"PSA 8" P350 Jimmy Collins on eBay -- what's wrong with this picture?
 

Let us count the ways. Starting with, everything? . . .

https://www.ebay.com/itm/30467309592...8224%7Ciid%3A1

Or is it possible this is just the worst scan ever? The PSA identifier does match.

https://www.psacard.com/cert/01018566

Obviously it looks very bizarre. It almost seems like the scan might have been run through some sort of a photo filter to attempt to dress up the image a bit. Naturally, the result is a bit jarring to the senses.

Here is the REA listing from the last time it sold:

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=61212

That card was in the REA Fall 2019 auction. Seems most of his images were copied from websites using 2mb camera or something.
https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=61212

After further review . . .
 

Goodness, this is turning out to be funnier than I would've imagined. Here's where the card with the same cert number sold at REA. It looks like a match?

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=61212

I think it very well may be the same card as the one with the legit cert number. In which case this should go down as the worst scan ever published by someone ostensibly trying to sell a PSA 8 Monster subject online.

Sorry, Robert. I didn't see your reply till after I posted the link.

If you go to the seller’s eBay store, this seller has a lot of other high end items with high end prices for sale. Many (all?) of the items seem to have similar photos. I think I agree that they are basically photos of the item on a computer screen.

Feedback is in the thousands. But only 5 in the last month. Part of which could just be a function of asking aggressive prices, so not selling a lot of volume. Or it could be a sign that it’s all make-believe.

Part of me wonders whether this seller is legit, or if it’s just a matter of time until the eBay guarantee program catches up with him. Could be that he hasn’t sold a legit item since the new eBay guarantee program began.

So in a situation like this, I have to shake my head and wonder: What possesses someone to post a scan looking like this, if he actually has the card and wants to sell it?

And alternatively, if a seller doesn't have possession of the card, how would that someone expect to get through the eBay "Authenticity Guarantee" in which: "This item is verified by an authenticator before delivery"?

This is a phone picture of a screenshot of the original image of the card. Then it was ran through eBay's image enhancement tool in an effort to "correct" the crappy image quality. Clearly, this is a fail.

The seller's store has a banner image they stole from Levi Bleam. So, there's that...

I am pretty sure this is a legitimate seller who has been seeking prewar on eBay for many years.

he sold this card in 2020 also, look at his feedback (which only has one entry in the last year)

I am in the what seems to be the consensus...Technological illiteracy of a fairly strong degree based on the evidence, lol. :D

Otherwise seems a-ok, other than I would not trust the CSA Nap Lajoie listed as -

1. it's still in a CSA slab
2. looks a tad short which explains that decision in my perception.

Scan
 

I have this Mantle for sale. The scan may have come out a little tough to see, but I assure you it's a Type 1.

Please take my money for this Mint gem!

This is the sellers response to that listing.

Apologies but this listing was posted by mistake. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I haven't owned this card for quite some time.









https://www.flickr.com/photos/195900698@N03/albums

Oh yes, another gem!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/30466822903...oAAOSwf-tjULmR

Golden will take it with zero sellers commission.

I don't think that will grade numerically. The borders look slightly wavy...

On the other hand, that Mantle might have a future as an NFT.

Nice Mantle. It would be worth more in a slab!

Can I get a scan of the back?