Calling all eBay detectives

[jhm]

This 8.5 ToS #39:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tales-of-Suspense-39-IRON-MAN-Marvel-Comics-1963-White-Pages-CGC-8-5-/121332944203

 

was obviously relisted:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tales-of-Suspense-39-IRON-MAN-Marvel-Comics-1963-White-Pages-CGC-8-5-/121341158848

 

These types of relists definitely slip through the cracks and we're to figure out a better way to detect them. Sooooooo - does anyone know a way to detect this sort of thing just from those 2 pages?

 

There are the obvious things like the same pictures and same auction title, but those things can be altered on the relist so they're not dependable detection. Any thoughts/ideas would be highly appreciated. Thanks!

[KPR Comics]

What's the issue, exactly?

[jhm]

What's the issue, exactly?

 

By default, it shows up twice as a sale in the price guide. Once at $14,700 and another at $13,500. Allowing them both to flow into the system creates an artificial, escalated value of the book in that grade. The $14,700 got flagged by a member on the site as a relist, but that's a manual action we can't always count on. Just curious if anyone has discovered a way to auto-detect this that we're not aware of. Thanks for asking!

[KPR Comics]

Doesn't GPA list the cert numbers? If so, everyone will see the same book sold 5 days apart and can then call wildly_fanciful_statement. But I see the issue now. Thanks.

[HarveySwick]

Private listing so you can't see the bidders?

 

I added them to the eBay Seller Blocked List for now. (thumbs u

[telerites]

A German seller always makes me think of scammer Wilhelm Uthe.

[Chip Cataldo]

Uthenk so?

 

Peace,

 

Chip