New BODA allegations against en ebay seller

[Peter_Spaeth]

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1455615

[Eric72]

Of the many sad things about this story:

1. The greed monster strikes again and 99% of the hobby will do nothing
2. Cards are being altered and will never again return to their original state
3. Card doctors and other bad actors continue to operate with no apparent fear of repercussions
4. The hobby continues to become (for many) more about the holders than the cards

[Tao_Moko]

I've been buying up lower grade, wide borders for awhile. Laugh now, but "original" may become a thing.

[D. Bergin]

Yeah, but we need to be worried about that 2.5 that CSG gave out.


It's ok guys. PSA just doubled their prices and lengthened their wait times. It should help to cut down on all the fraud.

[Peter_Spaeth]

It's Fed Ex but could be PSA these days.

[drcy]

Originally Posted by Tao_Moko

I've been buying up lower grade, wide borders for awhile. Laugh now, but "original" may become a thing.

Not laughing. Sounds like a good idea.

[Stampsfan]

Honestly, people go to this much trouble for $50-$150 profit on a common?

The golf business in FL must be in rough shape.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

Honestly, people go to this much trouble for $50-$150 profit on a common?

I don't know how long it takes to create that $100 profit on a common, but I'm betting that it adds up to a pretty good hourly / daily / weekly rate.

The median income in the US is approximately $1000 per week, which means that half of the working population makes less than that.

I interpret those numbers to mean that if a person trims two cards a day, then makes $100 profit on each of them, that person would make 40% over the US median income, just from trimming cards and their trimming "job" might just be their side gig.

Doug "I'm just saying..." Goodman

[brob28]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

Honestly, people go to this much trouble for $50-$150 profit on a common?

The golf business in FL must be in rough shape.

My guess is these "doctors" start on lower value cards before moving on to higher dollars. But, yeah must not be a lot of lessons being taught!

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

Honestly, people go to this much trouble for $50-$150 profit on a common?

The golf business in FL must be in rough shape.

If you read slightly further down in the thread, there's a Tony Perez that went from $63.00 to $2129.

I don't know how much a "Golf pro" makes......but it takes me and my wife a long time to make that much money in any of the various things we do.

[BumBum]

Originally Posted by Tao_Moko

I've been buying up lower grade, wide borders for awhile. Laugh now, but "original" may become a thing.

It absolutely is. Ever since I got back into the hobby a few years ago, I have been consistently buying lower grade cards for my PC. I never had any desire for the exponentially higher priced counterparts. As long as the card isn’t mutilated, I actually kind of like the presence of vintage wear. For me, it brings it more to life and makes me think of all the hands it has been in over the years.