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DiscoDadda
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Post Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 8:44 pm 
 

stratochamp wrote in buyer beware:Well this muggle is a member here with hundreds of posts who certainly knows better and is hoping to have someone pay about 8x what this item is worth.


The asking price is a art form and from my experience I have seen things go crazy high that are "worth" way less and visa versa.... sorta like fishing I guess.... I've learned from experience that if you start something too low it gets gobbled up by all of you sharks.  Many Times I have an ebay alert go off for something priced too low and by the time I have my coffee it is long gone.

On another note: Is L3 really worth 300-400 bucks? ungraded?  Its from 1999 Silver Anniversary... and all of them are probably still in NM condition.

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Post Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2024 11:33 am 
 

DiscoDadda wrote in buyer beware:It says 1999 and Anniversay Edition on the label.


Yes, the CGC label gives the necessary clues to understand what this really is. That's true.

It's interesting that you included details from the CGC label, like the title, grade, and color of the pages in the title and description, but left out the year and set. Was that intentional or just an oversight?
  

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Post Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2024 2:30 pm 
 

Mordenkainen wrote in buyer beware:. Was that intentional or just an oversight?

Shark bait


You can never have too much of something you didn't need in the first place.
  

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Post Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2024 9:00 pm 
 

Apologies for being obtuse. I think it's crappy to hope buyers misunderstand what they're buying based on deliberately omitting details.

At best, you're increasing the chance of a misunderstanding and creating a bad experience for newcomers. At worst, it's predatory.  Both diminish this hobby. To pass this off as business as usual is even grosser.

EDIT: I should also clarify that I have no problem with the aspirational pricing. Knock your socks off.
  
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