New auction platform - SNYPE - ( Probstein ) - Page 5

michaell10 · 11-18-2025, 10:18 PM

This is hilarious, I'm getting notifications all night on items that I'm watching and auctions that have ended. Yet no action can be taken.

lighthouse · 11-18-2025, 10:40 PM

My credit card has in fact been charged on an auction that ended this evening.

no10pin · 11-18-2025, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by lighthouse

My credit card has in fact been charged on an auction that ended this evening.

I think most people thought this was a terrible idea from the start, and somehow it's still significantly worse than anyone expected.

towerymt · 11-18-2025, 11:08 PM

Sad I'm missing out on all the $10 doorbuster deals

anusinha · 11-18-2025, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by no10pin

I think most people thought this was a terrible idea from the start, and somehow it's still significantly worse than anyone expected.

Dude had the easiest job in the world, people sending him hundreds of millions of dollars a year of product and all he has to do is take pictures and ship them out while taking a nice cut. And then you have to go and do this.......

KhalDrogo · 11-19-2025, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lighthouse

My credit card has in fact been charged on an auction that ended this evening.

Looks like poor Ricky is going to be taking an uppercut to the chin refunding all of these erroneous credit card charges.

NYRE2PECT · 11-19-2025, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by anusinha

Dude had the easiest job in the world, people sending him hundreds of millions of dollars a year of product and all he has to do is take pictures and ship them out while taking a nice cut. And then you have to go and do this.......

Greed.

Pure, undiluted, greed.

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Sonnys88 · 11-19-2025, 07:46 AM

Having technical issues / website overload during an auction closing is nothing new - but not shutting down all functions of the site while trying to "fix" the issues makes no sense at all.

How is there not an option on the backend to pause the auction? Or an option to extend the auction - they could have just extended all auctions for a year or some other arbitrary number so auctions are not still running and closing in the background.

Not a good look at all.

Bosoxfan5990 · 11-19-2025, 08:11 AM

It's clear there is no expertise in tech here.

Between the AI slop promo photos and the disaster that was the first ending auctions, Probby forgot he needed to actually build out a site.

ldunn44 · 11-19-2025, 02:14 PM

I'm a member of the E4 forum, and on the Snype thread, someone posted that:
'This platform is pretty amateur and not trustworthy at all. You need to invest in better AI, not the free version, I guess.

Trueblue · 11-19-2025, 02:17 PM

Over/under 45 days before Ricky returns to eBay?

Sonnys88 · 11-19-2025, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ldunn44

I'm a member of the E4 forum, and on the Snype thread, someone posted that:
'This platform is pretty amateur and not trustworthy at all. You need to invest in better AI, not the free version, I guess.

I just checked out the E4 forum and found this relevant thread about the site's vulnerability and some suspicious user activity - https://www.elitefourum.com/t/backen...-bidding/59369

All I can say is Wow!

MiamiMarlinsFan · 11-19-2025, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

Over/under 45 days before Ricky returns to eBay?

Over.

Right now he’s free from eBay seller fees and buyer protections. He’s going to fight for that as long as he can.

That being said, there’s still a decent chance he returns to eBay at some point if he’s never able to figure out how to run an auction website on his own.

KhalDrogo · 11-19-2025, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ldunn44

I'm a member of the E4 forum, and on the Snype thread, someone posted that:
'This platform is pretty amateur and not trustworthy at all. You need to invest in better AI, not the free version, I guess.

Big if true.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 11-19-2025, 03:00 PM

For the buyers who signed up and gave SNYPE your personal and financial info, what made you want to do that? Was there a specific rare card you wanted?

towerymt · 11-19-2025, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

For the buyers who signed up and gave SNYPE your personal and financial info, what made you want to do that? Was there a specific rare card you wanted?

All in on the trimmed Bowman Jackie in the KSA 7 holder

auburn35 · 11-19-2025, 04:13 PM

That's some crazy info from elitefourum.

Probstein and Kevin Burge? What a great auction platform.

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Accounts
These are the accounts identified operating. Every account align to real phone number and address of: Probstein, wife Probstein, relation of Probstein and the Kevin Burge

NYRE2PECT · 11-19-2025, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by auburn35

That's some crazy info from elitefourum.

Probstein and Kevin Burge? What a great auction platform.

Holy moley..the gun isn't smoking. The gun is so hot it's melted.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 11-19-2025, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by towerymt

All in on the trimmed Bowman Jackie in the KSA 7 holder

Good luck. I hope you’re allowed to actually byd on it one day!

pspa123 · 11-19-2025, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

For the buyers who signed up and gave SNYPE your personal and financial info, what made you want to do that? Was there a specific rare card you wanted?

Countless people act irrationally and stupidly when it comes to baseball cards. No different.

daveyc1 · 11-20-2025, 09:04 AM

i is worse than i ever thought it could have been. If the E4 forum thread is true, I am not sure why anyone would ever do business with him again.

kyle1707 · 11-20-2025, 09:31 AM

I was always assuming because of the massive amount of people on blowout forums this would be the place that would be able to start a sports card auction site to compete a little bit with eBay

DWTD2024 · 11-20-2025, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

its hilarious to me that there are people that think Ricky himself
is sitting there bidding up consignment listings.

I dont think anybody thinks Ricky himself is sitting there bidding them up, but it wouldnt be hard to have somebody else do it. Just like breakers text people to come into breaks when the prices are going to low. I think its hilarious that you dont think that this happens.

hammertime · 11-20-2025, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

Over/under 45 days before Ricky returns to eBay?

From net54:

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Originally Posted by sonnyu2

Based on a few posts on Reddit by a consignor who corresponded with Rick - https://www.reddit.com/r/PokeInvesti..._site_by_rick/

Sounds like Rick is trying to finalize a new deal with eBay to get back on there ASAP. Told the consignor - "'we are in the middle of doing a deal with eBay we already have your items pictured and described so we can post to eBay fairly quickly with your permission please let me know if this works for you thanks, rick"

premium1981 · 11-20-2025, 10:29 AM

Wow, thats about as fast of a U-Turn as I have ever seen.

11-19-2025, 08:11 AM	#109
Bosoxfan5990 Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: MA Posts: 14,991 rossisportscards	It's clear there is no expertise in tech here. Between the AI slop promo photos and the disaster that was the first ending auctions, Probby forgot he needed to actually build out a site. __________________ X & IG: rossisportcards. Bethel Johnson & A. Vinatieri. "A Goldin Shower of sorrow and regret." -ninjacookies (11/25/24) "never did, never will" - Delta5 (9/25/24)

11-18-2025, 10:18 PM	#101
michaell10 Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: TX Posts: 132	This is hilarious, I'm getting notifications all night on items that I'm watching and auctions that have ended. Yet no action can be taken.

11-18-2025, 10:40 PM	#102
lighthouse Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 57	My credit card has in fact been charged on an auction that ended this evening.

11-18-2025, 11:08 PM	#104
towerymt Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: VA Posts: 8,897	Sad I'm missing out on all the $10 doorbuster deals

11-19-2025, 07:46 AM	#108
Sonnys88 Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 775 Sonnys88	Having technical issues / website overload during an auction closing is nothing new - but not shutting down all functions of the site while trying to "fix" the issues makes no sense at all. How is there not an option on the backend to pause the auction? Or an option to extend the auction - they could have just extended all auctions for a year or some other arbitrary number so auctions are not still running and closing in the background. Not a good look at all.

11-19-2025, 02:14 PM	#110
ldunn44 Member Join Date: Nov 2022 Posts: 165	I'm a member of the E4 forum, and on the Snype thread, someone posted that: 'This platform is pretty amateur and not trustworthy at all. You need to invest in better AI, not the free version, I guess.

11-19-2025, 02:17 PM	#111
Trueblue Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: socal Posts: 6,863	Over/under 45 days before Ricky returns to eBay?

11-19-2025, 03:00 PM	#115
MiamiMarlinsFan Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Florida Posts: 13,896	For the buyers who signed up and gave SNYPE your personal and financial info, what made you want to do that? Was there a specific rare card you wanted?

11-20-2025, 09:04 AM	#121
daveyc1 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: maine Posts: 2,213	i is worse than i ever thought it could have been. If the E4 forum thread is true, I am not sure why anyone would ever do business with him again.

11-20-2025, 09:31 AM	#122
kyle1707 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 20,621	I was always assuming because of the massive amount of people on blowout forums this would be the place that would be able to start a sports card auction site to compete a little bit with eBay

11-20-2025, 10:29 AM	#125
premium1981 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 11,472	Wow, thats about as fast of a U-Turn as I have ever seen.