Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Went for $30,000. No way this is anything other than money laundering.
Am I missing something obvious?
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Agreed!
From what I could see it is all modern inexpensive stuff. The reference to early 20th and 19th century material is not borne out with photos.
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Oh man, somebody's cat is bidding again! 
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More likely an attempt at a schill bid from a less than skilled seller. Wait till he gets eBay's request for their cut of the sale.
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I just did some snooping. Seller has been on eBay about a year. Bought items from two sellers, and only sold this one item. Total feedback 3. Weird, I seem to remember that you needed a specific feedback number to sell.
Lot was listed at a $20,000 start price and a Buy It Now at $30,000. In the text seller says "First $25,000 takes it". Bidder hit the Buy It Now. Buyer is no newbie, with 1156 feedback.
I can't see anyone buying a collection from those few photos. I don't see any mounts on the black pages, so stamps could all be hinged, or worse yet, licked and stuck to the pages! I dunno!
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"I seem to remember that you needed a specific feedback number to sell"
Only if you want to list at fixed price, or BIN as we now know it.
Based on the images, I would say that this sale didn't 'actually' happen, as eBay is infested with deranged and/or fraudulent sellers. Mind you, some buyers need to be on some sort of medication.
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Wonder what the seller fee is going to be on this?
As for cats bidding, that did happen once to me. I was in the midst of placing a bid when I got distracted and my cat walked across the keyboard and I saw I'd bid several million dollars on a $5 cover. I got a popup saying I was not authorized to execute a bid in that amount.
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Simple Math
Apparent CV $120,000
13,000+ WW stamps
Average CV $9-$10 each
CV of stamps shown - $0.10-$0.20 each
I don't care about the seller's stamps
I need to find that dealer who offered $15,000+ - I have some bargains for him
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10:21:16pm
" ... I need to find that dealer who offered $15,000+ - I have some bargains for him ...."
He is probably down by Adams Street setting up his toll booth.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/huge-stamp-collection-/252394420206?hash=item3ac3e137ee%3ag%3a4igaaoswb9xxpisb&nma=true&si=ykcxsihbx3pko6uwziuxsg8w8yg%253d&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&rmvSB=true
Went for $30,000. No way this is anything other than money laundering.
Am I missing something obvious?
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re: Ebay Transaction - Can this be Real?
Agreed!
From what I could see it is all modern inexpensive stuff. The reference to early 20th and 19th century material is not borne out with photos.
David
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re: Ebay Transaction - Can this be Real?
Oh man, somebody's cat is bidding again!
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re: Ebay Transaction - Can this be Real?
More likely an attempt at a schill bid from a less than skilled seller. Wait till he gets eBay's request for their cut of the sale.
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re: Ebay Transaction - Can this be Real?
I just did some snooping. Seller has been on eBay about a year. Bought items from two sellers, and only sold this one item. Total feedback 3. Weird, I seem to remember that you needed a specific feedback number to sell.
Lot was listed at a $20,000 start price and a Buy It Now at $30,000. In the text seller says "First $25,000 takes it". Bidder hit the Buy It Now. Buyer is no newbie, with 1156 feedback.
I can't see anyone buying a collection from those few photos. I don't see any mounts on the black pages, so stamps could all be hinged, or worse yet, licked and stuck to the pages! I dunno!
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re: Ebay Transaction - Can this be Real?
"I seem to remember that you needed a specific feedback number to sell"
Only if you want to list at fixed price, or BIN as we now know it.
Based on the images, I would say that this sale didn't 'actually' happen, as eBay is infested with deranged and/or fraudulent sellers. Mind you, some buyers need to be on some sort of medication.
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re: Ebay Transaction - Can this be Real?
Wonder what the seller fee is going to be on this?
As for cats bidding, that did happen once to me. I was in the midst of placing a bid when I got distracted and my cat walked across the keyboard and I saw I'd bid several million dollars on a $5 cover. I got a popup saying I was not authorized to execute a bid in that amount.
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08:58:25pm
re: Ebay Transaction - Can this be Real?
Simple Math
Apparent CV $120,000
13,000+ WW stamps
Average CV $9-$10 each
CV of stamps shown - $0.10-$0.20 each
I don't care about the seller's stamps
I need to find that dealer who offered $15,000+ - I have some bargains for him
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12 Jul 2016
10:21:16pm
re: Ebay Transaction - Can this be Real?
" ... I need to find that dealer who offered $15,000+ - I have some bargains for him ...."
He is probably down by Adams Street setting up his toll booth.
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