Disturbing Confession ...

homerunhitter · #1 07-17-2025, 05:49 PM

I bet eBay will have ALOT of new listings in the next few weeks as people will be dumping their items on eBay to get rid of them! After all of this, Why would anyone want anything with a TPA authentication sticker on it? And let�s not get started on fake slabs! That�s another can of worms! Buckle up, this hobby is above to hit a shit storm in regards to fake items in our hobby! Time to get the popcorn ready!

raulus · #2 07-17-2025, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by homerunhitter

I bet eBay will have ALOT of new listings in the next few weeks as people will be dumping their items on eBay to get rid of them! And let�s not get started on fake slabs! That�s another can of worms!

Would the authenticity guarantee process catch the fake slabs for anything sold over $250? Or do we think that the fake slabs are so well executed that they would slip right through?

homerunhitter · #3 07-17-2025, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by raulus

Would the authenticity guarantee process catch the fake slabs for anything sold over $250? Or do we think that the fake slabs are so well executed that they would slip right through?

My opinion is I think they are so well executed that they would slip by. But I could be wrong. Makes me want to sell all of my PSA slabs right now because we Just don�t know anymore with the way the Fraud and scammers are hitting the hobby right now.

bnorth · #4 07-17-2025, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by raulus

Would the authenticity guarantee process catch the fake slabs for anything sold over $250? Or do we think that the fake slabs are so well executed that they would slip right through?

It depends on if someone is trying to make the slabs in their garage with Plexi glass and a hammer and chisel or have access to real machinery. Nothing against anyone's job but printing cards and molding plastic are jobs that can easily be done by former or future McDonalds employees. I have friends that have worked in both fields and a couple of them are great people but dumb as a post. For example people make fake Rolex watches. The $200 models will fool anyone who doesn't really know watches. The $500 models will fool many Rolex owners and the $1200 models are so good you can actually swap out parts between a real and counterfeit ones. But yes molding plastic or printing simple pictures is near impossible to replicate. It amazes me every single day this hobby hasn't crashed and burned from all the corruption that openly runs rampant.

Steve D · #5 07-18-2025, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by raulus

Would the authenticity guarantee process catch the fake slabs for anything sold over $250? Or do we think that the fake slabs are so well executed that they would slip right through?

I don't recall seeing anything in this that mentions slabbed autographs; it only talks about faked autographs and counterfeit holograms/stickers.

It sounds to me that it involves non-slabbed items, where there's only a hologram/sticker on the item to "certify authenticity".

Steve

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