Ashamed - Topps T206 Buy Back Fraud

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by Leon

This hasn't been known long. Things don't happen overnight and this isn't CSI. Here is some more evidence and I don't have more besides before and after scans of almost all, if not all, of the sales below. A heads up was given to me by another board member in a PM to start it all. I contacted Larry, he didn't come clean until then. He was told it was his choice, he could post about it or I would. I will be contacting ebay too but I don't know what my success will be there. Larry is banned from the BST now. I am sure more later...

So he's sorry he got caught, not necessarily sorry he did it (repeatedly).

[Leon]

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

So he's sorry he got caught, not necessarily sorry he did it (repeatedly).

That is my take and again, he got caught by another board member who sent me a PM. That PM prompted and started this.....

[T206Collector]

Here's an article about how this could really get out of hand...

http://www.andybroome.com/?p=38

Here's a fake Cobb in one...

https://twitter.com/broomewithaview/...89713622552577

And a thread about removing the cards from the holders...

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=87666

[mr2686]

This hobby, whether it be the card side, autographs or memorabilia is a pretty tight nit community that relies on the honesty of it's core members. Oh sure, there's plenty of fraud all over, but the core of the hobby always tries to keep things honest and on the up-and-up, so when a member of this board since 2009 does something like this (again and again it appears) then it's inexcusable. Just my .02

[jb217676]

Why hasn't Larry told his side about what happened? I think if there was a real reason behind this it would help to get it all out in the open.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by jb217676

Why hasn't Larry told his side about what happened? I think if there was a real reason behind this it would help to get it all out in the open.

Whats there to say??? What is the only reason people do these sort of things?? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

He was buying raw T206 commons on the cheap and making them look like Topps "Buy Backs" to increase their value. It's all about the $$$.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by jb217676

Why hasn't Larry told his side about what happened? I think if there was a real reason behind this it would help to get it all out in the open.

Greed. There is your answer.

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[jb217676]

That's too bad. I was holding out hope that he at least would say something like "times were tough, money was tight, had to feed the family, in extreme debt, lost my job" Even if not true, it's better than nothing. The silence says it all I guess.
Jeff

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by jb217676

Why hasn't Larry told his side about what happened? I think if there was a real reason behind this it would help to get it all out in the open.

Not only has he not said more, he did not even correct his nearly-incoherent (spell check gone amok, or intentional?) post, and he was logged in earlier today. Oh well.

[jb217676]

In my opinion, it's never too late to come clean.