anyone wanna bet this auction is a scam?

goodriddance189 · July 1, 2004 12:51PM

yeah right

NickM · July 1, 2004 1:03PM

It's real. He paid Steve Novella $5000 for it a couple months ago.
Gretzky purchase

He also bought the Jordan for $999.99 on a BIN 2 weeks ago.

He's trying to find someone to buy from him at a profit. If it hasn't reached the total he wants shortly before the auction close, he'll cancel the auction.

This is the kind of seller I'd like to see have a power failure 10 minutes before the auction closing time.

Nick

ajw · July 1, 2004 1:05PM

It doesn't seem impossible that it's legit. The seller recently bought a PSA 9 Jordan rookie and got good feedback from the seller. He's also put a strong big on a PSA 10 Jordan rookie. He seems to be a somewhat serious Jordan collector, so it's not impossible he's collected Gretzky, too.

jrdolan · July 1, 2004 3:58PM

I don't quite get how the Fed raising rates will send the card through the roof.

If I was shopping for cards of this value, I would feel more confident if the seller sounded a little more, well, mature. And less desperate.

iamthegreatcornholio · July 1, 2004 4:12PM

I agree with Nick M. My guess is on July 11 around 5pm-6pm PST we will be seeing reserve fee circumvention at its finest.

Brian

pick6investments · July 2, 2004 12:20AM

take your foot out of your mouth and apologize to the legit seller.

goodriddance189 · July 2, 2004 2:38AM

damn, i was wrong. it does look suspect, there's no logical reason to group high grade cards like that because you won't maximize profit.

goodriddance189 · July 2, 2004 2:40AM

Winning bidder will receive ONLY the 1979 OPC Wayne Gretzky PSA 9. The other pictures are separate auctions.

then why the hell does he spam MJ's name in the auction description? i take it back, this guy is a total loser

yawie99 · July 2, 2004 3:14AM

When I first saw that auction, my knee-jerk reaction also was that it was a scam. I then figured that the guy probably does have the card, but I just can't bring myself to bid on auctions with those kind of descriptions. Scam probably isn't accurate, but total loser might just be fitting.

pick6investments · July 2, 2004 4:06AM

exactly what he said! I agree a LOSER but not a scammer IMHO

iamthegreatcornholio · July 2, 2004 5:08AM

LMAO, look at the bid history: Link

Brian

jwest94 · July 2, 2004 5:33AM

<< <i>LMAO, look at the bid history: Link

Brian >>

zsz70 · July 2, 2004 5:34AM

anyone wanna bet this auction is a scam?

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