Ultimately, the guys with the money are just wanting to make more, and enjoy being the one that pulled that nice logoman.
And there are probably a few with lots of money just wanting to pull that one they really want, rather than buy it on the market.
The problem is, if they do not bust it, no one will, and you won't be picking up that one card that you do want.
Yes, maybe they make some money and get that enjoyment out of busting, but then they got the money to buy up cases and bust them.
I might have enough to bust a case or two (but have other priorities), but the thrill right now is not enough for me to lose some money on it (possibly) to risk maybe making some money from busting.
Then there is the other side of things, that I do not have the time to sell off the cards that I do bust if I did. Where as maybe they have the time to do it.
Anyway, the long and the short of it is, let them bust it. If they want to be !@#$ and be unreasonable with the price, just say thanks but no thanks, and just wait for it to come up on some board or EBay. If it does not, then maybe the price they were after was not that unreasonable, and for you to put money down on trying to bust some cases yourself to get that one card, would probably mean you lose out more than you would have gained just buying it from that guy.
I remember people paying $1200 plus for Bogut Exquisite Rookies.....these can be had for a few hundred these days.
$1200 for Bogut Exquisite RC back in the day? And do they really sell for that much now?