Originally Posted By: 500Club
 Originally Posted By: Unicorn_Killer
 Originally Posted By: 500Club
 Originally Posted By: Bio-Rupp
Anyone have a link to the "shilling" issue bought into question a few pages back... or the validity of that accusation?

It was very valid. It was also never explained, AFAIK.

Matt Nelson was caught shilling auctions as arseman. He was then caught again when members found spectre52 auctions were being bid up by two accounts that had hundreds of eBay bids, >99.8% exclusively on spectre52 auctions.
No explanation was offered, save for telling one of his more outspoken critics that 'his moral compass was too tightly wound' and asking 'what had he done for the hobby?'


Right, and the third time was when VaCliff come on here and admitted he shill bid for Matt.

I'll cross the floor here, and note that it was actually Steve Ritter that VAcliff said told him about books selling for below their expected value, IIRC. I found that to be a grey area, because cliff did seem to have honest intent to buy and flip these bargains.


Tangentially related, but I think Heritage also bids on books they think are going for a 'below market' price and then list them on Lewis Wayne Gallery at what they think it ought to sell for. Given the slow turnover of LWG books over the last few years, the dumping of inventory last Christmas, and the fewer number of new comics listed there, I think they learned that the prices established in their auctions was a better reflection of the books' value.