eBay 101

 Over the years, I think I have learned a good deal about how to buy and sell on eBay.  I have made mistakes and tried to learn from them.  As a buyer, I try to exploit poorly worded listings.  Here are two examples.  

The first auction was for a 2011 Topps card of Stephen Strasburg.  I won the auction for 10 cents with free shipping.  The auction title was “baseball card.”  There was a photo of the card but no description.  I half expected to receive a 1990 Donruss common card.  But I received the Strasburg card in mint condition instead. 

 

The second auction was listed as “Eric Surkamp Topps 2012 Chrome Rookie Card.”  There was a clear picture of the item.  But something didn’t look right.  Upon further inspection, this card was a refractor.  There was no mention of this fact in the auction listing.  To make a long story short, I am now the proud owner of this card for the economical sum of 10 cents shipped.