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Brueso...say things like "You're getting a GRADED BABE RUTH TOPPS CARD!"- they don't explain further that what you're actually getting is a graded 1996 Topps insert card that is indeed of Ruth, but is actually nearly worthless. The same thing with the graded Wagner T206 reprint.
In this case, what is the reason for adding the Cobb auto? To show the buyer what Cobb's name would look like if it wasn't in block type?
A friend who also occasionally watches the SAH Sports Collectible show for laughs says part of the reason they say everything twice-THEY...SAY...EVERYTHING...TWICE!
is in part because they're preying on those who are either losing their faculties or never had them to begin with (or they're drunk, so their attention span is even smaller). They of course actually also outrightly misrepresent the value of what they're selling ("this card is worth FOUR-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS and you're getting it for NINTY NINE NINTY-NINE! NINTY NINE NINTY-NINE!") besides doing it suggestively.