On this episode, we talk about eBay terminating its relationship with PWCC, their biggest third party consignor of Sports Cards, accusing them of Shill Bidding. Psychological-Ebb-26 • 2 yr. PWCC, the Oregon based sports card consignment seller, has been hit with a lawsuit seeking class action status that claims damages from their illegal shill bidding on eBay exceeds $25,000,000. If an employee violates this company policy, it is grounds for termination. Many of the sales of altered cards identified by collectors were facilitated by PWCC. ” A source said it is believed that PWCC did at least $200 million worth of gross sales on eBay in the last year alone. One person with knowledge of the investigation also said the FBI is likely looking at shill bidding, when the seller or somebody associated with the seller enters bids to drive up the price of an. Earlier this month, PWCC laid off 30 employees, about a fifth of its staff. . The legacy auction platform removed its items in December 2021 amid accusations of shill bidding to raise prices — which PWCC vehemently denied. eBay Accuses PWCC of Shill Bidding; Company Calls Accusation "Defamatory". 02-23-2022, 10:15 PM #22: Gem10collection. “Saying you can stop shill bidding is like saying you can exist on earth without water,” quipped one expert. January 21, 2013 12:56PM. Pwcc offered refunds and also it would have been impossible for them to truly shill people because eBay. He blamed “shill bidding” for creating volatility in a marketplace that had been stable for decades. We also remove shill bids. PWCC has officially been suspended from eBay and is under criminal investigation. It’s never long before a PWCC shill shows up to postulate that the only thing that matters is that PWCC can be useful in escalating price. Gary Moser & PWCC Marketplace Card Trimming & Shill Bidding Scam - Sports Card Radio You probably don’t know who Gary "Scissor Hands" Moser is. 20 votes, 32 comments. A BIG win in #TheHobby litigation. Extended Bidding Starts In: 17:49:03. That kind of bidding activity is more representative of a new ebay member, which that bidder is. This means Probstein owed the seller $696. 1. 25 Пн-Пт 10. Flamboyant former CEO Brian Gray supposedly hand selected O’Neil so the job comes with a lot of pressure. Shill bidding, explained: The seller enlists friends and family, or uses aliases, to drive the item price higher than it would have gone if a legitimate buyer bid and purchased it. This effect is also incredibly powerful in conjunction with Loading. “PWCC was shocked to see eBay’s email today stating that unidentified ‘individuals associated with’ PWCC engaged in ‘shill bidding’,” the company said late Tuesday afternoon in a statement released through a New York-based public relations firm. 8 million T206 Wagner card and engaged in shill bidding. Sports Card Radio · October 6, 2021 ·. However, there are claims that these companies actively take part in shill bidding , don’t do anything to stop trimmed/altered cards from being sold , and even have eBay remove negative feedback from their accounts. This Trae Young card has certainly seen it’s fair share of apparent shilling, being listed, shilled up, not paid for, and relisted 6 times already. Furthermore,. That criticism aside, I still consider Brent to be about as good as it gets in the consignment business and believe PWCC does far more to combat shill bidding than his competition. Join Date:. . "It is known as the second price rule, and allows a seller to increase the price of an article without buying it," Ingebretsen explained. @SportsCardNews. If someone is legitimately winning an auction at say $900 and then the CEO of PWCC tells his lackey to bid $1500 to for the max bid of that buyer to be revealed, that’s dishonest and ripping off customers. 1343. Shill bidding represents one of the tenants of their business model. Great work guys and thanks for pointing this stuff out! 0If you then consign items to be sold at auction on PWCC, does ebay's platform know that you are the consigner or will it let you bid on your own item? If eBay doesn't know the identity of the consigner and consigners are allowed to bid on their own items, then PWCC would be the one responsible for policing against that happening and. (k) The Premier Auction will have an extended bidding period beginning at the stated closing time of each auction (the "Extended Bidding Period"). ebay finds that PWCC engaged in shill bidding? Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductionsebay finds that PWCC engaged in shill bidding? Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductionsebay finds that PWCC engaged in shill bidding? Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductionsebay finds that PWCC engaged in shill bidding? Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductionsebay finds that PWCC engaged in shill bidding? Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductionsebay finds that PWCC engaged in shill bidding? Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductionsebay finds that PWCC engaged in shill bidding? 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That kind of bidding activity is more representative of a new ebay member, which that bidder is. Yeah so PWCC was banned. “Shill bidding,” a form of auction fraud, is the act of bidding on one’s own item to increase its price, desirability, or search standing. Shill bidding—legal or illegal—may be occurring. Page 3- Ebay suspends PWCC for shill bidding BASEBALL : Blowout Cards Forums > BLOWOUTS HOBBY TALK > BASEBALL: Ebay suspends PWCC for shill bidding. [ECF 13] Ex. PWCC and Ebay split in August, after Ebay accused the card seller of submitting false bids during auctions to drive up prices. It then goes up for 24 hours the night after he had a monster game. Slideshow 10839720 by finaceshed123. ”. eBay defines shill bidding as,. Auction 1~ 1960 Roger Maris PSA 9 ~ sold 2 months ago for "3500. Recently, it was determined that individuals associated with a trading card seller, PWCC, have engaged in “shill bidding,” which is prohibited on eBay. Id. Join Date: Oct 2013. Recently, it was determined that individuals associated with a trading card seller, PWCC, have engaged in “shill bidding,” which is prohibited on eBay. eBay Accuses PWCC of Shill Bidding; Company Calls Accusation "Defamatory". RPA (BGS 9) selling for $3. ,i 3. eBay said some of PWCC’s execs were shill bidding. Ask Bill Mastro. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Return and carry over the extra winnings if early items sell for less than max. 32 = $742. I've reported it several times. The fact it’s being publicized just adds to the already mountain of sus 😂 here’s a link to remind. . I was bidding on it and it was only at 108. It alleges no new allegations and provides no evidence. Check comps and set max bids at 30-50% (for resale), 50%+ for keeps. Is that the definition of shill bidding? >> Not IMO. Along with this potential move, the allegations against PWCC will make more people aware of shill bidding and why it's one of the many trends that can kill the hobby. Let's see a scam, statement of PWCC, penalties of it in detail. Seeing as how Goldin Auctions has their own platform and everything, I’m not surprised. At the time, this price point was unprecedented for a video game, sealed or unsealed. This is an undervalued Silver Age key in my opinion. As a result, eBay has restricted PWCC’s selling privileges and listings, effective today. Zero issues with PWCC and you will get hit with less fees on higher end cards. two August 25, 2020, 10:40am 1. . INSTANT EBAY SUSPENSION & BAN + LAWSUIT PWCC shill bidding (How and why) Share Start your TikTok Ads business Today. "Recently it was determined that individuals associated with a trading card seller, PWCC, have engaged in 'shill bidding,' which is prohibited in eBay," the. "Shill bidding" is when sellers-or their agents-place fake bids on their own auctions to inflate the price of the product. Shill bidding is not worth the few extra bucks per item that resellers can make. however you in turn would get $10,800. Let’s remember though that shill bidding still existed before 2006 primarily through “private auctions” where bidder names are hidden. It isn't complete proof, but with the history information you can start to get some notion as to whether shill bidding may be happening. Since 1998, PWCC has provided a trusted service for selling trading cards. Most of the layoffs were in Oregon. It could be that eBay’s hand was forced by an outside entity, like the FBI. . Detecting shill bidding in real-time is the most effective way to reduce the loss result of the auction fraud. Today eBay contacted users to inform them that PWCC is guilty of shill bidding and the company cancelled 50,000+ listings. We talk about Shill Bidding and how to identify it so that you can become a more informed. I know that pwcc tries to monitor the bids on higher ticket items. You can find all the info by just googling it. notiicing new trends and practices (e. Pokémon Trading Card sales have topped $10. ” Shill bidding is known as a form of auction fraud. A community for players of the Pokemon Trading Card Game to show off pulls and discuss the game. I'll also say this - I sold some very high end sports memorabilia items through PWCC and I didn't see evidence of shill bidding in those cases. A big black eye if I interpret eBay as I do. Along with this potential move, the allegations against PWCC will make more people aware of shill bidding and why it's one of the many trends that can kill the hobby. However, each blip that is being disrespected and leaves can add up. The case was filed in February 2020 (just before the COVID. 6 million in sales in August and $10. The origin of the term “shill” is uncertain; it may be an abbreviation of “shillaber”. Stay Tuned for our first guest!! -LJ Photo Credit…But then (PWCC Marketplace) closed it because it had an open-bidder list (on eBay). Id. The links to eBay's shill bidding and bid retraction policies are the same polices that eBay has had for years. . eBay shuts down thousands of listings from one of its largest sports card sellers after it says it detected shill bidding. But as far back as 2002, the New York area dealer has been accused of altering, trimming, and cleaning vintage trading cards. Today we discuss the events surrounding PWCC auction house. You might also feel out the highest bid earlier on, but with PWCC, I’ve seen consistent bidding that just doesn’t look like a normal eBay auction, and I’ve been buying and selling since 2007. PWCC did "Shill bidding" so u know they are shady as well. I suppose at the end of. I will also show some. In a surprising turn of events, eBay has put a number of restrictions on trading card seller PwCC for shill bidding. Do shill bidders deter you from bidding on PWCC items? General. nevermore and WCTYSON. RT @Paul_Lesko: Wow. Current Bid: $185. Sold For: $20,199 - 8/13/2018 - Evidence Sold For: $15,488 - 4/11/2018 -. Looks like the PWCC and eBay drama had deeper origins. PWCC execs said eBay was disproportionately worried about its growing business outside the platform. , which will be mentioned. General Mailing Address: PWCC Marketplace 7560 SW Durham Rd Tigard, OR 97224 . It’ll be interesting to see how PWCC approaches shill bidding for #12. And according to an article in Sports Collectors Digest last week, PWCC Marketplace has launched several. or he willingly participated in a coordinated attempt to hide evidence of card trimming and shill bidding. PWCC was the highest grossing seller of trading cards on eBay - and eBay cancelled them like a bad habit. Earlier this month, PWCC laid off 30 employees, about a fifth of its staff. In this paper, we aim to provide a brief overview of major work that has been conducted so far in the detection, prediction and prevention techniques of shill bidding in real-time. If the name sounds familiar, PWCC had sold on eBay and was a major partner in the trading cards category, but then found itself accused by eBay of shill bidding and suspended from the marketplace. Seller: PWCC Statement by PWCC: Blowout Forum. Common sense: what is the point of messaging previous buyers about not bidding on a seller that ebay removed? People must not have played “Clue” growing up. Within a few hours, they sent the following announcement: “PWCC was shocked to see eBay’s email today stating that unidentified “individuals associated with” PWCC engaged in “shill bidding. ”. That has been a well known fact in the industry for years that PWCC allowed shill bidding so that their prices went through the roof. Storage Unit, Warehouse & Moving Day How to Sell $5,000 on Ebay. Aug 18, 2021 Original: Aug 17, 2021 PWCC Marketplace, one of the hobby’s largest online sellers of sports trading cards, was banned from selling on eBay selling on Tuesday over accusations of “shill bidding. PWCC execs said eBay was disproportionately worried about its growing business outside the platform. Daniel. ,i 3. 73 for the 11 items in the 2nd grouping. They can shill-bid (bidding, or having someone else bid, on your own item to drive up value) the card and even win. Many times their items sold for more than double what the same card sold for elsewhere on Ebay, partially because Ebay also did not show the other Sellers items in favor of PWCC. 00" to a shill bidder. Remember how eBay kicked PWCC off its platform for alleged shill bidding? And then a putative class action lawsuit was filed? And then PWCC filed a motion to dismiss which was granted BUT the court allowed plaintiffs to refile? Well. I’ll personally look forward to what PWCC has to offer. PWCC is all but been blacklisted from eBay for the time being for shill bidding. Ebay drops a sports card bombshell sharing PWCC auctions have been removed from their site, and they are accused of shill bidding auctions. Episodes being played now. The Sports Card market was turned upside down yesterday with the PWCC & eBay mess. Hobbiesville. Call it shill bidding, safety bidding or whatever you want. The legacy auction platform removed its items in December 2021 amid accusations of shill bidding to raise prices — which PWCC vehemently denied. Also, I have seen examples and experienced their shill bidding first hand. As a result, eBay has restricted PWCC’s selling privileges and listings, effective today. He’s a massive cosigner, much like pwcc, essentially and auction house that runs through eBay. Participated in the auction and well near the end I noticed some weird activity. But with 40,000 items per month, they're not going to bother with the vast majority. PWCC called the accusations “defamatory” and in October, launched its own auction marketplace. PWCC has likely generated at least $200 million worth of gross sales on eBay in the last year, per Action Network. . These guys are obviously shady, but the one thing I do miss with PWCC is the vault. JUST IN: As a result of shill bidding, @ebay has restricted the selling privileges of @PWCCmarketplace, its largest seller of cards on its platform with $150M+. PSA is just as much to blame but PWCC is the same with refunds or better yet u get banned. The total amount of the shill bidding was $12,318. 05-26-2023,. PWCC was shocked to see eBay’s email today stating that unidentified “individuals associated with” PWCC engaged in “shill bidding. In addition, members cannot bid on or buy items in order to artificially increase a seller's feedback or to improve the item's search standing. . PWCC is threatening legal action over the move. When I was chatting with my uncle, a longtime sports memorabilia collector, immediately when I mentioned PWCC he said he would never bid on their auctions. Most of the layoffs were in Oregon. Shill bidding is not worth the few extra bucks per item that resellers can make. "PWCC Vault is a solid alternative if you're pretty confident that you will eventually move that specific item via their auction platform (Weekly or Premier). I suppose at the end of the day, bid what you’re willing to bid and nothing more. " To PWCC's knowledge, its employees have never engaged in any behavior that violates eBay's agreements and policies. What is shill bidding Pwcc? Trading card marketplace PWCC has been suspended by eBay for “shill bidding” — the practice of artificially boosting the price of an item through dishonest bids. C. On this episode, we talk about eBay terminating its relationship with PWCC, their biggest third party consignor of Sports Cards, accusing them of Shill Bidding. I got a few packs in stores and ate them all. You wouldn't know to check PWCC until a little time in the hobby and in the community. Shill bidding in some form has been happening since ebay was started. com) $40,000 In Sales on Ebay, Shopify & Facebook (2021 update) WHAT SOLD Scaling an Ebay Business. Hobby News. Posted on Apr 21, 2021. I never shopped the $$$ auctions where the shill bids happened anyway, but it was fun to buy stuff in the $10-$50 range and have them moved to the vault for free, then eventually combine shipping to my home. But if you're just grabbing some cards for a couple hundred bucks or less, I can't imagine they'd bother messing with all those. Recently, it was determined that individuals associated with a trading card seller, PWCC, have engaged in “shill bidding,” which is prohibited on eBay. are notorious for offering 95-93% of the final hammer with none of the buyer's premium and hoping you don't realize PWCC offers 100% of the hammer plus a large percentage of the BP depending on final sale price. PWCC’s problems are bigger than shill bidding, too. Shill bidding is the practice of placing bids on an item to increase its selling price. A source said it is believed that PWCC did at least $200 million worth of gross sales on eBay in the last year alone. Those for the trading maps industry were shocked Tuesday afternoon when a mass blast email from eBay said that is had restricted an selling privileges of its largest trading card seller, PWCC, as a result of what it said was shill bidding. Right at about 30min before the auction ended, it went up to $1050. What a Hoot. You might also feel out the highest bid earlier on, but with PWCC, I’ve seen consistent bidding that just doesn’t look like a normal eBay auction, and I’ve been buying and selling since 2007. The seller, using a second account, was the final bidder and immediately dismissed his own bid to offer me a “second chance” to buy the vehicle at an. Smart bidders will wait for that last second or two to try and snipe a card. Mathis is accused of selling trimmed cards through eBay consignors PWCC Marketplace, Probstein123 and COMC . Craig and Callahan said they expect the October premier auction to generate more than $5 million in card sales. blurryface Posts: 5,136 . Ebay you get the occasional cancel requests. The official reason PWCC was kicked off eBay was shill bidding (which is rampant in the card world, especially among consignment sellers) but the company/owner of PWCC are also complicit in working with “card doctors” who alter cards to receive higher grades, and there is tons of evidence demonstrating their involvement in this. A couple weeks ago I bid on a 15 clone on Good Will auctions. Plus, three sales by PWCC. These allegations alluded to employees potentially participating in. Seen a few cookies selling for . This team will monitor bidding abnormalities, vet buyers with low activity, and punish those caught in shill bidding and non-payment. EBay has removed all auctions from trading card auction house PWCC alleging "shill bidding," according to a copy of the notice eBay sent to past PWCC bidders posted on Reddit. Prominent Lake Oswego sports card seller PWCC had its listings pulled from eBay on Tuesday after eBay accused “individuals associated” with the Oregon company of “shill bidding. PWCC did "Shill bidding" so u know they are shady as well. $1. Truth is though both grading services fuck up regularly because neither one has MTG subject matter experts on staff. Print Run. Most of the big companies have alt accounts that not only bid up, but list certain cards for sale and then another account "returns the favor. Is Mudville so. PWCC and every other consignment service are having problems with consigners shill bidding. As of Friday morning on March 9th, the current bid on PWCC is only $54. His sentencing comes four months after former company CEO Bill Mastro received a 20-month term for his role in illegal activity that went on at what was once a powerful force in the world of sports memorabilia. Investing in YuGiOh cards? Support the channel by using this link when doing so: need accessories to grade your cards or store yo. . Lastly, let’s not forget that card-buyer is the eBay account linked to ih8ca’s Blowout. Corey Hogan, one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, Jerry Gradl Motors and Lifetime Motor Cars, said he has been told that ACV allegedly used shill bidding tactics on as many as half of its. Today eBay contacted users to inform them that PWCC is guilty of shill bidding and the company cancelled 50,000+ listings. . The answer is either don't bid because you're concerned enough to be dissuaded, or just pick your price and if it goes too high then so be it. PWCC Marketplace, which was banned from selling sports cards on eBay over allegations of shill bidding, is moving its business to its own website and reacting to concerns by customers and collectors. . Phone Number: 833-333-PWCC (7922) Email: [Not listed, must contact through website] eBay store: PWCCMarketplace. PWCC ran its sports card auction business through eBay through the summer of 2021 before the two got into a spat. Technically, it means that the owner of the item can bid on it without these terms explicitly being stated to the other bidders. I am sure they won't even notice. ·. 23. . If VaultCrock front loaded those first 300 boxes sent to PWCC with RAREST of RARE coins. Patreon MTG MOX MANInstagram MTG MOX MANE. Since PWCC got the boot from eBay, have you seen more or less shill bidding on sports cards on eBay? 🤷🏽♂️. So if you want to make more, go PWCC. Ebay does not message previous buyers about a seller shill bidding on auctions. 123k members in the PokemonTCG community. The total amount of the shill bidding was $12,318. I'm not familiar with pwcc but a quick googler tells me eBay tossed them for shill bidding. “Crazy week for the hobby. Thread Title: PWCC Frank Thomas NNOF - Should be an interesting ending. PWCC sold $3 million of fixed priced cards in the first three weeks of sales. EBay announced Tuesday that PWCC, one of the largest marketplaces for sports and trading cards, has had its selling and listing privileges on the platform restricted due to. PWCC Knowingly Sold Altered Cards, Promoted Shill Bidding on its Sales, and Created Fraudulent “Eye Appeal” Designations 21. Ahmanfan Posts: 4,325 . " Blouin. That is handled directly and/or internally. With a card of that. ”. Remember how eBay kicked PWCC off its platform for alleged shill bidding? And then a putative class action lawsuit was filed? And then PWCC filed a motion to dismiss which was granted BUT the court allowed plaintiffs to refile? Well. . › tech › 3493437 › what-is-shill-bidding-ebay-pwcc Shill bidding is known as a form of auction fraud. To PWCC’s knowledge, its employees have never engaged in any behavior that violates eBay’s agreements and policies. 17 by Gregory Latham, a New Orleans-based collector who is also an attorney. An article in a hobby news site also found Moser had placed shill bids using his whitman111 eBay account, which he has subsequently made private and changed the username to ricky-leo. 00 before the listing was changed to Colin Sexton in the last few hours and then the listing was canceled. Shill bidding or not, you can’t deny they do have a good collection of cards up for auction. A private seller would still be able to shill bid and then approve. According to the lawsuit, “on information and belief,” the alleged shill bidding resulted in damages to the proposed class in excess of $25 million. Shill bidding may go on quite a bit with consignment auctions, but this is not one of those times, imo. “PWCC announced their new fixed price marketplace starts Sept. Bill Mastro has pleaded guilty in a Chicago federal courtroom to mail fraud, officially acknowledged that he trimmed the $2. com) $40,000 In Sales on Ebay, Shopify & Facebook (2021 update) WHAT SOLD Scaling an Ebay Business. The complaint, which names PSA, PWCC and Probstein as defendants, includes allegations of widespread fraud and shill bidding, and goes even further to allege a criminal conspiracy under federal. 01. This is because the aim is to offer only on the items of interest and not just everything. PWCC and Ebay split in August, after Ebay accused the card seller of submitting false bids during auctions to drive up prices. Also, who bid that much!How does eBay know if someone is shill bidding? Is it illegal to shill bid? What happened to Pwcc on eBay? TRADING CARD weekly NEWS – SCUMBAG SCALPERS, PROBSTEIN123 stoop to new levels u0026 MORE! Episode 13; Images related to the topicTRADING CARD weekly NEWS – SCUMBAG SCALPERS,. The process of bidding up the price of an item in an unnatural way to benefit the seller. PWCC Again. Over the summer, eBay accused “individuals associated with” its partner PWCC of shill bidding and suspended its account. The companies didn’t report terms of their deal. The bidding numbers checked out. Bid retractions are not allowed. "Recently it was determined that individuals associated with a trading card seller, PWCC, have engaged in 'shill bidding,' which is prohibited in eBay," the. It. They consign, so they are pissing off potential customers for every seller who sends their cards in, possibly resulting in lost bids, lower prices realized (unless you believe the many shill bid accusations) for the card owners and maybe even a dip in their consignment fees. Honestly the shill bidding is very troubling, and illegal in most cases. 00:10:52 - Ever felt burned out by posting to social media, ebay, and scouting the card market. Grego…PWCC became one of the largest trading card sellers on eBay, with sales reportedly approaching $250 million, but left the online marketplace in 2021 over accusations of shill bidding, a charge the company vehemently denied. Today eBay contacted users to inform them that PWCC is guilty of shill bidding and the company cancelled 50,000+ listings. Днепр, пр. We dive into the drama surrounding PWCC & Ebay and how this affects the hobby moving forward. 18 that PWCC had been restricted, and ultimately banned, from selling on its site, claiming that individuals associated with the company had “engaged in shill bidding. We are NOT in this for the short term gain. Is this about when ebay kicked them off b/c shill bidding? Are they even PWCC technically? I thought they were part of the Collectors family now? 10-04-2023, 08:35 PM #10: Rooftop. I posted on here a few weeks that there were dozens of PWCC auctions that had bidders with many retractions; bidders with many retractions is much more damning, IMO, than bidding mostly with just PWCC. PWCC and Goldin Auctions. >> Agreed. Shill bidding happens in every kind of auction, including many in-person auctions, where a ''plant'' in the crowd (the seller's or auctioneer's partner) bids to drive up final hammer prices. “JUST IN: As a result of shill bidding, @ebay has restricted the selling privileges of @PWCCmarketplace, its largest seller of cards on its platform with $150M+ worth of sales in last year alone. Yes, some people argue that "hyping" or "pumping" an auction isn't technically "shilling" but it is if the other bidders are not explicitly made aware that the owner. Prominent Lake Oswego sports card seller PWCC had its listings pulled from eBay on Tuesday after eBay accused “individuals associated” with the Oregon company of “shill bidding. Sports Card Forum · August 17, 2021 · · August 17, 2021 ·INSTANT EBAY SUSPENSION & BAN + LAWSUIT PWCC shill bidding (How and why) Goodwill sold THIS for $411,000+ (shopgoodwill. On this episode, we talk about eBay terminating its relationship with PWCC, their biggest third party consignor of Sports Cards, accusing them of Shill Biddi. This is a group of investors who are LONG SoFi. . " To PWCC's knowledge, its employees have never engaged in any behavior that violates eBay's agreements and policies. . Goldin is owned by a dishonest person and PWCC got booted off ebay for shill bidding and other underhanded activity. With eBay being so well known and easily accessible there are plenty of novices and casuals on the platform buying everything from cards to used laptop chargers. . Moser, or someone on his behalf, submitted 135 of those PSA graded cards to the PWCC Marketplace 2019 Premium Auction #3. June 2, 2011 10:58AM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum. г. . . PWCC again F'ing up Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member IntroductionsI don't know what it is with magic people but no matter how many PWCC shill bid scenarios get busted, no matter how many counterfeit cards or repacked boxes they see, no matter how many "collector pack box" trolls they see, everyone still always thinks the new cool thing that they personally like could never possibly fall prey to scammers. 18 that PWCC had been restricted, and ultimately banned, from selling on its site, claiming that individuals associated with the company. Ran out of money in August 2021. Just this week, eBay dropped a bombshell on the NBA card industry by accusing PWCC of shill bidding. 50 more than it did the first time, resulting in a net to the OP of $45. 2 month old auction with last shill bidder with zero feedback~~~. PWCC was shocked to see eBay's email today stating that unidentified "individuals associated with" PWCC engaged in "shill bidding. PWCC says the monthly auction will also feature new wrinkles such as extended bidding. As a result, eBay has restricted PWCC’s selling privileges and listings, effective today. Shill bidding happens when anyone—including family, friends, roommates, employees, or online connections—bids on an item with the intent to artificially increase its price or desirability. And according to an article in Sports Collectors Digest last week, PWCC Marketplace has launched several new platforms in. Sells some of the best stuff but of course, the person who owns the card, can very easily shill bid. Every bid you enter in Weekly Auction #97 enters you into a drawing for memorabilia signed by some of today’s biggest stars. Join Date: Feb 2012. 01. ebay finds that PWCC engaged in shill bidding? Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member IntroductionsFor sellers, the most annoying thing to happen after an auction has ended is a non-paying bid. They couldn’t have a viable business unless someone at the end of the chain is paying. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that under the new plea agreement, the judge. Member . The best way to protect yourself is to get a sniper program . However, amid allegations of shill bidding & fraud he shut down. While taking the headache out of selling your cards, there are also various concerns around some consignment services including shill bidding and card doctors and forgers hiding behind the consignors without the purchaser's knowledge. Not just anyone will be able to bid on this, or just pull standard eBay return nonsense. Share sports (and relevant non-sports) cards and collectibles, pulls, news…Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a statement from PWCC. Shill bidding is the practice of placing bids on an item to increase its selling price. The account is used to shill OCSI's PWCC auctions. 4. A bidder’s only protection is their own knowledge and skepticism. It was a 1/1 of the player I PC, I won it at $800 and then $1100. and then PWCC sold it again a few days ago for a much better price of 2k. Address For Submissions: PWCC Marketplace, LLC 3 Monroe Pkwy Suite P, #601 Lake Oswego, OR 97035. His prices and pwcc are notoriously a bit higher than the average sale.