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Rolexes and Vuitton bags consistently get knocked off. Not buying them from a fold-out table on Canal Street for a steal-price is a great first line of defense for us collectors
"Lying" and a "coverup" do sound very cloak-and-dagger though; reminds of that movie with Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts.
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instagram: mattyc_collection Last edited by MattyC; 05-26-2014 at 08:34 AM. |
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Buying PSA on EBay for market price ain't the same.. Not even in the same ballpark..PSA is almost ATT in the day..They don't care or care to admit it's a huge problem.. |
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I think it's all about managing one's expectations of ebay and also parsing out the known, safe sellers. I would only buy a high end card in any major TPG holder on ebay from a known, reputable seller with a return policy. Sellers with rock solid feedback profiles containing high dollar cards stand to care more about their reputations over the long haul than one staccato score. Thus I tend to separate the tonyetrades, and would buy high-end from such a seller on ebay with no hesitation. Ebay has its Canal Street hustlers and its Madison Ave shops, and it definitely helps to parse the two when browsing ebay for high dollar cards. I have never bought a bad slab from a top notch seller and if one slipped by the goalie, so to speak, they'd make good immediately, so for me the salient aspect is point of sale. Being very picky about where to buy high-end is a great way to avoid getting scammed; in this way some of the onus (or is it Honus ) is on the shopper/collector.
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instagram: mattyc_collection Last edited by MattyC; 05-26-2014 at 09:15 AM. |
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And as for the Mantle card...that is a special case...I'd only buy from a top notch death like Probstein or the likes, or a specialty auctioneer like Mile High or Heritage Auctions. I think it's worth the buyer's premium to have the provenance of an auction guide and a highly reputable house. |
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Conspiracy Theory
As I recall Matt, Mel turned out to be right about the conspiracy...
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