I came across this Alec Guinness signed photo at the end of June, being sold by Press Pass Collectibles on eBay:

Here is the link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131857869542

And here is a screenshot with datestamp of me sending the link to a buddy of mine to show it was listed in June under the same name and item #:

Here is the ebay listing:

Many know Press Pass has a reputation for flipping stuff on eBay for crazy prices. They had it listed for $1499 Buy it Now, which is very high for this particular piece. I added it to my watch list and left it alone.

Fast forward to last week when I was looking through Iconic's monthly auction, I noticed the same photo in their auction: 

http://www.iconicauctions.com/Sir_Alec_Guinness_Signed_8__x_10__B_W...

I placed a bid around $400, and was outbid a few days later. Final price was $943.25 including buyers premium. 

So fast forward again to this week, and the same photo has been relisted by Press Pass on eBay for $1499 with the same listing and item number as before:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alec-Guinness-Star-Wars-Authentic-Signed-Ob...

I thought that was pretty sketchy, so I did some digging. If you take a look at the Press Pass website, under their contact information here: 

http://www.presspasscollectibles.com/contact-us/

You will notice the address is the same as Iconic Auctions:

http://www.iconicauctions.com/contactus.aspx

So what do you think is going on? It seems to me that they suspended the eBay listing, put it through Iconic and shill bid up to their minimum. Apparently they weren't willing to let it go for $754 ($943 with buyers premium), so they simply relisted it on ebay for $1499 just like it was before.

I noticed this because I actively track rare Star Wars autographs, but who knows how many items they could be doing this with. Let me know your thoughts.