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Old 07-02-22, 10:40 AM
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Thanks ajc347, having never retracted a bid I was unaware of that.

Yet more retractions from £9,900 last night down to £7,950 as of 10:30am.

Overall 7 retractions, some after less than a minute. I’ve reported the bidding on this item to eBay.
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Old 07-02-22, 10:50 AM
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Who in their right mind is going to pay £10k for a bit of tatty cloth
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Old 07-02-22, 11:22 AM
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Don't think my other half can see much difference between a bit of cloth and a bit of bent brass
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Old 07-02-22, 11:52 AM
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3 high bids retracted again yesterday and price back down.
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Old 07-02-22, 05:13 PM
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Anybody any the wiser as to what’s going on with the bidding as it seems irregular to say the least £k for a cloth badge it’s crazy
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Old 07-02-22, 07:15 PM
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I'm trying to work out whether the seller would have to be complicit in the bizarre bidding/retraction series of events...
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Old 07-02-22, 07:16 PM
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Its like wierdly complex money laundering . . .
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Old 07-02-22, 07:24 PM
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I'm trying to work out whether the seller would have to be complicit in the bizarre bidding/retraction series of events...
I think we will need wait for the endgame to try and understand what has happened here.

Originally it looked like a clumsy attempt at shill bidding but since then the retractions, re-bids, new high bids with quick or immediate retractions all paint a very unclear and murky picture.

The seemingly endless plethora of new bidders apparently willing to place very large bids even with the backdrop of retractions is very unusual and makes it difficult to work out what is going on.

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Its like wierdly complex money laundering . . .
Not a bad shout! Alternatively Russia warming up for its cyber warfare on Ukrainian eBay.
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Old 07-02-22, 07:29 PM
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Or someone is laughing at our running commentary. Keeps me out of the pub . . .
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Old 07-02-22, 07:33 PM
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A number of people are no doubt being amused by all this and the attention it is getting !

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Old 07-02-22, 10:33 PM
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Who in their right mind is going to pay £10k for a bit of tatty cloth
Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks that. Absolute lunacy. A couple of crafty moths come along and 10 grand goes down the drain.
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Old 08-02-22, 04:41 AM
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Well, it has been entertaining. Can't believe eBay hasn't stepped in, but they're probably hoping for a nice big fee if it sells high!

Two old saying come to mind

"There's one born every minute" PT Barnum

"A fool and his money are soon parted" Thomas Tusser

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Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks that. Absolute lunacy. A couple of crafty moths come along and 10 grand goes down the drain.
I agree, this is absurd. Smacks of Third Reich collecting lunacy. I do not collect SF material. I can neither afford it, nor do I care for their aesthetics and often over hyped history.

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Has anyone opened a book on this yet? Final selling price? If the buyer will actually pay?

With less than 12 hours to go, It'll be hard now for anyone to try and retract bids...
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Old 09-02-22, 05:20 PM
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Has anyone opened a book on this yet? Final selling price? If the buyer will actually pay?

With less than 12 hours to go, It'll be hard now for anyone to try and retract bids...
Enjoying this thread immensely, and looking forward to seeing the final tally on the auction. Its been fascinating!
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