new low for the ebay authenticity thing
So a guy has a BIN of 500 on a card, which was way too high. I make an offer in the 300s and he accepts. But because of his original price, a 300+ card now needs to go to the authenticator before it can come to me. Meanwhile it appears to me the program is definitely slowing down a bit, taking a day or maybe two more than originally.
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How dare those A-Holes do something to try to stop scammers if it takes a couple extra days. :rolleyes::D:D:D
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+1 -- some reporting on how much fraud they have prevented would be terrific.
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Not cards but they have caught fake sneakers for me. |
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I just got one back from PSA today.
Here's a quandary: how to scan it without destroying the baggie? The labels obscure a good portion of the back of the card. If I wanted to leave it in the sealed baggie (spoiler alert: I don't), I couldn't see part of the card, ever. So I guess if I want to rely on their service, I will never get to see the full card? Also, the baggies are as baggy as board shorts, so for display they don't even look good. |
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eBay has been going downhill for awhile, but it's turning into a dumpster fire lately.
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I was told by an eBay customer service representative that if the card is going to a PO Box, it will not go through the the authenticity guarantee process.
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Wait till they start grading the basketball star cards omg .
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The guy or gal in Louisiana that opens a drawer and loads up a card never happens anymore. It's no longer a Joe and Jane yard sale. It's serious business.
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some folks send cards to PSA, pay through the nose, and eagerly wait 22 months to get them back.
some folks complain about a few days delay, which doesn’t cost them, to have PSA eyeball a card they just bought. hobby has all types I guess. |
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Even if PSA hasn't stopped a single fraudulent slab with the eBay program, the fact that they are at least taking a quick look at these might give fraudsters pause and move them to another business plan.
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Then later it's "eBay is checking all the cards for fakes whether I want them to or not!!!" Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk |
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By the way is PSA qualified to review an SGC slab? Because they are now. Beckett too I imagine.
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System is far from perfect, but it’s an attempt to deal with a real problem. I applaud them for trying something. Can’t imagine any fraud detection effort is a bad thing.
The last three cards I bought on eBay that went through this process probably arrived in my mailbox before or right around the same time I would have received them from the lion’s share of AHs I buy from. |
As a buyer of graded cards, there is no utility whatsoever for me in their service. I have had three pass through with an average delay of 5 biz days. The authentication kit is a marketing disaster and a joke. I want my card, not some piece of junk hiding it. Humbug.
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Hopefully they update this to protect raw buyers to the same degree as buyers of already graded cards.
After eBay sends the card to CSG to take a look, CSG should ship it to PSA who will then authenticate that CSG did, in fact, authenticate the actual card. Then PSA can ship it to the buyer. |
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If I am buying raw on eBay I do not need CSG's opinion on the card. I woul dnot be bidding if I was worried the card was altered, counterfeit or graded wrong. Thanks but no thanks. Same with buying a graded card...I do not need PSA telling me the slab is ok and certainly do not need them telling me a CSG, BVG or SGC slab is good. That is laughable. |
Not only is it about tampered slab but also getting a box of rocks. I think people forgot quickly how long things took to get 2 years ago, an extra week or so is nothing and tbh, if I'm buying a big card I prefer not to have to worry about the slab being tampered, the raw card being fake or altered or receiving a pile of 91 Fleer instead of a my slabbed Goudey.
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interesting how many responses are basically “I can tell a real slab from a fake slab …. this process is stupid.”. Not that it’s good or bad for cleaning up fraud in hobby as a whole, but let me tell you how this is inconvenient to me personally ….
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Most of the slabbed cards are PSA's right? Maybe 75% of them or more? It would seem PSA should know a lot about their own faked or resealed slabs. And they should be able to build up expertise on the others, assuming they take their job seriously. I don't know why they wouldn't. Ebay might only be paying $5 a slab to do the review so you can't spend a whole lot of time there I guess, but once you have seen enough of them a bad one should stand out. And I also assume that just by setting up the review process, ebay has caused many of the fake slab sellers to have gone away, so there may not be a lot of bad slabs to find anymore. Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk |
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Unfortunately, with this hobby and many other facets of life, personal responsibility went out the window a long time ago. |
Opting out …. the new American mantra. Every system put in place should have my seal of approval on in. Fuck getting a drivers license, if I want to drive without a license or insurance it should be my right. Same with airport security and everything else. Only sheepies let other people tell them what they have to do.
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A better analogy would be declining the extended warranty when you buy a refrigerator. Do you object to that too? |
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