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Originally Posted by honus94566
Not at all. The fact that it only got 1 bid, and near the end of the auction...
If I personally was able to obtain this card, I would not have any confidence that it would sell for 15K if auctioned again. And we don't know who bought it, if anyone really did end up "buying" it. Not accusing the auction house of anything here, but at the same time I can see why both the consignor and auction house would have a really big incentive to make sure the item does not end without a bid. Especially the auction house. They'd look silly if a flagship item does not sell, sending a message to other potential consigners that higher ticket items might do better elsewhere, and that they misjudged the value of a flagship item so completely as to have the auction end without even a minimum bid. If I owned the auction house I would have a huge incentive to avoid that kind of an embarrassment. Just sayin'.... my point is not to accuse them of anything, but rather, to just say that in my own mind, what I saw play out on the auction (to me) does NOT confirm this card really has a 15K value or would do that well if/when it's auctioned again.
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alot of conjecture on your part. you're not accusing them of anything, but you're implying it. a common bidding strategy is to bid toward the end of an auction so your competitor has less time to react. on this card why would you bid 15k during the first week and put a bullseye, announcing to other interested parties that there is a market for it? this is a 1/1 (so far) and fresh to the market so H&S doesn't lose any face by it going unsold, could be a number of factors.
imo the consignor didn't get the 35k, he took a gamble and lost but should still be happy with the price. even if he bought a t206 walsh sgc 30 at its peak it's still a $70-$80 card? he should absolutely be thrilled! reminds me of the board member who turned a $40 tinker uniform double print into 18k in rea. could be wrong but i'm with pete that the card went to a big time whale for his collection (could even be wonka
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