distressed SELLERS lol

also, letting people know you’re a buyer is enough. like i say in the article, these people are distressed buyers. even if you told them to sell on tcg, they are unlikely to be happier with that option as compares just selling the whole lot. when tcg pricing is already pretty screwed up – you’ve a good place to start.

you play long ball. know what players are not showing up as much at local stuff. tell them you’d buy their stuff if they ever thought off quitting. wait for a hit (they say something about quitting, etc) then tell them to talk to store owners (they won’t over pay anymore than you will). be helpful in this stage telling them where they can sell. make it seem annoying and hard though: gotta sort your cards for good value, buylisting is tedious, etc. then they come to you for help selling. make an offer here. no more helping them, just show them the money. this works best imo.

It’s difficult..that’s one reason I don’t really use Craigslist much anymore either (as you’re 100% right..everyone just goes to SCG and thinks I should buy their collection for what SCG would sell it for). I do talk to people and buy stuff from those who are moving to another game/quitting or simply need some extra cash.

thanks for reading, glad i could give you some things to think about.

If you feel you’ve exhausted the collection and sealed product markets and are ready for a triumphant return to buying and selling singles for profit remember the whole inefficient MtG market thing.

In particular, buylist arbitrage can be extremely productive use of time. My local LGS is one of the biggest stores in Australia and has a huge casual base with a buylist that reflects it. For example, I was able to sell two of the M14 sliver rares at +$2 profit per card after fees. I bought as many as the LGS wanted, to the point where they finally dropped their buylist price to match TCG low.