The "buy it now" is just a wishful thinking price, but you could easily bid $25 and "win" the card.
One thing I will say, as someone who has bought from him, is that once you pay then the item shows up about 3 days later and is well packed.
thanks for the mention Darrin.
Recently I've started using the 'buy it now' fixed price option in hopes that some listings won't have to run the length of the posting...just saves time if someone really wants a thing. Typically if I'm uncertain of a price range I list it for a high price or best offer and I always have the option of reducing the buy it now price.
Pricing is a fluid thing and one day something can rate quite a bit and the next it only garners a fraction of that.
(..having taken the time to collect quite a bit of Amiga stuff over the years I have a few things I'd like to reinvest in today so making good deals is important to me so I can do that.)
..having said that I'd like things to go to those who really have uses for them. I try to be straight about what items are, if I've tested them or not...and if not, if I'll take returns or not so buyers aren't buying a pig in a poke.
As for 'buy it now' prices...if someone has a need for the item as described it's worth it to pay for the opportunity to get an item they might have to spend a lot of time waiting or searching for again. I've paid a premium for things I no longer wanted to wait around looking for.
The things I'm pretty certain of pricing for I tend to list in auctions with reserves at about 40% of what it should go for. Sometimes I'm surprised, mostly it goes for about what I think it should.
I also have quite a bit of orphan bits and pieces that aren't high priorities and might be of use to someone. I'd be interested in trading for bits I need and I do tend to note when I see someone else needs an odd bit. Trading or giving a piece of casework or tiny bit of something is just good community practice.
