Interesting Ebay Bidding

[Leon]

Kind of looks sketchy to me too..

Originally Posted by dariushou

First, I would like to say hi to everyone. Been kind of hiding in the shadows and rarely post (wish this was not my first).

Anyhow, does someone know why the winner of this baseball card a few months ago is bidding up the exact same card he/she won in May? By exact, i mean, EXACT--same PSA Cert.

Did this person win the card then decide to sell it and then buy it again in a 3 to 4 month period, lol? This is just one of over a dozen auctions that i checked and ALL of which demonstrated similar behavior by this bidder:

OLD AUCTION:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/351725481279?rmvSB=true
Ebay Auction Date: 5/15/16
Ebay Item: 351725481279
Amount: $221.00
Winner: 7***0
PSA Cert: 25471732


Current Auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-Kellogg...-/401182616829

Look who is bidding it up. Just no shame...actually winning a lot of the ones i checked.

Maybe i'm completely wrong, but this looks incredibly odd to me.

[Stonepony]

Remember, EBay and Brent have teamed up and instituted top secret " powerful tools" to stop illegal bidding practices in his auctions. So no worries, all is fine.

[Leon]

The powerful tools = emailing Brent .... (who does take action, btw)

Originally Posted by Stonepony

Remember, EBay and Brent have teamed up and instituted top secret " powerful tools" to stop illegal bidding practices in his auctions. So no worries, all is fine.

[ALR-bishop]

First post and controversy right off the bat.

Welcome Darius

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

First post and controversy right off the bat.

Welcome Darius

LOL.

Maybe the guy is just trying to save the buyer's remorse for spending 225 bucks for a Kellogg's Rick Monday because it's in a plastic slab.

When the crash comes, it's these incredibly overvalued "high grade" commons that are getting pushed off the life boat first. I just don't get that people don't understand the reason they are "low pop" is that only a couple people want to actually pay to grade a Joe Shlabotnik, it doesn't mean there isn't a million of them.

[Bram99]

I think I have a Joe Shlabotnik Rookie Pacific Coast League Winky Dinky Dog Franks issue. Extremely low population. Let me check.

[Brent Huigens]

Thanks for the board for flagging this. We are indeed addressing the matter. The bid in question has been canceled and we are counseling the consignor on the auction rules.

Consignors bidding on their own items, even if it's in earnest to win something back, is not allowed. While there probably are scenarios where this practice is more-or-less reasonable/honest, we've had to take a strict stance against it to avoid potential manipulation. New consignors are warned and then blocked from working with us if the practice persists.

Please continue to help us monitor the marketplace. This oversight is greatly appreciated.

PWCC Auctions, LLC

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by JustinD

LOL.

Maybe the guy is just trying to save the buyer's remorse for spending 225 bucks for a Kellogg's Rick Monday because it's in a plastic slab.

When the crash comes, it's these incredibly overvalued "high grade" commons that are getting pushed off the life boat first. I just don't get that people don't understand the reason they are "low pop" is that only a couple people want to actually pay to grade a Joe Shlabotnik, it doesn't mean there isn't a million of them.

People do get it; they are just collecting what they want to collect.

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by MattyC

People do get it; they are just collecting what they want to collect.

Hey Matty, I wasn't shooting down those that are collecting for the love of it.

I am all for people collecting what they want and I admit to being an offender myself by having a registry set for Parrish. I do draw a line in the sand on paying realistically for these.

It's a fine line sometimes between those that are collecting cards and those really just collecting plastic holders.

After seeing your collection at times, I fully believe you understand collecting the card. It's just seeing people pay multiples of thousands for an off centered 10 for the impact on their registry and passing up a better 8 because the grader was blind that day that seems like the definition of madness.