I browse Flea Bay and am also totally astounded by the pricing and the pictures that folks take! Sometimes you can do OK. Takes a ton of work though. If I want to sell, I sell. Likewise on buying. Am careful though. I do not buy top end anymore hardly and not from them. And I have my limits developed pretty much the way you do. If I lose a bit, not a big deal. I have kept track of things for about 5 years. Pretty much break even over the long haul.GetnThere wrote: ↑02/25/22 18:07I brought a couple of blue collar rods for 25 to 35 seemed reasonable. However as I watching the prices they seem to be all over the place. Buy for 40 to 70 relist it for 200. I was trying to gauge where my rods would be after I refurbished them. Thus it's rather difficult to really tell. So I go to sites like Rick's to check. Anyone have any other ideas?
Mostly go to the recommended dealers on our list here.
Placed a WTB just yesterday here with a request for pictures and prices. And have had several 1 post wonders who called me, "Bud", "Pal" etc, with a request that a friend has tons of items similar to what I wanted and that I needed to email them ASAP. Yeah, sure. Did get a valid response from a board member, with...several hundred posts. Done deal there, good.