Ebay Authentication - It Gets Personal

[ncinin]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

the plot thickens. DJ...to me the scratch is ON the card. So the card is overgraded. I thought the process was just an authenticity check...not a grade check?

here's a cobby cousin.

It is not a scratch on the card. A portion of the cards printed had some debris or something on the printing plate and leaves some areas of no print. I have atleast one if not two E121 series of 120 with the same exact appearance of a scratch.

If you would look at VCP images there some examples as well, in the exact same place. It is not a scratch on the card but can appear that way to an untrained eye.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by ncinin

It is not a scratch on the card. A portion of the cards printed had some debris or something on the printing plate and leaves some areas of no print. I have atleast one if not two E121 series of 120 with the same exact appearance of a scratch.

If you would look at VCP images there some examples as well, in the exact same place. It is not a scratch on the card but can appear that way to an untrained eye.

i stand corrected...an unsightly print defect then.

[Yoda]

Ebay closed my case today and only stated that the item didn't match description or player misidentified. Since my dear card has been returned to the consignor, I guess I am something out of luck.
As the card was slabbed and valued over $500, shouldn't it have gone to PSA? As someone suggested, maybe they kicked it out because of the scratched holder or stain on the card or just didn't like the BVG slab.
Rick did actually respond (minor miracle) and just repeated back what Ebay said.
If I had bought at a show, it would have been a done deal.
Oh, the perils of dealing with Ebay.
Thanks to everyone on the Board for their support about this minor tragedy.

[Moonlight Graham]

I had the same thing happen to me involving the same seller and I was disappointed as well because I thought I got a really good deal on the card. But then I had a thought. What if they just sent the authenticator the wrong card on purpose knowing it would get kicked back and the buyer refunded? Then nobody really knows but the seller seeing as how eBay is vague on their reason. Just my 2.

Joe Kemmett

[Fred]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Ebay closed my case today and only stated that the item didn't match description or player misidentified. Since my dear card has been returned to the consignor, I guess I am something out of luck.
As the card was slabbed and valued over $500, shouldn't it have gone to PSA? As someone suggested, maybe they kicked it out because of the scratched holder or stain on the card or just didn't like the BVG slab.
Rick did actually respond (minor miracle) and just repeated back what Ebay said.
If I had bought at a show, it would have been a done deal.
Oh, the perils of dealing with Ebay.
Thanks to everyone on the Board for their support about this minor tragedy.

Can you and Rick work a side deal off Ebay? My thought is that if fleabay stopped it once, then he shouldn't be able to sell it on that venue (again) therefore he should be able to sell it off fleabay without any repercussions from fleabay. Perhaps you two could split the savings on the card.

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Fred

Can you and Rick work a side deal off Ebay? My thought is that if fleabay stopped it once, then he shouldn't be able to sell it on that venue (again) therefore he should be able to sell it off fleabay without any repercussions from fleabay. Perhaps you two could split the savings on the card.

Hmmm, food for thought.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

i stand corrected...an unsightly print defect then.

+1. I have seen it on a high grade E121 Cobb that's been on ebay for a while.
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