Comments on: A new day for baseball card collectors http://blog.checkoutmycards.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/ Making it safe and easy to buy and sell sports cards Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:38:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tim Getsch http://blog.checkoutmycards.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-2262 Tim Getsch Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:56:41 +0000 http://checkoutmycards.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-2262 Zach, Thanks for your feedback. We originally thought there would be a lot of skepticism, and that most people would have your reaction. And maybe most people do... However, the fraction of people that have started to trust us have given us more business than we know what to do with. We have hired three new people in the last two months, and we are looking for several more to keep up with the tens of thousands of cards that people are sending us. Our biggest problem right now is keeping up with the demand. FYI, you should check www.alexa.com or other website comparison sites and see how we rank compared with Naxcom. I think you will be surprised. Even though we don't have nearly the content of Naxcom, people are really falling in love with our site. Here is an approximation of our traffic compared to Naxcom for the past 6 months. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/checkoutmycards.com?site0=checkoutmycards.com&site1=naxcom.com We will keep plugging away with the demand we have from our current customer base. I don't know where that is going to take us, but the exponential growth we have seen ever since we started hasn't slowed down. Zach, Thanks for your feedback. We originally thought there would be a lot of skepticism, and that most people would have your reaction. And maybe most people do… However, the fraction of people that have started to trust us have given us more business than we know what to do with. We have hired three new people in the last two months, and we are looking for several more to keep up with the tens of thousands of cards that people are sending us. Our biggest problem right now is keeping up with the demand.

FYI, you should check http://www.alexa.com or other website comparison sites and see how we rank compared with Naxcom. I think you will be surprised. Even though we don’t have nearly the content of Naxcom, people are really falling in love with our site. Here is an approximation of our traffic compared to Naxcom for the past 6 months.
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/checkoutmycards.com?site0=checkoutmycards.com&site1=naxcom.com

We will keep plugging away with the demand we have from our current customer base. I don’t know where that is going to take us, but the exponential growth we have seen ever since we started hasn’t slowed down.

]]> By: Zach Crunklin http://blog.checkoutmycards.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-2253 Zach Crunklin Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:41:43 +0000 http://checkoutmycards.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-2253 I won't send you my cards, so your idea, although a somewhat decent one, will not flourish because I know a lot of other guys who won't either. Model your site closer to Naxcom and you might have something Bubby. I won’t send you my cards, so your idea, although a somewhat decent one, will not flourish because I know a lot of other guys who won’t either. Model your site closer to Naxcom and you might have something Bubby.

]]> By: Tim Getsch http://blog.checkoutmycards.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-2236 Tim Getsch Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:41:33 +0000 http://checkoutmycards.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-2236 We have actually been struggling to keep up with the demand. We are currently looking to hire more staff members so that we can fill all the orders and process all of the cards people are sending us. I believe we have one or more sellers planning to open a case of Topps Heritage and put most of it on the site. We have actually been struggling to keep up with the demand. We are currently looking to hire more staff members so that we can fill all the orders and process all of the cards people are sending us. I believe we have one or more sellers planning to open a case of Topps Heritage and put most of it on the site.

]]> By: Chris http://blog.checkoutmycards.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-2233 Chris Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:19:58 +0000 http://checkoutmycards.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-2233 How is your concept working so far? I will definitely check your site when 2008 Heritage is released in a month or so. I pick so many small lots off of naxcom, sportslots, etc. that this has definitely got me interested. Thanks, Chris <a href="http://www.toppsheritage.com/2008_ToppsHeritage_Baseball.html" rel="nofollow">2008 Topps Heritage</a> How is your concept working so far? I will definitely check your site when 2008 Heritage is released in a month or so. I pick so many small lots off of naxcom, sportslots, etc. that this has definitely got me interested.

Thanks,
Chris
2008 Topps Heritage

]]> By: Baseball Cards http://blog.checkoutmycards.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-1877 Baseball Cards Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:35:23 +0000 http://checkoutmycards.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-1877 I agree with Tom. This is a great way to really put together a nice "complete" set without dropping alot of money into it. With a complete set you can really get a nice return on your investment. I agree with Tom. This is a great way to really put together a nice “complete” set without dropping alot of money into it.

With a complete set you can really get a nice return on your investment.

]]> By: $15K worth of cards earns the #2 spot « CheckOutMyCards.com Blog http://blog.checkoutmycards.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-1473 $15K worth of cards earns the #2 spot « CheckOutMyCards.com Blog Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:35:56 +0000 http://checkoutmycards.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-1473 [...] (the predicessor to CheckOutMyCards.com, more about the history…) still has firm hold on the #1 spot with nearly $175K worth of cards, but local sports card dealer [...] [...] (the predicessor to CheckOutMyCards.com, more about the history…) still has firm hold on the #1 spot with nearly $175K worth of cards, but local sports card dealer [...]

]]> By: Tom http://blog.checkoutmycards.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-650 Tom Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:56:28 +0000 http://checkoutmycards.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-650 That is a great idea for set collectors. Buying 50 or 60 cards by the each to complete a set does get very expensive. This would be a nice way to put great sets together on limited budget. Look forward to the updates. Tom That is a great idea for set collectors. Buying 50 or 60 cards by the each to complete a set does get very expensive. This would be a nice way to put great sets together on limited budget. Look forward to the updates.
Tom

]]> By: Chris http://blog.checkoutmycards.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-622 Chris Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:02:07 +0000 http://checkoutmycards.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-622 Interesting concept. I will keep your site in mind as I frequently purchase Topps Heritage singles from the sites you mentioned. Thanks, Chris www.ToppsHeritage.com Interesting concept. I will keep your site in mind as I frequently purchase Topps Heritage singles from the sites you mentioned.

Thanks,
Chris
http://www.ToppsHeritage.com

]]> By: My Day Job « CheckOutMyCards.com Blog http://blog.checkoutmycards.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-223 My Day Job « CheckOutMyCards.com Blog Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:18:53 +0000 http://checkoutmycards.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-223 [...] Day Job You may have gleaned from my first blog post that my day job is at Microsoft. Well, today two of my babies finally shipped. I am the program [...] [...] Day Job You may have gleaned from my first blog post that my day job is at Microsoft. Well, today two of my babies finally shipped. I am the program [...]

]]> By: Check out CheckOutMyCards.com! « Tweblog - Geek w/ Social Skillz http://blog.checkoutmycards.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-3 Check out CheckOutMyCards.com! « Tweblog - Geek w/ Social Skillz Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:35:38 +0000 http://checkoutmycards.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/a-new-day-for-baseball-card-collectors/#comment-3 [...] is the new site.  And, from the CheckOutMyCards.com Blog, Tim Getsch writes: A new day for baseball card collectors - That’s a nice biography of how he’s progressed to make this “hobby” [...] [...] is the new site.  And, from the CheckOutMyCards.com Blog, Tim Getsch writes: A new day for baseball card collectors - That’s a nice biography of how he’s progressed to make this “hobby” [...]

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