ebay finds that PWCC engaged in shill bidding?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Based on his history, I thought his name was was Bo Hunter... not to be confused with Bo Jackson or Hunter Pence.

I suppose that only those who frequent BO (meaning Blowout- not just another Bo) will get the reference.

Yes that was his Blowout ID. Not his real name though.

[samosa4u]

Back to PWCC ...

Here is the way I see it: eBay is the largest marketplace for sports cards, right? And majority of the insane prices would come from PWCC - shilling or no shilling. And of course, this set off a chain reaction of increased prices. Now, with PWCC being gone, I want to see what will happen to card prices on eBay over the next couple of years.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Back to PWCC ...

Here is the way I see it: eBay is the largest marketplace for sports cards, right? And majority of the insane prices would come from PWCC - shilling or no shilling. And of course, this set off a chain reaction of increased prices. Now, with PWCC being gone, I want to see what will happen to card prices on eBay over the next couple of years.

Good Point and Very interesting.

Will be interesting to see

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

...with PWCC being gone, I want to see what will happen to card prices on eBay over the next couple of years.

And prices on a larger scale. After all, how many people exclusively use eBay "comps" for pricing?

(yes, I realize there are other pricing tools available)

[drcy]

If you're willing to pay $100 and your bid is artificially (and illegally!) bumped from $30 to $40, you lost and were cheated out of money.

If you're okay with being overcharged 33% on every purchase because all you focus on is some abstract top number (Which, as has been already been pointed out, is probably also artificially inflated), you're not financially smart and I'd prefer you not manage my money.

As Benjamin Franklin said, "A penny saved is a penny earned."