Goodwin Pickups

[botn]

Originally Posted by Vintageclout

Since we are "once again" on the topic of the Plow's Candy card...not that it is anyone's business...I just happened to be the under bidder on the card. I bid several times AFTER the $14+K number it received in Mastro and before the auction commenced I had already decided I would pay up to $20K. I did not place any ceiling bids on this one and went after it bid by bid. Why would I want to pay so much in a a down economy? I am beginning to realize that very rare and desirable cards get extravagant numbers in ALL auctions. I have paid excessive premiums for cards in the past few years, and I am sure will have the last laugh, especially when the economy turns around. There are certain cards that will ALWAYS get the numbers.

Oh no. Not facts!!! Thanks for posting.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by botn

Oh no. Not facts!!! Thanks for posting.

I need to consult my guide so I know just what to take as "gospel."

[barrysloate]

Other than one non-paying bidder in my last auction, I have had every lot paid for for years, comprising perhaps 8-10 consecutive auctions. I never even thought of that as an issue. As such, I am extremely skeptical of auctions that claim a large number of renegers.

[Rob D.]

And I guess we all need to take REA's Barry Sloate's comments about non-paying bidder counts as gospel....give me a break!

Edited to add: Someone — one of the whales, I think — downloaded a virus to my computer and disabled my sarcasm font.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Other than one non-paying bidder in my last auction, I have had every lot paid for for years, comprising perhaps 8-10 consecutive auctions. I never even thought of that as an issue. As such, I am extremely skeptical of auctions that claim a large number of renegers.

Only great guys have renegers.

[calvindog]

Wow, Goodwin must have "sold" that T205 lot during his July auction and then minutes later the "winner" told him that he would refuse to pay, thus permitting Goodwin to pack up the set and take it to the National just days later and sell it card by card. Yeah, that's the ticket.

So Barry and REA have all their winners pay but poor Bill has renegger after renegger. Just his poor, dumb luck. Good thing his luck rebounds when he sells PSA 8 commons for 2-3x what they have sold for the dozens of times before and after his auctions.

[calvindog]

1956 Topps Luis Aparicio PSA 8: 42 sales over the past three years...highest 'sale' was $822 by Goodwin right after the economy tanked last November. Of the 41 other sales, only twice did the card break $500, once at $515 and once at $565.

1965 Topps Harmon Killebrew, PSA 8: 64 sales over the past three years, Goodwin sold the card twice -- and had the top two "realized" prices.

[Peter_Spaeth]

The innocent explanations are obvious ... I just don't know what they are.

[bigfish]

Well said. It appears a few members are on a witch hunt. Not sure why the axe is grinding but I guess they have their reasons.

Red Sox won tonight!