Auction Hall of Shame!

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:31 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 20392&rd=1

Frightening.

Anyone notice the '9.4 CGC Spidey #6' auction end for $360? Wouldn't that be a kick in the butt if it was for real...?

Hobo...you won the Cap #30...any news?

Where is that Spidey #6 auction? I can't find it.

I'm usually put off by any "private" feedback. I know there is some legitimate purpose to it, but I can't figure it out. Therefore, I'd just avoid the auction even though that FF #48 looks purty.

SiBill · Post by **SiBill** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:56 am

riftt wrote:WARNING: Avoid ebay seller "Happycomicsguy" at ALL COST. He is a serious shill bidder and dishonest seller. After confronting him with his multiple shill accounts he was forced to take his comic auction down. He has several valiant auctions up that I would be very, very wary of bidding on. Just look at his recent feedback.

You are right - He has re-listed his last two auctions. ncm22 probably gave him that positive before he received the Watchmen books. Someone should reach out to him to see if he actually got the books. The guy who gave him the last negative must be boiling mad.

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:17 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

a la Batman? AF 15, more likely . . .

David_Cody · Post by **David_Cody** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:36 am

ala Batman. Really, that made me LOL. Maybe he's talking about the dark costume, but I agree, ala Amazing Fantasy 15 is more likely.

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:45 am

Well, Detective 27 does have Batman swinging in with a badguy under his arm.
But I'm thinking he's just spamming the word "Batman" for more search results.

MedicAR · Post by **MedicAR** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:52 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 35749&rd=1

I laughed until.....uh....well, until I stopped.

Tuff find.....

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:57 pm

yup, so tuff, nobody else calls it that.

"Spider-Man #1, Paper and Ink Variant"

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 2:02 am

You know..."comicspriceguide.com" is a joke, and run by a total flaming jerk...

These 'prices' are not paid by anyone but the very, very foolish, IF THAT, and their only purpose is to legitimize 'full Overstreet Guide' prices for the guy who SELLS and points out what they're 'worth' in HIS guide!

Of COURSE he's going to say what they're 'worth', he's TRYING TO SELL THEM!!!!!!

THIS is why CONFLICT OF INTEREST laws are WRITTEN. GRRRRRRRRRR.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 2:06 am

MagnusRF wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 35749&rd=1

I laughed until.....uh....well, until I stopped.

Tuff find.....

This cost $59 to grade!

Idiot. Moron sends in an 8.5 modern, and picks express service, DESERVES to throw away $59.

I wonder if the graders cringe when they see crap like this?

greg · Post by **greg** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:39 am

While I don't personally use comicspriceguide.com, I was sure that there's
no way they would value Spider-man #1 (Newsstand Edition, Bagged, With UPC Code)
at $318 in 9.4.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 35749&rd=1

...and they don't list it at $318... no guide would make that mistake.
Comicspriceguide.com shows it worth about $25 in CGC 9.4... BUT...
He is just reading the site wrong because it does look like they put $318
on the book if you read the line below it. (For the Platinum version...)
Wow, what an expensive error caused by poor website formatting!

cjv · Post by **cjv** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:07 am

I emailed him telling him his, just curious as to what he would say. Will he defend his auction, saying it really is worth that much, or will he admit the truth?

Chris

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:43 am

My prediction of his reply:

"I recently shill-bid a copy of this issue in grade up to a similar amount on eBay, so I don't think it's an outrageous sum."

Djk300 · Post by **Djk300** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 4:48 pm

here is a good one for everyone: bid away it wont last long

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 06080&rd=1

Djk300 · Post by **Djk300** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 4:49 pm

errrrr.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 84250&rd=1

Djk300 · Post by **Djk300** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 4:57 pm

how can this have 5 bids if the starting bid is $50.00??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 12838&rd=1

Djk300 · Post by **Djk300** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:11 pm

signed by the original spiderwoman!!! Look closer and it looks like Bart Sears.... hmmmm

Is this even worth $93.00? BIN for over $700..... very tempting

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 00015&rd=1

riftt · Post by **riftt** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:24 pm

Djk300 wrote:how can this have 5 bids if the starting bid is $50.00??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 12838&rd=1

is this even real? the pic looks really fake.

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:29 pm

Same person's bid 5 times. Looks a bit suspicious, huh?

MedicAR · Post by **MedicAR** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:46 pm

Ever notice that when something is an utter piece of crap, it's described as a "must for collectors?"

cjv · Post by **cjv** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 8:45 am

Just thought people would be interested in the response when I told the guy that $318 was the platinum version, not the green version.

My message to him

Actually, the 9.4 graded copy for $318 on comics price guide is for the platinum version. The purple description line refers to the price ABOVE the description. Thus, the green spider is $25, not $318. Chris

His response

ACTUALLY YOU NEED TO STUDY YOUR PRICE GUIDE A LITTLE MORE-NOTE THE ATTACHMENT THAT IS SENT ALONG-SPIDER MAN #1F GREEN VARIANT (NEWSTAND EDITION) BAGGED WITH UPC CODE 9.4 CGC GRADED IS $318.00--MINE IS GRADE 8.5 SO ITS SOME WHERE AROUND THE $225.00 PRICE--THUS YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT--THANK YOU

I wished him the best of luck selling it.

Chris

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:50 am

He a bit on the touchy side isn't he?

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:02 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:He a bit on the touchy side isn't he?

I can understand him being touchy - assuming his story is true, he probably did look it up on comicspriceguide.com, saw it had a $300 "value", and decided to pony up the $59 for the standard grading service to get it back quickly. Since he thought it was worth over $250, you aren't supposed to use the modern service, and the wait times on the economy are extreme.

So, it's going to be hard to hear that a book you have $59 into for grading is never even going to make that back - ever.

And, worst of all, he's sure he is right at this point, after putting all this effort into it. So, he is an *SQUEE*, but he's an *SQUEE* I can relate with.

greg · Post by **greg** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:57 pm

I don't suppose one more reply to him that says:

OK, IF CGC 9.4 IS WORTH $318, EXPLAIN THIS:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6508990031

(You think that would help at all?)

Anyone have any idea why ComicsPriceGuide would list
the "bagged" versions in CGC grades?
They have to be unbagged in order to be slabbed.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:10 pm

Probably not as the cover does not have the UPC code.

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 7:17 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 93505&rd=1

Really nice deal until you get to the shipping gouge for Media Mail.