Latest proof -- bidders on eBay are weird

jonathanb

The bidding was already a little weird on this pair when I noticed them yesterday, so I made a point to see how they ended up. Check it out:

1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition Medal started at $9.99, got 6 bids from 6 different people, and closed at $47.99.

PANAMA PACIFIC EXPO AWARD MEDAL, 1915. started at $9.99, got 11 bids from 8 different people, and closed at $96.00.

Both items were listed in the same category, and closed within 5 hours of each other. The titles were basically the same. Both had decent pictures (one was slightly better, but not much).

But: Not one of the 14 people who bid on one of the medals bid on the other -- even though 5 people bid more on the higher-priced medal than the final price of the lower-priced one.

Weird...

jonathan

airplanenut

To be fair, the more expensive one looks like a much more attractive example

skerke

I agree with airplanenut...The one that fetched more money was the one I would have wanted if that was my thing....

jayboxx

I agree w/ airplanenut, it looks a lot better to me, and the pictures are far more clear

keets

that particular medal, or at least one with the same obverse design, should be easy enough to snag. they seem to list regularly.