Heritage Auctions, Jim Halperin and Market Manipulation 8 8

[Tnexus]

So full disclosure, this video below is primarily about Heritage Auctions and WATA Games and some very sketch market manipulation they appear to be involved in. However, there is one section that talks about how allegedly the owner of HA, Jim Halperin shill bids his own comic auctions on the website to boost the price. The video, done by Karl Jobst who is a well respected video game Youtuber is fantastic in its own right. It's a long watch, but absolutely worth watching as I think a lot of it relates to the comic market as well. With CGC entering the video game market, I'm curious to see what's going to happen.

 

 

[catman76]

So? People are still willing to bid even higher and buy the stuff. So he's making rich people pay even more, who cares.

[drbanner]

[DanCooper]

I imagine the David Wilson who shows up at the 25:00 minute mark of the video is Mark Wilson's (former PGC Mint, dealer and Heritage employee) son?

Interesting....

 

 

[Icculus308win]

Great video, thank-you for posting.   
Pretty hard to argue just “coincidence” 

[WolverineX]

On 8/23/2021 at 5:35 PM, DanCooper said:

I imagine the David Wilson who shows up at the 25:00 minute mark of the video is Mark Wilson's (former PGC Mint, dealer and Heritage employee) son?

Interesting....

 

 

What's the history of that?  

[WolverineX]

On 8/23/2021 at 8:34 PM, Icculus308win said:

Great video, thank-you for posting.   
Pretty hard to argue just “coincidence” 

The thing about the Coin grading companies and heritage's involvement in the 80's is crazy... there is no way anyone can argue against this after seeing that. 

[Icculus308win]

💯 

[kav]

watching that video it reminds me of locusts that move in eat everything and leave ruins in their wake.

Edited August 24, 2021 by kav

[WolverineX]

On 8/23/2021 at 10:42 PM, kav said:

watching that video it reminds me of locusts that move in eat everything and leave ruins in their wake.

Thankfully the only book we know he didn't pump was KANG.  

[kav]

On 8/23/2021 at 7:44 PM, Wolverinex said:

Thankfully the only book we know he didn't pump was KANG.  

[WolverineX]

On 8/23/2021 at 10:45 PM, kav said:

Have there been any crazy sales for Avengers 8 on Heritage...?  

[kav]

On 8/23/2021 at 7:46 PM, Wolverinex said:

Have there been any crazy sales for Avengers 8 on Heritage...?  

there would be if they caught wind of it-

[WolverineX]

On 8/23/2021 at 10:46 PM, kav said:

there would be if they caught wind of it-

I doubt @Bo1983 knows Halperin or that WATA guy.  

[kav]

On 8/23/2021 at 7:49 PM, Wolverinex said:

I doubt @Bo1983 knows Halperin or that WATA guy.  

[WolverineX]

On 8/23/2021 at 10:53 PM, kav said:

We should probably return back to the Kang thread and not derail the anger in this one.

[Dark Knight]

On 8/23/2021 at 7:53 PM, kav said:

Duuuudeeeee!!! I'd soooo go there 

I wonder how the Kang burger would look and what toppings it would have 

Edited August 24, 2021 by Dark Knight

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 8/23/2021 at 9:42 PM, kav said:

watching that video it reminds me of locusts that move in eat everything and leave ruins in their wake.

Me too. Video games are the red light district of the collectibles market

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 8/23/2021 at 4:35 PM, DanCooper said:

I imagine the David Wilson who shows up at the 25:00 minute mark of the video is Mark Wilson's (former PGC Mint, dealer and Heritage employee) son?

Interesting....

 

 

That’s what I thought. Only now mark wilson is wearing the white hat? 
 

dont have time to watch the whole video? Start at the 25 minute mark. It’s all you need to know

Edited August 24, 2021 by GreatCaesarsGhost

[WolverineX]

On 8/24/2021 at 8:02 AM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

That’s what I thought. Only now mark wilson is wearing the white hat? 
 

dont have time to watch the whole video? Start at the 25 minute mark. It’s all you need to know

Was he a black hat before?