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Let's talk about out-of-touch pricing and forum ettiquette.
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29 minutes ago, Poekaymon said:

Because you didn't just repost it.  I deleted that post and did so almost immediately.  And then I posted:  "Was more a response to the previous poster than a vent, but point taken, and post removed."  That you dig it up here, out of context, seems pretty improper, but hey.

The post I was campaigning to permit, and the one which I gave that "rant" in support of, is this one, which I didn't even post (that's why I said earlier, if you are also okay with this sort of post then we have no disagreement):

 

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Is this the wrong one? Asking because I love the book but the price just seems very very off so trying to figure out what I'm missing.

Sorry, didn’t catch this edit before:
 

That you dig it up here, out of context, seems pretty improper, but hey.”

To be clear, you posted that response in response to others that had pointed out that it’s bad form ( I’m para-phrasing) to question the sellers price.

Now that it’s in context....

On what planet is it bad form to repost those comments in a thread started by the person that made those comments.... that’s entitled :

Let's talk about out-of-touch pricing and forum ettiquette.

 

:insane:

 

 

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maybe next 4/1 I will post something like this

"This is the cgc sales forum. CGC is the industry standard and the board members here are among the most knowledgeable and discerning in the hobby. Sellers here offer books that you cannot find at most conventions as well as more common books with great qualities prized by the true collector such as page quality, centering, wrap and the like. However buyers on this forum, a forum for the elite collector, typically expect a discount from prices realized at conventions, ebay, or auction houses. GPA is often used to convince sellers to offer books "at 10% less than last sale" regardless of whether the book is a true comp or not and ignoring the fact that gpa is a range of values and not any one number or data point. So moving forward buyers should expect to pay above avg gpa for what are typically above avg books. Buyers should expect that the superior books are the ones sold at the price points in the upper portion of the range and should expect to pay for them appropriately rather than expect sellers to consistently price on the lower end of past sales curve."

or something like that. It is as valid as the "overpriced" argument.

anyway, that is more time than I usually spend on something that is a moot point but there you go

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1 hour ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

Can you post some links to examples of this ridiculous pricing?:whistle:

Not a good idea. Once see this post with a ridiculous price, should we start shaming the seller?

If you're really concerned, use a PM. Praise in public, criticize in private.

And using the proper tone would be a good idea. "Sir or Madam, I believe that your price for XYZ Comics #1 is excessive. If you look at the links I provided, you can see that your book is listed at twice the price of the last Ebay sale. You are, however, free to charge what you want."

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3 minutes ago, Joe Ankenbauer said:

Not a good idea. Once see this post with a ridiculous price, should we start shaming the seller?

If you're really concerned, use a PM. Praise in public, criticize in private.

And using the proper tone would be a good idea. "Sir or Madam, I believe that your price for XYZ Comics #1 is excessive. If you look at the links I provided, you can see that your book is listed at twice the price of the last Ebay sale. You are, however, free to charge what you want."

I was :baiting: the OP and being sarcastic.

I thought the “:whistle:“ made that clear.

 

:sorry:
I’d like to see the sellers response to that suggested PM:popcorn:

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2 hours ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

No price is BS.  It would be an absolute nightmare if sellers were permitted to simply post books and solicit offers.

Welcome to Instagram.  “DM with offers”. :facepalm: No matter what I offer, it won’t be good enough.  You want to sell a book?  Put a price on it.  Plain and simple dingus.

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i liked it when we could burn threads to the ground. If nothing else it was fun to watch a meltdown every now again.

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1 hour ago, wasonff said:

Spin the wheel...take your chances :shy:

i was really hoping the graphic would move ....5% and 10% should immediately switch to your face, so we know we lost.

 

:foryou::hi:

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3 hours ago, Poekaymon said:

The Beyonder himself encouraged me to make this post so here it is.

That's not really a ringing endorsement.

Most of us either turn around or cross the street when we see him post.

 

 

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3 hours ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

For the record, I encouraged you to post your thoughts in the Discussion thread rather than a sales thread.  I did not encourage you to post a new thread in general.

turns around AND crosses the street )

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Domo Arigato said:

That's not really a ringing endorsement.

Most of us either turn around or cross the street when we see him post.

 

 

:x Social distance

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6 minutes ago, blazingbob said:

Not sure how 10% off is losing since that is normally what I discount most slabs,  I would consider that a "push" in casino terms.

hm  ok save Jims face for 5% then.

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There's a lot to take in here, but I am of the state of mind that sellers should be more accommodating of 10% discounts on the boards when compared to that one auction site.  I fully agree that sellers can and should price whatever they want.  But if the book is selling on said auction site for $300, then I feel something like $285 should be a reasonable offer (as it splits the auction fees in half so that the buyer and seller both save money).  I've put out such offers with said explanation and been rejected.  At which point I just move on.

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15 minutes ago, ExNihilo said:

Sorry to ruin your fun in that other thread.  I see it's created an entire separate discussion though.  :popcorn:

You were just following protocol :popcorn:

The seller gave a reasonable explanation in the thread (thumbsu

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I’d be curious to know if the individuals complaining about pricing are sellers themselves? There’s something to be said about a sellers reputation and their ability to command higher prices.  I don’t sell on the boards, but I’ve found that on EBay, because I have 20 years of selling experience I can routinely set my pricing higher than other BINS and SELL higher.  I’ll get trashed in a message occasionally, but I just bide my time until I get full asking price.  There’s something to be said about good customer service and people are willing to pay extra for it.

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