference to me.

I find it a little obnoxious personally. I don't care if I sell something to someone and they flip it, but asking ME to ship it to the person they sold it to is something I would never ask anyone to do. 

[seanfingh]

3 hours ago, Callaway29 said:

Drop ship request happened to me on the boards before...by one of the most respected guys on the forum. Didn’t hold it against him, made no difference to me.

Respected by whom?

[Logan510]

8 minutes ago, seanfingh said:

Respected by whom?

The other well respected boardies. duh 

[valiantman]

3 hours ago, Callaway29 said:

On 7/25/2019 at 3:07 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said:

Years ago, someone bought a book from tupenny's selling thread.  Paid for it.  Then asked tupenny to drop ship it to the person the buyer just sold it to. 

Drop ship request happened to me on the boards before...by one of the most respected guys on the forum. Didn’t hold it against him, made no difference to me.

There could definitely be legitimate "non-flipper" motives behind it.  Let's say you want to put #1-#10 of a series into an auction (Heritage, Comiclink, whatever) and you already own #1-#7 and #9-#10.  You need #8 drop-shipped to the auction venue to complete the set because it's the complete set that's being sold, not the #8 being flipped. 

Edited July 26, 2019 by valiantman

[lizards2]

3 hours ago, Callaway29 said:

Drop ship request happened to me on the boards before...by one of the most respected guys on the forum. Didn’t hold it against him, made no difference to me.

You sure it wasn't a member of my Canadian harem?  I get stuff shipped to me all the time, but it doesn't mean I get to keep it.

[greggy]

22 hours ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

Man, I really got that story mixed up. 

Silver Surfer offered him the better price. 

[Callaway29]

Well, if it means anything...I missed that it was missing a page and issued a full refund, to include return shipping...so the whole transaction blew up anyways. 

Edited July 26, 2019 by Callaway29

[Transplant]

On 7/25/2019 at 9:12 PM, seanfingh said:

I cant remember the exact quote, but I attribute it to @FlyingDonut - to paraphrase, "Never be ashamed of selling at a profit."

I like making a profit selling to you. @seanfingh

[seanfingh]

16 minutes ago, Transplant said:

I like making a profit selling to you. @seanfingh

And I to you.

 

[greggy]

Just now, seanfingh said:

And I to you.

 

The best and easiest money that I've ever made is when you sold all those Love and Rockets. 

[Comicdey]

On 7/25/2019 at 3:05 PM, bc said:

Is this the one?

Is this really worth anything ?

[THE_BEYONDER]

6 hours ago, Gaard said:

I've never really understood the animosity towards flippers. Somebody once gave some kind of economic answer, but it flew right over my head.

A couple of quick questions...

- Is time the determining factor for what makes one a flipper? IOW - put it up for sale right after buying it...which is what dealers do. (Why doesn't the OP meet the criteria for being a  flipper?)

- What's the difference between a dealer and a flipper?

As long as the original buyer didn’t say that they wanted it for their personal collection & chiseled the price on those grounds, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with immediate flips.  If you pay the asking price,  the seller has no reason to complain. 

[Guardian Comics]

1 hour ago, greggy said:

The best and easiest money that I've ever made is when you sold all those Love and Rockets. 

I’ve had a half dozen Cooke autographed books sitting at the shop to give to him, been sitting here for over a year and now I hear he won’t even be on the same continent as us pretty soon.