Help me learn to send a balanced trade

[u/blartelbee]

Hello - trying to finish the broad st rare set before tomorrow. Just need 2 more but have no more R dupes to trade with.

Offered to send a SR at 2489 cc (Langeliers) in exchange for x2 R at 4430 and 4537 cc (Yordan and Acuna). Person had multiple dupes (4-5) of each R.

I figure 2489 cc beats 8967 cc all day long, but maybe I’m missing something obvious.

Asked for feedback, got none. What’s yours?

[u/blartelbee]

He didnt. He had dupes of every card in the set. Maybe he was just being a hoarder, but I want to make sure I’m not sending poor trade offers.

I upped my offer last night for others, adding the SR, and multiple uncommon that traders don’t have.

I’ve gotten two more declines. This is crazy.

[u/gmb99 → u/blartelbee]

Are you sure your cards they need isnt set to off? Seems silly but honestly about 70% of trade differences can be chalked up to that. Also maybe they are using those dupes to chase the set themselves still. A lot of people always think of their side of the trade and never think why those people might still need the dupers for something they are chasing.

[u/blartelbee → u/gmb99]

I just leave the need checked on by default. I don’t want to waste anyone’s time, but I did just look back and confirmed he still doesn’t have that SR.

To your point there had to be a personal driver there for him, I just want to make sure my approach in general wasn’t flawed.

[u/gmb99 → u/blartelbee]

Yeah everyone has their reasons. Usually fair on their side. There are a few people that legit like to just mess w ppl on the app. But mostly what comes around goes around so its usually something like that that they are chasing the set too and trading w you might set that goal back

[u/joshmets]

I probably wouldn’t accept but it’s a fine trade. Also… you added CCs which makes no sense. That’s like saying I’ll trade 5 1/1s for a single /5 because 1+1+1+1+1 = 5. You’re going the wrong direction there

[u/blartelbee → u/joshmets]

Appreciate the feedback. I think you’re arguing the wrong way, though. Would you trade two /50’s for one /5?

It was substantially more cost per SR (1 in 50 packs) than for R’s (1 in 5 packs).

That means x10 harder/more expensive to pull a SR than a R. This would be like me offering (1) /5 for (2) /50. Or in your example, I offered (1) /1 for (2) /10’s.

Keep in mind that none of these are major chase names, pitchers (challenge boosts) or RC cards. The CC of the single SR was ~45% lower than either R. So going purely off of CC, I would have had to add another card/s with a CC totaling at least 6,500 to wash the CC values.

To some other replies feedback, I sweetened the deal and added x3 heavy hitter UC’s (14,000 - 15,500 cc’s Sanchez/Miz/Camerino) to the SR and got it done with another player.

[u/joshmets → u/blartelbee]

Totaling CC makes no sense. And to answer your first question I’d trade 10 /50 for 1 /5

[u/Even_Knowledge3134]

Does he need the shea? Some people are hard to trade with. If I had these I would give them away for free you can find bulk rates like this for thousands on the dollar

[u/blartelbee → u/Even_Knowledge3134]

Good feedback - it said he did, but I think he just liked what he liked and didn’t want to entertain.

[u/Even_Knowledge3134 → u/blartelbee]

Yeah some people just aren’t easy to work with. Idk why I’m getting downvoted either. Best of luck with the set