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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

I've noticed a few people on here (myself included) who complain about the dingbats who say NOT T206 in auction titles just to get it to show up in your searches....... well there is an easy way to beat them at their game....

want to find all cobb t206's and only t206's....try this in the search field:

t206 cobb -"not t206"

this will remove any cobbs that have not in them...

here is an example:
this shows all cobb t206's ....
Search 1

this shows all the cobb t206's minus the cheaters!
Search 2

at the timen of this posting...the first shows 11 cards, the next 10!


Just a bit of usefull info...maybe i shouldn't be giving away all my tricks but oh well.

Ted

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Posted By: cmoking

you can also use the - sign to get out PSA cards, such as

T206 -psa

that way you won't get any PSA graded cards! should be useful to many on this site, eh?

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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

To be more specific..you put the - sign infront of whatever you want ebay to throw out.... if you want it to remove exact phrases... use the - sign followed by quotes around whatever it is you want out.

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Posted By: RC McKenzie

About 6 years ago I sent a T213 Coupon Cobb to psa. It came back a 3, which was about right, but it came back in a T206 Cobb Holder.

I listed it on ebay as a T213 Coupon Cobb PSA 3 error and the card did not sell at $299. No bids

I relisted it the next day as a PSA 3 T206 Cobb tougher back and it sold for arounf $500.

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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

sorry that doesn't fly with me. As a profesisonal auction assistant i take exception to those type of tactics.

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Posted By: RC McKenzie

I suppose it could be construed as a tactic. I wish i had that exact T213 Cobb bat off card back.

If you want to argue that T206 is superior in monetary value to T213 then you have missed my point.

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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

I am not arguing that.... your sale tactics were flat out dishonest. period! I don't know enough specifics to comment on to what degree you were out of line...but you were out of line ... even if you went to great lengths to describe the reality of the situation in the auction description ... you should be ashammed for doing that.

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Posted By: RC McKenzie

I'm far from ashamed, a T213 Cobb in any holder will be worth more than a t206 in due time. There are so many new collectors coming into the hobby that some might realize that a T206 Cobb Coupon is worth more than a common back.

It's a nomenclature issue that you brought up. As usual, I'm the bad guy. Hate the game.

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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

What a crock.... you took advantage of the situation to try and sell your card...i don't care what the value was...... you deliberately mislead interested buyers in an attempt to get them to both view and bid on your item!

I am playing the game, doesn't mean i'm gonna sell out just to make a buck! You sound like adam moraine!

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Posted By: RC McKenzie

Not correct, Black sock, may I call you black sock?

I sold the card as a collector who relied upon psa's description. I sold the holder.

I was deferring to the experts.

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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

I can't even believe you're attempting to make an argument here. This is a total joke and you deliberately used an illegal tactic to move a piece that you obviously didn't know how to move on your own merit. You have no credibility with me and i can't imagine that if other people get wind of this, that you will have any credibility with them either.

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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

not to mention that you have to resort to name calling just to try and make a point.

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Posted By: RC McKenzie

My dad bought me the card for $75 at a Houston Astrodome Marriot show around 1983.

Please get wind to your insiders that I would like to buy it back at t206 or t213 prices.

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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

PRICE has nothing to do with this! It's not about the price, i don't care if you sold it for 5 cents or 500 dollars.... let alone the moral issues, read ebay's listing policies...you violated them...plain and simple!

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

It is wrong to sell something as a T206 when you know it's a T213.

Forget about price, value, someone else's mistake... it is wrong.

I once heard a fellow attorney explain the concept of "conflict of interest" this way, "if you can't explain to your client in one sentence why it is ok that you did what you did, then you probably shouldn't have done it."

You can't sell a card as one thing when you know it's something else.

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Posted By: Pete Z.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5232293899&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Do you think my listing adequately guards against misleading bidders into thinking they are bidding on a fully intact t202 card? This is not meant as self-promotion, but I'd like the Board's opinion for future reference.
Thanks

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Posted By: Peter Spaeth

Hard to see how anyone could be misled there between the picture and the description.

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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

Pete -
I think you're okay too.... i can't imagine anyone not understanding that is partial card and you used most of the 55 character title in a legitimate fashion

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