Suspicious Auction House Activity

HermanSmutley · 07-20-2021, 03:03 AM

There are currently a lot of cards with a bid price of 99998 and a buy now price of 99999 that are worth nowhere near that amount of PP in the auction house.
Is this normal activity?

Torgonius · 07-20-2021, 06:04 AM

maybe if they get bought. Noting says you can't list a card for any price you'd like, over the minimum.

What's the L10 on the card(s) in question? That's when you know someone has actually bought one for a possibly out of line price. .

HermanSmutley · 07-20-2021, 06:51 AM

The L10 ranges from 10000 to 47000 with Langston, Pendleton, Pinson, Sutton and Verlander standing out the most.

Trammell, Ehret, Cummings, Reardon and Phillips are less obvious but you would still have to be stupid to purchase for nearly 100000.

HermanSmutley · 07-20-2021, 06:56 AM

They have all miraculously disappeared with nine hours of auction time remaining.

Hwilensky · 07-20-2021, 11:36 AM

It could also be people stashing cards away, for one reason or another, so that those players don't appear on their rosters.

Drivehud.com · 07-20-2021, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Hwilensky

It could also be people stashing cards away, for one reason or another, so that those players don't appear on their rosters.

This is exactly what it is.

brotherblues · 07-21-2021, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hwilensky

It could also be people stashing cards away, for one reason or another, so that those players don't appear on their rosters.

Look at their new L10 and it'll tell you if it was this or something else.

abangs · 07-21-2021, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hwilensky

It could also be people stashing cards away, for one reason or another, so that those players don't appear on their rosters.

Is this some sort of tanking strategy?

chazzycat · 07-21-2021, 06:21 PM

Yeah. Well not tanking exactly, but obfuscating said tanking from the tanking police. Obstruction of justice, if you will.

frankbama · 07-22-2021, 09:17 AM

Live card 10 max manipulation as well with update on Monday?

I've seen a bunch of random live players up for way too much

07-20-2021, 03:03 AM	#1
HermanSmutley Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: England Posts: 87	Suspicious Auction House Activity There are currently a lot of cards with a bid price of 99998 and a buy now price of 99999 that are worth nowhere near that amount of PP in the auction house. Is this normal activity?

07-20-2021, 06:04 AM	#2
Torgonius All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 848	maybe if they get bought. Noting says you can't list a card for any price you'd like, over the minimum. What's the L10 on the card(s) in question? That's when you know someone has actually bought one for a possibly out of line price. . __________________ When you let your 10 year old name the team

07-20-2021, 06:51 AM	#3
HermanSmutley Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: England Posts: 87	The L10 ranges from 10000 to 47000 with Langston, Pendleton, Pinson, Sutton and Verlander standing out the most. Trammell, Ehret, Cummings, Reardon and Phillips are less obvious but you would still have to be stupid to purchase for nearly 100000.

07-20-2021, 06:56 AM	#4
HermanSmutley Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: England Posts: 87	They have all miraculously disappeared with nine hours of auction time remaining.

07-20-2021, 11:36 AM	#5
Hwilensky All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 699	It could also be people stashing cards away, for one reason or another, so that those players don't appear on their rosters.

07-21-2021, 06:21 PM	#9
chazzycat All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 1,685	Yeah. Well not tanking exactly, but obfuscating said tanking from the tanking police. Obstruction of justice, if you will.

07-22-2021, 09:17 AM	#10
frankbama Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 204	Live card 10 max manipulation as well with update on Monday? I've seen a bunch of random live players up for way too much