eBay Deal Hunting: How to Find and Negotiate Sports Card Deals

[@SportsCardInvestor]

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[@wadesworld3861]

I've got some cards that I would like to sell. Ironically, a couple that I have were mentioned in this video. I have a Kobe Bryant rookie, Lucky 13. I have the complete lucky 13 set still in a package. I also have the Larry Bird, Dr J, and Magic rookie. I'm not sure if it's worth much because the cards have been separated, but are crisp besides being separated. I have many more cards from these eras and much older. If you are interested, please contact me. Thanks.

[@Chewy_GarageBandDad]

@@wadesworld3861 How has that gone for you? LOL

[@miketyson8933]

You know you made it pretty big when you're getting videos sponsored by Ebay!!! Dude you're channel and brand is blowing up, ai know this was a year ago! You just have that really friendly voice and the way you talk to people with professionalism, and with great knowledge really makes people want to give you deals, heck I've seen in your videos where guys are giving you nice cards to have because you're a Gator fan! Especially the way you deal with the kiddos! My youngest son is 8 and I want to get him into collecting cards. I'm just getting back into it, all my older Jordans and cards I had bought when I was younger even a Stan Musual I have it just doesn't have the great shape as what I see other cards worth. A couple of my Michael Jordan cards and Shaq rookie cards I would figure would be worth a LOT of money but they aren't worth hardly anything because they are not in mint condition none of my cards are graded and if I were to get them graded they are very picky on the grades they wpuld be like a PSA 6 and its just not worth it. Best thing I can do is just pass them down to my son and he can pass them to his kids. But I have bought a box of the new 2021-2022 Basketball Prizms and I got a few nice cards just not the players, like my auto was a Josh Howard and his signature is HORRIBLE! The guy doesn't play in the NBA anymore least he can do is make his signature better then a g00fy cursive JH lol Anyway I did get a Scottie Barnes & Cade Cunningham Emergent Prizm Silver which are beautiful cards, a 75 year blue diamond Paul Millsaps LOL and a 75 year Optic they inserted and it's of the legend Jerry West, also a USA of Charles Barkley that's horizontal and dominant Lebron James. I just regret taking all this time off of card collecting buying a box or 2 during Lebron rookie years things like that make me feel like I have really missed out. I am invested in the stock market and with about all my life savings and some, my house is too big so its going to be sold here soon so I plan on getting some big stuff, like some of those brief cases

[@thafunkymonkey1]

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[@gorillahawkpeacock4688]

Can’t help but think that an eBay sponsorship and a wildly successful card focused KZbin channel is the best way to make money collecting cards.

[@Yeloow82]

Love how he casually says I got this for less than 15 thousand dollars...

[@dareal_cart3r824]

Yea ik

[@alfiey5783]

I got this for less than $1.5 bucks hehe

[@d2cardboardnovice169]

He is a little out of touch hahah

[@evoeyerex3518]

Right?Lol . I bet he wipes his ass with hundreds lol

[@ohnoourtableitsbroken300]

I’m pretty sure he’s almsot rich

[@TheComebackCardInvestor]

Just the tutorial on eBay's advanced search was well worth the watch.

[@evangturner]

Whats up Geoff, I've been breaking boxes and selling on ebay since '09 Cant believe the value has shot up this high I would've never thought it would only take 11 years to 5x their value. Ur channel is awesome man keep promoting the industry.

[@johnshoemaker234]

I know it's ONLY been 2 years since ya made this comment, But I agree 100% I can't believe that 2009 Hobby Basketball boxes because of Curry an a couple others, and 2009 Baseball are this expensive just because of Mike Trout!! Absolutely Mind Bending stuff!! I truly wish I accidentally stored some of those Trouts I pulled or a few of the Hobby Boxes until now 🤣💪

[@paulf3232]

One thing I do is keep an eye out for graded cards - not listed as graded. It doesn't happen often but I've picked up a few nice cards - based on searching Ebay by newly listed and have come across some exceptional deals with cards like the below - 2010 Bowman Mike Trout #PP5 Baseball Card - which was actually a PSA 9

[@markspeltz2074]

Great tips! Another thing I do is just WATCH items that I am considering buying. Probably 50-60% of the time, the seller will shoot me a discounted offer.

[@mickey-eq5vw]

thats what i do I watch about 20 cards and wait for an offer and get a good one 90% of the time

[@anthonyculotta6424]

Great video and tips. Flipping cards on eBay is tough though. You gotta overcome like 20% taxes and fees just to break even. How consistently can you do this?

[@jonahprpich]

Video starts at 8:52 Thank me later

[@mikestermoney]

Thank you my King!

[@nylontusk1289]

🤣🤣🤣 thanks man; not only for the info but for the laugh too. I knew there was something to reading comments before the video really gets started.

[@peaknonsense2041]

The Real MVP

[@teamsycon]

Thanks for the great advice, and breaking down some of the tips for eBay searching.

[@hhenry76]

Sport card investors data is like the modern beckett real time price guide. Beckett price guide is too slow😁. True👍

[@blessembreaks]

Except at 1000 X the price 🤮

[@jonathanbanks4427]

I remember buying beckett mags to look up card prices it use to be the only way to look up any pricing but agree

[@brucethecardcollector]

I will make this real simple buy tom brady now on ebay and sell during the football season and during the brady documentary. Ok now I am certified genius thank you everyone

[@sunryzen6025]

Many years ago I pulled a Tom Brady gold parallel rookie straight from a $10 pack. Shoved it into my binder full of cards and forgot about it for years. Found it again just 2 years ago and my heart sunk at the condition it is in. Still a nice card, but wouldn't grade more than an 8 today and might get me $100-$200. Who knows if I had sleeved it up and taken care of it properly right when I pulled it.

[@Littlememoryfarm]

Thanks Geoff. Great video. I'm getting back into cards after being out of it for a long time. These tips are awesome. Such a big help. Thank you.

[@alexlurye1815]

Those greatest hits are pretty epic

[@garydower7870]

Thank you for just being you. Really good role model for people of all ages. Willingness to share valuable information. For teaching! I could go on......

[@eze2121]

Wow! Just wow! Amazing content. Love your channel because I recently got back into the hobby and there is a lot to learn. Keep it up!

[@joefran619]

Bought psa graded vintage cards 17 or so years ago. Now the price of these cards have grown in value.

[@Kafgar]

Can't stop watching this channel, insane. Geoff is just so nice, so glad i found this channel, hi from Canada :)

[@joeg9810]

Great tips. I used eBay a bunch years ago to purchase sports cards but now they have a bunch more tools. Thanks for your assist as always!

[@thedollarbox]

great idea on looking for deals on redemption cards, I never thought about that!

[@kirkadams231]

I like to add a card to my watchlist and I find that sellers will often offer me a deal below their asking price.

[@starz1779]

That’s what I do !!

[@jasonward3295]

Excellent video, I have really enjoyed the App as we have transitioned from collecting to investing, especially with the retail environment pretty much non-existent. Not sure you can really be a casual collector anymore, even my 11 yr old is learning to trade up into better graded cards. The challenge has now become finding that great deal on singles / boxes, not hoping to run into vendors.

[@SmithOrgonite]

My favorite video you've ever done. Your the goat of the hobby. I appreciate you my friend.

[@klyoko1118]

I have watched this video more than once. Thank you for making it Sports Card Investor!

[@ryanra44]

Sometimes at non peak times I will do a search like “2020 Bowman Chrome PSA or SGC” and ending soonest. You would be surprised how many cards I win way below market value. Also do this search by player.

[@Designsbymike1]

Great Advice Geoff, appreciate the tips, very helpful. Going to my 1st show in 15+ years next week, have been slowly getting back into the hobby, your channel and app has been a big help.

[@cbcarmack128]

Vince Carter is a perfect example of taking a chance on investing in a player but kind of didn't linveup to the hype. I opened a 1999 upper deck autograph card of his and I saw it go from $175 one month in Beckett price guide to $300 the next month and I held it since then and still have it. Lol! I am crossing my fingers tho for his HOF announcement. Lol!

[@montana01]

Watch out on that steve nash psa 9 finest... looks way off center. As Geoff mentions, be sure to look at the pics of the card.

[@bowmanbrent419]

My two biggest buying busts are Darian Cruz (retired after his 2nd Bowman Chrome card came out in '19) and Sam Hilliard ( who is still in the bigs but plays for the Rockies and had a terrible year.

[@nydavey]

It would be great if ebay resumed disclosing accepted offer prices on their marketplace....it would help price transparency among the community.....I can’t think of a reason why ebay should “hide” what an accepted offer price was for an item, can you?

[@kaden90406]

pt 130 will show you online!

[@thedollarbox]

I am a BIG FAN of the app, such a nice quick snapshot of cards and players that are on the rise or retreat

[@NYC-SA-Mike]

My big one Geoff? I picked up a 1988 Kenner SLU Jordan PSA 10 for $187 a few years ago - it's a POP35 I believe? The last 3 have sold for 15K!!!!!!!

[@Tatsuya.Strength]

Very good tips. This will help me grow as an investor and seller as well as a buyer

[@cornchip2074]

I think the sneakiest pickup from 2021 baseball is a rookie andres Gimenez, this last season he was a gold glove winner and an all star. In his second year he is building a HoF resume and his cards are still cheap

[@stillse2130]

Bought a Tom Brady playoff contender rookie auto beckett graded 8.5, 10 auto for 2300 on Ebay. The value came down from 2700 because of deflategate, 4 superbowls later its an epic buy for me.

[@havefun1796]

If you could put a few boxes together and talk about some of the pulls that are available to pull. Some of the high priced cards that could be pulled. Talk about how to tell the difference between variations i think it would be a video. I would watch it. I been collecting for about a year now. There is alot to learn in this hobby so far.

[@g82yr10]

Hey Geoff great work as always thank you..question for ya..any value to those 1996 Florida Gator coca colas..I have a six pack of them lol

[@endangeredentertainment8584]

Thanks for the valuable insight. Do you recommend any bundle PSA grading packages? I have several vintage cards that I would like to send in. Any info is welcomed. Thank you

[@TrailBlazer5280]

Hey man great advice love your videos! This stuff can be used buying and selling anything it’s great. Just a straight forward eBay class no fluff or hot takes or pushing opinions.

[@WowColorFight]

On OBO, right click on sold page. Click 'View Page Source". Hit CTRL + F. Type in 'TaxExclusivePrice'. You're welcome.

[@TarheelDiggin]

Tremendous value in this video - great job, Geoff!

[@troys_collectibles9811]

Great video - great ebay advice. Thanks for sharing.

[@andreselprophet8354]

When are you making another video on Dibbs? Literally on the app 24/7

[@yan2987]

This video was very helpful as usual. Loved it

[@stevenwashington917]

Lamelo Ball Prizm Draft Pick Crusade Rookies are on fire!!! Every time I see a listing on Ebay that I like someone scoops it up before I can even hit the Buy it Now Button. I think something big is about to go down...

[@boykinlp]

Thanks for this instructional video. It is very helpful.

[@JimKrautkremer]

This is a really good video. Learned a ton of tips to buy more effectively on eBay. Thanks!!

[@HavenRadioWaves]

this is a great way to keep the market fair !

[@Southpaw_canvass]

LOVE the app and channel!! My favorite sports card app. Has so many amazing options i.e. particularly the growth chart

[@freedomfight1933]

It's strange to me how much higher 10s sell compared to 9s, it feels like the rating companies have dominated the consumers in this industry. It's better for them if there's such a high premium on the rating, it gives them more power and control of the market. It feels way out of wack. Obviously it's a scarcity thing, but 10x or more in many cases because someone at the rating company on a judgment call thinks the surface looks or color looks better for instance is a bit crazy. However they've managed to push the market this way bravo to those large corporations for figuring that out I guess. But I don't think it's the best for consumers. I'm curious to what people think of that. I'm just looking into the card market again after being out since I was a kid. My normal full-time job is as an investor in another industry. This video delivers great value and this guy seems like the smartest person I've seen on KZbin talking about this stuff. Thank you!

[@williammal2166]

because its in better condition, condition is everything

[@edzukation]

I have noticed a trend of sellers listing a buy now option but not accepting offers (even offers within a dollar of their asking price). They are just putting best offer in the settings bc peeps are doing queries of sellers who are accepting BOs

[@grahamcochran5400]

Checked out the app, and I like the concept. Biggest thing I've noticed is lots of the graphs are super old and recent sales seem a bit behind, but I get this could take time as it's a lot to scan through. I favorites my two Lukas I have for my PC, and I trust y'all to keep making this better.

[@RandomSportsInfo]

I absolutely love this channel

[@stuarts765]

I love when you search for "sealed factory sets" and the pictures have all the sets opened!

[@travisgreene3509]

Great video and advice. Is there a way to look at more historical data? I feel as though the 30 day window only gives you a small piece of the puzzle. It would be easier to spot and predict trends looking at a larger window.

[@johnnysusmc]

Very in depth and worth your time to watch

[@buntykumar9079]

Sports Card Investor lives in a different world than many of us. We don't necessarily have thousands of dollars to buy cards off eBay or spend stupid amounts of money to have PSA grade them.

[@cbcarmack128]

If you are on an Android phone searching on ebay, switch to the desktop site and the photos are in high definition quality. Easier to see the condition that way than the photos in the mobile version site which are compressed and blurry. The 3 dots menu icon at the top corner of your phone screen.

[@TacticalRider408]

i have a big collection of barry bonds cards this page is key for what i need!!!

[@gabrielkawa432]

Thanks for making this video. I learned quite a lot of tips from this especially the advanced searches, keywords, and tactics.

[@thedollarbox]

The Dollar Box has posted similar videos highlighting tips and tricks to find sports cards at a discount! Good work!

[@rocktheboatpaul]

My one lesson for you guys is don't drink and shop at the same time. Drunk E-Bay shopping is not recommended.

[@pleasuretokill]

How dare you tell the truth about my favorite activity!

[@gregorycrossman9833]

LMAO... I've been a victim of that situation myself....FUUUUUCK....Ah...well, it turned myself right....l o l

[@instareferral]

amen

[@davedave2882]

I don't know I just had a drunk eBay winning bid on a Peyton Manning SP authentic 1 of 2000 that was a 8.5 I won it for 2k. I've been wanting that card for years but never wanted the fork out the cash. But I was happy after the purchase even the next morning no regrets.😁

[@sekyim]

Hello, I am just getting into trading cards, and frankly these vides have from Sport Card Investor have been really helpful. I am more into buying the boxes for autographs or memorabilia . One question I have is I don't really care much for the base cards, how do others get rid of their base cards? Also how much does it cost to have a card graded?

[@RockfromPhilly]

Loved the video just getting back into collecting after almost 20 years and everything is so different!! Who are some good players to start looking for their cards/ slabs as brand new investor/collector?

[@raidergainzx5290]

Same here

[@promasters3781]

1st step if there are no offers or you really want the card is to ask the seller can you do an offline deal and offer them a very fair price. In my experience at least 50% will do the offline deal. you won't be able to get the big consignment companies to bite but the average joe seller would love to cut the fees they pay to ebay

[@robertulloa9570]

Great info! You're the best out there! I downloaded your app :-) Thanks!

[@MikeMc84]

Congrats Geoff..!!! 🥳👏👏 This was straight 🔥🔥🔥

[@miketyson8933]

Im sure most guys know how to get the deals and what not, I consider myself a very savy Ebay buyer, but I did get a few little tips here. I know right now is a great time to buy cards, the market is VERY LOW, and people need money for other plays and things they want to do during times like these.

[@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223]

Great search tips . Thank you .

[@havefun1796]

Will you make a top 5 list of best panini football sports card brands in the reviews!! 2022 /23. Im not asking about the higher end products. Im curious about your favorite hobby boxes and mega boxes or any box really. Just football. Im looking for my best option when NOT wanting to spend 500-1000$ on a hobby box. Just for fun btw not for selling right away!!

[@CW-oy2bn]

Love the new features you guys rock!

[@Jtevkicksandcards]

I love scrolling through ebay for cards

[@alexwhittaker7961]

Why the shade on SGC? Not every card looks good in PSA, Mosaic Fluorescent for instance looks way better in SGC in my opinion. Thanks for all the content and resources 👍

[@blessembreaks]

Dont understand why Geoff doesnt offer market movers for $59.95 a year instead of a month. He would gain so many more customers, it would dwarf whatever money he makes charging a premium to customer base he has now

[@berganmay]

I'm watching this again for sure... Great stuff Absolute 🔥

[@Prokotaco]

Lots of information in this video, thank you Geoff, and eBay!

[@douglasboggs85]

I bought a psa 9 lebron james upper deck rookie exclusives back in February of 2020 for $43 and now it's selling for $550+ on ebay

[@jamesesslinger1976]

Did you come across any 25 card Braves lots with Acuna search? If so that was my listing lol

[@jamesesslinger1976]

Someone read this and searched 25 card lots I believe because I've sold a few lots since I made this comment lol. SlingerSports on ebay.

[@ricecakejohnson]

Not sure why eBay doesnt allow people to see what an item was bought if it was a "Best Offer Accepted" transaction. I think they should start allowing people to see what it was sold for so we can know what the average for an item is selling for.

[@brianadams6204]

You can look that up one a site. I am not sure of the name but there is a KZbinr Chris Seawall that uses it and mentions it in some of his videos.

[@Lubby320]

There is a bug in the app. I was searching for hockey and went to Juan Soto. I forgot to change it to baseball. The page went blank white with no buttons to go back. I'll have to delete the app and start over I guess because it stays all white on the screen with no way out back to the home page.

[@rustyhughes7571]

What should I do if I have never sold on ebay but have some older cards to sell, if I have no rating then I dont want to put it on ebay because I will have no experience or rating,should I send them to a auction?

[@edwingeisslerjr.6371]

Sell lower priced items and build up your feedback. List with buy it nows as people are looking for great cards, and eBay will protect them.

[@Al-ImprovEd2022]

List a card that is not in great condition and point out the flaws in description and with photos to build rapport and show your honest.

[@jeremyford56]

How do folks feel about buying sealed packs, is this something you do? Not knowing anything about the box they came from often makes me skeptical. For example, let's say you're looking for a Jordan auto and buy a sealed pack hoping to pull it - what if that pack came from a box where someone already pulled that card? Or what if the box guarantees 1 auto per box and it's already been pulled? 🤔

[@fleamarketmixtape3793]

sports card brother geof, love the embiid's man.. i haven't picked up any yet but he was on my radar as well. just too many others are too, but i agree joel should be a priority. but maybe not anymore??? lol we'll see! im going joe mantana crazy at the moment.

[@ibecurly]

just want to add i have been on ebay since 1999 anyway you were talking about putting in multiple offers on the same card with multiple sellers and if they were to all except the offers i think you would be putting yourself in a position of having to buy them all . i have never done it so i am not positive if you can back out of an offer if you commit to it

[@danielreder9742]

Instead of glossing over best offer accepted prices on Lebron saying you don't know what they sold for, and being in the tech game, I would have thought you would have showed people how to click the original listing, right click, inspect, control f for find and search tax excluded price to see what the best offer accepted was. There you go folks, you tube it for more in depth instruction but you can 100% see what the best offer accepted was. A lot of those $15-20K listings sold for $8k or something like that but people don't do this to check and it balloons perception of value of cards like shill bidding. Geoff you do provide some great content though, so thank you!

[@RogueDemagogue]

(The cardboard connection) is another great free site that tracks current auctions of a specific player.

[@btbam111]

Great video and insight. It's obvious you spend a lot of time planning and organizing these, they're great. The title somewhat seemed as if it catered towards low- to mid-level experienced traders. I clicked in the hopes of gaining some new strategies (which I did). I would have included some sort of "intro" in the title or breaking up the playback time bar with a video of this length to jump around to different sections you speak about. Again, great video. Will continue to watch them all.

[@sendy5220]

The way he says (parentheses) cracks me up

[@Saintedgman]

Just want your opinion... been buying up 2013 bowman chrome aaron judge... for reasons I understand his cards are still way under value versus his raw talent. What do you think? How do you perceive his future value?

[@anthonypizzo9375]

Am buying PSA 9s, some 8 and 10s for alot cheaper than I'd pay right now to even get graded👍

[@rdjess]

Almost a year later, and this is still the single most helpful video on card investing I've ever seen. You're amazing Geoff!

[@erestualfredito]

Is not worth it to buy a PSA 9 SILVER PRIZM of a player who I believe is going to be a memorable carrer and have already huge impact liek is JA MORANT?

[@business1249]

Geoff....I thought this was a great and helpful video! Thank you ! More videos like this please

[@ritchcraft1]

best episode yet.... thanks for the awesome content as always

[@g8orfan152]

I know on ebay you want a lot of positive feedback on sellers. But, I came across a bunch of basketball and baseball cards in selling. Not super high end or anything. But all my cards are real and they have good descriptions. But I don't have a lot of feedback.

[@damonarvid3548]

So, the logical questions are: is that app tracking one's data? And are sellers paying for high listings on the app, or otherwise being favored... or is it just the same eBay ranking algorithm.

[@troyspartan95]

Almost all the stuff that you said are a lot of the things that I use and I figured that out on my own LOL. Not saying it's not good advice it is but I just been doing it for so long you learn these things when you do it for so long LOL

[@belcastrohomes]

Great informative content. I am new to the card collecting/investing world and channels like yours are very helpful. Do you know how to go about leveraging a loan against your investment portfolio?

[@Sad7Statue]

What happens to the price if you get a low eBay deal, but that new lower price gets set at the most recent sale? How often does it sway people to stop paying the higher price?

[@brianmiller7124]

Depends on the trend of the card… there are obviously going to be snipes and stuff happens. Most of the time I would say it doesn’t scare people unless the trend of the card is going down

[@marroyo372]

App Store says that app is not available in my region ….. I am in Indiana