Ebay Reprint Madness! Now it's Cabinets!

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Posted By: Bob Beyerle

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZdiamondstars-2008

Seller's listing's say it all.

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Posted By: Fred C

This is getting a bit ridiculous. I've have it with these idiots. I wish ebay would come up with a rule that simply states that if a card cannot be guaranteed (by the seller) to be original then they should only be allowed to sell it in a section that is called REPRINTS (or something similar to that). It's bad enough to see the scans but when the item description states it's being sold as a reprint per ebay rules then that tells me that the ebay rules need to be changed to indicate that the card can only be sold and advertised in a REPRINT section. I know that people will sometimes put non-sports cards in the pre-1930 section but usually the cards are original and not being sold as reprints per ebay rules.

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Posted By: Bob Beyerle

Fred- And I know you love the seller soiling the cards to make them "look old".

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Posted By: Mark T

i just hope his feedback hurts him in the long run. Its just amazing that most buyers have been giving him positive feedback for this junk. When you think it can't get worse, he comes up with new reprints.

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Posted By: Neal

Sick and tired of all the damn Reprints on Ebay!!!

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Posted By: Josh

I don't see how the w551's are getting a lot of action. A lot of fake w551's on ebay right now.

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Posted By: Bob Beyerle

I'm sick and tired of ebay reprint threads on this board. (yes, I know I started this one). How many of these will be re-sold 3 years from now as original? ( A bigger threat to long term value than the economy IMO). The real question is WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?

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Posted By: Bruce Babcock

Do any of us know anyone at ebay with both a first and last name (not "Tiffany in customer service") that we could lodge some sort of formal complaint with, on behalf of the Net54 forum? Collectively we represent a lot of buyers and sellers and dollars to ebay. I've never gotten anything more than a boilerplate non-response from a one-named flunky, but maybe they would listen to us collectively if we reached the right person. Any thoughts?

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Posted By: barrysloate

Where does this guy get the originals to make these reprints? The Just So Cy Young is owned by Corey and he hasn't given anyone permission to use the image commercially. I think this garbage crosses the line.

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Posted By: leon

I am shooting you an email of the contact info of the guy I used to work with up until a few months ago in the ebay fraud dept. There is so much of it I have given up. I wanted to help but at this point it's too overwhelming. Ebay should take some of their millions in new found profit (large fee increases) and invest it in some help. Just getting rid of the reprints and having their own section would of course be a big start......regards

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Posted By: scott brockelman

Ebay has created a section for reprints, but no one is forced to use it. Funny, but if you attempt to list a stamp or coin, you are led to a series of agreements that the item you are selling is real and not a reproduction or fake. Why is this not so in the Sports cards category??

As these continue to be posted, fewer and fewer people will use Ebay for a buying or selling tool as the fakes will outnumber the real items.

Scott

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Posted By: boxingcardman

Now I am seeing reprints of Zeenuts, Exhibits and cabinets. So far most are labeled as reprints but that won't last as the items float from hand to hand. Personally, I am about done buying raw Zeenuts on Ebay unless I know the seller.

Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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Posted By: CoreyRS.hanus

Scott,

That's a good point. Maybe when eBay learns that nobody wants to use them anyone to sell the real ones will they take action to stop the flow of reprints.

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Posted By: Tony Galovich

In the coin industry any coin that is a replica/reprint it has to have stamped on it wording to indicate it's a Copy so the consumer will realize the Gem BU 1804 silver dollar he has is worth a few $$ not Millions of $$

Does anyone here remember Charlie Brooks from Motown?

Back in the 70's he showed up at a card Show in Anaheim with his 33 Goudey reprints
He was selling them as reprints
BUT many veteran collectors were upset as they realized scammers would eventually try to resell them as originals down the road

he was asked why didn't put the word {reprint) on the card to avoid problems as to authenticity

His classic reply was the printer forgot to add that as he requested

But the 2nd printings did have "REPRINT" added to the reverse side of the cards.

But the shysters cleverly tried to erase the "Reprint" from the card

You still see these for sale occasionally