This PSA 9 1948 Leaf La Motta went for $7,877.77, allegedly, to a bidder who happens to bid 100% with PWCC. The top bidders' histories: 100% PWCC, 100% PWCC, 100% PWCC, 40% PWCC (5 total bids in 30 days), 64% PWCC (37 bids with six bid retractions on 15 total items), 34% (5 retractions), 100% PWCC. The last legitimate looking bidder bid $700 and was topped at $1,884 by the 34%/5 retraction bidder.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1948-Leaf-Bo...-/351714365739
While this may be entirely the work of a third party ring of shillers and not eBay or PWCC, in my humble opinion there is such blatant shill bidding and fraud at work on eBay that the next edition of my book will not carry the price guide element. I do not feel I can in good conscience report on prices that derive from transactions I do not believe are legitimate.
If someone wants to step up as one of the bidders who ran up the price to the close or who actually won the card, please give a shout out here and I will happily change this post to reflect it.