The Backstory: Rick Probstein left eBay after 21 years and $925 million in sales to launch Snype in November.
The platform imploded on its first auction day.
> Probstein’s Own Email Linked to Suspicious ‘Hunny Bunny’ Account
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A Pokemon forum user then discovered Snype's database was completely exposed—revealing 29,000+ suspicious bids across 1,331 auctions. An account called "Hunny Bunny" with Probstein's email placed 12,000+ bids.
Evidence showed systematic shill bidding, including Probstein bidding on his own consignments. Probstein shut down Snype after one week and returned to eBay without addressing the allegations.
Now: That same forum user posted an update this week that appears to implicate sports journalist Darren Rovell based on the exposed database.
The claim is Rovell & Probstein placed bids on the same items.
Yikes.
Rovell responded aggressively on Twitter: "Unlike Rick, I will defend myself."
His Defense: He consigned zero items to Snype, bid on only two items (won neither), and had no interaction with Probstein.
On His Coverage: "As a real journalist, I can't take what people publish and make it my own." He's invited Probstein on his show 10+ times. Probstein declined every time.
Rovell was criticized for what some felt was soft coverage on the Snype situation.
