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Originally Posted by GasHouseGang
So this guy is selling artificially aged reprints that are not labeled as such. Topps still owns the copyright to many of these images. Most of these will undoubtedly end up on ebay being sold by someone that types in ALL CAPS with stories of how the seller found the card in grand daddy's attic. Any problems here?  |
Yup. I have a problem here. Why can't people mind their own business? If you don't like them, don't buy them. The OP clearly describes what he is selling - "vintage reprints." Nowhere does he state where / how he obtains them, or if they're "artificially aged" during the printing process or after the printing process. I say that because of the accusatory remarks that indicated that he was the one that was artificially aging them as if he were trying to decieve somebody. He is doing nothing deceptive. There is indeed a market for these, as even expressed by another poster. I, too, have purchased a similar "artificially aged" T206 Wagner (not from the OP) just to have one with my other T206 HOFers. I'm glad that it's "artificially aged" because it blends in with the other HOFers in my set and doesn't look out of place in my curio cabinet.
Even if they end up on eBay being sold as you described, how is it the OP's fault? He's doing his part by accurately describing them. It is up to the buyer to do the same thing should he decide to sell them. If a buy a knock-off Rolex and sell it as such, is it my fault or responsibility that the buyer turns around and lists it on eBay as a real one? No. If I sell a used car as having a salvaged title, but the buyer takes it out of state and washes the title to hide the fact, is it my fault or responsibility? No. I could go on and on and give you dozens of examples, but I hope you get the point. It is ultimately up to the buyer to know what they are buying – sports cards or anything else.
It's a shame that some people's lives are such that they have nothing better to do than to try to impose their beliefs on others.
MODS: You posted the following in another thread: “In the B/S/T area there should be no interference in the posts by 3rd parties.” Isn’t this interference?