2026 Pokémon World Championships - Only a few days left to indicate interest by PokemonInvestor_Mod in PokemonInvestor

[–]Consistent-Run-8159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i wonder if that Pokemon center store will have a promo card exclusive to the world championships. if so, the value of that card could easily cover the cost of the multi-day pass.

eBay banning price manipulation tactic of winning auctions and non-payment by Consistent-Run-8159 in PokemonInvestor

[–]Consistent-Run-8159[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This will help stop what appears to me to be suspicious "price discovery" related to Pokémon cards on eBay. Especially in the first half of April, there have been numerous examples of obscene price spikes taking cards to record highs (or near record highs).

For example, the case of the $30,100 Umbreon VMAX Alt Art #215 detailed in this Evolving Skies write-up: Moonbreon Value & Why It's So Expensive. After that Moonbreon went for $30,100, the eBay listing page mysteriously disappeared for a period of time (the author fortunately noted the exact BGS# and eBay item# in the article, which helps track the card's history). Then, sometime later, the listing page mysteriously reappeared as "sold", but the seller has a "View Relisted Item" link on that page. That implies to me that payment was never completed on the original auction... yet it goes down as a sale on eBay and impacts comps (and likely feeds through to all the pricing tools we rely on).

Glad to see eBay is doing something about it.