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andy beckerjeff, those concerns are legitimate.....but they are not excluse to the baseball card world. the same concerns are valid in any auction enviroment.
fine art, coins, stamps, any liquidation sale.....which is what an auction really is.
are the feds investigating? yes. does the problem exist? probably.
is the problem so widespread that most auction sales are not legit? i don't think so.
in general, i take things at face value until proven otherwise. no proof of anything has been stated.
that said, i'm sure this has happened in the past and will in the future....i would respectfully suggest that a bidder should not bid more than he/she is willing to pay for a card. if that suggestion is followed, the point becomes moot.