Beware of this deceptive Ebay seller

[tbob]

Be wary of sellers selling pre-war cards who also sell talking Darth Vader helmets and Finding Nemo figurines

[Babe3Ruth3]

Good point, so in other words a dishonest card flipper and not a true BB card collector.

[steve B]

Not really. When I was active selling I sold a lot of different things. China, Harley parts, cards, camera stuff, books, old stereos, old industrial stuff....Pretty much anything I found at yard/estate sales or flea markets that I thought was underpriced.

And yes, the occasional thing I bought on Ebay and sold for much more than I paid. Usually because the item description when I bought it was very poor, or the pictures were awful and I took a chance. (I've also got a "few"
cartons of stuff I was wrong about)

I never resorted to BS stories, and always had good photos and a description that was short on hype and actually described the stuff.

Steve B
PS: I probably would have kept the talking Darth Vader helmet.

[HRBAKER]

I like this line from the Item Condition section:

“my card would grade at least a 7 or 8 in today's market if it was regraded”

[Babe3Ruth3]

I agree HRBAKER and i needed to reread it, thinking i misread it at first.

[kmac32]

Nice trim job on an authentic card. Have the same card in SGC 30 in my collection at home. Mine must be worth 5 grand in his world. LOL

[EvilKing00]

i also sent him this message

"ummmm, on Jan 13th you bought this card on ebay for $10.49 plus shipping.
Was your grgeatgrandfather selling it to you on ebay???

[vintagetoppsguy]

His reply to my email..

"it wasnt the same card i had the other regraded it was graded a 1 in fair cond.... and resold it back on ebay for what paid for it........ i have this card from my great grand father and about 150+ other graded cards from his will as well im not a scam artis.......just some one whos trying to make a living and to help other people enjoy a card for there collections..."

[kmac32]

He clearly doesn't understand grading as he says card would grade a 7 or 8 when SGC grades on a scale of 10 thru 88. This card would grade A every time due to being trimmed. What an idiot.

[johnmh71]

Another example of why I rarely buy on ebay from someone with less than 1000 feedbacks. Not enough history as a seller. Too many people on there lately that are looking to pull a fast one.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by johnmh71

Another example of why I rarely buy on ebay from someone with less than 1000 feedbacks. Not enough history as a seller. Too many people on there lately that are looking to pull a fast one.

Most times you can get a feel for sellers by looking at other items they have for sale, feedback and the way they describe things. I have bought a bunch of things from very low feedback sellers and have rarely (knock on wood) had an isssue. Sometimes I don't like something about what I see and pass on it. After 14 yrs on ebay you start to get a feel....

[SetBuilder]

Originally Posted by tbob

Be wary of sellers selling pre-war cards who also sell talking Darth Vader helmets and Finding Nemo figurines

Why? Is there an unwritten rule in the hobby that if you sell cards, you can't sell anything else?

[Bored5000]

I realize the description is a scam attempt, so logic doesn't really enter the picture. But if the card was really appraised for $800, why would any seller have a BIN price of $300? That alone should set off huge red flags.

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by SetBuilder

Why? Is there an unwritten rule in the hobby that if you sell cards, you can't sell anything else?

+1

Joe

[Sean]

So now the card is only worth 9x what he paid for it a month ago? I guess he really is quite reasonable after all.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by Sean

So now the card is only worth 9x what he paid for it a month ago? I guess he really is quite reasonable after all.

He'll fit right in on ebay as a card dealer.

[Sean]

Yeah, just wait until he learns how to schill his auctions.