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casparro
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 posted June 29, 2012 10:40 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for casparro Click Here to Email casparro Send a private message to casparro Click to send casparro an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View casparro's Have/Want ListView casparro's Have/Want List
So, I'm thinking to myself. I hate buying from dealers, but I want an easy way to find the cards I'm looking for. So what if I build a site like half.com, but for MTG cards. That way, the community is supplying the products and getting the opportunity to sell directly to buyers. I was thinking that for non-NM cards, I'd enable a photo upload, so buyers can preview the card. In addition, it could also house the transaction, kind of like an escrow service. So, you buys some cards and send the money to the site. The seller sends the cards out. You get the cards in the mail and approve. The funds are then released to the seller. Yeah, I'm sure there would have to be some dispute resolution, but I could also make user ratings based on sales. Thoughts? Like it, hate it, would use it?

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Volcanon
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 posted June 29, 2012 10:49 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for Volcanon Click Here to Email Volcanon Send a private message to Volcanon Click to send Volcanon an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Haven't you basically described eBay?

How would you stop people from receiving and then say they didn't? Force everybody to buy $20 shipping for a $10 card?

 
casparro
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 posted June 29, 2012 10:56 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for casparro Click Here to Email casparro Send a private message to casparro Click to send casparro an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View casparro's Have/Want ListView casparro's Have/Want List
yeah, there's a difference between this and ebay, Much like there's a diff between ebay and half.com. I'm not talking about creating an auction site, but a place where people can post their cards in an organized fashion alongside other sellers.
 
caquaa
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 posted June 29, 2012 11:01 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for caquaa Click Here to Email caquaa Send a private message to caquaa Click to send caquaa an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View caquaa's Trade Auction or SaleView caquaa's Trade Auction or Sale
quote:
Originally posted by Volcanon:
Haven't you basically described eBay?

pretty sure he described cardshark, not ebay ;p

 
AGO
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 posted June 29, 2012 11:24 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for AGO Click Here to Email AGO Send a private message to AGO Click to send AGO an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View AGO's Trade Auction or SaleView AGO's Trade Auction or Sale
That is MKM and cardshark.
 
Volcanon
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 posted June 29, 2012 11:29 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for Volcanon Click Here to Email Volcanon Send a private message to Volcanon Click to send Volcanon an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
If you made a cardshark that I can use and isn't going to lie for 9 years about "very soon" allowing Canadians to use it, then that's a first step, I guess.
 
Bagbokk
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I'd probably have plenty of feedback on various matters, but it would have to be more than just a conceptual paragraph before I can really help.
 
casparro
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 posted June 29, 2012 12:42 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for casparro Click Here to Email casparro Send a private message to casparro Click to send casparro an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View casparro's Have/Want ListView casparro's Have/Want List
Hmmm, just looked over card shark. It looks like what I had in mind. Anyone actually use it?
 
Thanos
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 posted June 29, 2012 01:15 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for Thanos Click Here to Email Thanos Send a private message to Thanos Click to send Thanos an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by casparro:
Hmmm, just looked over card shark. It looks like what I had in mind. Anyone actually use it?

I do from time to time, catch people sleeping on cards that recently spiked.

 
Zeckk
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 posted June 29, 2012 03:08 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for Zeckk Click Here to Email Zeckk Send a private message to Zeckk Click to send Zeckk an Instant MessageVisit Zeckk's Homepage  Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View Zeckk's Have/Want ListView Zeckk's Have/Want List
quote:
Originally posted by Thanos:
I do from time to time, catch people sleeping on cards that recently spiked.

Yup. Cardshark is like a slower TCGplayer, which is good and bad.

 

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