Ebay to the Rescue

I am no stranger to eBay.  My first feedback from a seller came on 2/12/04 and my first feedback as a seller (from the buyer) was on 3/7/04.  I have purchased over 100 items and sold almost 400.  And at one point, I even had an eBay store.

What, you may ask, am I selling?  Star Trek cards.  Sure, there were a few other items here and there that I have sold.  But by far, of those nearly 400 items I have sold, they are cards from the Star Trek: Customizable Card Gaming series.

As a Star Trek fan ...

... who is the better Captain?

I started collecting these cards a long time ago (1994) along with a good friend of mine.  We would buy packs, trade cards and play against each other.  After I met Mandy (who has her own blog) it faded to the background to be forgotten.  However, I rediscovered them in a box somewhere a few years after we were married.  I remembered enjoying the cards, and though my friend wasn't nearby anymore, I decided to start collecting them again.  Much to the chagrin of my wife and ridicule of my friends and family.

Over the course of time, I bought "lots" of Star Trek cards from eBay or would buy cases of unopened packs to glean what I needed and then resold what I didn't.  That would then fund the next purchase of needed cards. In late 2008 I had collected every single card (over 3500) and all foil versions of any cards that had them.  I even acquired the 25 tournament foil cards (given as prizes to winners of tournaments) even though I never won a tournament, let alone played in one.

Who's the Star Trek geek now?

Now, nearly 2 years after collecting all of those cards I came to a realization:  As a collector, it was the acquiring I enjoyed.  Now that I have them? meh.  They are cool to look at and read how they could be used in strategic game play, but I could never "play" with them all.

Coincidentally, Mandy and I have been looking for things we can sell to provide a financial buffer for those tighter months (every month).  I told Mandy I would start selling off my Star Trek collection to those other collectors that were looking for some of those ellusive cards or sets.

So in June, I started selling on eBay again.  To the right is a summary of how things are selling.  Every week I list a few items, usually a couple of sets and some individual cards.  I should have most of my collection sold by the end of summer.  You can click on the picture to see what is a currently available for sale.  Or, if you are interested in something specific, leave your email in the comments with what you are looking for.  I am ready to wheel and deal.