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Posted By: Tom

Few weeks ago, this "collection" shows up on Ebay (can't remember if it was mentioned here).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=44821&item=8818971421

Several of the cards had been recently purchased by the seller and he had combined them with a few others. Auction didn't meet reserve. This week he's selling a VG-EX T206 Matty that he bought for $735 in April. I'm the high bidder at $305 until "kindnessjoe(0)" steps in. kindnessjoe joined eBay today and is also in Canada (home of the seller). Auction ends with no other bids at 461.78. Immediately after the auction ends, I sent a message to the seller: "I have a sneaky suspicion that kindnessjoe won't pay for this auction. If you want to sell it to me, send me your best price." Believe it or not, he replied immediately with this:

"His contact info is Canada but his email to me contained a foreign IP address. Definately sounds like a scammer. I paid $850 for this card. Looks like no matter what I'm going to take a hit on this. Pending no response from the winner I could let this go for $800usd shipped w/ insurance."

I almost sent a counteroffer, before I realized the kind of person I'm likely dealing with. Would you?

But it kills me to think I "won" the auction at $305 and won't get the card. Were the rest of you just too savy to go after it in the first place?

Just thought others would like to be alerted.
Tom