eBay BV Question

[NYBBNUTT]

How do you use eBay to help determine BV of cards? For example, do you include price + shipping? I tend to see the same card ( same condition) sold with free shipping be the same or similar for price + shipping.
Thank you.

 

[criollos]

I always consider shipping as part of the “value” of the card. It becomes insignificant when buying a $1,000 card, but very relevant when buying a $5 insert. Some people are perfectly find accepting that it will cost $4 or $5 getting the card to your mailbox regardless. Right or wrong I always consider it part of the card value.

 

[anglinomics]

You also could include sales tax. It's rare when I make a purchase where sales tax isn't charged. And that varies per state.

 

[metsman1986]

I concur with the previous opinions..........I also look to see if they have others cards I need and if they combine S/H...........Look at the completed/sold items to see about what the history of the sales were in the past...........

 

[dragonfire613]

Personally for me, BV (Being BV Hi) is an entirely separate value system from "cash value" (i.e. ebay sales). Actual sales rarely reflect BV (at best BV Lo). BV I largely use for trading purposes to compare relative values of two or more cards.

For cash value, I don't include shipping/tax as part of a card's value... as in-person peer-to-peer sales rarely include these fees. I do include s/h & tax in "my cost" for a card and in my purchase decisions. I guess I thought this was common but maybe not. YMMV

 

[dragonslayer913]

I use 130point.com..it shows you the actual sale of the card that was sold on Ebay -You just put the card in and do the props I take the last 5 sales and do an average if say a card sold for an average of $4.00 I make the TV $12 I now only use Beckett for base /low end inserts/low end parallels or I use a combo of both

 

[cornwellfamily]

I use to go by BV (Beckett) to do trades but after being involved in several card shows the last couple of years, BV is never used. Everyone I deal with automatically pull out thier phones and start looking for "comp" value on EBay. I do usually go with 3 -4 Ebay comps and average them out and add shipping. It's hard to fight against that logic. Why buy a card at inflated BV when you can get the same one off ebay for lower. I have seen though that sometimes the sale value is higher then bv, so that can help offset some of the cards I got at BV.

 

[anglinomics]

I have noticed recently that eBay has a function that shows a graph of eBay sales. I have only gotten to that page by accident a few times. I'm can't tell you how to get there, but maybe someone else knows.