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CoreyRS.hanus"I have no idea if there is any merit to this theory or not, but Ive spoken to at least one person who believes that the consignor, who decided to auction the cards to free up funds for another purchase that fell through (an auction that he did not win), would bid whatever it took to purchase the d304s back himself."
JK,
My only response to your statement is that I very much hope Goodwin is not that stupid as to have a rigged sale with the Feds taking a close look at fraud in the hobby. If in fact this was a legitimate sale at $273K, then the bidding records will show underbids from real purchasers (who presumably have a history of collecting this sort of thing) and money changing hands to pay for the item, from a source that has have no direct or indirect connection to the consignor.