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| 80.1 | Stuffed Velco Wallets! | SAGE::JACUNSKI | | Tue Aug 15 1989 15:59 | 20 |
| John, are you talking New England? I run into all types of dealers
here. Those that price high and will dicker, those that price high
and won't. Same extremes with dealers who price at book. Then
there's me. If I am ambivalent about selling a card (meaning
subconciously I really don't want to sell it!), I'll price it high.
But generally I figure I'm not likely to sell an item at all if
it's not priced competitively.
As for the velcro wallet set, I remember when the Topps Eric Davis
rookie was actually selling for it's $15-16 book price. I took
a number of off-center Erics to a show and put them out at anywhere
from $5 to $10 depending on how badly off they were. Not a bad
deal, when you consider how tough it is to find that card
well-centered. But the kids would pick them up and say "why's this
card so cheap? What's the matter with it?" And when I explained
about the varying degrees of off-centeredness, they just looked
at me suspiciously as if the cards must be counterfeit. Probably
could've sold 'em all at $14.99. Go figure. It does however make
me a little queasy to see a mother shelling out $50 to buy junior
a Canseco rookie.
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| 80.3 | Just free-market capitalism, no? | LEAF::COOPERMAN | | Wed Aug 16 1989 10:53 | 30 |
| I can understand all this indignation but you all have to realize that
everyone's in it for the money, dealers and collectors (not all
collectors, of course). If someone will pay $65 for an UD set, how
many of us would refuse to sell it for that price?
I actually don't notice much of this because I generally just look at
older cards at these shows. And what I've noticed is that, in spite of
people saying that you can throw the book out, dealers generally price
these cards at around book. Also, I've found many to be quite fair,
willing to take 10 to 15% off, sometimes more if you go near the end of
the show.
I know the action is in newer cards. Everybody's real anxious to horde
- whoops, I meant accumulate - as many cards of the next real hot
player so they can amass their fortunes (just wait til everybody
decides to dump Kevin Mitchell cards at the same time).
Another thing about dealers - I find many of them just regular guys
trying to make a living. Lots of these people do this as a second job.
One guy I bought cards from gave me his business card - it describes
him as a house painter.
Just remember - if there weren't a market for this stuff, there'd be no
complaints about the prices. Much of the attractiveness of sports
cards is in either their current value or the expectation that their
value will increase.
Just my opinion.
Mike
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| 80.4 | Yeah, but... | BOGUSS::DAMIANO | Spahn and Sain and pray for rain | Wed Aug 16 1989 12:34 | 20 |
| Mike,
I understand all that; like I said, this is America. I, like you,
look mostly for older cards. Perhaps it's a regional problem only
here, but prices for commons are way out of line, in my opinion.
One guy wanted $3.00 each for low # 60 cent commons from 1963, and
he's not the lone ranger. Another guy at the same show wanted $7.00
for 2 commons from 1964. Yet another wanted $90.00 for a 1965 Joe
Morgan rookie, and it wasn't even mint. If I want a 1969 Bobbie
Bonds (book-$8.00) I have to pay $20.00 to $25.00. The *best* I've
seen on this card is $18.00. Another fellow had a 1963 Willie Mays
for $30.00 over book, and it was so far off center that there was
no top border. These are just a few examples that I saw *at one
show* that caused me to pop off the way I did. Maybe I was out of
line, but I don't think so.
See ya,
John D.
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| 80.5 | Back to Econ 101 | CVAX2::LANDER | | Wed Aug 16 1989 14:07 | 11 |
| C'mon guys...it's supply and demand that dictates the price of cards.
If people weren't willing to pay big bucks for cards, dealers wouldn't
be selling them at that price. Don't blame the dealers! They just
want to make as large a profit as possible which is the way businesses
operate.
Personally, I'm not going to pay those big prices dealers are
asking these days. I also think that eventually the bottom will
drop out on these overinflated prices. Time will tell.
Gone,
Mike
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| 80.6 | still more... | BOGUSS::DAMIANO | Spahn and Sain and pray for rain | Wed Aug 16 1989 14:44 | 25 |
| Mike,
I agree. I guess my basic question is why are people in such a frenzy
to pay through the nose for everything in sight? If more people used
*any* sort of judgement at all, it wouldn't be as painful to watch.
I guess the "human condition" never ceases to amaze me. Perhaps
I'm just a whiner, but how about an answer for this:
Dealers A thru Y have card X for $10.00. Does it or does it not
make sense for dealer Z to price card X for $9.00 and sell more?
The reason I ask is this: With new cards, everybody has them, and
at the same price. Now, assuming that everybody has a similar markup
(A reasonable assumption?), why isn't anyone trying to undercut
everybody else and cash in? I would! If I were a dealer, and I had
a bunch of Kevin Mitchell's (for example) left over from before
he got hot, I'd be tempted to sell them for a buck less each and
still make a good profit.
Does anyone see the errors (if any) in my logic?
John D.
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| 80.7 | as said B4... it's supply/demand | NETWRK::GSMITH | I need two of everything | Thu Aug 17 1989 13:31 | 6 |
| re: -1
I think the problem (buyer's), is that dealer Z is going to sell
just as many at $10.00 as he will at $9.00, so why reduce the price?
Smitty
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| 80.8 | tell em they're greedy jerks! | WLDWST::DRAKE | | Fri Aug 18 1989 18:02 | 17 |
| Tony and I were just talking about this the other day! I went to
pick up a Munson card for my Munson collection and it(75) was three
bucks over the guide! I asksed why and the dweeb said "its" just
a survey, we don't go by that. He failed to mention that they also
don't pay 50% of the low either. Buy low sell outrageously high.
Keep it on Wall Street. I'm just collecting cards of players I like.
I'm not trying to be the next Rockefeller! I have a policy, if the
jerk has two cards-a mis cut cheapie and an overpriced mint, I'll
buy the cheap one. I want the picture not the cutting technique.
He may sell the other to someone else, thats ok with me cause I
am not forking the big bucks. say *NOSTALGIA*. Munson is not a hall
of famer, he was good but I identified with him when I played ball
and thats why I'm after his cards. If they try to soak me on his
or any others, I'll just be content. And I'll never pay $70 for
a current year set!
Al flame on low
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| 80.9 | more steam than a locomotive! | WLDWST::DRAKE | | Fri Aug 18 1989 18:04 | 5 |
| That's content with what I have. Not content with getting soaked!
still steamin
Al
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| 80.11 | wait, you'll get last laugh.. | AIMHI::BERNARD | | Mon Aug 21 1989 13:36 | 19 |
|
I think baseball cards are just the "pet rock" of 1989. Every year
there seems to be some trend created by our wonderful journalists and
many folks just feel compelled to be like the Jone's.
I suggest that you wait until after Christmas, long after baseball
season and the annual buying frenzy, to go card shopping. By then the
country will be emersed in something besides baseball, the demand will
fall like a rock and you will be able to get all these fly by night
dealers to "pay you" to take their cards. After all, does it really
matter if you have a certain card today or 4 months from now?
My guess, based on many casual conversations with dealers, is that they
expect to see the market fall dramaticaly and are trying to get
anything they can now. Isn't this the great capitalist way??
Be cool for now......
JMB
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| 80.12 | Little off the subject | FROST::MARRIER | Picture of the future-youre not init | Mon Aug 21 1989 22:02 | 16 |
| I attended my first card show Saturday.. It was
ok, I really went to get Killebrews autograph.. It was
fun to see some of the older cards I have on sale by the
various dealers.. For instance, a Nolan Ryan card when he
was with the Mets was selling for $30... I liked that, I
have a few of those.. A Pete Rose I have was $30., and a
1954 Yogi Berra I have was there for $200... I also got
to chat a little with Harmon and found him to be a real
nice guy and is about the exact same size as me!! I guess
I thought he would be a BIG man.. ;^{) All in all, I had
a good time, then again, I didn't buy anything.. :-{)
My only complaint was that it was mighty hot in there and
Harmon didn't show up till 3:00pm, he was supposed to be
there at 2:00...
Rick
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| 80.13 | Competition will bring down $ | CXUSME::STEVENS_G | | Mon Nov 06 1989 12:32 | 14 |
| I have noticed a substantial growth in the number of card shops
in this (Southern N.H.) area. Many of the newer shops are underpricing
the more established shops. I guess what this means is that supply
and demand works both ways. Some of these shops that are just now
opening up could be guys, or gals, like you and me that were pi$$ed
off at the inflated prices, and went ahead, and did something about
it. All I know is, I hope the trend continues. I don't mind if
dealers make profit, but it is also their duty to keep things in
prospective. Just one tidbit for those of you who buy old wax packs
from time to time, I bought an 84 wax pack the other day, and yes,
the top card was Mattingly, bingo!
gs
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| 80.14 | Air Jordan | WHELIN::DIFONZO | | Mon Feb 26 1990 08:26 | 10 |
| I guess this note is a s good as any. I was at a show on Saturday and
one dealer had 1 BOX ( not case ) of '86 Fleer Basketball cards (Jordan
rookie for $1000. I stared at the price for awhile to make sure I
wasn't mistaken. I knew it was true when the dealer next to him was
smiling in disbelief and pointing to the box. The real sad part was
the dealer selling the box thought another dealer would have a box at
this show for $1100. Just thought some of you would get a chuckle out
of this.
John
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| 80.15 | Take a double take! | CSC32::G_GEIGER | Ahhh, too much fruit... | Mon Feb 26 1990 12:08 | 29 |
| John.....
When you stop and add it up, it's not all that outrageous!
The Jordan is at $200 and the Ewing is at $100, right?
The distribution that year was great, you would get a Jordan at an
average of 1 per 12 packs and the same is for the Ewing. Plus
Fleer bought back all the waxes that didn't sell by a certian date.
So there is nothing out there for these cards, I know I've been trying
to complete a set since '87.
So, on average that's 3 of each. Let's add!
3 Jordan's @ $200...................... $ 600
3 Ewing's @ $100....................... $ 300
$100 for a rarity...................... $ 100
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$1000
Looks close, but you could get more or less! Never know that the great
stuff about wax.
One important thing, and this goes to everyone, make sure that they are
not searched. A hot item like this could be picked thru. Just check
the seal on the back, make sure it looks original. If you see extra
glue, say "NO THANKS, I'LL PASS!"
IMHO,
Glenn
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| 80.16 | RISKY BUSINESS | AKOV12::GASPARONI | | Fri May 04 1990 14:19 | 4 |
| Thats what I call "RISKY BUSINESS". What if he only get one of each??
Or none of each?? I'll take my chances and buy the card for $200, $300
and at least know I'm getting one. I guess the excitement of opening
all 36 packs makes it worth it?
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| 80.17 | I can't believe it... | RAYBOK::DAMIANO | The mark of the beast | Thu Aug 02 1990 15:26 | 7 |
| I've heard rumors that a Ryne Sandberg rookie card is going for up to
$80.00 in the Chicago area. Is this true? Can anyone verify this?
I sure hope not!
John D.
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| 80.18 | | CSC32::G_GEIGER | right down the middle! | Fri Aug 03 1990 15:24 | 4 |
| I can verify $65 in Colorado Springs......so ChiTown
just may have them at that price.
GG
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| 80.19 | Notes 3.23 - 3.25 Moved | FUTURE::JST_ONGE | John St.Onge USDSL DTN 275-2715 | Wed Oct 23 1991 12:18 | 72 |
| I moved notes 3.23-3.25 from the Want Note to this note since they
didn't follow the rules of the want note.
John (co-moderator)
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I just love the noters in this conference that place there
'Wantlist' and then when you reply to them with the cards
you have for them, they ignore you.
I think must of them 'EXPECT' to get what there looking for
for free (all the time). Well, let me tell ya, I have my
limits as to what I can give away and for some of you out
there (and you know who you are) I've given you a lot of
cards in the past, without getting anything in return. How
long did you think this was going to last. Gee, you guys can
really screw a good think up! Now I have to go home tonight
and re-file the cards someone was looking for.
I'll close with one statement: 'Delete note Sports_Memorabilia'
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re:.23
I second the motion....I also went through many cards that was
listed in the Wanted note..from...Get this...The Moderator I
believe? for SCORE 91 Hockey..
I replied to his note indicating that I had found 10 cards to
help complete his set, as well as including a list of cards that
I was looking for, in hopes of some trading...HAAAAA!!!!
I left my DTN and Vaxmail address...do you think I heard from him?
HELL NO!!!!!! I found out that the reply i issued was deleted!!
I am fairly new to card collecting and am having alot of fun in
the process, but it would of been nice if the individual would of
at least took the time to respond in some way...The only response
was a new revised want list that had fewer cards listed!!
NICE GUY!!
TRADE ELSE_WHERE!!
Gary.
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Re: .24
Chances are that if you replied within this note to another note, it'll
probably be deleted. Try sending mail. In fact this reply will probably
be deleted also ;-) Maybe this should go in the "Kill The Moderator"
Note ;-)
John (Co-moderator)
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| 80.20 | | CERBUS::KARLSON | Only 63 shopping days until Xmas! | Wed Oct 23 1991 12:39 | 92 |
| RE: 3.24 (Gary Miller)
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re:.23
I second the motion....I also went through many cards that was
listed in the Wanted note..from...Get this...The Moderator I
believe? for SCORE 91 Hockey..
I replied to his note indicating that I had found 10 cards to
help complete his set, as well as including a list of cards that
I was looking for, in hopes of some trading...HAAAAA!!!!
� Oh yeah, care to provide a copy of that mail message? Especially
� if it was '91 Score Hockey. My BIL (brother-in-law) *JUST* picked
� his box of Score '91 Hockey up this past weekend (Saturday in FACT).
� He gave me his want-list on Sunday, I entered it in the notesfile
� on Monday, and on Tuesday, Jeff Tancill responded. I edited the
� list down (more on this later) so anyone trying to help me would
� not needlessly pull cards, and re-posted.
� Since this notesfile began showing signs of some of the same CRAP
� that's ruined a lot of notesfiles I *USED* to read, and since I
� moderate this dungheap, I've begun saving a folder on EVERY piece
� of corrspondence regarding this notesfile. I have ***NO*** mail
� from you Gary Miller. Check your NMAIL queue, or check your memory
� because you did not send me mail, or I did not recieve it. I have
� *ALWAYS* responded to everyone's trade intentions. I have so many
� trading partners (culled from this notesfile) that I stick with this
� notesfile and diatribes like yours even though, I'd prefer to pull
� my fingernails out than venture in here sometimes.
I left my DTN and Vaxmail address...do you think I heard from him?
� Do you think he heard from you? Did he? Did you send a followup
� mail message asking "what gives"? Are you sure he received your mail
� or that YOU sent it?
HELL NO!!!!!! I found out that the reply i issued was deleted!!
� Oh, now we see the problem. You posted a reply in the notesfile.
� I stated very early on, in this notesfile, do not REPLY in the
� WANTED, FOR-SALE, or TRADE notes, unless it's to post a list. If
� I allowed everyone to reply to everyone's else notes, do you know
� how many inane notes we'd have in here? Not to mention how many
� hurt feelings after people told other people what they thought of
� their "deals". I've stated MANY times. Do not REPLY, and do not
� post more than one list in those notes. I've stated MANY times. I
� will delete them post-haste. I do that. I used to forward them to
� the person they were meant for, but you people make too much damned
� work for me in this notesfile as it is.
I am fairly new to card collecting and am having alot of fun in
the process, but it would of been nice if the individual would of
at least took the time to respond in some way...The only response
was a new revised want list that had fewer cards listed!!
� A new revised want list with fewer cards listed. Oh, that's a crime
� now. Do you know how many times I or others have pulled cards, only
� to find out that the person no longer needed them? And then had to
� sort them back into our commons? I'd much rather someone post 2 or
� 3 updates a day, so potential trading partners know what that person
� TRULY needs.
NICE GUY!!
� Listen. I'm sure I can get 50 affirmations of whether or not I'm
� deserving of the title "human being", from this notesfile alone.
� 1 instance, and you're ready to condemn me?
TRADE ELSE_WHERE!!
� Feel free to. There are enough of us hardcore collector/traders who
� trade on the up-and-up in this notesfile, that we've weeded out the
� sandbaggers and slimeballs. There's a hell of a lot of GREAT trading
� opportunities and partners you'd be missing out on. I love the fact
� that I can complete most any set through this notesfile, by buying
� only one wax-box and trading with fellow noters.
Gary.
� Work within the guidelines and expected-norms within this notesfile
� and it will pay you back a hundred-fold. Stop being such a baby.
-rjk
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| 80.21 | Egg all over me!!! | IAMOK::MILLER_G | | Wed Oct 23 1991 13:04 | 20 |
| Roy,
After reading your response on my piss an moan lecture, I realized
that I did not follow the intructions laid out in the conference.
My fault, so as i sit here with Egg dripping of my face, I would
like to thankyou for pointing out a few issues that I did not
consider prior to jumping on the band-wagon to bash!!
What can i say?? get the "EGG_BEATERS" I'm ready to be mixed!
I will be going over the rules in more depth as not to side-step
then make accusations.....must be the pressure today..
I hope we can forget this incident.......
Gary
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| 80.23 | '''Trading here beats going to dealers''' ---- not always John! | SBGPX2::BELISLE | Mike Belisle MRO4-1/H20 297.3324 | Wed Oct 23 1991 17:22 | 24 |
|
Yes John, I agree with you, I have had my share of good deals, but
you have to admit, they've been with you or Roy!! And you also have
to admit that we do are trading among ourselves like that all the
time. What I'm trying to say is, if you need cards and I have them
there yours, even if I don't get any in return.
My original gripe was that when I try doing this with other noters
in this conference all they do is take, never give back in return.
I bet, (I know Roy, no betting) that 90% of the noters that enter
there wantlist into this notesfile haven't a clue as to extracting
others peoples wantlist.
So all I'm asking is for the noters placing the wantlist, have some
kind of method of communicating to anyone who answers that wantlist
with a reply.
My example would be this past Friday, I extracted somebody wantlist
and checked over the weekend to see if I have any. I did, but because
I didn't tell this person in advance, I knew there was a possibility
that he would say, 'Oh sorry Mike, I picked those cards up over the
weekend, in that case I would re-file them back into my collection.
But, when that person doesn't have the brains to even reply back to
me, now that's rude! And thats where I draw the line.
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| 80.24 | re -1, that's 89%, not 90% .... :-) | SSVAX::LEONHARDT | | Wed Oct 23 1991 17:38 | 22 |
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From: SSVAX::LEONHARDT "Qualification/Customer Satisfaction 223-6845" 30-JUL-1991 22:28:55.63
To: SBGPX2::BELISLE
CC: LEONHARDT
Subj: 88 FLEER BB
Got the following:
8, 56, 60, 69, 86, 87, 91, 200, 245, 282, 299, 342, 379, 385, 409, 419, 439,
450, 476, 500, 501, 542, 550, 568, 582, 594, 603
Dick
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| 80.25 | | SBGPX2::BELISLE | Mike Belisle MRO4-1/H20 297.3324 | Wed Oct 23 1991 17:39 | 4 |
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No Dick,
I added you into the 10%..... Still 90% don't know how to extract!!
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| 80.26 | all kinds help fill want lists | DDIF::TANCILL | long may you run | Wed Oct 23 1991 18:08 | 26 |
|
I know I'm going regret getting into this but...
Mike did you give this person a second "what gives you never got
back to me mail"? If so, then ok that does suck, but it is
possible that someone just became too busy and unintentially
forgot about your mail. Of course when this happens repeatedly,
then I can see your beef.
There was a point a couple of weeks ago where I was involved in so
many trades and there was enough going on in the rest of my life,
that I forgot about some trade mail from another noter. He finally
sent me a reminder and I went back and filled his want list.
On a different subject:
There is nothing evil about selling cards to fill a want list,
if the poster of the want list is willing and the filler of wants
offers a reasonable price on which the two parties privately agree.
I concur that trading without regard to what your giving up vs. what
your getting is more fun and things tend to even out in the end anyway,
but we should allow that some folks feel more comfortable about trading
when the price guide values match up on a trade. That's ok too (in my
book). Tolerance is a good thing.
jeff
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| 80.27 | | ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE | The best of best help the rest... | Wed Oct 23 1991 18:10 | 35 |
| Mike
II'll be honest, I was one of those a$$h@les who wanted like in trade.
That's because I've been burnt too many times in the past and it's tough to
trust someone who you've never met once you've been on the recieving end.
I've probably traded with at least 6-10 of you guys and over half of these
deals went great. I'm still waiting for 2 guys (who will remain nameless) to
fulfill their side of their deals. But I know they won't cause they've both
left the company with my cards & cash...
I've also frustraited one of you guys with expecting something in return,
and have since apologised to him, and hope to deal with him again.
I think I learned from that one...
It's tough to trust someone who you've never met once you've been burnt.
p.s. Now you can make that 89%...
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No Dick,
I added you into the 10%..... Still 90% don't know how to extract!!
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| 80.28 | | CERBUS::KARLSON | Only 62 shopping days until Xmas! | Thu Oct 24 1991 14:13 | 22 |
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One other thing that burns me, and I know it burns at least one other
noter.
Suppose I'm missing one or two cards to complete a set.
Suppose you have those 2 cards, but you don't have doubles of them.
But you need 20 or 30 cards to complete your set.
I check your want-list, and I have 15 of those cards.
Why, oh why, please tell me why, can't you pull the one or two
cards from your set that I need? Sure, then you'll need them,
****BUT**** you are +13 cards ahead of the game. You're getting
15 you need, and adding two more "needs", for a net gain of 13
cards you need.
This goes a long way towards establishing goodwill with your
fellow noter, and a favor is usually always returned.
-rjk
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| 80.30 | Some guidelines | STUDIO::GUTIERREZ | Who's on 1st.. What's on 2nd.. | Fri Oct 25 1991 11:37 | 59 |
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I know that you cannot force anyone to follow any rules when
we do trading thru the mail, so I am only going to tell you
what I do, which I consider good practice
After I sent something in the mail to someone, I send him/her/it
an electronic mail message saying something like:
I just put the cards in the mail today, let me know
when you get them.
When someone sends me something in the mail, and I receive it,
I send back an electronic mail message saying something like:
I just received today what you sent me, thank you.
If I send someone something in the mail, and they receive it, it's
nice to know that they got it, so I would like to receive an
electronic mail message saying something like:
Juan, I just received what you sent me, thanks.
That way, you don't have to keep wondering whether they got it ot not.
Of course, if they don't get it, you know you are going to hear about
it anyway, but it's also nice to know that they did get it.
If someone has already sent me mail saying that they put the cards
in the mail, and it has been a few days, and I haven't received it
yet, I still wait a few more days, say a total of one week, before
I send back another electronic mail message saying something like:
If you sent me the cards, I haven't received them yet.
That way, if they forgot to mail them in the first place, it serves
as a reminder, and if they did mail them, then they will know that
something has gone wrong.
The reason I wait at least a week, is because the cards may have gone
the wrong route, and somebody realized the mistake, and has put them
back on the right track.
Also, when you have sent an electronic mail message to someone, and
it has been a day or two, and you haven't received any response, I
think it's a good idea to wait another day or two, because that
person may have gone on vacation, or may have gone on a trip out of
town, or may have been so busy that hasn't had the time to reply,
or they could be having system problems (I can hear the system
people already: System problems ? No way...!!)
It's good to have a little patience. However, if a person has a habit
of doing this, then you can safely assume that that's the way that
person behaves, and you can cross him/her/it out of your trading
list. Don't be afraid to take chances on someone new, and give them
the benefit of the doubt, but keep in mind the old saying:
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
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| 80.31 | my pissing and moaning about yours | DONVAN::GIZMOP::R_PLOURDE | | Fri Oct 25 1991 15:37 | 33 |
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I haven't been in here in a while and I really don't get that much
involved in card trading because basically I can't keep up. so I
stick to comics. I have dealt with a few of you and in many cases
since I'm not a real card collector I haven't had anything you need
in return so either I'll just send back an equal amount of cards or
$$ always more than what would be considered fair. ANYWAY, my
editorial has to do with the time. Let's face it folks these types of
notes are for fun/slack time that you have at work or if you log in at
night from home BUT this type of stuff or responding to mail doesn't
sit high on a priority list when you are working in a company that is
currently pretty sad. I'm far from a big wig here but I do get caught
up and if I get messages from someone about comics, cards, hockey or
gab mail IT SITS until I can get to it (usually Friday afternoon 8^) )
So all I say is if folks don't get back to you right away don't get
pissy and if you pull cards for someone why go home and rush to put
them right back ??? keep em' seperate for a week what's the big deal.
As I said I don't deal much in cards (hockey and comics only) so I'm
not in here that much but boy half the notes I've read lately are
cry baby pout notes about the way things are happening in here.
As for people doing right by you in return face it it's not always
gonna happen I still remember getting proked not too long ago by
someone involved in notes that took an old Ken Dryden card from me
worth around $15 and in return gave me a hand full of Bruins new
PRO SET commons. Shame on me for dealing in good faith and not knowing
what I had an shame on that person for screwing a fello DECie.
Ron
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