I was wondering who was bidding against the shill account that had won the Crow 1 CGC 9.8 two weeks before this sold.
Since a 9.4 sold (about a month ago) for only $40 less than this copy, the "shill" didn't do a very good job. I got a great deal.
He actually did since late last year two Crow 1 CGC 9.6s sold for $150.
I saw the two CGC 9.4 auctions that went for $140 (+) and it was junior bidders that most probably didn't know market value.
The shill also tried to bid up the Crow 1 CGC 9.8 from the same seller two weeks before, and after a few folks figured out what was going on, they either avoided bidding or retracted a $900 offer. That's why it sold for $500 (+). He learned a hard lesson as that book should have sold for $1K (+).
You still picked up a nice book.
So, according to you, a 9.8 should go for $1000+, and I paid too much ($190) for a 9.6, and the 2 9.4 @ $140 were too much because both buyers of those book had no idea what they were doing?