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will watsonkeyword spamming, in part, is to prevent people from having to sift through items they didn't intend to search for. you're right, putting "Not PSA" doesn't confuse buyers, but what's the point? listing it as a GAI card in the description, and having a scan of a GAI card, is more than enough to allow people to figure out what you're selling. using "Not PSA" is merely free advertising, something PSA doesn't want for their competitors (complain about it all you like, but would you want someone using your business name to advertise for your competitor? didn't think so).
"The real reason that PSA reports these auctions is because they want cards from GAI, SGC, BVG, etc. to finish at lower prices than PSA-graded cards. To my knowlege, the other grading companies do not employ this tactic."
so in effect, you're saying that the only way cards from other companies can finish at prices equal to PSA, is if the PSA name is advertised in the auction description? makes sense, considering PSA graded cards regularly sell for more than their competition. whether it's the Registry aspect, or something else, its the truth. and other grading companies don't employ this tactic because they don't need to- i see very few, if any, auctions for PSA graded cards that use competitors names to garner more interest.
"Will, reporting fellow board members' auctions is not a classy move."
ok? this is a public board. i realize that many of you guys are friends or whatever, but i don't know any of you (other than a few guys who post on a private board). i'm just a collector like everyone else. that, and the fact that we both post on N54, are the only things we have in common. i'm not part of the cameraderie (sure i butchered the spelling). furthermore, i already explained my position in the previous post- if there were no bids, i would probably contact you and explain your violation, and let you fix the problem without having to relist. otherwise, i would contact ebay so they could alert you of the problem. if you know the rules, and you break the rules, you have no one to blame but yourself. if i was keyword spamming, and one of my friends reported me, i would blame myself as well. if that makes me classless, then so be it.