How did this auction reach 1k?

[yodastories]

All I see is junk wax and reprints. Maybe someone was hoping those crisp Goudeys were real?

https://shopgoodwill.com/item/146256891

[premium1981]

The Ichiro eTopps rookie is $100. That is the main thing that I saw in there.

[dodgerfanjohn]

5 people are idiots and think they have something that they don’t.

[DynaEtch]

My guess, assuming nothing shady going on....someone who is more casual and doesnt know/understand cards sees a lot of Mickey Mantles/Babe Ruth etc in a baseball card auction on Goodwill, thinks they are striking it rich, like one of those mythical yard-sale finds.

[smapdi]

First guess would be a newbie collector who doesn't know most of that stuff is pretty low-end. The eTopps Ichiro RC is not junk but still only $150 or so.

[towerymt]

Etopps is probably the last thing the high bidder was looking at. Babe Ruth in a screw down tho :cry:

[callou2131]

The vast majority of goodwill auctions go for more than retail price for some reason. You can find some steals on obscure stuff sometimes though. I always look at musical instruments, and Most guitars and basses sell for much more than they are worth, plus you dont even know if they work.

[panamamyers]

Nothing about the goodwill auctions make any sense any more.
I believe people are using it as a way to launder money or something.
I saw a box of open Diamond Kings last year on there for a sealed box that could have been had easily at the same time for like $20 on Target....Was going for near $50. And this box was opened.
It made no sense.
Something else is at play.

[7nohitter]

Yeah, these Goodwill auctions are a farce!

[Kobe101]

I have a dumb question.

Are all goodwill auctions donations or estate type sales? Or can dishonest people consign lots with reprint cards hoping newbies will bid high and make a nice profit doing that?

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

I think it’s a tax write off too, right? It can be considered a donation since it’s through Goodwill.

[glen87]

I think it’s a tax write off too, right? It can be considered a donation since it’s through Goodwill.

nope.

https://shopgoodwill.com/help/faqdetail/are-my-purchases-tax-deductible

When you purchase an item on shopgoodwill.com you are paying fair market value for the item, therefore purchases made through shopgoodwill.com are not tax deductible.

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

nope.

https://shopgoodwill.com/help/faqdetail/are-my-purchases-tax-deductible

When you purchase an item on shopgoodwill.com you are paying fair market value for the item, therefore purchases made through shopgoodwill.com are not tax deductible.

Ah, okay.

[atk825]

I have a dumb question.

Are all goodwill auctions donations or estate type sales? Or can dishonest people consign lots with reprint cards hoping newbies will bid high and make a nice profit doing that?


The cards are donations so it's not really consignment.

[Kobe101]

The cards are donations so it's not really consignment.

Thank you!