Ok, so this isn't about fake cards. However, a spotted this new eBay auction and it seems the [someone] is still trying to deceive the collecting public. Here is the listing in question:
http://cgi.ebay.com/UNOPENED-T206-T2...3A4%7C294%3A50
The text of the auction reads:
UNOPENED T206 T205 DRUM CIGARETTE PACK GAI 7.5 TY COBB?
This is an eBay Powerseller BUY IT NOW auction for a T206-era unopened DRUM brand tobacco pouch, graded GAI 7.5 NM+ that could contain 1 or more valuable T206 baseball cards!!! I AM OFFERING FREE SHIPPING AND INSURANCE ON THIS ITEM -- IT WILL BE SHIPPED TO THE WINNER BY USPS REGISTERED MAIL AND I WILL GET IT OUT OF MY BANK DEPOSIT BOX AND SHIP IT TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECEIVE PAYPAL PAYMENT!!! AS NOTED ON THE GAI HOLDER/LABEL, GAI GUARANTEES THIS PACK CONTAINS 1 OR MORE BASEBALL CARDS (T206 or T205 -- NOTE THE WORD "BASEBALL" PRINTED ON THE GAI LABEL). THE 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE T206 SET IS COMING AND THESE PACKS AND THE T206 CARDS ARE SURE TO GREATLY INCREASE IN VALUE BECAUSE THEY ARE SO SCARCE AND DUE TO THE FACT THERE WILL BE MORE INTEREST AND PUBLICITY ABOUT THESE ITEMS DUE TO THE 2009 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY!! I am not accepting trades for this pack, so please don't ask. ORIGINAL FACTORY SEAL!!! This would be a great addition to any T206 or vintage baseball card/memorabilia collection just kept as-is, or open it and take your chances on striking it big to find a Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, or one of the other dozens of Hall of Famer cards in this set. If you pull a T206 Hall of Famer out of this pouch in mint condition, this will be THE GREATEST T206 PACK FIND IN HISTORY!!! Pull a Cobb or really any Hall of Famer out of here and you're for sure going to be able to resell it for 6 figures. Payment will be by Paypal only. Also, please check out my other sports card auctions on eBay!!!
Now, I'm not going to even get into the fact that these Drum loose leaf tobacco packs do not contain cards - that isn't the issue I'm referring to. What I am referring to is the part of the listing which reads "THE GAI HOLDER/LABEL, GAI GUARANTEES THIS PACK CONTAINS 1 OR MORE BASEBALL CARDS (T206 or T205 -- NOTE THE WORD "BASEBALL" PRINTED ON THE GAI LABEL). "
Give me a break. We all know that GAI is not guaranteeing a card is in this pack simply because the word "basebal" (note the misspelling) is printed on the label. Where did this notion come from? This is simply a dishonest seller trying to hype a piece worth maybe $75.00 and sell it for $10,000.