battlefield0516 t206 on ebay

[irv]

Hate to keep adding to this, but at least it may help the newbies.

Was surfing the Bay tonight and got all giddy when I noticed a bunch on very nice 52 Topps cards, but then quickly realized, after looking at the pic/info, it was none other than battleaxe herself!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANDY-PAFKO-1...0AAOSw6DtYXLCh

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by irv

Hate to keep adding to this, but at least it may help the newbies.

Was surfing the Bay tonight and got all giddy when I noticed a bunch on very nice 52 Topps cards, but then quickly realized, after looking at the pic/info, it was none other than battleaxe herself!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANDY-PAFKO-1...0AAOSw6DtYXLCh

At least the description for that mentions the paper loss on the front through the letters of Dodgers and tape on the back, aside from not showing the picture of the red back. So it's probably not worth photoshopping a card she's telling you is Fair to Good.

[irv]

Originally Posted by swarmee

At least the description for that mentions the paper loss on the front through the letters of Dodgers and tape on the back, aside from not showing the picture of the red back. So it's probably not worth photoshopping a card she's telling you is Fair to Good.

She has a lot of 52's for sale, and although what you say is correct, her previous history speaks for itself.
I'd like to believe she has seen the light and is being more honest/truthful, but I know we will, likely, be reading about these in her negative feedback in the very near future.
This Spahn is also described well but my gut, as likely many others who know her, know this card probably isn't what it looks like when it's in hand.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARREN-SPAHN...UAAOSwgGJYXLFV

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by irv

She has a lot of 52's for sale, and although what you say is correct, her previous history speaks for itself.
I'd like to believe she has seen the light and is being more honest/truthful, but I know we will, likely, be reading about these in her negative feedback in the very near future.
This Spahn is also described well but my gut, as likely many others who know her, know this card probably isn't what it looks like when it's in hand.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARREN-SPAHN...UAAOSwgGJYXLFV

She's still calling a card with paper loss and tape residue "Beautiful"

[irv]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

She's still calling a card with paper loss and tape residue "Beautiful"

Everyone of her 52 Topps cards look exceptional to me. Not that that is not possible but that seems to fit the bill of all her listings.

Sadly, we know, when buyers have the cards in hand, they look nothing like they did in her postings.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw...topps&_sacat=0

Still p*sses me off knowing she continually gets away with this and E-Bay classifies her as a Top rated Seller!

[Leon]

Nowadays the only thing worse than seeing something is being sold by this scammer (who really should be in jail) is reading the title of an auction that says READ FIRST........

Originally Posted by irv

Hate to keep adding to this, but at least it may help the newbies.

Was surfing the Bay tonight and got all giddy when I noticed a bunch on very nice 52 Topps cards, but then quickly realized, after looking at the pic/info, it was none other than battleaxe herself!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANDY-PAFKO-1...0AAOSw6DtYXLCh

[SMPEP]

I'm amazed that she could do this scamming so long. I would think there is a limit for the number of people willing to spend $2k on a 53 Topps Mantle - and I would think that the people willing to put that kind of money up for a baseball card would already know she is a complete scammer.

At some point I would think her prices had to fall because there's no one left that is willing to bid on her stuff - but I guess the baseball card market is deeper than I thought.

Cheers,
Patrick

[Bram99]

Yes, you would think that there is an limited supply of people to fall for her tricks, but I have been a collector for 30 years and I did fall for it this summer on none other than a 1953 Mantle that I suspect she has had to sell about 5 times. The "Breathtaking" card wasn't as breathtaking as the picture, and I returned it. She took the absolute maximum plus a couple of days to reply to the request to return. Then she held on to the money for the absolute maximum time plus another few days. By the time I got my money back another person had been duped for the same card.

My guess she does this to multiple people with high priced cards, hopes they don't return them, and even if they do, she can't lose because she holds the money for over a month and then re-sells again. I feel the real villain in this story is actually eBay, who has to be very aware of her poor business practices, but doesn't want to lose their cut of the transactions where people don't know any better and are for a time, satisfied.

Tony Stinsa / Bram99

Originally Posted by SMPEP

I'm amazed that she could do this scamming so long. I would think there is a limit for the number of people willing to spend $2k on a 53 Topps Mantle - and I would think that the people willing to put that kind of money up for a baseball card would already know she is a complete scammer.

At some point I would think her prices had to fall because there's no one left that is willing to bid on her stuff - but I guess the baseball card market is deeper than I thought.

Cheers,
Patrick

[irv]

Originally Posted by Bram99

Yes, you would think that there is an limited supply of people to fall for her tricks, but I have been a collector for 30 years and I did fall for it this summer on none other than a 1953 Mantle that I suspect she has had to sell about 5 times. The "Breathtaking" card wasn't as breathtaking as the picture, and I returned it. She took the absolute maximum plus a couple of days to reply to the request to return. Then she held on to the money for the absolute maximum time plus another few days. By the time I got my money back another person had been duped for the same card.

My guess she does this to multiple people with high priced cards, hopes they don't return them, and even if they do, she can't lose because she holds the money for over a month and then re-sells again. I feel the real villain in this story is actually eBay, who has to be very aware of her poor business practices, but doesn't want to lose their cut of the transactions where people don't know any better and are for a time, satisfied.

Tony Stinsa / Bram99

I agree!
I have written E-Bay, by following their own rules and procedures written below in every ad, and not once have I received a reply.
To make that situation even more troublesome/puzzling, is the fact I know I am not the only one.

[bbcardzman]

It's a simple fact: eBay LOVES Battlefield0516
Battlefield0516 makes eBay lots and lots of money
Battlefield0516 sells garbage and uses altered images
Battlefield0516 makes eBay lots and lots of money
eBay doesn't care about what she does to everyone
Battlefield0516 makes eBay lots and lots of money
eBay removes negative feedback so you can't see what a scammer she is
Battlefield0516 makes eBay lots and lots of money
eBay lets her still sell even though she lies and cheats customers
Battlefield0516 makes eBay lots and lots of money
eBay receives hundreds of complaints about Battlefield0516 every month
Battlefield0516 makes eBay lots and lots of money
The biggest scammer on eBay is Battlefield0516 and DOES EBAY CARE?
Battlefield0516 makes eBay lots and lots of money

MAYBE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT A RECURRING THEME HERE

Bottom line: eBay cares about $$$$$$$ and that's it - period.

[SMPEP]

Okay, we all know she photoshops her cards. If this is the best she can do with this cards - what do you think it looks like in real life?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/132047875225...MakeTrack=true

I'm almost tempted to buy it just to see how bad it truly is. Almost.

Cheers,
Patrick

Ps - the description is priceless "This card is in nice condition for its age! It is 100% authentic & unaltered! This card has light to moderate corner wear, near perfect centering, beautiful color, good eye appeal, several creases, and some staining, paper loss, and pen marks on the front & back of the card. There are no pinholes or any damage of that kind."

Umm ... pen marks make it altered, right? And good eye appeal with "several creases and some staining, paper loss and pen marks on front & back"? At least there are "no pinholes or any damage of that kind."