tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post4024375397192262194..comments2024-03-26T01:25:08.843-07:00Comments on Getting Back into Baseball Cards....in Japan: Busting Japan Post Smart Letter Packs: Better than Busting WaxUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-19401283167244590532016-08-30T19:09:02.959-07:002016-08-30T19:09:02.959-07:00Yeah, it does kind of feel like Christmas!
The ir...Yeah, it does kind of feel like Christmas!<br /><br />The ironic thing for sellers on Yahoo Auctions is that they would probably make a lot more money if they did offer overseas shipping, there seems to be a pretty big market for their stuff (not just in baseball cards) but so many people get put off on bidding for things owing to the expenses of proxy bidders that they probably are getting half what they otherwise could for things.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-1636077580816206872016-08-30T15:40:34.095-07:002016-08-30T15:40:34.095-07:00I love opening packages that have card lots. It...I love opening packages that have card lots. It's like Christmas! I do wish more Yahoo Auction sellers sold internationally as the proxy bidding service fees really add up. Like you said, the cheap lots easily quadruple in price when importing them. I have about a package a month from Jauce so I spread my shipping costs out a bit, but have to get lucky and find lots by the same seller or ones with free shipping. SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-82436759183675755692016-08-29T22:47:20.730-07:002016-08-29T22:47:20.730-07:00You are probably right about it being a collector ...You are probably right about it being a collector - just doesnt seem to be enough money in it otherwise!<br /><br />And its true about Yahoo Auction, it is difficult to make it cost effective if you are overseas, unless you are buying something particularly expensive in which case the relative cost comes down. For a puchase like this lot of cards though it would easily quadruple the cost. It would be great if more sellers started directly selling to overseas bidders, but easily 99% don`t...Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-71926890201849842502016-08-29T18:50:09.049-07:002016-08-29T18:50:09.049-07:00As an aside, I wish I could find a cost-effective ...As an aside, I wish I could find a cost-effective way to use Yahoo! Auctions. It seems like it would open up a whole world of cardboard that matches my interests. I'm sure there is a way, but I get frustrated by brokers and accounts and usually give up before I get too far into it.RAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519699812373438878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-71912816853080473542016-08-29T18:47:56.069-07:002016-08-29T18:47:56.069-07:00You're probably right that they have a source ...You're probably right that they have a source for bulk lots of chips at a wholesale price. Then they get most of their money from inserts and parallels, and anything they can get out of the remainder is a nice extra. They may be a collector just looking to make back some money on the cost of building their own set, rather than a business venture looking for a big profit.RAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519699812373438878noreply@blogger.com