$60K Silver Age OO auction on eBay...the real thing?

[Inhuman Fiend]

Quite a few keys here. Sorry if this has been posted before, but is this guy legit?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Silver-Age-Comics_W0QQitemZ260275860508QQihZ016QQcategoryZ32748QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[joe_collector]

A 3-feedback EBayer who has never sold anything and his last purchase was a year and a half ago... sounds good to me!

[TupennyConan]

He is in Houston. Paging Bedrock!!

[brasseye]

with such low feedback, the smart move would be to approach the guy ofdfline...anything else would be a huge gamble, and most likely a good waste of of money.

[toro]

Says it can be viewed in person by appointment.

 

I think we should have a road trip!!!

[supapimp]

starting bid at $60K with a reserve not met, i wonder how much was his listing fee?

[musicmeta]

Before I plunk down 60K+ on something, I don't care if the feedback rating is 3 or 30000, I would buy a plane ticket and get a rental car and drive to the address to view the collection myself. I would ask a ton of questions before hand to see if it's even worth my time and expense first. But that's just me.

 

[LordRahl]

A 3-feedback EBayer who has never sold anything and his last purchase was a year and a half ago... sounds good to me!

 

Well the 3 feedback thing certainly sets off alarms but he is offering to show them in person which is something a scammer would not do. Might be legit but I'd certainly go view them first if I was thinking of bidding serious money.

[MMurdock]

I've never understood why scammers trying to get away with it (or legitimate sellers) don't at least buy some cheap CDs first, so that their feedback looks a little more respectable than 3 (or 0).

[Dick Pontoon]

Page Bedrock nothin' - paging Paratrooper!

[ft88]

My guess is its real as the value of the collection is probably only half that at best. Throw in a couple color touches on those raw books and it's not even worth a third.

 

 

[CKB]

How can they be color touched, he's the Original Owner!

 

They are **MINTY FRESH**!! If the FF1 is a 9.9 then the price is a huge bargain!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[G.A.tor]

richard, can I come visit

[Topnotchman]

Ask for a high resolution scan emailed directly to you of all the keys. If the books look very fine or better than it may be worth a trip to view and possibly buy the books. If they look vg, which is probably correct than he is way over priced.

[VintageComics]

The link doesn't work.

 

Edit. Never mind. That stuff is not worth $60,000.

 

R.

 

 

[Aces]

The link doesn't work.

 

Edit. Never mind. That stuff is not worth $60,000.

 

R.

 

This sounds like the "Daddy's Little Girl Collection" on steriods.

[Topnotchman]

If this guy is really gonna sell the books, keep in contact with him after the auction. He may realize that $10K is top offer and a deal can always be made, maybe under. People do like to start high and work back down if no offers are made. This deal could go through 2-3 months from now off Ebay.