1890's Baseball Fan - Probstein

[Shoeless Moe]

So this is interesting.


This sold on July 17 for $200:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/35415887307...p2047675.l2557

winner ebay (4837) goes for the flip with Probstain and loses big, as it goes for $75:

https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/37...p2047675.l2565

[perezfan]

Sh!t happens. Reminds me of many of my flips.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Sh!t happens. Reminds me of many of my flips.

......but.......did you notice anything with the bidding on the 2nd auction?

[EddieP]

I was expecting an article saying that Rick Probstein was a fan of 1890s baseball

[mrreality68]

Nice looking piece

Not surprised not all flips work out

[Shoeless Moe]

funny business

[Snapolit1]

Don’t get the screen shots. Maybe not enough coffee. Seems to be different bidders who coincidentally have same number of feedbacks?

Probstein is moving a gazillion dollars of stuff a year. I don’t think he has the time or energy to shill $200 auctions.

[Stupe the Second Sacker]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Don’t get the screen shots. Maybe not enough coffee. Seems to be different bidders who coincidentally have same number of feedbacks?

Probstein is moving a gazillion dollars of stuff a year. I don’t think he has the time or energy to shill $200 auctions.

Those bidder ids are randomly generated. Click on them and this is what you find.

[Shoeless Moe]

No...I'm not saying Probstein bid on them, I think the flipper may have.

Or it's just a very BIG coincidence.

[Snapolit1]

Sure half the auctions on eBay are shilled by the seller or a close confidant. Sucks but that’s what I always thought. Even on this board there people with numerous eBay names.

[Stupe the Second Sacker]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

No...I'm not saying Probstein bid on them, I think the flipper may have.

Or it's just a very BIG coincidence.

I posted screenshots from both auctions. It's no coincidence.

[BRoberts]

How does a seller like Probstein, who sells a gazillion dollars worth of stuff a year, survive the "auction overload" that apparently has hit the rest of the hobby to the point that prices are sinking on a daily basis?