1954 Aaron PSA 4 Something off

[ezez420]

Hope someone didnt buy this Aaron as you may get an empty envelope. Funny how many of these auctions emulate from Chicago area. Here is the one that sold for $950 today but sold for $1125 one week before to another buyer. Maybe someone else can figure out but usually people dont volunteer to lose $400 in one week.


Fake listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1954-Topps-1...p2047675.l2557

Real listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1954-Topps-H...UAAOSwGotWrVls

[CW]

When a seller who primarily sells cell phones and cell phone accessories suddenly has a $1K+ baseball card for sale it is time to run.... run far, FAR away!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

How did the fake guy get that psychedelic picture??

[Jobu]

That groovy picture is what happens when you take a picture of your computer screen. Oddly, he downloaded the pic of the back from the original listing to post in his fake listing but decided not to do the same for the front. Perhaps an attempt to make the cert # harder to read?

I don't know if it would help my case or not, but when I buy something expensive from Ebay I take a close up video of the sealed package, labels and tape especially, and then film myself opening it without ever letting the package leave the shot. I have never gotten burned (knock on wood) so have never had to do anything with the video, but it might come in handy if someone ever sends me an 87 Topps Jim Gantner instead of what I bought. Also important, in the case of getting burned, would be to keep every piece of the package to pair with your video evidence. It might not hold up but it would be a hell of a lot better than having nothing or solely the testimony of a friend or family member.

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by Jobu

That groovy picture is what happens when you take a picture of your computer screen. Oddly, he downloaded the pic of the back from the original listing to post in his fake listing but decided not to do the same for the front. Perhaps an attempt to make the cert # harder to read?

I don't know if it would help my case or not, but when I buy something expensive from Ebay I take a close up video of the sealed package, labels and tape especially, and then film myself opening it without ever letting the package leave the shot. I have never gotten burned (knock on wood) so have never had to do anything with the video, but it might come in handy if someone ever sends me an 87 Topps Jim Gantner instead of what I bought. Also important, in the case of getting burned, would be to keep every piece of the package to pair with your video evidence. It might not hold up but it would be a hell of a lot better than having nothing or solely the testimony of a friend or family member.

From someone who got burned like this, this is a very sound practice. Another is to open the package in the presence of the post office personnel. I had a three month battle to recoup almost $5k because I received an empty package. It wasn't settled until the post office manager wrote an affidavit attesting to the incorrect weight.

[earlywynnfan]

Emailed the second seller, and he said his account was hijacked and he's already reached out to the buyer.

Q: how does this happen? If someone hijacks my account, would I see the item in my "sale" section? When it's paid for, does it go to MY paypal?

[Stingray]

Wonder what that Aaron would have graded without that paper loss on that back corner??

[Stingray]

Wonder what that Aaron would have graded without that paper loss on that back corner??