Soccer Fakes/Reprints? (PSA Graded) - 2000 Panini Fotboll Ibrahimovic

[thelimey]

You should definitely contact PSA & PWCC. I got burned on a raw Platini copy last year, once in hand I thought the blurry text on the back was a dead giveaway. I can't understand how a professional grading firm can not spot that sign. Out of interest where did this come from?

[samosa4u]

I wouldn't be surprised if he bought them from Italy.

Here is the thread I started a while back on this topic:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=259768

[Peter_Spaeth]

Post it on Blowout also, I think.

[Dragnet]

I have posted on Blowout and CU forums. This came from eBay, though the seller says he purchased from Italy, as has been alluded to above.. I don't think the eBay seller is at fault here, so I will refrain from posting his information. He provided a full refund immediately. I plan to contact PSA and PWCC about this as soon as I have the chance.

[Copa7]

Ha. I've been posting about PSA tomfoolery for years. They know nothing about soccer and anyone buying PSA soccer items gets what they deserve. I stopped warning collectors a while back.

Several years ago, PSA was offered access to museum archives for one of the largest soccer card collections .... They turned it down.

I know of no one at PSA who has experience in the soccer market. Shooting from the hip cannot be a way to assess a million dollar industry.

Good luck.

[Dragnet]

Copa, curious if you prefer any of the other grading companies, or if you think they are just as bad. I agree that PSA needs to step it up in terms of making the right hires and decisions when it comes to Futbol/Soccer related collectibles, this is something I've felt for years.