Famous Ebay Bidders

Stingray · October 16, 2005 10:30PM

Has anyone ever thought or actually known if someone bidding on Ebay, might have been or is someone famous?

Stingray

zef204 · October 17, 2005 1:21AM

I know Keith Olbermann buys a lot of sports cards. I remember someone posted his name one time and I looked him up and he had recieved 800+ positives and had only left 3 positives for others. What a guy!

bobbybakeriv · October 17, 2005 2:58AM

That doesn't surprise me. I admit that I don't know Olberman personally but he comes across as a pompous jerk sometimes on television. For some reason, he has always seemed to convey a tone of arrogance to me. I wasn't terribly disappointed when he left ESPN for just that reason.

smallstocks · October 17, 2005 3:04AM

I know George Steinbrenner's son buys tons of stuff on ebay.

MorrellMan · October 17, 2005 3:05AM

<< Has anyone ever thought or actually known if someone bidding on Ebay, might have been or is someone famous?

Stingray >>

This guy has been known to bid on occasion.

lostdart58 · October 17, 2005 3:11AM

I had sold a card a few years back on EBAY to Keith Olbermann. He paid with a check and at the time I wondered if it was actually THE Keith Olbermann, but I assumed it was with a Park Avenue address in NYC.

.....I do not recall about feedback.....

....It was only a $20 card.....

IJustLoveCards · October 17, 2005 3:43AM

I know that one of the Mars Family Members Bids, (from M&M's) I also know that Charlie Sheen has purchased cards on ebay. Also, several pro athletes have bought many cards on ebay.

mudflap02 · October 17, 2005 3:51AM

Pretty sure Dmitri Young bought a high dollar card on Naxcom, leading me to believe that he is active on ebay as well.

mudflap02 · October 17, 2005 3:52AM

I know Royals prospect Matt Campbell was buying a lot of his rookie cards - not sure if he still is. Userid was soupphenom or something - imagine that. The only way I was able to put 2 and 2 together is that one of my buddies whose last name is Campbell went by "soup".

raym8 · October 17, 2005 6:29AM

Dmitri Young won a PSA 10 Kirby Pucket 84 Fleer Update from me a few years back.

iamthegreatcornholio · October 17, 2005 6:37AM

I sold a high-end Nomar card to Jim McMahon a while ago.

studentT206 · October 17, 2005 8:45AM

There is a buyer of very high dollar vintage with the name of aleftturner. I wonder if he is a NASCAR driver going by his ebay handle. Anyone know?

Damian

WinPitcher · October 17, 2005 8:48AM

Pandrews is very famous.

SoFLPhillyFan · October 17, 2005 9:15AM

<< I know Royals prospect Matt Campbell was buying a lot of his rookie cards - not sure if he still is. Userid was soupphenom or something - imagine that. The only way I was able to put 2 and 2 together is that one of my buddies whose last name is Campbell went by "soup". >>

Think I sold one of his Topps Chrome autos to his mother or another female relative a few months ago. It was the same last name and when I looked at her purchases she had bought others.

Mantlefan · October 17, 2005 11:03AM

I sold some 1962 graded Baseball to Tim Berra...Yogi's son.

NewJerseyMeatHook · October 17, 2005 11:23AM

I sold some cards to Stingray. He taped quarters to the invoice . . . All $17 worth.

No, Sting's a great eBayer.

Allen · October 17, 2005 2:40PM

Eli Grba contacted me about a 1961 Yankees auto I had on eBay. Pretty nice guy. Dmitri Young bought the PSA 10 Dave Winfield Rookie over the summer.

MiniMaster · October 17, 2005 5:32PM

Glenn Borgmann Card #127 in the 75 Topps Mini played for the Minnesota Twins. He recently purchased his own card (PSA 9) from me. There are only 3 in that condition.....lucky for him I had two

dakota · October 18, 2005 9:06AM

NJ meathook,
Thats some funny S#*t!!! Im still laughing while writing this. I had the same experience with the stinger except I got some crumbled up dollar bills that looked like they came out of those old school piggy banks.

Love ya Stingray!!!

tkd7 · October 18, 2005 9:20AM

I almost sold to jeannie

NewJerseyMeatHook · October 18, 2005 10:42AM

How'd Jeannie get my flannel?!

NewJerseyMeatHook · October 18, 2005 10:49AM

I was this guy's high school baseball coach. That's probably why he plays football.

His sister outbids me for many of his cards. He now plays for Nashville in that juggernaut Arena League. Great kid.

Mintstate · October 18, 2005 1:15PM

<< I know George Steinbrenner's son buys tons of stuff on ebay. >>

He bought some 60's cello packs from me last year.

RonBurgundy · October 19, 2005 7:16AM

Steinbrenner's son busts open every vintage pack he buys.

xbaggypants · October 19, 2005 7:38AM

What's his ebay ID?

elsnorto · February 4, 2009 1:03PM

So I get home tonight and check my eBay sales for the day.

One of the items is a Sacramento Surge World Leage of American Football (WLAF) button new in the package.

No biggie...

I check my Paypal payments and the person who bought it is one Mr. William Goldberg.

Hmmm...

I then notice the eBay name is related to vintage hotrods.

Could it be...?

Google "bill goldberg" and the ship to city "bonsall".

Pretty sure on this one... ladies and gentlemen, I give you...

For those of you unfamiliar, before becoming WCW's answer to Steve Austin, Bill was an accomplished football player for the Georgia Bulldogs. He went on to play for the Sacramento Surge, helping them become the only American team to capture the World Bowl Championship. He played a couple years for the Atlanta Falcons before being signed to the Carolina Panthers expansion team in 1995... and becoming the first player to be cut in franchise history.

He ended up doing quite well for himself after football finding huge fame in professional wrestling and parlaying that into a decent movie/television career.

I think I am going to ask him if he would mind signing one of these buttons for me.

Snorto~

RipublicaninMass · February 4, 2009 1:06PM

I_cant_believe_what_I_just_saw is famous in my book

BunchOBull · February 4, 2009 1:27PM

I posted this yesterday...but this is Bill's first card...

'88 McDag Georgia Team Set

Dboneesq · February 4, 2009 2:06PM

Steinbrenner's son (grandson?) was real big buying sport AND non-sport unopened graded packs from the 50s and 60s. He also bought a LOT of toys from the 60s. When he was bidding you were real happy if you were the seller ... and not too happy if you were one of the other buyers. IF HE WANTED IT HE WON IT. Saw quite a few auctions that sold for MUCH MORE than FMV when he was involved.

ping4u43 · February 4, 2009 2:32PM

Sold and item last week to Keith Olbermann

Darin · February 4, 2009 2:40PM

Is Keith Olberman still buying the 2006 Alex Gordon cards? I bought one a couple weeks ago for a fraction of what he was reportedly paying a couple years ago.

kmnorton · February 4, 2009 3:07PM

Brad Ziegler is buying his own cards these days.

rube26105 · February 4, 2009 3:10PM

i sold something a 50 bowman fb knox ramsey card to his gradson sometime last year

goraiders · February 4, 2009 11:13PM

Vince carter of the nets,his brother buy's alot of stuff for him.It seems to be
alot of auto's,jersey cards,mostly newer stuff.He was at georgia music the last
time i was there,bill was around $14,000,all new product,mostly football,basketball.

MBMiller25 · February 4, 2009 11:18PM

This is a cool thread, hope we can keep it going.

itzagoner · February 4, 2009 11:20PM

have sold to Dmitri, Steinbrenners, et al.....but the coolest thing was......lemme see if i remember correctly.........some guy bid on an old Bowman card i had of Joe Adc**k and won it, and afterwards he e-mailed me to let me know how happy and excited he was to win the auction.

he was once Joe's dentist.

billwaltonsbeard · February 4, 2009 11:24PM

<< have sold to Dmitri, Steinbrenners, et al.....but the coolest thing was......lemme see if i remember correctly.........some guy bid on an old Bowman card i had of Joe Adc**k and won it, and afterwards he e-mailed me to let me know how happy and excited he was to win the auction.

he was once Joe's dentist.

>>

Joe was a fantastic player. One of my all time favorites.

what sport did he play again?

itzagoner · February 4, 2009 11:28PM

<< 
Joe was a fantastic player. One of my all time favorites.

what sport did he play again? >>

he played second fiddle.

xbaggypants · February 5, 2009 12:42AM

Sold a couple of cards to Paul Allen (Microsoft Co-Founder) a couple of months ago

BunchOBull · February 5, 2009 12:44AM

<< Vince carter of the nets,his brother buy's alot of stuff for him.It seems to be
alot of auto's,jersey cards,mostly newer stuff.He was at georgia music the last
time i was there,bill was around $14,000,all new product,mostly football,basketball. >>

Georgia Music? Where is that located...I have some semi-rigids with their logo on them.

goraiders · February 5, 2009 12:50AM

<< 

<< Vince carter of the nets,his brother buy's alot of stuff for him.It seems to be
alot of auto's,jersey cards,mostly newer stuff.He was at georgia music the last
time i was there,bill was around $14,000,all new product,mostly football,basketball. >>

Georgia Music? Where is that located...I have some semi-rigids with their logo on them. >>

Orlando,fl. Great store for new wax,supplies.

BPorter26 · February 5, 2009 12:58AM

Todd McFarlane from Spawn bought an Apba baseball card set from me a year ago and AJ Happ's (Phillies pitcher) Dad bought his son's rookie card off of me a few years ago.

goraiders · February 5, 2009 1:04AM

Dallas baker [stellers wr.] his aunt lives here daytona bch.,she has been at the card shop
looking for his cards,also been looking for wes chandler[charger's wr.] his uncle,
who was my high school coach in 92-93.Pretty nice coach,ouside of practice.Tough
guy on the field.

J.R.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · February 5, 2009 4:29AM

Sold a player his card years back. It was a 1/3 buyback auto. Only $30 or so and glad he ended up with it. Dont recall the name

Sodl another card to a players Mom. Dont recall the name.

Phil Hughes collects his cards and I assume he ebays.

Same with Pat Neshek. Interesting note about Neshek and his 2009 Topps auto.... From his site-

MY FIRST CERTIFIED AUTOGRAPH IS OUT THERE

Just wanted to give everyone the heads up that my first autograph issue in Topps is out. I noticed this under eBay just a minute ago. I signed 1000 cards for Topps. On 100 of the cards I wrote different inscriptions. I believe I did 10 different inscriptions at 10 cards a piece...so the card on eBay with my debut is really a 1 of 10. I signed this one with my debut #...oh yes # 72. Pretty pumped to see my 1st cert autograph card. I'm hoping my value is down to nothing so I can pick up this card, we'll see

"For the first 5 auto I wrote, 1st certified autograph ever with the date and the next one I wrote 2nd cert auto ever with the date. After I did that I wrote 10 that contained www.patneshek.com. You guys get the point. Here's all the inscriptions I wrote. 10 that said www.neshek.com, 10 that said sidearmer, 10 that had 7/7/06 MLB Debut and #72, 10 that had 2007 MLB ALL STAR FINAL VOTE, 10 that said Go Twins, 10 that said STRK 3 and finished up the day signing my last cert entitled "my last cert auto!" Hopefully you guys will get a kick out of finding these and seeing them pop up next year in different Topps products"

JasP24 · February 5, 2009 4:52AM

Chris Cooley, the Washington Redskins TE buys and sells on ebay. I did business with him a couple of times last year.

Jason

stown · February 5, 2009 5:05AM

<< I know Keith Olbermann buys a lot of sports cards. I remember someone posted his name one time and I looked him up and he had recieved 800+ positives and had only left 3 positives for others. What a guy! >>

+1 for zef, even though it's over a 3 year old post.

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