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Incredible eBay find that never materialized (newly discovered info on 6/26!!!)
This happened a little while ago, and I never planned to post about it here, but after being encouraged by a fellow board member, I've decided to go ahead and share my story.
About a month ago, I spotted a dream card of mine on eBay for a price that I couldn't believe. A 1907 Dietsche postcard Cobb Batting PSA 2.5 for $1200. What luck, I thought to myself, as I purchased and paid for it via a Buy-It-Now listing. About 20 minutes later, I even got a shipping notice and a tracking number! I was excited beyond belief! It was only 10 minutes later that reality struck and the seller cancelled the sale. I asked the seller why my order was cancelled, and the reply was that their kids jumped on and damaged both the PSA case, as well as the card itself in the process. Of course I didn't believe a word of it, and had some choice words for the seller. Needless to say, I left negative feedback and just decided to move on, chalking it up to bad luck. In my opinion, what happened was that someone contacted the seller immediately after I made the purchase and offered considerably more. After all, the card is probably worth north of $3000. Maybe even $4000. No matter - it's the seller's job to research and price the item accordingly. This is why I'd like for everyone here to know that the seller, maxcollector69, is very dishonest. I do hope they are not a member of Net54. I'm sure the dishonest buyer will also not let themselves be known. This also goes to show that outing an eBay listing that recently ended is a very bad idea. There are lots of greedy a-holes out there that will try their best to snatch that great deal away from you. As in my case, they sometimes succeed. Link to the original listing, which sold on 5/12/18 https://www.ebay.com/itm/253618997568 6/26/18 UPDATE - the card was relisted on eBay by showpiecessports for $5995. Linked below. https://www.ebay.com/itm/123214423640 Last edited by sterlingfox; 06-27-2018 at 01:50 PM. |
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Tough break on the card. I'll have to take your word that it's worth that much, because I'm looking on VCP and I don't see it being worth $4,000+.
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This same thing happened a few years ago with a T206 Lenox and an a__hole seller on eBay. The seller had a store in Texas, I think it was called Battersbox.
I'm sorry to hear that you lost out on your card. I hate it when a third party jumps in and messes up a deal. |
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A very recent REA sale of an SGC 20 with heavy creasing went for $3300.
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And PWCC had a SGC 40 sale for $2,500 recently. The prices are all over the place on the card. But yes, someone shouldn't have messed with your auction.
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It seems to be taking a similar road as the '25 Exhibits Gehrig - becoming more accepted in the hobby as a rookie card (along with the fielding pose). Last edited by sterlingfox; 06-11-2018 at 01:40 PM. |
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A PSA Authentic sold in May REA's auction for $4200. I just paid $2k for an SGC 10... At any rate, that is not cool.... I'm sorry the seller did that, he screwed up, but that should be his loss and not yours. I won't be buying anything from him, so thank you for letting me know.
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Did the crease look like it had been caused by kids jumping on it?
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They are 2 completely different cards. The REA sale happened before this card was offered for sale.
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even worse when you find it was a friend (former) and N54 member (current) who contacted the seller
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Happy collecting, Larry Last edited by ls7plus; 07-02-2018 at 06:16 PM. |
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sorry to hear that happened to you but is that card really a $3k card??? It seems like only a couple years ago I bought a PSA 4 off ebay for UNDER $1K
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I was thinking, what about ebay finds that did materialize, I'd like to hear some of those stories.
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Materialized Finds...
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about eight years ago this was in a ten-day auction and spent the whole ten days titled "Greemberg"....final price was a bit over $200 because of shipping from Canada....don't hate me... .. |
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In the younger days of Ebay (before the redirection to correct spellings) I had many good deals looking under Micky Mantle, Mickey Mantel, Hank Aron, Hank Arron, and tons of other misspellings. You just don't see them much anymore.
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