Adam

analysis = full philosophy stack + tech lens. expect novel ideas. no niche.

[Adam @c3dohub]

@TristenPalori I do it for $99/yr, seo optimized

[Adam @c3dohub]

@CardPurchaser Is this good or bad for #thehobby? eBay is my main sales channel—wonder if GME is buying just to spin off the card/collectibles side to their stores. Either way, with that $56B price tag I can’t imagine fees going down What do you think, sellers?

[Adam @c3dohub]

@JoshGmuwarrior @CardPurchaser @eBay Yes, I’m considering removing free shipping and not offering PWE

[Adam @c3dohub]

@tresamigos858 Unfortunately, until the buy-grade-flip mentality is over, there is not a good solution on either side of the sale. NM equals 8 but buyers pay more for raw and return / INAD if it’s not gem mint.

[Adam @c3dohub]

@du47222292 @CryptidCardsNC This doesn’t work if you are using toploaders and it makes it worse. I’ve been trying to spread the word for awhile after getting a ton RTS

[Adam @c3dohub]

@premiercards_2 X Fam is looking at your listings just to mess you up 😂

[Adam @c3dohub]

@skunkapecards @CardPurchaser @eBay It’s “banned” but from what I’ve seen is eBay doesn’t enforce it. Search topps 2026 1952 auto — which should only be the inserts /10 and /5. I reported thinking @ebay would unbreak my search but it came back with “this does not violate our policy”

[Adam @c3dohub]

@GirishSimmonds @CardPurchaser An 8 should equal raw + base grade fee. 9 should have a significant premium over raw.

The market is broken right now

[Adam @c3dohub]

@baseball_cards I think I may end my free shipping for lower cost cards and have eBay calculate shipping cost by buyer.

[Adam @c3dohub]

@shockcitycards @paulcarldigital I was thinking the same thing but in reality he isn’t alone in this thinking. Is listing everything as excellent a viable counter to weed out these buyers?

Personally, I’m not inspecting every <$10 card with my loupe.

[Adam @c3dohub]

@ErickScottCarl @CardPurchaser PSA owns the resale because it’s what people know but the tide has turned. Circa 2012 the market preferred BGS.

Personally I’m only using TAG for grading to sell knowing the tide is turning.

[Adam @c3dohub]

@HeyAaronW @CardPurchaser Not sure how I feel about this as buyers can still INAD, return, and/or leave negative feedback. If they are a flake it costs me less if they cancel right away.

[Adam @c3dohub]

@premiercards_2 My biggest issue is ads don’t seem to translate to purchases, views yes. However, based on their new ad model you can’t actually tell.

[Joe at StakX @joestakx]

Attn: @lukecombs

You’ve recently been getting involved in the card community, and I think it’s time we show you what this community is really about.

The last 72 hours this card has exploded, and the story has gotten lots of attention (see the quoted post)

I want to use this attention to raise money for veterans. Unfortunately, my autograph is worth absolutely nothing.

Yours however, would be massive.

Here’s my proposal: I send you an American flag card for you to sign, we send it to get authenticated and slabbed (I’ll pay), and then we auction it off, with 100% of the proceeds going to veterans charities like @Sigs4Soldiers

I will handle all the logistics, this will take maybe a minute of your time, and has a real possibility of raising a ton of money for the troops.

What do you say?

(Please RT/Comment/Like - we are gonna need some numbers if we want him to see this)

[Adam @c3dohub]

@joestakx @CardPurchaser @lukecombs As a veteran, I support this

[Adam @c3dohub]

@MikeRowdic @CardPurchaser @eBay For the third time in six months my @eBay account is blocking payouts. I’m currently at $7.2k owed. 100% feedback and no disputes. @contactebay

[Adam @c3dohub]

@BourbonInvestm2 Followed. Looking forward to your analysis

[Adam @c3dohub]

@stalegum Breaking: @Fanatics acquires @TAGgrading (kidding but… that would complete the monopoly)

[Adam @c3dohub]

@THEandrew_ortiz @CardPurchaser For those that are saying PWE and toploader haven’t had 50 cards returned. USPS is cracking down and they just haven’t experienced it yet.

[Adam @c3dohub]

@THEandrew_ortiz @Ob1JohnKenob1 @CardPurchaser For non-machinable, there is a 49 cent up charge so if your postage doesn’t cover it USPS returns it.