Quoted from gweempose:The one huge advantage that sellers have on eBay is that people tend to get very emotionally involved with their bidding. They will often overpay for something just so they can "beat" the other guy. I think this is one of the main reasons pins sell for so much more on eBay than anywhere else.
+1 I'm sure he'll easily get $8500 if it's sold on eBay.