Did I just get ripped off?

collector1984 · 02-20-2023, 01:24 PM

Sorry I don't know much about basketball cards and I tried to look these up but there are so many different variations apparently I have no idea what Im doing.

Including tax and shipping I paid $231 and change.

ninjabum87 · 02-20-2023, 01:32 PM

Mmm, I'd say for that price you probably paid at least a hundred bucks too much IMO. The center stage is probably about a 70-80 dollar card but the others are a decent clip below that. A raw red flash sold for about 4 bucks at auction about a month ago for instance. A PSA 9 sold for about 40 8 months ago but the market's been settling a lot since then. Depends on how you look at it. If these cards are ones you like just pretend you paid LCS premium and enjoy em. If you bought them to flip then not as great.

Deadshot · 02-20-2023, 01:44 PM

Experience is a great teacher. This will be valuable knowledge moving forward. Good luck building your PC!

collector1984 · 02-20-2023, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Deadshot

Experience is a great teacher. This will be valuable knowledge moving forward. Good luck building your PC!

So you agree I overpaid around $100 for these?

I tried looking these up but theres so many variations of each....

BGT Masters · 02-20-2023, 02:08 PM

Paying too much for cards because you didn't do enough research is not getting ripped off. Its paying too much. Especially when they are all graded and it says right on the case what each card is and their grade.

Getting ripped off implies something the seller did was nefarious and/or dishonest.

ninjabum87 · 02-20-2023, 02:10 PM

I'll amend my range to 50-100 bucks depending on comps you use and how far back you feel like is relevant. Seems like the PSA10 fanatics goes for 40-60 bucks lately. Not the worst you could have done for PC stuff. You could look at it as a convenience fee you paid to get all 4 at once I suppose.

JeffG1954 · 02-20-2023, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by collector1984

So you agree I overpaid around $100 for these?

I tried looking these up but theres so many variations of each....

Yes, many variations, but each slab tells you what variation it is....not sure why the confusion.

collector1984 · 02-20-2023, 02:18 PM

The confusion was because each card has several different variations with different color borders when googled

dantheman514 · 02-20-2023, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by collector1984

The confusion was because each card has several different variations with different color borders when googled

Don't use Google; search eBay sold auctions.

SupermanBrandon · 02-20-2023, 03:08 PM

You got lucky that you only lost some money! Do more homework and less spending money right now.

no10pin · 02-20-2023, 03:13 PM

Did you get what you paid for?

Hard to get ripped off if you agreed to the price and got what was expected.

jcardstore · 02-20-2023, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by no10pin

Did you get what you paid for?

Hard to get ripped off if you agreed to the price and got what was expected.

Exactly this.

Do you like the cards? If so then you didn't get ripped off.

If you don't care about the cards and just want to flip them, this will be a lesson learned

pete2345 · 02-20-2023, 03:33 PM

Getting ripped off would imply not getting what you paid for. Did you overpay is the real question who cares we overpay for crap everyday.

dengbang · 02-20-2023, 03:52 PM

Title: "Did I get ripped off?"

First line of post: "...don't know much about basketball cards...don't know what I'm doing"

No, you did not get ripped off.

collector1984 · 02-20-2023, 04:10 PM

My bad for the poor choice of words. Are these cards worth what I paid for them?

pingbling23 · 02-20-2023, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by collector1984

My bad for the poor choice of words. Are these cards worth what I paid for them?

Do what you should have done before buying them and search eBay for comps. Don’t spend hundreds of dollars unless you know what you’re doing. Do your due diligence and you will enjoy the hobby more.

oplum29 · 02-20-2023, 04:25 PM

if you have no idea, then why did you buy?

collector1984 · 02-20-2023, 04:26 PM

My apologies Im new to this. What are ebay "comps"?

mjohnatgt · 02-20-2023, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by collector1984

My apologies Im new to this. What are ebay "comps"?

Short for comparisons. Sold values of the same card in the same grade, recently, because the market for modern basketball cards has lost like 70% on many slabbed cards in the past year and a half.

pingbling23 · 02-20-2023, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by collector1984

My apologies Im new to this. What are ebay "comps"?

Go on eBay and do advanced search and click on sold items. Try to find exact matches of the cards you bought or cards that are comparable. You will see how much the cards should be worth or an approximate value.

mjohnatgt · 02-20-2023, 04:32 PM

You can even get comps by looking up your cards on the PSA website and looking for the Auction Priced Realized tab.

collector1984 · 02-20-2023, 04:33 PM

Very helpful stuff, thank you guys.

collector1984 · 02-20-2023, 04:37 PM

Still having trouble. When I punch this into ebay search steph curry 2019 panini donruss optic fanatics

It brings up all kinds of cards, and im still no closer to knowing which is the one I own. Which is why I asked in the first place

SupermanBrandon · 02-20-2023, 04:39 PM

This is feeling trollish

collector1984 · 02-20-2023, 04:39 PM

Never mind I think I see a PSA9 of the fanatics card I have trying to sell for $44.95. So wouldnt a 10 be considerably more valuable? Im not sure if the above posters assessment that I spent 50-100 too much is accurate based on just this one card. But once again I am new to this.

02-20-2023, 01:24 PM	#1
collector1984 Banned Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 54	Did I just get ripped off? Sorry I don't know much about basketball cards and I tried to look these up but there are so many different variations apparently I have no idea what Im doing. Including tax and shipping I paid $231 and change.

02-20-2023, 01:32 PM	#2
ninjabum87 Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 2,334	Mmm, I'd say for that price you probably paid at least a hundred bucks too much IMO. The center stage is probably about a 70-80 dollar card but the others are a decent clip below that. A raw red flash sold for about 4 bucks at auction about a month ago for instance. A PSA 9 sold for about 40 8 months ago but the market's been settling a lot since then. Depends on how you look at it. If these cards are ones you like just pretend you paid LCS premium and enjoy em. If you bought them to flip then not as great. Last edited by ninjabum87; 02-20-2023 at 01:36 PM.

02-20-2023, 01:44 PM	#3
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02-20-2023, 03:13 PM	#11
no10pin Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 16,913 no10pin no10pin	Did you get what you paid for? Hard to get ripped off if you agreed to the price and got what was expected. __________________ Always looking for more George Brett stuff. Need more rookies, low numbered inserts/parallels and on-card autos (no Panini).

02-20-2023, 03:52 PM	#14
dengbang Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,060	Title: "Did I get ripped off?" First line of post: "...don't know much about basketball cards...don't know what I'm doing" No, you did not get ripped off. __________________ I collect Johnny "Red" Kerr & Luol Deng

02-20-2023, 02:08 PM	#5
BGT Masters Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wellsville, New York Posts: 10,184	Paying too much for cards because you didn't do enough research is not getting ripped off. Its paying too much. Especially when they are all graded and it says right on the case what each card is and their grade. Getting ripped off implies something the seller did was nefarious and/or dishonest.

02-20-2023, 02:10 PM	#6
ninjabum87 Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 2,334	I'll amend my range to 50-100 bucks depending on comps you use and how far back you feel like is relevant. Seems like the PSA10 fanatics goes for 40-60 bucks lately. Not the worst you could have done for PC stuff. You could look at it as a convenience fee you paid to get all 4 at once I suppose.

02-20-2023, 02:18 PM	#8
collector1984 Banned Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 54	The confusion was because each card has several different variations with different color borders when googled

02-20-2023, 03:08 PM	#10
SupermanBrandon Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: TN Posts: 15,843	You got lucky that you only lost some money! Do more homework and less spending money right now.

02-20-2023, 03:33 PM	#13
pete2345 Banned Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Birthplace of Michael Jordan home of biggie smalls! Posts: 4,125	Getting ripped off would imply not getting what you paid for. Did you overpay is the real question who cares we overpay for crap everyday.

02-20-2023, 04:10 PM	#15
collector1984 Banned Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 54	My bad for the poor choice of words. Are these cards worth what I paid for them?

02-20-2023, 04:25 PM	#17
oplum29 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 10,405	if you have no idea, then why did you buy? __________________ "got em, got em, need em, got em, got em, need em, got em" - Little Monsters

02-20-2023, 04:26 PM	#18
collector1984 Banned Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 54	My apologies Im new to this. What are ebay "comps"?

02-20-2023, 04:32 PM	#21
mjohnatgt Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Niceville, FL Posts: 14,767 mjohnatgt mjohnatgt	You can even get comps by looking up your cards on the PSA website and looking for the Auction Priced Realized tab.

02-20-2023, 04:33 PM	#22
collector1984 Banned Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 54	Very helpful stuff, thank you guys.

02-20-2023, 04:37 PM	#23
collector1984 Banned Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 54	Still having trouble. When I punch this into ebay search steph curry 2019 panini donruss optic fanatics It brings up all kinds of cards, and im still no closer to knowing which is the one I own. Which is why I asked in the first place

02-20-2023, 04:39 PM	#24
SupermanBrandon Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: TN Posts: 15,843	This is feeling trollish