The eBay BS Game: Questionable items, Stephen King signatures, sellers

[webstar1000]

Opinions on this signature please?

Not a chance brother
No good!

[The Library Policeman]

I'm not so sure. Might be OK actually...

[webstar1000]

Something about the Stephen I do not like.... Be interested to hear others opinions too!

[surly]

i try to take where it came from under consideration, but with no background and a quick glance id say it looks okay.

[Br!an]

There are a couple of things wrong with it, but I think it's probably good.

[bdwyer19]

There are a couple of things wrong with it, but I think it's probably good.

What do you think is wrong with it?

[divemaster]

I think it's good.

[carlosdetweiller]

I think it is good, too. I'd like to see it in person or at least a slightly better photo. I'd probably buy it if the seller offered an iron clad return policy.

[bdwyer19]

Thanks for all the input!

[Br!an]

There are a couple of things wrong with it, but I think it's probably good.

What do you think is wrong with it?

I PMd you.

[Jimimck]

I saw that on Facebook too. Looked good to me.

[peripheral]

My own 5 cents - I'm falling on the side of fake.

[webstar1000]

My own 5 cents - I'm falling on the side of fake.

I cannot help it... me to!!!! It was my first gut reaction.... and it was immediate as you can see from my post. Tough one....

[ke7285]

Ebay question here, Is there a way to tell how much someone else's high bid is at? Reason I ask is I recently won a couple auction's that I put in weird amount for the bid and they were ran up to the amount I put in, example put a bid in at $111.11 and I win at $111.11 so the last bid would have been $111.00 I have had two in the past month or so like this.

[Jon]

Note to self: Start biding $111.12!

[Br!an]

Ebay question here, Is there a way to tell how much someone else's high bid is at? Reason I ask is I recently won a couple auction's that I put in weird amount for the bid and they were ran up to the amount I put in, example put a bid in at $111.11 and I win at $111.11 so the last bid would have been $111.00 I have had two in the past month or so like this.

On the item page there will be the winning bid. Next to that are the bids, eg., [12 bids]. Click that and it will show the bids.

Once you get above $100 there is a $2.50 bid increment. So you won with $111.11. The next lowest amount bid could be $108.61 - $111.10

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eBay - Current price - Bid increment


$0.01 - $0.99 $0.05


$1.00 - $4.99 $0.25


$5.00 - $24.99 $0.50


$25.00 - $99.99 $1.00


$100.00 - $249.99 $2.50


$250.00 - $499.99 $5.00


$500.00 - $999.99 $10.00


$1000.00 - $2499.99 $25.00


$2500.00 - $4999.99 $50.00


$5000.00 and up $100.00

[ke7285]

Nice Jon, thank's Brian it was just weird how the two auction's I won came out.

other auction was pretty much the same different seller

[T-Dogz_AK47]

More worthless forged crap from notorious eBay seller, georgiaantiques.

IT-by-Stephen-King-Hand-Signed-NOT-a-bookplate-Beautiful-1st-1st-HC-DJ

[RC65]

More worthless forged crap from notorious eBay seller, georgiaantiques.

It's really too bad that sellers like georgiaantiques are allowed to persist in selling fakes, even when the host -- eBay -- is notified (repeatedly, I assume). I get that it's not in eBay's financial well-being (or, for that matter, feasible) to look too closely at what is being offered by their sellers, but when put on notice time and time again and they turn a blind eye...very unfortunate. This particular seller's actions are a bit more personal to me than the myriad of other sellers whose bad listings we point out, as he almost got me with a signed Cormac McCarthy (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN) a while back. It looked pretty good, but there was just...something...that was off about it, so even though it was attractively priced, I let it go. Just days later this thread pointed me to a few bad signed Kings, and the name of the seller looked familiar...you guessed it: georgiaantiques. Still pisses me off; almost fell for it.

[tippy4]

i try to take where it came from under consideration, but with no background and a quick glance id say it looks okay.

I think it's good.

I think it is good, too. I'd like to see it in person or at least a slightly better photo. I'd probably buy it if the seller offered an iron clad return policy.

Agreed.

[bdwyer19]

7 bids on this already. Ugh.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/272280648645

[webstar1000]

7 bids on this already. Ugh.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/272280648645

I reported it.... others should too!

[herbertwest]

Ugly fake from France
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/322161833795

[Randall Flagg]

Just feels odd:
Needful Things by Stephen King signed (1991, Hardcover)

[jonp]

Just feels odd:
Needful Things by Stephen King signed (1991, Hardcover)

I don't like that one either. I wouldn't buy it.