A Warning About Counterfeits
While re-holdering my summer 2013 ebay purchases, I discovered I had been sold a counterfeit 1955-56 Parkhurst hockey card. This seller has 6000+ transactions and has 100% positive feedback. His ebay I.D. is also mentioned on other forums, from those who track the price of baseball cards and it appears he has sold a lot of high-end cards, for big bucks which is why I am here warning others.
What do I know you ask? I been collecting cards from this set since the days of mail-order, I am guessing 20+ years. Upon receiving the card, it looked a little odd without my glasses on and I just put the card away assuming everything was fine, as I have never seen a fake from this issue and never suspected they were not a problem. I no longer have and ebay account due and have not made contact with the seller, as I am unable to. Am I angry? No, I am glad to have the card for display purposes and really don't want my money back. I am however wondering how many fakes are in baseball card collections, as this guy seems to have sold a lot of them. I'm also glad I no longer have to look at bad i-phone images as no one scans cards anymore. One other note: This card arrived in a card saver II with a tiny portion of the bottom corner clipped off. I thought this was a little odd to do this on a NMMT-NMMT+ card but now assume this makes it easier to keep track of the counterfeits from the real ones. The card as it was listed: PARKHURST #66 BILLY REAY MONTREAL CANADIENS NMMT / NMMT+ Seasons Greetings to all from Canada. |
Counterfeits
I am missing something. Are you suggesting that he knowingly sold you a counterfeit card? Given his feedback, is it possible this was an error on his part?
Just curious. Seems like we need more information. Sorry you ended up with a counterfeit card....it happens to the best of us...me included. Z Wheat |
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Not sure what other information you need but I will be scanning a real one beside the counterfeit card, in the near future. My own rules are when buying, are to buy only cards with honest wear or moderate to heavily toned cards. I also always consider a card with such things as tape residue ect. I do however draw the line at paperloss and because I broke my own rules, I take full blame for this transaction. |
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