what the heck with ebay?

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Posted By: leon

Now their pre-50 is 1940-1949....but lists all the same cards they used to in the pre-50 category? Oh well.....I guess if we just go to the oldest section we will always be ok.......regards all

http://listings.ebay.com/pool2/plistings/list/all/category16268/index.html

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

Last night when I was in the sell section they did not have the new categories (31717 - Pre 1930; 31720 - 1930 to 1939 and 16268 - 1940 to 1949), but this morning they do.

I'm not sure what their plans are to recategorize all the items posted under the previous pre-1950 category into their new designations, but for now it sure confuses the lookup process.

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Posted By: B Hodes

Well I would have drawn the line at 1948 or 1947 and maybe 1930 but I guess the ultimate result will be that we don't have to wade through early Bowman cards. Now if thye could just move the Reprints .....

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

A new ebay category that would be most helpful would be "NASA Graded Items and Blatant Forgeries" but I think we'd still have people posting into the pre-1930 category "by mistake."

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Posted By: jay behrens

If they bothered to actually talk to colelctors adn dealers, the most logical breakdown would be modern cards 1945-date, 1930-1945, 1920-29, pre-1920 and a 19th century only catagory would be nice.

Jay

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Posted By: leon

Not that it will ever happen but it would be nice:

pre-'41...(I don't think enough supply exists, at
one time, for a 19th century category)

'42-'80
'81-present

and another for AAA, NASA, Libertyforall and other fraudelent/deceptive items....

best regards all

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Posted By: jeff s

to explain to eBay the benefits of a system like Leon describes. (Separate the early gum from the topps/bowman, and the tobacco from the gum.) That was when they seriously revamped the system maybe 1 year ago, and they were soliciting advice. Oh well...I should've figured that since I'm not paying $15/auction to sell scraps of paper, they wouldn't care much for what I (or legions of other collectors) would have to say...

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Posted By: Brian C Daniels

1887-1889= Leon's favorite or "Type" card
1908-1910=BMW's favorite
"N2" = Jay's favorite!
PRO=Koos's favorite
"Restored" =Mine!
T-205-"T-202"=Hodes
SGC-10-60 "E"= Pete's favorite
PSA-1 or raw ex/mt=vg+= JVerrio
Matty=Dan's favorite
Scrappi-do=Julie's favorite
Obak=T=Bob's favorite catagory.......

"E" graded= TSedlock

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Posted By: petecld

I just noticed the new sections. Yes, it's obvious they never asked a collector how to classify listings. I would like to see more company sections like:

Goudey (1933-1941)
Play Ball (1939-1941)
Bowman (1948-1955)
Red Man (1952-1955)
Topps (broken down by decade)

A section for reprints would be nice and how about breaking up the "graded" section into companies: GAI - PSA - SGC - and one for AAA/NASA for all the bidders who don't know what they are buying but have the right to buy the junk anyway.

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Posted By: Dr.Koos

...just hit the search icon, and type in FRAUDULENT Auctions. All the pissed on and erasure reprints, the laminated/spliced T-cards with impossible front/back combinations, the counterfeit signed cards, NASA and AAA graded scrapbook material, etc. all pop right up!!!! Try it.

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

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