This manipulation only works for lazy or unsuspecting collectors. If there is a sudden spike in prices no one is forcing anyone to bid or buy a card. Remember when a '63 Rose in an 8 holder was 15k? It didn't work then and it won't work now. And my guess is that is the way authorities probably feel too. At some point we have to be accountable for ourselves. And yes, I think the bid retractions are the worst thing about what is going on. It is the way these sales are trying to be manipulated, imo. But knowledge is key so don't play into it.
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Originally Posted by ullmandds
it happened last year for a spell and the majority of collectors/investors on this very site bought into it!!!
there is atleast 1 "collector/investor" on this site with dozens and dozens of t206 cobbs.
all one needs is a "shill" system which seems to be de rigeur on ebay these days with certain sellers and a few "sales" whether real or not to psychologically drive up prices.
i'm not saying this IS happening...but it certainly could be.
history tends to repeat itself!
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