TRADING
Card Condition:
All cards listed on my site are in at least NmMt condition. I expect the same
condition from cards I trade for and buy. If you are sending me 50 commons
and a few are NM, that won't bother me, but otherwise I expect your cards
to be NmMt. I am especially picky about condition if the cards I'm getting
from you are going to be used by me as trade/sale material. If I overlook
something (it happens to everybody on occasion) and you are unhappy with the
cards you get from me, please let me know and I will make it right.
When the cards are sent:
Unless it is specifically said otherwise, both of use are supposed to send
our end of the trade AT THE SAME TIME. A day or two difference isn't a big
deal, but I really hate it when people wait until they get my cards to send
out their cards. If you always do this, then tell me. I'll either say no or
yes. It's actually pretty insulting when people do this, I've been trading
online for six years and nobody has ever had a single problem with me. In
some rare cases, I might ask the other trader to send first. This happens
when the trader seems risky to me for any reason which could include acting
very unprofessional, being obviously a young kid, making a trade over instant
messages (which I really hate doing and have had bad luck with), offering
cards that I suspect they don't have, hearing bad things from other people
about them, or because of a previous trade where they did not perform well.
Usually these fears can be cleared up by providing references, good eBay feedback,
and/or a scan of the card. When I'm selling you a card, like every other online
business I will wait until I get the money to send you the card.
"Will you trade me (insert
hot card here) for my 100 commons from your wantlist, they book the same."
NO. I generally try to trade similar types of cards for each other. To make
this easier, here are the types of cards I'm trading for and what I am usually
willing to give up for them:
Trent Dilfer cards: Anything on my site is available in trade for Trent Dilfer cards I need, and I will usually trade in your favor, especially if I've been looking for the card forever.
Commons from my wantlists: I won't trade game-used, good RC's, autographs, or any $10+ cards for commons. I have no problem trading a bunch of regular-issue star cards and lower-end inserts for them. Lower-end RC's might be available, but it really depends on the particular cards you want and how much I want the cards you're offering.
RC's from my wantlists: For lower-end RC's it's the same as above. I'll trade decent RC's for decent RC's (short prints, serial numbered, etc.). If the RC is good enough, game-used and autographs are also available.
Inserts from my football wantlists: It depends on the rarity and hotness of the card, as well as just plain how much I happen to want it. Generally I'm not going to trade "the good stuff" for low-end inserts, though.
Game-used from my wantlists: I'll trade pretty much anything for these except star autographs and the hottest RC's.
Autographs from my wantlists: I won't trade the hottest stuff I have (read: top RC's & autos) for autographs of common players or minor league/draft pick autographs. If it's an autograph of a star then it's open season on anything.
Book Value:
Beckett is not a bible. I'll trade in your favor for cards that I really want
or that I feel are undervalued. I also might not be willing to give equal
value in trade for a card that I feel is overvalued or a card that isn't personally
worth as much to me as it is worth in the book. If a trade just involves regular
issues, low-end inserts, and low-end RC's, and you aren't offering anything
I really badly want, I try to stick close to Beckett value.
Shipping:
Please package your cards correctly so they don't get damaged. I do.
BUYING
Commons:
I am not buying commons right now. Sorry, money is tight. This could change
in the future.
Trent Dilfer Cards:
Check out my Trent
Dilfer Buylist.
Low-dollar Inserts:
I'm buying them only if a player
is high on my wantlist or it happens to be a card I really want.
High-dollar Inserts, Game-Used,
Autographs, RC's:
It really depends on how bad I want it, but I'd much prefer trading. On these
types of cards I pay much more attention to how much it's selling for on eBay
than any book value.
