What's up with the blatant shilling recently in Goldin weekly auctions?

Ericc5Bears · 09-21-2023, 11:02 AM

Noticed this started a few weeks ago. Every goldin weekly auction there are at least 2-3 random cards on the first page of the auction being bid to like 10x the market price. Some examples from this current auction:

https://goldin.co/item/1997-98-fleer...c-authente98jh
(same exact card "sold" for $1400 in a goldin auction a few weeks ago and also sold on ebay for $1000 a few weeks prior, currently at $7200)

https://goldin.co/item/2023-panini-p...ulla-magowpvz9
(PSA 9 sold on ebay for $455 last month, this SGC 9 is currently at $6000)

https://goldin.co/item/2022-panini-c...tom-bradysoj11
(PSA 9 sold on ebay for $200 a few weeks ago, this PSA 8 is currently at $2400)

At first I thought goldin would step in and remove the obviously fake bids well before the auction ended, but here's an item that went all the way to the end last week:
https://goldin.co/item/2022-23-panin...cic-01-10hx517
(Raw copies have sold on ebay for around $300, this PSA 10 sold for $6800 lmao)

Could probably find even more examples if I looked past the first page. Fake bids being placed even with reputable auction houses is nothing new, but I have never seen such blatantly obvious shill bidding be allowed to occur at PWCC, heritage, or anywhere else. Pretty bad look for goldin.

09-21-2023, 11:02 AM	#1
Ericc5Bears Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 1,270	What's up with the blatant shilling recently in Goldin weekly auctions? Noticed this started a few weeks ago. Every goldin weekly auction there are at least 2-3 random cards on the first page of the auction being bid to like 10x the market price. Some examples from this current auction: https://goldin.co/item/1997-98-fleer...c-authente98jh (same exact card "sold" for $1400 in a goldin auction a few weeks ago and also sold on ebay for $1000 a few weeks prior, currently at $7200) https://goldin.co/item/2023-panini-p...ulla-magowpvz9 (PSA 9 sold on ebay for $455 last month, this SGC 9 is currently at $6000) https://goldin.co/item/2022-panini-c...tom-bradysoj11 (PSA 9 sold on ebay for $200 a few weeks ago, this PSA 8 is currently at $2400) At first I thought goldin would step in and remove the obviously fake bids well before the auction ended, but here's an item that went all the way to the end last week: https://goldin.co/item/2022-23-panin...cic-01-10hx517 (Raw copies have sold on ebay for around $300, this PSA 10 sold for $6800 lmao) Could probably find even more examples if I looked past the first page. Fake bids being placed even with reputable auction houses is nothing new, but I have never seen such blatantly obvious shill bidding be allowed to occur at PWCC, heritage, or anywhere else. Pretty bad look for goldin.