Cherry and OzCardTrader present "Oz Group Breaks"
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cherrycollectables
OZCT Supporter
I'd like to think it's from years of asking and proving ourselves to OZCT mods and members.
The costs associated in conducting these, before you factor in the time, correspondence etc make them very 'un-profitable' but for me they are valuable because they drive our brand and customer base more than 'a single box' or 'case'.
What we do with this service reflects on OZCT and can damage their reputation, thats something we take very seriously and I respect Graham for saying "no" to me many times and also having the strength of character to say "yes" when he felt we had proven ourselves. It also helps that we are a legitimate business, who pay taxes and therefore cannot take the risks perhaps a hobby breaker could with literally thousands of dollars of peoples property in their hands.
Good question though Wolves!
The costs associated in conducting these, before you factor in the time, correspondence etc make them very 'un-profitable' but for me they are valuable because they drive our brand and customer base more than 'a single box' or 'case'.
What we do with this service reflects on OZCT and can damage their reputation, thats something we take very seriously and I respect Graham for saying "no" to me many times and also having the strength of character to say "yes" when he felt we had proven ourselves. It also helps that we are a legitimate business, who pay taxes and therefore cannot take the risks perhaps a hobby breaker could with literally thousands of dollars of peoples property in their hands.
Good question though Wolves!
Billyhoyle
Im Not Juan Garcia
Part of the reason the ban was put in place in the first place was to support the stores that we have, otherwise every 'long time member' does them and then there are no more stores.
Then we end up in the situation with no stores and every tom , dick and Harry wanting to run a case share.
And you've been round long enough to know that group breaks can quite easily be rigged and just because you've been a good member doesn't mean something can change, plenty of examples of that.
The difference between cherry and all of the dodgy breaks we've seen is that the dodgy ones were on youtube. Cherry does the breaks live and always keeps the cards in view. He has a proven track record of the highest integrity when doing these breaks and that's why we have chosen to put our name beside these breaks.
wolvesjr34
Morrow Super Collector
Which is good, but I know I for instance am quite capable of that too. I only ask the questions so that we can all be well informed.
ozballer23
#1 J.R. Smith Collector
I have to admit I also wondered how someone got the "exclusive" lol. Someone sleeping with admin?
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my questions/suggestions
This next question is directed at both the mods and also to cherry. We have had highly respected members in the past go bad and owe people money.
Have the mods asked or has cherry offered to put up a cash security should the unthinkable happen and he absconds with members hard earned.
Having this security that the mods could then distribute to lessen any loss of the members is something that needs to be considered.
I am not suggesting 10's of thousands , perhaps the cost of a case of gold standard or one of the mid range products
ozballer23
#1 J.R. Smith Collector
"Insurance" for members.... that's a great idea.
Nothing against local shops or anything but I would rather support a trusted member doing it for the love of the hobby then someone doing it just to make some $$.. It's not hard to do a group break live and keep all the cards on camera... If it's good for 1 then it should be good for others to apply to do it if not then none should be allowed.
ozballer23
#1 J.R. Smith Collector
I think that's what AJ is trying to get at......
ozballer23
#1 J.R. Smith Collector
Competition maybe? That's always healthy. Restrict the number of ppl doing here - look at feedback, years of loyalty etc....
wolvesjr34
Morrow Super Collector
Shops are not going to die just because others are allowed to do group breaks.. They have survived this long without doing them so why would anything change?
I'm not saying let everyone do them but if you're going to allow 1 why not let 2 or 3 others apply to do them also?
wolvesjr34
Morrow Super Collector
We've just gone from not allowing them, to having them here. It's a pretty big step for us.
I'm not ruling out the possibility of others in the future but right now Cherry is the exclusive provider of group breaks on Ozcardtrader.
We will see how it goes and if we see a need for it we may reevaluate it in the future.
I'm not ruling out the possibility of others in the future but right now Cherry is the exclusive provider of group breaks on Ozcardtrader.
We will see how it goes and if we see a need for it we may reevaluate it in the future.
There is actually a way to allow others to do group breaks plus support the local businesses.
Let other members do group breaks ( if they want to and are well known ) but the cases must be purchased through cherry, mr p, a1cards, d&g collectables, sonny or whodat at whatever cost they have to pay to get the case from overseas
Agreed the local business may not make money on these deals but think of the business they could generate
