BMW Sportscards Sells Orr Rookie Card For $75K on eBay

A 1966-67 Topps USA Test #35 Rookie Card of Hall-of-Famer Bobby Orr recently sold on eBay for $75,000 US.

Madison, Wisconsin based BMW Sportscards sold the Orr Rookie on July 1, 2010 on eBay USA. The rare card was graded a Mint 96 by Sportscard Guaranty, LLC (SGC). Check out the picture of the Orr card above widely regarded as one of the premier hockey cards of the 20th century.

Brian Wentz of BMW Cards says this particular Orr Rookie is "the hobby's one and only example to be graded Mint by a major grading company."

Hobby experts strongly believe very small quantities exist of the Topps USA Test version of the Orr Rookie -- perhaps as low as only 100 were made (in all conditions).

BMW Sportscards & Memorabilia is an eBay Top Rated Seller selling a wide variety of vintage graded cards in all the major sports on eBay under the User IDs of bmw_cards and bmw_cards2.

Alert Your Buyers About eBay Bucks Program

The eBay Bucks Rewards Program is designed to reward eBay users in the United States for purchasing items on www.ebay.com. The Program is now open for all buyers to take advantage which is good news for eBay sellers as this provides an financial incentive to buy more merchandise from them on eBay.

Buyers can accrue dollars during a three-month period that they can later spend using a certificate during the following quarter on future eBay purchases. Normally, a buyer will accrue two percent of the winning bid amount when paid for with PayPal for future use although there are special promotions from time to time where more than two percent can be realized. It is possible for a buyer to garner as much as $500 in one quarter from eBay Bucks.

Be sure to refer to the Terms and Conditions to see if a purchase you're about to make will qualify for eBay Bucks.

To be able to enroll in eBay Bucks, you have to:

1. be a registered member on http://www.ebay.com/
2. with an eBay account in good standing (no hold or suspension)
3. and be a legal U.S. resident 18 years of age or older
4. with a U.S. registration address tied to your eBay account.

For more information on this Program, please check out this page on the eBay site:

http://pages.ebay.com/rewards/faq.html

Once you have a good understanding of eBay Bucks, make sure your potential bidders know about this Program!

Seller Spotlight: KHW Hall of Fame Gallery

I'm continuing my spotlight of eBay Top-Rated-Sellers today by introducing you to Kirk Welch, owner of KHW Hall of Fame Gallery on eBay.

Welch has been actively involved in the sports autograph and memorabilia business for over a quarter century. Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Welch, and he told me that he has the largest inventory of vintage PSA/DNA signatures you'll find anywhere.

What makes KHW so successful?

A combination of factors contribute to his success:

• high quality products
• outstanding selection
• competitive prices
• discounted shipping on multiple purchases
• frequent use of the best offer feature
• ships merchandise out twice daily and
• superior knowledge of his industry

As mentioned Welch has an outstanding selection of autographs for sale on eBay. He specializes in baseball autographs as evidenced by his offerings of graded Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Billy Martin autographs available right now. Check out some other KHW autographs available right now on eBay:

Seller Spotlight: Passion Gems Fine Jewelry

From time to time, I will spotlight some top sellers on eBay. One of the finer jewelry dealers on eBay is Bob Dobucki who sells under the User ID of "passion_gems".

Bob specializes in fine jewelry including estate ruby rings, blue sapphire rings, and engagement rings.

As I have talked about before in this blog, there is a company called Terapeak that provides comprehensive marketplace data for eBay sellers. Recently I did some research on Passion Gems that I'm going to share with you (as this information is readily available to anyone with a Terapeak subscription).

I did some research covering a 90-day period from January 13, 2010 to April 12, 2010 and Passion_Gems is the leading seller of estate ruby rings on eBay during that time frame. In fact, his total sales for estate ruby rings of nearly $78,000 were 297% higher than his closest competitor!

In any event, Bob is not resting on his recent success on eBay. He is promoting his business using Facebook and Squidoo social media pages to get the word out about his incredibly priced estate ruby rings as well as his other fine jewelry items.

Check out some of Bob's estate ruby rings on sale right now on eBay: