Now that's a markup

[Shoeless Moe]

http://www.imperialsports.net/LotDet...ggins-%26-More!

now on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Babe-Ruth-and-Mi...item3cb647c401

[GasHouseGang]

Well, at least it's real.

[scooter729]

Not sure I'd want to go by the name of "WIWAG" Collectibles either...

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Not sure I'd want to go by the name of "WIWAG" Collectibles either...

That actually stands for When It Was A Game,,, not so bad.

[dstudeba]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

That actually stands for When It Was A Game,,, not so bad.

Actually it is so bad.

The hearing for sentencing was held on September 22nd in San Diego. Defendants John Slight and Craig Kreider of When It Was A Game, Inc. pled guilty to mail fraud and both were given probation. Kreider and Slight were fined $3,000 each and the corporation of When It Was A Game, Inc. also was fined $6,000.

Long, old, sordid story about switching cards out of PSA slabs. Very well publicized on the CU boards.

[Shoeless Moe]

http://www.psacard.com/articles/arti...id=3741&type=1

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by dstudeba

Actually it is so bad.

The hearing for sentencing was held on September 22nd in San Diego. Defendants John Slight and Craig Kreider of When It Was A Game, Inc. pled guilty to mail fraud and both were given probation. Kreider and Slight were fined $3,000 each and the corporation of When It Was A Game, Inc. also was fined $6,000.

Long, old, sordid story about switching cards out of PSA slabs. Very well publicized on the CU boards.

Oops,,, did not know that.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Not sure I'd want to go by the name of "WIWAG" Collectibles either...

Heh! That was exactly my thought upon clicking that "about me" button.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Well, at least it's real.

Ditto.

I've received emails where a potential bidder would write "You only bought it for $75.00 (example) why do you want $399.99 (example) for it? Isn't that ridiculous?"

First of all, I won't apologize for knowing certain autographs and being fortunate enough to pick them up on Ebay for a great price (while forgeries being auctioned off at the same time were bidding at a much higher amount).

Two, I'm the one that goes through the time, effort and expense of getting the autograph certed. The majority of items that I purchase at a great price never go up for auction. No one should ever apologize for being knowledgeable and picking up great deals sometimes. We've earned it.

[David Atkatz]

Well, if he's gonna mark it up by a factor of three, the least he could do is write his own copy.

Actually, the seller got an OK deal when he bought it for $2200. That's about what the ball is worth.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Ditto.

I've received emails where a potential bidder would write "You only bought it for $75.00 (example) why do you want $399.99 (example) for it? Isn't that ridiculous?"

First of all, I won't apologize for knowing certain autographs and being fortunate enough to pick them up on Ebay for a great price (while forgeries being auctioned off at the same time were bidding at a much higher amount).

Two, I'm the one that goes through the time, effort and expense of getting the autograph certed. The majority of items that I purchase at a great price never go up for auction. No one should ever apologize for being knowledgeable and picking up great deals sometimes. We've earned it.

Interesting anecdote from the writer Mark Evanier about his friend, the cartoonist Sergio Aragones of Mad Magazine fame:

My best pal, Sergio Aragonés, once was selling some sketches he'd done. A browser was interested in one but blanched at the hundred-buck price tag.

"How long did it take you to draw that?" he asked.

"About a half-hour," Sergio answered.

The man was horrified: "You expect me to pay you a hundred dollars for a half-hour's work?"

Sergio showed uncommon restraint — at least for Sergio. He calmly said, "You're not paying for the half-hour it took me to do the drawing. You're paying for the forty-one years it took me to learn how to do that."

http://povonline.com/cols/COL210.htm

[Shoeless Moe]

bought for 2900

http://www.vintagesportsauthentics.c...uth-%26-Gehrig

Now on Ebay for 5500

http://cgi.ebay.com/1927-Yankees-Aut...item35b0d90ee0