Posted By:
Adam J. Baxter
Let me first say how sorry I am to hear of the garbage Jon's been dealing with from ebay concerning your auctions. Having read many of Jon's posts on this forum and witnessed the high esteem with which other members of this forum hold him. I personally have little doubt that the items he's are offering are legit. I also have to agree with the other folks who have responded to this thread that grading an item, especially an autographed one by viewing a scan or other reproduced image for authenticity is - nuts. If I were in an authenticator's shoes and dealing with a highly desirable or expensive item, I would definitely want to view it "in hand". I think ebay PSA/DNA over the internet authentication leaves too much room for error in my opinion. I think after reading stories from other members of this forum that ebay's policies regarding fraudulent items, authentication, etc. are nothing if not inconsistent. I agree with other posts on this forum, that how can Jon's auction's be viewed so supiciously for no real reason and have his account suspended while some "con artist" can post hundreds of auctions of supposedly "graded" spalding guide cut-outs or obviously fake or altered cards and stay under ebay's radar after being complained about for god knows how long. I think that we may be giving ebay too much credit or too often the benefit of the doubt. Simply put, they're in it for the money, and that in the end is where they're loyalty lies. Time and time again people complain to ebay about fakes, altered cards, bad sellers, etc., and either ebay ignores us or fails to take action. I really hope that Jon gets some justice when this is all said and done. I enjoy ebay and having a site like theirs to buy and sell cards and memorabilia is convienent and fun, but I'm getting tired of being ignored by them every time I have a problem or report a bad egg. I also feel very bad about people like Jon who are dealing with ridiculous circumstances brought on by a company that can't seem to decide when to be strict and when not too. Something has to change.