I know I shouldn't be suprised

[drmondobueno]

Originally Posted by glchen

FYI, there are also legitimate bidders who try to mimic shilling to try to scare away other bidders and win cards for a lower price. So you never know...

Bid what you are willing to pay and go to dinner. Take in a movie. Play a few tunes. Hang out with family, the kids, grandkids. Take a trip. Eat a peach. With my memory I would probably forget to do followups and all that other nervous crap. Have in the past, several times.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by drmondobueno

Bid what you are willing to pay and go to dinner. Take in a movie. Play a few tunes. Hang out with family, the kids, grandkids. Take a trip. Eat a peach. With my memory I would probably forget to do followups and all that other nervous crap. Have in the past, several times.

[Touch'EmAll]

PWCC auction Monday. So many, and with such astronomical prices! Yalsa! 9 Koufax rc's, 5 Clemente rc's, "common" 1969 basketball PSA 9 & 10. All these just absolutely blow away the prices on T206 HOFers mid/mid high grades. Just amazing! I hope these high rollers know what they are doing. Good luck to them. Sure out of my league. Hey, I picked up a Luke Skywalker Star Wars card, hahaha, for real.

[mechanicalman]

I do find it curious how quickly some of these high end cards are changing hands. If you recall the Cobb run from Kickitup, all PSA 8s, I believe that at least three are up for auction with Memory Lane and maybe the fourth is with Heritage, but I didn't check that cert. Seems like only weeks ago we were all admiring or commenting on those.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

I do find it curious how quickly some of these high end cards are changing hands. If you recall the Cobb run from Kickitup, all PSA 8s, I believe that at least three are up for auction with Memory Lane and maybe the fourth is with Heritage, but I didn't check that cert. Seems like only weeks ago we were all admiring or commenting on those.

Now is a good time to sell these. I let go one of my favorite, "permanent" collection cards recently myself. These high value cards have gotten to prices that I just cannot imagine are sustainable, so why not profit now and then buy them back later when the bubble pops?

[Snapolit1]

Precisely my argument when Google broke $100. Didn't work out too well.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Precisely my argument when Google broke $100. Didn't work out too well.

Yeeeeeeeeeeeah, not the same.

[botn]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

I do find it curious how quickly some of these high end cards are changing hands. If you recall the Cobb run from Kickitup, all PSA 8s, I believe that at least three are up for auction with Memory Lane and maybe the fourth is with Heritage, but I didn't check that cert. Seems like only weeks ago we were all admiring or commenting on those.

Yup! 3 of his T206 8s are set to go to auction. The green one is not there but was being shopped around. http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=220412 I am shocked (insert tongue in cheek smiley) that Justin is letting go his cornerstone cards...(see his post 7 on the above thread).

[drmondobueno]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

Naw. Fighting other battles right now. Life is too short.

Peace out.

[Shoeless Moe]

this guy?......

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1933-Goudey-...p2047675.l2557

[Snapolit1]

Yep. Bought in May for $19,000. Looks like that flip didn't work out.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Yep. Bought in May for $19,000. Looks like that flip didn't work out.

.....unless the transaction got cancelled as was suggested.

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by drmondobueno

Bid what you are willing to pay and go to dinner. Take in a movie. Play a few tunes. Hang out with family, the kids, grandkids. Take a trip. Eat a peach. With my memory I would probably forget to do followups and all that other nervous crap. Have in the past, several times.

"For your information, there are also legitimate bidders who try to mimic shill bidding to try to scare away other bidders and win cards for a lower price. So you never know..." Gary Chen's quoted explanation is right-on.

Keith Temple's advice is sound and good---do it!!

Very well expressed by both gentlemen. ---Brian Powell

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[bnorth]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

been trying to convey the "psych-shill" account strategy for quite a while now.

one day the masses will get it.

until then, let them continue to hit their ball off the cart path while others win the tournaments.

I doubt your "psych-shill" will catch on. It is a very low percentage compared to real shill bidding and from personal experience it rarely works.

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[bnorth]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

in my brief experience, it works very well.

and i have zero bid retractions, but low feedback w 100% bid history on purpose all while placing very small incremental $1 bids to fluff it even further.

I also have 0 bid retractions, low feedback, and use several small bids. Your advantage is the 100% bid history that is probably with a known seller that gets shilled on a regular basis.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

in my brief experience, it works very well.



and i have zero bid retractions, but low feedback w 100% bid history on purpose all while placing very small incremental $1 bids to fluff it even further.

Originally Posted by bnorth

I also have 0 bid retractions, low feedback, and use several small bids. Your advantage is the 100% bid history that is probably with a known seller that gets shilled on a regular basis.

Easy guys, I just ate lunch.

[Beastmode]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I doubt your "psych-shill" will catch on. It is a very low percentage compared to real shill bidding and from personal experience it rarely works.

++ This theory is laughable. Mythbusters should tackle this one. Fake shilling to scare about bidders?? Yeah, all those high dollar vintage cards gong for nothing because some millionaire was scared about getting shilled.

The guys buying high $$ cards right now don't give a rats ass about VCP, and they certainly don't care about some rookie acting like a shiller.

[begsu1013]

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