ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!

Am I missing something here? Or is this just a bidding war between a bunch of idiots?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1954-S-fran...72?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4ac908bd50

 

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Checking the recent bids, it does appear to be 2 (maybe 3) people driving up the price.

 

Perhaps it's me but the eyes and chin look doubled, perhaps that's the reason for the price?

 

Looks like a couple of people think it's a 66.

 

It is a nice looking Franklin, but I always have a hard time paying that much for anything without an in-hand inspection, let alone buying it on ebay.

 

The person who kept bidding against the winner was brand-new, hope it wasn't a shill.

 

Even if it was a shill bidder, the other shouldn't have gone past $30

 

Haha! Read the seller's negative feedback. HILARIOUS!

 

Use the right descriptors and there'll always be people to flock to your listing.
That coin doesn't even appear to be FBL.
Just think what would have happened in the seller mentioned FBL.

 

It's DDO, double nose and chin. Don't seem to be too many of those around.,

 

I have to admit that the one was pretty good, but other than that, the negs and neutrals, while deserved IMO, are from people who clearly should not buy coins online or from photos.

 

I think on a lot of these bids people have the mentality that they don't want the other person to have it so they'll drive it up a lot in hopes that if they can't keep up with the price they can at least force the other person to lose a lot of money in punishment. I've seen some pretty ridiculous bids...

 

Incorrect. This coin does not appear to be a doubled die. The doubling you are seeing can most likely be attributed to light reflection and die wear.

 

This is what I would have said.