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Craziest purchase I've seen in a LONG time

shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,617 ✭✭✭✭
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And by crazy, I'm sorry, but I mean dumb. A PSA 9 '65 Topps Joe Morgan went for $2,550 tonight:

Overpriced Joe

A PSA 9 '65 Morgan went for $760 on eBasy just a few days ago. And the last few before that went for $697.50, $1,050 and $999.99.

The underbidder doesn't appear to be a shill, but something fishy may be going on as this card 'sold' for something like $1,500 or so a few weeks ago and was then re-listed a few days later.
"My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."

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  • GraphixGraphix Posts: 390
    Looks to me like the winner put a very hi top bid in to make sure they werent out bid and a snipe came in at the end and maxed the bid up. I saw this happen at christmas time on a PS3. The winning bidder must have put a big max bid in and so did the snipe because that auction ended at 40K. I am sure the person didn't pay but was still funny.
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  • tcbphdtcbphd Posts: 125
    Yeah--I was in on that. Thought I would get outsniped at 1100, but was shocked when those last bids came up. The winner is an eBay neophyte, but the second highest has 1000-4999 feedbacks.
  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭
    Some people have more money than we do! They just don't care. They want it and they will get it.
  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭
    P.S. I would prefer an 8 for about $150!
  • baseballfanaticbaseballfanatic Posts: 2,415 ✭✭
    Looks like it could be a last ditch effort to get an upgrade for the set regisrty awards at the end of the month...
  • five7teenfive7teen Posts: 325
    That's a good point - still a steep price to pay, but based on the buyers past few purchases, it may be the case. Still 3X is a lot of dough...
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,617 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Looks like it could be a last ditch effort to get an upgrade for the set regisrty awards at the end of the month... >>



    As I mentioned, one went for $760 on eBay just a few days ago, so I don't think this has anything to do with the registry awards.
    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,625 ✭✭✭✭✭
    But that is one dam nice looking card.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great looking card!

    I guess this falls into the "relative" department...

    Just imagine if you have no trouble dropping 100 bucks for a card - and then there's a guy who makes 15X more than you?

    He can afford to drop 1500 and not bat an eye.

    Not me BTW!
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  • jmbkb4jmbkb4 Posts: 2,963


    << <i>And by crazy, I'm sorry, but I mean dumb. A PSA 9 '65 Topps Joe Morgan went for $2,550 tonight:

    Overpriced Joe

    A PSA 9 '65 Morgan went for $760 on eBasy just a few days ago. And the last few before that went for $697.50, $1,050 and $999.99.

    The underbidder doesn't appear to be a shill, but something fishy may be going on as this card 'sold' for something like $1,500 or so a few weeks ago and was then re-listed a few days later. >>



    You think that's crazy? I sold a 1993 Refractor PSA 10 of Puckett for $4,500.

    + shipping/insurance!!!!!
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