1890's Baseball Fan - Probstein
 

So this is interesting.


This sold on July 17 for $200:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/35415887307...p2047675.l2557

winner ebay (4837) goes for the flip with Probstain and loses big, as it goes for $75:

https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/37...p2047675.l2565

Sh!t happens. Reminds me of many of my flips. :o

......but.......did you notice anything with the bidding on the 2nd auction?

I was expecting an article saying that Rick Probstein was a fan of 1890s baseball :D

Nice looking piece

Not surprised not all flips work out

i think this is what is called
 

funny business

Don’t get the screen shots. Maybe not enough coffee. Seems to be different bidders who coincidentally have same number of feedbacks?

Probstein is moving a gazillion dollars of stuff a year. I don’t think he has the time or energy to shill $200 auctions.

Those bidder ids are randomly generated. Click on them and this is what you find.

No...I'm not saying Probstein bid on them, I think the flipper may have.

Or it's just a very BIG coincidence.

Sure half the auctions on eBay are shilled by the seller or a close confidant. Sucks but that’s what I always thought. Even on this board there people with numerous eBay names.

I posted screenshots from both auctions. It's no coincidence.

How does a seller like Probstein, who sells a gazillion dollars worth of stuff a year, survive the "auction overload" that apparently has hit the rest of the hobby to the point that prices are sinking on a daily basis?