Incredible eBay find that never materialized (newly discovered info on 6/26!!!)

[sterlingfox]

This happened a little while ago, and I never planned to post about it here, but after being encouraged by a fellow board member, I've decided to go ahead and share my story.

About a month ago, I spotted a dream card of mine on eBay for a price that I couldn't believe. A 1907 Dietsche postcard Cobb Batting PSA 2.5 for $1200. What luck, I thought to myself, as I purchased and paid for it via a Buy-It-Now listing. About 20 minutes later, I even got a shipping notice and a tracking number! I was excited beyond belief!

It was only 10 minutes later that reality struck and the seller cancelled the sale. I asked the seller why my order was cancelled, and the reply was that their kids jumped on and damaged both the PSA case, as well as the card itself in the process.

Of course I didn't believe a word of it, and had some choice words for the seller. Needless to say, I left negative feedback and just decided to move on, chalking it up to bad luck.

In my opinion, what happened was that someone contacted the seller immediately after I made the purchase and offered considerably more. After all, the card is probably worth north of $3000. Maybe even $4000. No matter - it's the seller's job to research and price the item accordingly.

This is why I'd like for everyone here to know that the seller, maxcollector69, is very dishonest. I do hope they are not a member of Net54. I'm sure the dishonest buyer will also not let themselves be known.

This also goes to show that outing an eBay listing that recently ended is a very bad idea. There are lots of greedy a-holes out there that will try their best to snatch that great deal away from you. As in my case, they sometimes succeed.

Link to the original listing, which sold on 5/12/18
https://www.ebay.com/itm/253618997568

6/26/18 UPDATE - the card was relisted on eBay by showpiecessports for $5995. Linked below.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123214423640

[bobbyw8469]

Tough break on the card. I'll have to take your word that it's worth that much, because I'm looking on VCP and I don't see it being worth $4,000+.

[Sean]

This same thing happened a few years ago with a T206 Lenox and an a__hole seller on eBay. The seller had a store in Texas, I think it was called Battersbox.

I'm sorry to hear that you lost out on your card. I hate it when a third party jumps in and messes up a deal.

[sterlingfox]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Tough break on the card. I'll have to take your word that it's worth that much, because I'm looking on VCP and I don't see it being worth $4,000+.

A very recent REA sale of an SGC 20 with heavy creasing went for $3300.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by sterlingfox

A very recent REA sale of an SGC 20 with heavy creasing went for $3300.

And PWCC had a SGC 40 sale for $2,500 recently. The prices are all over the place on the card. But yes, someone shouldn't have messed with your auction.

[sterlingfox]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

And PWCC had a SGC 40 sale for $2,500 recently. The prices are all over the place on the card. But yes, someone shouldn't have messed with your auction.

Agreed, but I do think that the market has shifted a bit on this card in the 3 short months between those 2 comps.

It seems to be taking a similar road as the '25 Exhibits Gehrig - becoming more accepted in the hobby as a rookie card (along with the fielding pose).

[BLongley]

A PSA Authentic sold in May REA's auction for $4200. I just paid $2k for an SGC 10... At any rate, that is not cool.... I'm sorry the seller did that, he screwed up, but that should be his loss and not yours. I won't be buying anything from him, so thank you for letting me know.

[vansaad]

Originally Posted by sterlingfox

A very recent REA sale of an SGC 20 with heavy creasing went for $3300.

Did the crease look like it had been caused by kids jumping on it?

[sterlingfox]

Originally Posted by vansaad

Did the crease look like it had been caused by kids jumping on it?

They are 2 completely different cards. The REA sale happened before this card was offered for sale.

[Republicaninmass]

even worse when you find it was a friend (former) and N54 member (current) who contacted the seller

[ALR-bishop]

Originally Posted by vansaad

Did the crease look like it had been caused by kids jumping on it?

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by vansaad

Did the crease look like it had been caused by kids jumping on it?

Under no circumstances should anyone ever store graded cards on top of trampolines. However, raw is okay.

Brian

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by sterlingfox

A very recent REA sale of an SGC 20 with heavy creasing went for $3300.

I remember when I bought the batting Dietsche pose in PSA VgEx (graded that low only because of a light water mark on the back--the card looked every bit of ExMt+ on the front and otherwise!) for $1900 some years ago, and the tougher fielding pose in PSA 5 for $4,000 in 2011. How things have changed!

Happy collecting,

Larry

[vintagehofrookies]

sorry to hear that happened to you but is that card really a $3k card??? It seems like only a couple years ago I bought a PSA 4 off ebay for UNDER $1K

[Davidlisa]

I was thinking, what about ebay finds that did materialize, I'd like to hear some of those stories.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Davidlisa

I was thinking, what about ebay finds that did materialize, I'd like to hear some of those stories.

about eight years ago this was in a ten-day auction and spent the whole ten days titled "Greemberg"....final price was a bit over $200 because of shipping from Canada....don't hate me...

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[JustinD]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

about eight years ago this was in a ten-day auction and spent the whole ten days titled "Greemberg"....final price was a bit over $200 because of shipping from Canada....don't hate me...

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I would have been sweating that till I opened the package. Nice deal.

In the younger days of Ebay (before the redirection to correct spellings) I had many good deals looking under Micky Mantle, Mickey Mantel, Hank Aron, Hank Arron, and tons of other misspellings. You just don't see them much anymore.