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Old 12-01-2010, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy View Post
If someone buys one of his ’33 Goudey Ruth’s on eBay for $150 somewhere down the road, what does that tell you about the buyer? It tells me that their own GREED was the motivational factor in their buying decision, thinking they were buying something for a fraction of the normal price. In other words, it if sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
That is your assumption. However if it is an auction what if the purchaser had actually bid at whatever the value of an authentic Goudey Ruth is and the underbidder was the one trying to get something for nothing? It would sell for $150, but not due to the greed of the winner.
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