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Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy
Anybody ever heard of them?
From their eBay store: "The creation of Veterans Investment Group is intended to help Veterans realize the potential in diversifying assets for long and short term investment purposes by purchasing, collecting, and eventually selling sports cards. The sports cards that are listed in this eBay Store belong to a number of Vets from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom most of whom have been wounded in combat action. Honor, Commitment, Integrity, Dedication are just a few terms that are synonymous with the Marine Corps. As Marines those values that we embrace are more than words; they are a code that we live by. Our promise to you is to Honor our agreement! Our Commitment to you is to provide you with the best service possible! Our Integrity is passed on to you through honesty and morally conducting business in the most upright fashion! Our Dedication is to hold true to what we say and do while conducting business with you. We thank you for your support and patronage. Semper Fi! Joe"
http://www.ebay.com/sch/veterans_inv...p2047675.l2562 |
Good afternoon,
This thread was just brought to my attention by a buddy of mine out of concern for my reputation and the reputation of my eBay account Veterans_Investment_Group.
I'd like to put to rest some of the concerns that have been brought up by members of this thread in hopes that it may shed some light and transparency to my account and Veterans Investment Group.
First off let me introduce myself, my name is Joe and I do live in Los Angeles, California...more specifically Pasadena, California. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps from March, 2001 to May, 2005 and was Honorably Discharged upon completion of my Inactive Reserve Duty.
My deployment's included (2) Operation Enduring Freedom Tours and (1) Operation Iraqi Freedom Tour as part Operation Phantom Fury "Al Fajr" in Fallujah, Iraq (2004-2005) where I was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat action.
Veterans Investment Group as mentioned in my eBay store is quite simply put a group of vets who have pooled funds together and invested in sports cards. All of the cards that have been previously listed, that are listed now, and that will be listed in the future are cards that we have either purchased or have traded for.
I'd like to add that in no way are we a registered not for profit organization nor are we a registered charity organization, and if I am not mistaken there is no statement or phrase in my eBay store that states or alludes to the contrary. Misleading or deceiving buyers is not a practice that anyone associated with Veterans Investment Group have nor will they ever engage in.
We are just veterans that have invested money into sports cards of various eras as a form of investment outside of conventional stocks, IRA's, Savings Accounts and the like.
There was an instance where I was bidding on an item listed by Snapolit1 that I requested for him to cancel my high bid, this was a miscalculation of funds on my part at that time which prompted me to cancel the bid and I accept full responsibility for that.
I'd also like to address the cards that were previously listed and had old PSA flips which were questionable. These cards were cards that one veteran owned for many years, some of which were received in trade prior to the large influx of counterfeit cards coming to market. Those cards have either been newly encapsulated or have been sold as is with a 100% return policy guarantee.
One advantage of living in Pasadena, CA is that I am very close to PSA and can very easily have cards re-holdered if there is any question as to the authenticity or legitimacy of the card.
It has become quite clear to me that given my low feedback despite being 100% positive coupled with my eBay ID: Veterans_Investment_Group referencing military, investment, and group; some collector's have decided that 1. my eBay account is a scam and 2. the cards that I am listing are not legitimate.
In hopes of "clearing" my name and addressing the concerns in this thread, I encourage ANYONE who has any questions about me, Veterans Investment Group, or the cards that we own to reach out to me directly and verify our bonafides.
Lastly, we do deal in some very valuable cards and we understand that there are a lot of scammers, counterfeit cards, and "fake" encapsulations floating around, therefore we encourage everyone to do their due diligence and put our cards to the test. We will go out of our way to authenticate or re-encapsulate ANY card that raises ANY doubt or "Red Flags" in a buyers mind.
Semper Fi!
Joe
Sgt./USMC Ret.