brent huigens prewarcardcollector on ebay

[Brent Huigens]

Generally speaking, we tend to avoid over-involving ourselves in the message boards as we feel the collecting community has the right to voice its opinion(s) freely. The message boards are a critically important and valuable aspect of the hobby, and at times, the policing conducted by message board members is the most powerful check-and-balance we have in the hobby.

That said, I do feel the need to respond occasionally when a particular post crosses over from an opinion, into becoming an accusation. In these cases, I feel we (as the accused) have a right to defend ourselves.

In the case of the ’49 Doby RC we have listed in the current auction, the original post is correct that this card was originally listed in our prior Feb auction. However, the accusation that shill bidding was somehow behind the relist is completely false. The additional accusation that this item is somehow part of a larger trend involving ‘dozens of items’ is completely unfounded.

Bottom line, we sell many items and, yes, a small fraction of items do go often go unpaid. We do attempt to sell to under bidders, but this is rarely successful so most unpaid items are relisted in the next auction. This does not mean that every item we relist is the result of an elaborate shill bidding enterprise. The morality of this entire hobby rests largely on the integrity and honesty of the dealers and auction houses who broker the collectibles. We pride ourselves on being one of the few venues bidders/collectors can trust unconditionally. Accusations of shill bidding and/or other acts of impropriety are not taken lightly, which is why we’ve issued this response.

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P.S. I do greatly thank the original poster for bringing to our attention that the high bidder from the Feb auction had shamelessly placed a bid on the relisted item. That bid has been canceled, and that eBay user ID is now blocked from further bidding.