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There's a New Sheriff In the Town of High Grade 60's-70's, and it Appears He Won the Lottery

detroitfan2detroitfan2 Posts: 3,337 ✭✭✭✭
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Recent Purchases.

Not sure he can keep it up, but if so, there's going to be some beautiful late 60's and early-to-mid 70's sets out there.

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  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,557 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Now that's a spree.
    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    I wonder if he likes 1965 Topps?
  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭
    He has another EBAY ID which has bought alot more items then this ID in the last few months.
    Collector of:Baseball
    1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better

    Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition
    Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
    Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete


  • BuccaneerBuccaneer Posts: 1,794 ✭✭
    Can someone tell me what would be the story behind something like this?
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,281 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That "little" spree would go a long way in paying for the new floors, windows, and deck on my house. image Then again, if I wasn't doing all of the above I might be involved in a "little" spree like that image

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • detroitfan2detroitfan2 Posts: 3,337 ✭✭✭✭
    <<Can someone tell me what would be the story behind something like this? >>

    Hard to say for sure. But, what we know is the man is actually paying for the stuff he wins, and he has a LOT of money. Who else spends $1775 on a card based on a scan like this:

    image
  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭
    There was another thread here about his spending ( we are talking, between his two EBAY IDs, $50,000 plus in the last two months) of stolen credit cards etc. but that is a bunch of bull. He pays via paypal with an echeck.

    He may not be the most astute buyer as i have noticed him WAY over pay on alot of items..........but it is a good time to sell PSA 9 and PSA 10 from the late 60s thru early 70s as his buying alone has raised the bar on these items.

    Collector of:Baseball
    1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better

    Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition
    Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
    Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete


  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,281 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What the hell is he doing buying a 1973 Topps Willie Mays PSA 4 for 11 bucks ????? image

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    is this the same id as stfu....?

    how do you flip those cards, when he's paying top $$$ for them on e-bay already? i see no profit margin in that equation.

    now if that's for personal collection, power to them then, i can only vicariously live through that insanity!!!!

    what's next, aquaman gonna drowned in the bathtub?

    Julen
    image
    RIP GURU
  • WeekendHackerWeekendHacker Posts: 1,450 ✭✭✭
    If he paid $11 for a Mays like that, just who bid $10 for him to outbid?
  • mercurynutmercurynut Posts: 3,207
    WOW!
  • williplettwilliplett Posts: 471 ✭✭
    Wow, is anyone else surprised at how much some of those 76 PSA 10's went for? They were all from the WCSsports auction. Over 2k for the Aaron record breaker, $1,300 and change for Bench and $911 for a little Joe Morgan?

    If I get time, I might go through and see how big of a haul WCSsports made off of this one auction. Some of their football cards also went for top dollar.

    Must be nice!
  • AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,395 ✭✭✭✭
    I don't see how he's grossly overpaying as there are obviously people willing to pay just 1 bid increment lower than him on every auction he has won..
    John
    Collecting
    HOF SIGNED FOOTBALL RCS
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,281 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't think the question is of "overpaying" more than it is just oohing and ahhhing. Kind of like watching the 4th of July fireworks?

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • smallstockssmallstocks Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭✭
    He did an awful lot of BIN buying too at high prices.

    Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
  • Carew29Carew29 Posts: 4,025 ✭✭

    Sorry guys, you ain't seen nothin yet!!!

    just a p**s in the bucket
  • 5STAT5STAT Posts: 835
    well...I hope he finds my auctions of 60's and 70's..all 9's and 10's!!...lol

    5_stat Ebay auctions & online store
  • williplettwilliplett Posts: 471 ✭✭
    The final tally was $45,560 for the WCSports1 auctions that ended on the 11th. Not bad for a day's take eh?
  • ajwajw Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭
    I'm not so sure this guy really gets it. He won at least one GEM graded card, and this beauty: Frank
  • scooter729scooter729 Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm not so sure this guy really gets it. He won at least one GEM graded card, and this beauty: Frank >>



    Sweet centering for a "GEM MINT 10" if I must say so. "Nice centering...it doesn't get any better than this." If 90/10 T/B and L/R is the best on the market then this might be true....
  • smallstockssmallstocks Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭✭
    Seriously, I bet this guy really did win the lottery or a big inheritance. To suddenly spend so big and frequently screams found money.

    Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
  • WabittwaxWabittwax Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭
    The truly amazing thing is to win EVERYTHING you bid on. Imagine what the actual top bid is. He probably bid $200 on that PSA 4 Mays to win it for $11.

    I would love to go nuts like that but I still don't think I could. Money still means something to me, no matter how much I had. I might go nuts with something truly great like a 52 Topps set but not like this.
  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭
    ...win the lottery or a big inheritance.

    As an estate planning attorney let me confirm it is no myth that some people really do go out and blow cash like it's going on trees. I have seen crazy extravigance... often before their check arrives! I obviously do not know the situation here but would not surprise me at all if it's a 25 year old who thinks he is "investing" his new inheritance. This is why continuing trusts with a third party trustee are a really good idea for most beneficiaries, in my professional opinion!
  • TreetopTreetop Posts: 1,474 ✭
    Hi Guys,

    I’ve dealt with the person off ebay and he is a self made multi millionaire. But I can’t (don’t really know) tell you why he’s buying up everything.
    Link to my current Ebay auctions

    "If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
  • WeekendHackerWeekendHacker Posts: 1,450 ✭✭✭
    Treetop,

    Can you give him our ebay user ID's so we can become 'self made millionaires'?
  • smallstockssmallstocks Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭✭
    I am a Certified Financial Planner so I know from experience that new-found millionaires can go wild!

    Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
  • TreetopTreetop Posts: 1,474 ✭
    Its one of those stories that starts out............."He started his business in the family garage in 1985. Today, he has show rooms across the county and employs 500 people in his Midwest Plant."
    Link to my current Ebay auctions

    "If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
  • poppiepoppie Posts: 598
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    My focus, 1970 Topps Baseball Raw and Graded, pre 1989 PSA Hockey and 1933 INDIAN GUM ! Yikes!!
  • ColleSystemColleSystem Posts: 512 ✭✭
    Finally, I get to read about a CEO that does something besides work! Very cool.
    My sets:
    1977 Topps Star Wars - "Space Swashbucklers"
  • Kurtman9Kurtman9 Posts: 553
    And where is this guy when I'm selling?
    he's buying
    Collecting Vintage Baseball.
    My ebay listings
  • kcballboykcballboy Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭


    << <i>And where is this guy when I'm selling?
    he's buying >>



    I noticed this guy a while back, about a month ago when he dropped about 20 G's in a week. I need a new job.
    Travis
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Interesting...

    He bought crap like this and finished with a crescendo of buying that's off the chart!

    How I love ebay!
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    Mike
  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭


    << <i>Hi Guys,

    I’ve dealt with the person off ebay and he is a self made multi millionaire. But I can’t (don’t really know) tell you why he’s buying up everything. >>



    Funny-- When I first got on Ebay in the spring of 2000 I won everything I bid on for about five weeks, but I'm far from a self made anything!
  • Carew29Carew29 Posts: 4,025 ✭✭

    Hey stone--check out my new find---stfu888 ( see if you can solve the first 4 letters) as he is spending $20g's a week. This guy is buying $1,000 dollar bills at incredible prices. I used to be in paper and coin but later cashed in the silver for more cards and kept the Gold Bullion.
    must be fun!!
  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Hey stone--check out my new find---stfu888 ( see if you can solve the first 4 letters) as he is spending $20g's a week. This guy is buying $1,000 dollar bills at incredible prices. I used to be in paper and coin but later cashed in the silver for more cards and kept the Gold Bullion.
    must be fun!! >>



    We are talking the same person and his two different EBAY IDs ....or were you making a joke?
    Collector of:Baseball
    1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better

    Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition
    Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
    Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete


  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Hey stone--check out my new find---stfu888 ( see if you can solve the first 4 letters) as he is spending $20g's a week. This guy is buying $1,000 dollar bills at incredible prices. I used to be in paper and coin but later cashed in the silver for more cards and kept the Gold Bullion.
    must be fun!! >>


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    Perhaps he knew people would be talking about him and he is sending us a message? In this case it's from the newbie!

    image
    Mike
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    STFU888's message to everyone on ebay!

    image
    Mike
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