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While scrolling through the listings searching for two missing PCGS MS65 West Point quarters to complete my set I came across this one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/155447435790Two people are in a bidding war on a coin when multiple specimens are listed further down the page at a buy it now of $33.95 with free shipping by the same seller and in the same holder. Why on earth would anyone bid nearly ten dollars over that amount, assuming the auction closes where it stands? Do some people really bid on the first thing which pops up without any hint of looking and comparing? And this is not the only MS65 listed well below what these two knuckleheads are bidding. Go figure. Anyone?  ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon
Edited by Ballyhoo
03/15/2023 9:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm not sure if the "V75" privy mark accounts for the excess.
I wouldn't really consider it a bidding war since one guy set a max bid and the other bidder looks like they are just running it up $2 at a time.
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I have had people do this to me. They bid in small amounts to outbid me and become the high bidder. I just go the the next auction of the same item and bid on it. Most of the time I win the auction for less than what I bid on the first item.
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Ballyhoo, I've seen this many times on eBay. When I bid on a coin, I've already bookmarked the BIN sales, and step away from the auction when they hit that price.
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Why on earth would anyone be buying these quarters in the first place?  |
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I have to assume sometimes they just want the "win" more than the coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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It appears that there is still some firewood left in the W-Quarters fire. I'll be waiting until there are just some glowing ambers left to get the ones I need.
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United States
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The "V75" privy mark is on all of the 2020 W mint quarters so wouldn't account for the boost.
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United States
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Some people just have too much money and not enough sense.
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Never underestimate the STUPIDITY of the average person.
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Some folks just like to bid and win, values not withstanding. Have you ever purchased a coin at a higher price just because you liked it or perhaps needed it to complete a set? Who really knows what folks are thinking.
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could also be a shill running up the buyer.
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Back when I was collecting modern commemoratives, I'd see that more often than you'd think. Same coin, same grade, same holder and the bidding would go higher than a buy-it-now listing from the same dealer.
I remember going with my Dad to tool auctions when I was a teenager. He was always on the lookout for good used tools for his workshop (he did industrial welding and fabrication after he retired from the Navy). It wasn't terribly uncommon to see bidding go higher on a used tool than what you could pay for the same exact tool new. I think sometimes people just get caught up in bidding action...
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03/20/2023 12:49 pm
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Posted 03/15/2023 9:15 pm
