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calvindog
04-06-2013, 08:21 AM
Here's the same card, auctioned off four months apart in 2012:


Legendary:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/8624984004/" title="LegendaryCobb by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8624984004_fde73c3a8e_o.jpg" width="771" height="1280" alt="LegendaryCobb"></a>


Goodwin:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/8624983070/" title="GoodwinCobb by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8121/8624983070_8ac0c57ddd_o.jpg" width="763" height="1280" alt="GoodwinCobb"></a>

This has been going on with Legendary since its inception: wildly manipulated, oversaturated scans which cause wrinkles, creases, discolorations, etc. to disappear.

gnaz01
04-06-2013, 08:24 AM
Never mind

Leon
04-06-2013, 08:27 AM
I think you have to be a VIP (paid) member of VCP to see those prices??

gnaz01
04-06-2013, 08:27 AM
I think you have to be a VIP (paid) member of VCP to see those prices??

Correct Leon

Peter_Spaeth
04-06-2013, 08:31 AM
Imagine what it would look like in a PWCC auction.

HRBAKER
04-06-2013, 08:37 AM
I'm a paid member, I can't see them.
Do you have to be a Gold member?

calvindog
04-06-2013, 08:47 AM
Fixed

calvindog
04-06-2013, 08:47 AM
Imagine what it would look like in a PWCC auction.

You couldn't tell as you'd go blind if you stared at it.

Peter_Spaeth
04-06-2013, 08:49 AM
You couldn't tell as you'd go blind if you stared at it.

Where do I buy a scanner with a radioactive setting?

calvindog
04-06-2013, 08:52 AM
Where do I buy a scanner with a radioactive setting?

Doug Allen is having a major sale -- everything 90% off (after he shills it up 250%).

Peter_Spaeth
04-06-2013, 08:55 AM
As an aside, has anyone ever seen a mattress that wasn't at least 50 percent off?

calvindog
04-06-2013, 09:06 AM
as an aside, has anyone ever seen a mattress that wasn't at least 50 percent off?

lol

botn
04-06-2013, 09:31 AM
This has been going on with Legendary since its inception: wildly manipulated, oversaturated scans which cause wrinkles, creases, discolorations, etc. to disappear.

Grand Jury time? But seriously, I wear the sunglasses that come with the catalog. You didn't get a pair with yours?

calvindog
04-06-2013, 10:09 AM
Grand Jury time? But seriously, I wear the sunglasses that come with the catalog. You didn't get a pair with yours?

No, my catalog came with the rose colored glasses which enabled me to believe that the Cobb above actually sold for 32K. I'm sure the price just happened to drop in half a few months later in a Goodwin auction.

HRBAKER
04-06-2013, 11:28 AM
No, my catalog came with the rose colored glasses which enabled me to believe that the Cobb above actually sold for 32K. I'm sure the price just happened to drop in half a few months later in a Goodwin auction.

Just goes to show you having the right scanner can make a world of difference. ;)

CW
04-06-2013, 02:17 PM
I would have to agree...

(posted back in Feb.)

On a related note, all the scans of cards in the legendary auction have either too much brightness or too much contrast going on. It's not horrible, but it prevents a bidder from getting an accurate representation of the colors and clarity on a card. I'm tempted to shoot them an email on this, but I'm not really bidding on any cards in their auction.

thehoodedcoder
04-06-2013, 02:47 PM
id pay 90 percent off of a 250 percent increase on the original price any day. maybe you should reconsider that math lol.

kevin

drc
04-06-2013, 02:48 PM
I'm Goth so prefer the shadowy version. The Goodwin scan better speaks to my stained soul and unearthly aspirations.

Give me a moment to post a Sisters of Mercy song.

Peter_Spaeth
04-06-2013, 04:00 PM
The ultimate modern seller -- enhanced scans, shill bidding, and consignments from card doctors. Wonder how many folks fit the bill?

calvindog
04-06-2013, 04:12 PM
Let's ask Bill Mastro's priest -- I'm sure he knows the answer.

Exhibitman
04-06-2013, 04:27 PM
Ahh, religion: the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Bridwell
04-06-2013, 09:16 PM
Jeff, that same Cobb sold for $18,525 in the Goodwin auction in 2012.

In the Legendary auction, the same card went for $32,862.

KCRfan1
04-06-2013, 10:02 PM
I'm going to ask a really dumb question. Who overpays for these cards? For the Cobb, PWCC? With so much information available to price cards, I find it hard to believe that purchase prices are so outrageous.

earlywynnfan
04-07-2013, 03:03 AM
I'm Goth so prefer the shadowy version. The Goodwin scan better speaks to my stained soul and unearthly aspirations.

Give me a moment to post a Sisters of Mercy song.

I thought I was the only one here cool enough to be a Sister's fan!

Ken

Peter_Spaeth
04-07-2013, 05:17 AM
I'm going to ask a really dumb question. Who overpays for these cards? For the Cobb, PWCC? With so much information available to price cards, I find it hard to believe that purchase prices are so outrageous.

In at least some cases, the consignors.

slidekellyslide
04-07-2013, 03:14 PM
No, my catalog came with the rose colored glasses which enabled me to believe that the Cobb above actually sold for 32K. I'm sure the price just happened to drop in half a few months later in a Goodwin auction.

Did all the rich guys that only bid in Goodwin auctions die or something?

gnaz01
04-07-2013, 03:15 PM
Did all the rich guys that only bid in Goodwin auctions die or something?

Dan, I thought the SAME exact thing!! :rolleyes:

HRBAKER
04-07-2013, 03:19 PM
Did all the rich guys that only bid in Goodwin auctions die or something?

No, they all finally got computers and figured out there were other auction houses.

Peter_Spaeth
04-07-2013, 03:28 PM
No, they all finally got computers and figured out there were other auction houses.

Or they got fed-o-phobia?

HRBAKER
04-07-2013, 03:40 PM
Or they got fed-o-phobia?

There's probably a strain or two of that going around.

murcerfan
04-08-2013, 02:00 AM
Did all the rich guys that only bid in Goodwin auctions die or something?



"privleges revoked"