Ebay Seller Vintagecards1 Horrible Forgeries

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

All of those items had multiple bids,,, multiple bids.
Obviously they won't fool the collectors here, but they certainly did fool some nieve buyers on ebay.
And Scott and King I am surprised at you guys,, Chris has done as much or more than anyone I know in this hobby to try to fight forgeries, be they obvious ones or ones that are more difficult to discern.
What harm was done by pointing out these forgeries?

I also wanted to mention that the seller (Vintagecards1) had a total of 20 autograph cards listed; I only posted five of them. One of them was a horrific Nellie Fox that had a high bid of over $100.00. And in the end, they were all removed.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

I also wanted to mention that the seller (Vintagecards1) had a total of 20 autograph cards listed; I only posted five of them. One of them was a horrific Nellie Fox that had a high bid of over $100.00. And in the end, they were all removed.

Nice job, Chris!

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

I also wanted to mention that the seller (Vintagecards1) had a total of 20 autograph cards listed; I only posted five of them. One of them was a horrific Nellie Fox that had a high bid of over $100.00. And in the end, they were all removed.

+ 1/2

Plus one for Chris posting them, but minus a half for ebay removing them in the end. So it was all kind of a moot point. But then again, a potential future watchout. Thus, the assignment of just a "half point".

[David Atkatz]

"I have little patience with scientists who take a board of wood, look for its thinnest part, and drill a great number of holes where drilling is easy."

--Albert Einstein (quoted by Philipp Frank in "Einstein's Philosophy of Science," Reviews of Modern Physics, Vol 21, No. 3 July 1949.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

"I have little patience with scientists who take a board of wood, look for its thinnest part, and drill a great number of holes where drilling is easy."

--Albert Einstein (quoted by Philipp Frank in "Einstein's Philosophy of Science," Reviews of Modern Physics, Vol 21, No. 3 July 1949.

Reading that Einstein quote (how pretentious is that?) made me think of this....

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[GrayGhost]

Don't worry Chris. CC won't be outdone. My source told me they just got a box of 12 balls from the Jim Creighton private signing. They are dated and all too. Great to have those enter the hobby next month.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Reading that Einstein quote (how pretentious is that?) made me think of this....

Pretentious? LOL
I must be one a them "liberal elites"!

(I thought--and still believe--the quote is quite appropriate.)

[David Atkatz]

I will give Chris his props, though. Unlike some others, he's not afraid to name names.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

I will give Chris his props, though. Unlike some others, he's not afraid to name names.

David, I don't know what your agenda is here with your comments, but have you ever read Richard's website?

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by perezfan

+ 1/2

Plus one for Chris posting them, but minus a half for ebay removing them in the end. So it was all kind of a moot point. But then again, a potential future watchout. Thus, the assignment of just a "half point".

I don't understand this one Perez. Why minus half to ebay for removing them? They saved a number of buyers about a thousand bucks or so. I would be praising ebay for the work they have done for the last few months. Many bad items are vanishing every day, including very high priced ones.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

I don't understand this one Perez. Why minus half to ebay for removing them? They saved a number of buyers about a thousand bucks or so. I would be praising ebay for the work they have done for the last few months. Many bad items are vanishing every day, including very high priced ones.

Oh sorry... What I meant is that it's GOOD that ebay removed it. But ebay's removal rendered the thread a bit less relevant (since the seller was shut down). Just a rather weak joke, in an attempt to poke fun at the whole +1 / -2 thing. I had never seen fractions used, so thought I would be the first.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Oh sorry... What I meant is that it's GOOD that ebay removed it. But ebay's removal rendered the thread a bit less relevant (since the seller was shut down). Just a rather weak joke, in an attempt to poke fun at the whole +1 / -2 thing. I had never seen fractions used, so thought I would be the first.

Ok, I just wanted to clarify that.
btw - the seller has not been shut down, just had his bogus autgraphs removed. Though it is my understanding that if a bogus seller has his items removed and then attempts to relist them, that is grounds for shutting a seller down permanently.