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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Tim
Not a big deal but a first for me. |
#2
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Frank Wakefield
What was the card, which auction?? |
#3
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: MVSNYC
was it Shamu, Moby Dick, or Fudgie the Whale? |
#4
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Tim
It was a PSA 5 Fred Beck Cycle 350 Back. |
#5
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: T206Collector
Deleted because of the subsequent explanation. |
#6
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Sean
http://cgi.ebay.com/1909-T-206-FRED-BECK-PSA-5-CYCLE-BACK_W0QQitemZ170264671629QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item 170264671629&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A13|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 |
#7
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Tim
I figured the card would sell for $150-$170. |
#8
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: peter ullman
You DID get whaled...but also beware of the Sharks...they are greater in # than the whales...and are quite tenacious! |
#9
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Mark
What's the average life expectancy for an ebay whale? |
#10
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Paul
That "whale" was the first person I thought of when I read the initial post. I've been outbid more than a few times by him or her. Certainly has saved me a few thousand bucks. |
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Ted Sherman
I have a nifty little phrase everyt ime that happens to me |
#12
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: David Poses
on this: |
#13
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Dave
I got whaled a few weeks ago but I was doing the selling and not the bidding. |
#14
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Bob
Trying to skip around the sets and finding one the whales are not currently interested in seems to be a key. The problem is, once you get going in a set, here they come! |
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Cat
I've sold a few items to that whale lately. |
#16
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: dennis
what would be really sad is, if you actually outbid that whale!!! |
#17
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Steve Dawson
The same whale surfaced on me in August and harpooned a PSA 5 T207 Ed Reulbach that I had my sights on (I ended up as the under-bidder. |
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Bruce Dorskind
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: barrysloate
Bruce- General Petraeus should put you in charge of the Iraq War with those strategic powers. |
#20
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Jason L
I am the first to admit my shortsightedness and frequent ingorance, however, the first thought that came to me after reading your post was that you are crowing about overpaying on 12 of 30 auctions in which you went up against the same person, one who himself has a documented history of paying exorbitant prices. |
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: T206Collector
...over the past month, as far as I can tell -- except, based on Leon's victory in a post later in this thread, which does not show up on an ebay search of past bids by this whale, I guess ebay doesn't show that info any more -- none of his losses are here (apparently that happens when the bids get too high for ebay's comfort): |
#22
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: John
"We have developed an elaborate formula" "We developed an attack plan which is complex." LMAO |
#23
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Sean
Leon beat him here: |
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Tom Boblitt
Battered Whale..............must be the special at Captain D's............ |
#25
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Sean, Barry, funny stuff. I've beaten the whales as well at times; my formula: bid 2x what the same card sold for as per VCP and you have a shot. If you're not willing to buck up -- no shot. |
#26
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: John
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Paul
Those Bruces are amazing. I thought the only formula was to outbid the others. It must be group brainstorming that makes them smarter. I always enjoy Bruce's posts, & the inevitable responses. It's great entertainment |
#28
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: barrysloate
If a whale bids $500 and you bid $510, you win the lot for $510. |
#29
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: leon
I set snipes at $933 on each of the SGC80's. I walked away with one of them.....at $909.00 (and a few others that were a little lower).....I worked 3 yrs on that formula!!! |
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Misunderestimated (Brian H)
Whenever I have outbid this collector over the years (I'll preserve his/her privacy). I always wonder if I'm overpaying/"collecting beyond my means." |
#31
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Cat
Some time ago, this whale was an underbidder on one of my cards (don't ask me which one since I can't remember) but his snipes are not always extremely high. I would guess that he collects within his means, but his means are just greater than some of the rest of us. I'm sure the level of his snipe over what some believe is market price is dependant on his personal desire to own the card. Time takes care of "overpaying" for cards. |
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Rob D.
Not-so-great scenario: |
#33
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Anthony S.
This topic is ridic-louchios. |
#34
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: MVSNYC
i've sold & traded with him before, pleasure to deal with...but, very tuff to outbid...i outbid him once a few years ago on a PSA 9 T206 card... |
#35
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Dan Bretta
"Nobody's beaten him...over the past month, as far as I can tell" |
#36
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Alan
Here's a strategy that will work every time: Just bid more than him. |
#37
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I got Whaled!
Posted By: Bob
A few years ago he contacted me out of the blue and said he had a few of the remaining cards I needed in the M116 set and sent them to me and told me to send him whatever amount I thought was fair. A very nice gesture which was greatly appreciated. He is extremely hard to outbid though. |
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