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Aquarian Sports Cards
08-20-2018, 07:10 AM
So in my email notifications from auctionzip I get notice of this online sale.
General commodity level stuff, very similar to what I usually have. Then I look at prices so far with 3 days left...
...HOLY CRAP
$350 BVG 4 1960 Mantle
$225 BVG 4 1965 Mantle
$450 BVG 5.5 1962 Mantle
$550 BVG 4.5 1955 Bowman Mantle
$275 BVG 4.5 1963 Mantle
Tons more. It makes me leery of bidding on any of the reasonable cards. Am I paranoid?
chalupacollects
08-20-2018, 07:24 AM
I think to myself... seriously what are these people thinking? and move on...:)
JustinD
08-20-2018, 08:28 AM
Are they all with the same seller?
Aquarian Sports Cards
08-20-2018, 08:36 AM
It's an auction house
pokerplyr80
08-20-2018, 09:24 AM
Were they centered?
Bill77
08-20-2018, 09:42 AM
All I can say is that a lot of people like to over pay for cards. I see it all the time with cards I try to bid on. They either don't know what the current value of the cards or are bidding based on what they see in Beckett.
Aquarian Sports Cards
08-20-2018, 09:58 AM
Were they centered?
actually a few were legit awful, none were premium worthy.
robkas68
08-20-2018, 05:51 PM
I sold a 1962 Topps Mantle psa 5.5 that was pretty nice for about $300. Maybe I should have sold it through that auction house if they can get $450+ for a bvg. I have occasionally overpaid for a card I want, but none of those are particularly hard to acquire.
pokerplyr80
08-20-2018, 08:04 PM
actually a few were legit awful, none were premium worthy.
Let me know what auction house if you dont mind. When it's done is fine if you don't want to out it. I might have some Mantles to send them.
swarmee
08-21-2018, 04:38 AM
When I see auctionzip, I think it's probably in a region of country bumpkins who aren't as knowledgeable about market value. So no, I don't assume shenanigans.
bnorth
08-21-2018, 06:24 AM
So in my email notifications from auctionzip I get notice of this online sale.
General commodity level stuff, very similar to what I usually have. Then I look at prices so far with 3 days left...
...HOLY CRAP
$350 BVG 4 1960 Mantle
$225 BVG 4 1965 Mantle
$450 BVG 5.5 1962 Mantle
$550 BVG 4.5 1955 Bowman Mantle
$275 BVG 4.5 1963 Mantle
Tons more. It makes me leery of bidding on any of the reasonable cards. Am I paranoid?
I assume shenanigans for almost everyone and am happy on the occasions there are none.:)