I'd bet the farm most of the high sales of this card were not true sales. Money may have been transacted, sure, but they were "sales" with an * intended to pave the way for suckers to be hooked on a subsequent real sale, be it of the 10 grade or below.
The scam is atop the grifter's playbook in this unregulated hobby/market, and that card is the poster child for it. It was easy for the scammers to gobble up many copies at various grades and then sell after the manufactured spike. And they got tons of free viral hype from the cesspool/echo chambers of Twitter and Instagram, trumpeting the "sales." I guess it is a lucrative racket if one has the free time and inclination.
I've found the best way to be immune to this shit is to just collect what you love and intend to keep for the long haul. Treat cards like luxury items bought for pure enjoyment and don't get caught up in the money/investment aspect.
Last edited by MattyC; 08-11-2021 at 06:53 AM.
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