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Old 03-04-2014, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by the 'stache View Post
First of all, without seeing the card in person, I'd be real nervous that this card has been trimmed. The top edge cut looks funny to me.

Secondly, it looks like this card has a shill bidder. 31% of the 1,819 bids this buyer has placed have been with this same seller. And they have 141 bid retractions within the last six months.

I would never spend money on a GAI-graded card, especially a card that's going to command a high price. Proceed with extreme caution.




Bidder Information
Bidder: d***f( 831Feedback score is 500 to 999)
Feedback: 100%Positive
Item description: Item Title: T206 Cy Young HOF Bare Hand Cleveland Piedmont 150 GAI 8.5 " RAZOR SHARP "
Bids on this item: 2

30-Day Summary
Total bids: 1840
Items bid on: 1570
Bid activity (%) with this seller: 31% Help
Bid retractions: 40
Bid retractions (6 months): 144


Rick says he keeps his auctions clean though, so I am not worried this person might be a shill.
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