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Originally Posted by Leon
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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I love the way you downplay these issues as of lately as if they are not issues at all!
Obviously it is smart to be judicious if one is spending a lot of $$$$ on cardboard. But the fact is some people are getting taken advantage of...and will continue to be.