Someone really got a bargain on this one...

[JustinD]

Yeesh, they just will never learn.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/22596296207...Bk9SR5K6ne-xYw

[Aug06]

Check the seller ebay feedback....has scammer written all over it...cant believe someone would even bid on it.

[BobbyStrawberry]

It says the year it was manufactured was 1909. Doesn't that conflict with saying it's a reprint?

[Aug06]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

It says the year it was manufactured was 1909. Doesn't that conflict with saying it's a reprint?

Oh yeah i see that now....a bit conflicting for sure

[G1911]

"Selling as Old Reprint although it looks really good, I do not know the origin so I am selling as is!"

Scamming is never right, but whoever could be dumb enough to buy this for $150 with this description and the blatant reprint in the photo... I mean, stupidity is impressive at some point.

[StraightRaceCards]

Scammers that dupe people with reprint in the fine print really tick me off.

That being said, people really need to learn how to spot a fake before they buy a raw prewar HOF card or any card for that matter.

Best to stay with graded until then

[rjackson44]

What is that omg

[jingram058]

I seriously doubt anyone other than the seller or some shill working for the seller "bought" that. No sane person would.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by jingram058

I seriously doubt anyone other than the seller or some shill working for the seller "bought" that. No sane person would.

I would like to think nobody actually did, but I see so many listings like this in the 'sold' filter (and not for like $1 as a novelty) on eBay that it's pretty sad . This one allegedly sold January 17th. via the BIN; so a shill wouldn't quite fit.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by jingram058

I seriously doubt anyone other than the seller or some shill working for the seller "bought" that. No sane person would.

It wasn't an auction so not sure how it would be a shill working for the seller.

[cgjackson222]

I like how one of the positive reviews is:

"Card arrived in timely fashion in good packing. Of course THE CARD IS A FAKE. Guarantee you every old “grail card” (Ruth/Mantle, etc) the seller posts is a forgery. Don’t be as dumb/gullible as I was and fall for this con."

Are people afraid to give negative reviews or something?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

I like how one of the positive reviews is:

"Card arrived in timely fashion in good packing. Of course THE CARD IS A FAKE. Guarantee you every old “grail card” (Ruth/Mantle, etc) the seller posts is a forgery. Don’t be as dumb/gullible as I was and fall for this con."

Are people afraid to give negative reviews or something?

eBay has made it a PIA to leave a negative. Plus even less people care about their completely worthless feedback system than care about altered cards.

[Yoda]

What's wrong with it?

[Brian Van Horn]

85.7% feedback. Oh, that's comforting.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by jayshum

It wasn't an auction so not sure how it would be a shill working for the seller.

Who the f cares. I don't believe anyone really bought it. Who would?

[823dek]

nothing about it looks real , good , old , etc...

[John1941]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Who the f cares. I don't believe anyone really bought it. Who would?

I would because people are stupid...

Also, see post #11 which quotes an eBay feedback from a guy who bought one like it.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

I like how one of the positive reviews is:

"Card arrived in timely fashion in good packing. Of course THE CARD IS A FAKE. Guarantee you every old “grail card” (Ruth/Mantle, etc) the seller posts is a forgery. Don’t be as dumb/gullible as I was and fall for this con."

Are people afraid to give negative reviews or something?

If you leave a negative review, eBay will just delete it 95% of the time, so some buyers have resorted to leaving bad reviews as neutrals or positives.

[Leon]

Yes, never under estimate stupidity.

Originally Posted by John1941

I would because people are stupid...

Also, see post #11 which quotes an eBay feedback from a guy who bought one like it.

[luciobar1980]

Gorgeous card.

[brianp-beme]

Just in the slim chance that this helps keep someone out there from buying such dreck as seen in the original post, a real beater T206 Cobb bat on shoulder card should look something like this.


Brian (real beater not mine)

[Vintagedeputy]

Sometimes I wonder if the buyer is a scammer too who buys the card at what he feels is a cheap enough price to be able to resell it again and scam someone else at a much higher price.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Sometimes I wonder if the buyer is a scammer too who buys the card at what he feels is a cheap enough price to be able to resell it again and scam someone else at a much higher price.

All aboard the Scam Train. Next stop, Purgatory, Maine.


Brian (my apologies to all Purgatorian residents on here. Of course, no mercy for those headed to Hell, Michigan)

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

All aboard the Scam Train. Next stop, Purgatory, Maine.


Brian (my apologies to all Purgatorian residents on here. Of course, no mercy for those headed to Hell, Michigan)

No mercy either for the train heading to Blue Balls, West Virginia.