N167 Old Judge Gerhardt on Ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Rhett Yeakley</b><p>I haven't had a good rant on the board for a while. I just wonder who was "fortunate" enough to convince the seller to end this auction early. Just for the record I put in a bid as soon as I saw it to discourage just this sort of thing. Anyways, odds are nobody here will fess up, but just thought everyone would like to see a good example of capitalism at its finest. Also, 3 different bids had been placed-the seller did themselves a great disservice.<br /><br />Link:<br /><a href="http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=6280624073" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=6280624073</a><br /><br /><br />-Rhett

N167 Old Judge Gerhardt on Ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Jay</b><p>Seller still has card and pulled it to get it graded. I just spoke to the seller who knows that the card is very valuable. I suggested that SGC be used.

N167 Old Judge Gerhardt on Ebay
 

Posted By: <b>John S</b><p>I know the topic has been addressed before, but it is the seller's item to do with whatever they please. I personally would not and have never ended one of my auctions early. However, I have made offers on rare items to protect myself from not having the opportunity to bid.

N167 Old Judge Gerhardt on Ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Jerry</b><p>I just got an email from the guy and he said he was sending it in to be graded and then he would decide what to do with it.

N167 Old Judge Gerhardt on Ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Rhett Yeakley</b><p>John, obviously it is the sellers item to do with what he wants, and I know this issue has been addressed many times, and there are a lot of people out there who obviously have no problem with the practice. It still pisses me off to no end. If an item has sat on ebay for a while and nobody has bid on it, I guess I could understand emailing the seller to add a buy it now or something like that, but when an item has bids placed on it (in my personal opinion) there are few justifiable reasons to end an auction early. There are rules in this life, and some play by them, others do not. We all get to make the choice as to which category we fall into.<br /><br />That is my opinion, I know others do not agree with me. <br /><br />If the seller has pulled it to get it graded, I still think that is lame since it was on ebay with bids, but doesn't piss me off quite as bad.<br /><br />-Rhett

N167 Old Judge Gerhardt on Ebay
 

Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>I was watching it too. I aspplaud the seller for pulling the card to have SGC slab it. When he reposts it no one will have to feel that the card is suspect and not worth a bid. We will see a true auction value achieved in a medium where conspiratorial friendly relations between auctioneer and buyer do not exist. I look forward to it.

N167 Old Judge Gerhardt on Ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Glenn</b><p>I, too, was watching it, but I knew it wasn't well-hidden enough that I'd have any chance to win. Looks like an SGC 30 to me. I don't know that the grading will make much difference in the realized price, but I guess it won't hurt.

N167 Old Judge Gerhardt on Ebay
 

Posted By: <b>John S</b><p>Rhett, Don't get me wrong...I have been on the losing side of this situation at least a half-dozen times myself. I actually got into an argument with an individual who had a Mayo lot a few years back. He ended it early, we exchanged a few heated emails to no avail. I have been very proactive since then about making offers for items that I believe might not come up again for a while.