Awesome raw lots on eBay this morning

[Webster]

If anyone picked up the E99s, please PM me…please.

[ullmandds]

damn! missed those!!

the e104s all With swift stamps on the verso ...amazing!!

[Steve D]

I didn't see these, but looking at the seller's history on ebay; you can call me sceptical.

Only one auction sold in the last year (for two 1990s gaming magazines), and before that, only several lots of US coins (mostly dimes).

[V117collector]

wondering if anyone had the original link to the eBay listing. I can't seem to find the listing in my advanced search. thanks, Brad

[brianp-beme]

I was the underbidder on one of the seller's lots...and it definitely wasn't a lot that ended in the 4 or 5 digit zone.

Brian

[scooter729]

This link should take you to the original listing for the E104-1 World Champs lot….

[bcbgcbrcb]

Scott:

Couldn’t you have brought this to our attention before the auctions ended? What good does it do now when we can’t buy them any more? 😁

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Scott:

Couldn’t you have brought this to our attention before the auctions ended? What good does it do now when we can’t buy them any more? 😁

Sorry Phil - I know people typically love it around here when someone points out an ongoing eBay auction. Shame on me for not requesting Leon make it a sticky at the top of the page; we will do that for sure next time!!

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by Steve D

I didn't see these, but looking at the seller's history on ebay; you can call me sceptical.

Only one auction sold in the last year (for two 1990s gaming magazines), and before that, only several lots of US coins (mostly dimes).

I saw these and his other listings after I read Scott's post earlier today. He lives in Rancho Palos Verdes and tries to come across as naive, but knows to talk about reprints. He knows to put "Ty Cobb" in 2 listing titles and put the Matty in it's own auction, but can't search for 5 minutes to see what he has.

Like you say, past sales are $5 dime rolls and inexpensive comic books.

What was all that about "in their original English language." ?

Not a buyer.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

I saw these and his other listings after I read Scott's post earlier today. He lives in Rancho Palos Verdes and tries to come across as naive, but knows to talk about reprints. He knows to put "Ty Cobb" in 2 listing titles and put the Matty in it's own auction, but can't search for 5 minutes to see what he has.

Like you say, past sales are $5 dime rolls and inexpensive comic books.

What was all that about "in their original English language." ?

Not a buyer.

I'd wager the auctions are legit. Wading through his old feedback it looks like he sold thousands of of silver coins (one lot brought over 4 grand), and that's just from the feedback left. I tend to find only 1 in every 10 or so buyers leave any feedback nowadays.

He's probably slowly sifting through a relatives estate or something.

Not surprising a bunch of old cards that the uneducated might guess were just a bunch of beaters, were buried in there somewhere.

That said, I do find some of the descriptions humorous and a little bit sad about the incoming AI listing revolution it looks like lots of sellers are already using as a crutch.

From this listing of 5 rough T206 Piedmonts with a Ty Cobb:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/15586703549...kAAOSwHPRlRP5Z

Description:

"This listing is for a set of five OBAK 1911 baseball cards, one of which features the legendary player Ty Cobb. The cards are of the single product type and are original, not licensed reprints. They belong to the T212 series and are considered vintage cards. The sports trading cards are in English language and were manufactured in the United States in 1911, during the Pre-WWI era."

[h2oya311]

Agreed. Probably just poor use of AI. I still think he got pretty good value, perhaps knowing that coming across as naive might elicit more bidding since eBayers might think they had stumbled across a “great deal”. I was certainly watching all of those lots, but chose to pass when the bidding became fervent.

The E104-1 lot was clearly the best of the bunch. They each had the same back stamp (“Swift”) from a discovery from several years back (2007?). I think REA had auctioned a few of them - or at least a Plank.

[RCMcKenzie]

Good points about Chatgtp or whatever he used. He could have just searched Cobb Piedmont on eBay and figured out what he had. I know nothing about coins or comic books, but I know not to list stuff before I know what it is. "Old crummy Superman comic book." etc. Good luck, all.