Skybox 2024 1992 MM Platinum

[Spacemanspif]

I think they avoided it by canceling the bids first, you just cancel bids with “buyer asked to retract bid” and then cancel the auction

[Kobefan]

That’s bs, buyers didn’t ask for retraction, we should file a complaint to eBay.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by Spacemanspif

I think they avoided it by canceling the bids first, you just cancel bids with “buyer asked to retract bid” and then cancel the auction

Wow…seems like a shady loophole eBay has in place to get around that FVF charge for ending auctions. You’d think they’d simply not allow that.

How silly of the seller to go for an off-site sale though, if that’s what happened….with that kind of bid action early (if legit).

This is one problem I have with high-end marvel cards- too many shenanigans. Some of it coming in from sports.

[Spacemanspif]

Yeah I mean since the ability to retract bids yourself was thoroughly abused, now only the seller can retract bids. You could potentially report the seller or leave negative feedback, but otherwise it’s not a big deal. You can’t force someone to sell or ship you a card if they don’t want to

[meandsharon11]

There’s got to be another platform to sell cards other than eBay. I know comc does, but I’m talking about a strictly selling platform. eBay fees are out of control.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by meandsharon11

There’s got to be another platform to sell cards other than eBay. I know comc does, but I’m talking about a strictly selling platform. eBay fees are out of control.

Top 3 online marvel card platforms are eBay, comc, and FB. (Another option is consigning with a someone to sell for you on eBay- which can see less fees- but not as straightforward as just listing it quick on your own).

I agree eBay fees are bad. I admit I do prefer it in ways to options like FB, since 1)little less effort per transaction (less messaging etc) and 2)has more seller protection, particularly when you get into higher $ cards which go through eBay authenticity. Also 3)the reach is a lot bigger. But you sure pay up for it with the fees.

[meandsharon11]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

Top 3 online marvel card platforms are eBay, comc, and FB. (Another option is consigning with a someone to sell for you on eBay- which can see less fees- but not as straightforward as just listing it quick on your own).

I agree eBay fees are bad. I admit I do prefer it in ways to options like FB, since 1)little less effort per transaction (less messaging etc) and 2)has more seller protection, particularly when you get into higher $ cards which go through eBay authenticity. Also 3)the reach is a lot bigger. But you sure pay up for it with the fees.

Yeah really. They charged me almost 15% on the green pmg Dormammu. Not really happy about that, but maybe I should start my own website. As many cards that sell $500 and higher eBay is making an absolute killing on their fvf.

[DynaEtch]

Yea when you get into those bigger amounts it definitely hits harder. That was a heckuva sale though- nice! Shows you how in demand green pmgs are in this set

[meandsharon11]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

Yea when you get into those bigger amounts it definitely hits harder. That was a heckuva sale though- nice! Shows you how in demand green pmgs are in this set

I was kind of surprised it went for the bin price, so there must be more people out there collecting the green set is all I can think. I cleared more than I payed for it, so I’m happy with that.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by meandsharon11

I was kind of surprised it went for the bin price, so there must be more people out there collecting the green set is all I can think. I cleared more than I payed for it, so I’m happy with that.

There is definitely someone at least making headway on a green pmg set I know of, which is a pretty insane endeavor. Very well could have been him. It does take just one or two set collectors to basically determine the market for some of these higher end parallels

[meandsharon11]

Storm green pmg got listed for $1350 and lasted 20 minutes before it sold.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by meandsharon11

Storm green pmg got listed for $1350 and lasted 20 minutes before it sold.

Saw it when active….knew it wouldnt last long haha

[Kobefan]

I thought about making an offer on it, but then I saw the nick at the bottom of the card, so I passed on making an offer. Do you still think it's worth that price with the imperfection at the bottom?

[meandsharon11]

Originally Posted by Kobefan

I thought about making an offer on it, but then I saw the nick at the bottom of the card, so I passed on making an offer. Do you still think it's worth that price with the imperfection at the bottom?

I saw that as well. Thats a common problem with the pmg in this set. Normally I would say it’s not worth that much because of that, but the high collectibility of pmgs on top of there only being 5 kind of overrides condition issues that are typical for that type of card. Who knows, we could see another storm green without that nick on it go for $2000. $1350 could be on the low end of a Storm green.

[DynaEtch]

Yea with pmgs in this set I basically expect some kind of issue on most. I guess once you take that into account the low-ish asking of 1350 kinda makes sense. Also of note it was listed at NM or better so would have to make it through as such by eBay authenticity (so be a 7 or more in PSA’s eyes). So buyer could just be buying it, having that assurance..if it does get slabbed, people will look less at the actual card’s defects and more just at the label/grade. It could possibly squeeze by as a 7 I guess, as long as no hidden roller marks etc on back.

Agree with the above comments with a rarity /10, that rarity aspect starts to supersede condition. Especially for set builders who just want the card.

[meandsharon11]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

Yea with pmgs in this set I basically expect some kind of issue on most. I guess once you take that into account the low-ish asking of 1350 kinda makes sense. Also of note it was listed at NM or better so would have to make it through as such by eBay authenticity (so be a 7 or more in PSA’s eyes). So buyer could just be buying it, having that assurance..if it does get slabbed, people will look less at the actual card’s defects and more just at the label/grade. It could possibly squeeze by as a 7 I guess, as long as no hidden roller marks etc on back.

Agree with the above comments with a rarity /10, that rarity aspect starts to supersede condition. Especially for set builders who just want the card.

This right here. I bought the Dormammu green for $500 with shipping and tax. Granted it’s an SGC 9, but on average the low end green pmg sell around that price. Storm sells around 5 times as much as a low end character does, so I calculate a price of around $2500 for a Storm in 8.5 to 9 condition. $1350 for one with a nick on the bottom still seems like a good deal to me. Enough to where I was considering picking it up 😁

[PurplesaurusRex]

I did end up opening one of my boxes last week, but as soon as I saw the pink laser I knew I got skunked, haha. Terrible box. I don't have any urge to open the other sealed box at the moment.

[Watchmee]

Originally Posted by PurplesaurusRex

I did end up opening one of my boxes last week, but as soon as I saw the pink laser I knew I got skunked, haha. Terrible box. I don't have any urge to open the other sealed box at the moment.

Having an unopened box sitting around always reminds me of the following Winnie-the-Pooh passage:

"But you never can tell," said Pooh. "I remember my uncle saying once that he had seen cheese just this colour." So he put his tongue in, and took a large lick. "Yes," he said, "it is. No doubt about that. And honey, I should say, right down to the bottom of the jar. Unless, of course," he said, "somebody put cheese in at the bottom just for a joke. Perhaps I had better go a little further . . . just in case . . . in case Heffalumps don't like cheese . . . same as me. . . . Ah!" (and he gave a deep sigh) "I was right. It is honey, right the way down."

[PurplesaurusRex]

Originally Posted by Watchmee

Having an unopened box sitting around always reminds me of the following Winnie-the-Pooh passage:

"But you never can tell," said Pooh. "I remember my uncle saying once that he had seen cheese just this colour." So he put his tongue in, and took a large lick. "Yes," he said, "it is. No doubt about that. And honey, I should say, right down to the bottom of the jar. Unless, of course," he said, "somebody put cheese in at the bottom just for a joke. Perhaps I had better go a little further . . . just in case . . . in case Heffalumps don't like cheese . . . same as me. . . . Ah!" (and he gave a deep sigh) "I was right. It is honey, right the way down."

Haha. Exactly. As far as recent boxes go, prices aren't terrible. But you're still looking at $160-170 a box, and it gets frustrating when you keep hitting cards you already have.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by PurplesaurusRex

I did end up opening one of my boxes last week, but as soon as I saw the pink laser I knew I got skunked, haha. Terrible box. I don't have any urge to open the other sealed box at the moment.

Ouch…yea sounds like my experience basically every time I bust wax of this, which I have since given up. Too much money down the drain and just do singles now.

As a side note I feel like these boxes have a bit of a pattern and when the hit is a pink laser that’s usually bad news for the rest of the box (same with Plexi…the dreaded Plexi box). That’s probably not always true, I’m sure there’s exceptions…but I feel like PMGs etc dont usually happen in those boxes. You just get like 1-2 pinks, a pink and a red, or a pink and just a holofoil…something like that.

[meandsharon11]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

Ouch…yea sounds like my experience basically every time I bust wax of this, which I have since given up. Too much money down the drain and just do singles now.

As a side note I feel like these boxes have a bit of a pattern and when the hit is a pink laser that’s usually bad news for the rest of the box (same with Plexi…the dreaded Plexi box). That’s probably not always true, I’m sure there’s exceptions…but I feel like PMGs etc dont usually happen in those boxes. You just get like 1-2 pinks, a pink and a red, or a pink and just a holofoil…something like that.

You are talking me out of buying boxes lol. I guess the idea of buying a box for $175 doesn’t make much sense when the same amount will buy a pmg, or a spider-man plexi, 1-2 gold seismic, etc.

[meandsharon11]

Originally Posted by PurplesaurusRex

Haha. Exactly. As far as recent boxes go, prices aren't terrible. But you're still looking at $160-170 a box, and it gets frustrating when you keep hitting cards you already have.

Save the box, but a pmg 😁

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by meandsharon11

You are talking me out of buying boxes lol. I guess the idea of buying a box for $175 doesn’t make much sense when the same amount will buy a pmg, or a spider-man plexi, 1-2 gold seismic, etc.

In fairness the avg box break posted to Reddit or FB has like a gold seismic and blue pmg coming out of one box, haha. Which I still don’t get. While all my boxes are like a pink laser and holofoil. It’s gotta be post bias is my conclusion, people only making posts when their box break was interesting and notable (either that or outright lying and it wasn’t just one box opened, but why do that).

But yea still the hit rate is so bad…we’ve seen enough hobby case breaks- to think anything major will come of just one box is almost laughable. Those guaranteed 2 gold seismics or a red PMG (maybe even a blue) are sounding awfully nice, instead.

[Vecchio1]

I've watched to many case breaks to gamble. The odds are not good. I bought a blaster case awhile back got a D level PVC. With another $800 I bought a gambit and Thor PVC that graded PSA 10. Seems most collectors have adapted the singles route. Common sense.

Hobby box wise. I can vouch for at least 10 boxes of plexi, laser, hoilfoil, prizm. 1 box of seismic. Like another said earlier. As soon as a lava, pmg are pulled it's game over 9/10 times.

[Vecchio1]

Gamblers don't tell you how much they've lost. You will always hear when they win tho.

Anyone have a Rogue or Jean Grey PVC for sale or trade????