Another PSA Card Fraud floating Around

[ezez420]

Here is another fake holder floating around...I spoke to the real owner of the card. The FAKE is...

http://louisville.craigslist.org/clt/5408245995.html


The real is the 2nd picture. There are more out there floating around. It is ruining the hobby. Dead giveaways are the card itself and the barcode.

[AGuinness]

I'm assuming that scammers, such as this one, are acquiring the slabs and then printing out the flip and finally either encapsulating a forgery or altering an actual card to make it appear to match the grade.

Is that about right? If so, it seems like these people get a hold of the raw slabs awful easy. Aren't there any patents on these things?

[1952boyntoncollector]

I would of been scared if it was a psa 8.5 or any half grade..

[bxb]

"do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers"

Nice sales pitch. Nothing like customer-friendly service.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by bxb

"do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers"

Nice sales pitch. Nothing like customer-friendly service.

I believe you just click a box when posting on CL saying whether you do or do not accept unsolicited offers. It sure does look unfriendly though. Another scary listing and sure to fool someone who doesn't do their homework. I think those have been going for around 7k, so 4k will be too enticing for someone to pass up.

[Scocs]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

I would of been scared if it was a psa 8.5 or any half grade..

Why? How does the half grade affect a forgery?

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Scocs

Why? How does the half grade affect a forgery?

There hasn't been any ever shown on net54 and not one has ever known to exist...if you find one I would be scared..

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

There hasn't been any ever shown on net54 and not one has ever known to exist...if you find one I would be scared..

There are 14 8.5's in the pop report...... And about 400 half grade examples total.

[The-Cardfather]

Ed,

You say that the "dead giveaway" is the card itself and the bar code.

I'm certainly no expert in detecting counterfeits, but even when I compare it to the actual card side-by-side; I don't see any glaring differences.

I would definitely be one of the poor saps that gets fooled by this type of thievery. Please educate me and help me see what exactly the "dead givaways" are.

Thanks.