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BeenThereRecentlyEnuffNo Joe, you do not look like a fool. But the question which a hobby newcomer should face is “what guidelines should I employ in order to not get ripped off, until I become sufficiently knowledgeable to make choices based on my own experience?” And pursuing all of the levels of seller stupidity and new buyer gullibility, is not productive with that objective.
The guidelines which I recommend for a relatively inexperienced pre-war card buyer includes:
-only buy PSA or SGC graded cards for all purchases of substance
-for all purchases, only buy from sellers with over 100 feedback and a 99.5% positive rating.
If a new collector lives by these two rules, he will reduce the likelihood of him getting scammed by 95+%.