For Sale Artifically Aged Reprints $5.00 Makes Great Gifts See Pics

[ramram]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Leon,

I don’t think we should help save people from themselves either. Call me cold hearted or whatever, but I think when people get scammed (be it by a “reprint” baseball card, Nigerian lottery or whatever), it’s their own fault for being greedy and falling for something that is too good to be true.

I defended the OP in his original thread. After seeing the Wagner card in this thread I have since changed my mind. I think removing the word “reprint” from a card is a pretty crappy thing to do. Regardless of my opinion though, I still think the seller has a right to sell his garbage.

However, that is not my decision, obviously that is yours. However, if you are going to let him sell his junk (even though it was listed in the wrong section), doesn’t he have a right to list it without being interfered with?


That’s how all this started and I am pretty sure the OP wouldn’t have acted the way he did or said the things he said if other members wouldn’t have interfered in his thread - I just don’t think it would have come to this point.

One of the other mods wrote a while back, “In the B/S/T area there should be no interference in the posts by 3rd parties.” Does this not hold true even in this case? I’m not sure why there are such rules if they’re not going to be enforced?

Regards,

David

So, David, just for argument let's say your dad were to think enough of you that he unknowingly bought you one of these cards at an inflated price for you as a birthday gift? Just because he's not knowledgeable about the cards I suppose that's his burden to get burned? Is that ok with you? If he were to buy it off of the B/S/T thread, would you want anybody to warn him?

Just asking.

Rob M.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by ramram

So, David, just for argument let's say your dad were to think enough of you that he unknowingly bought you one of these cards at an inflated price for you as a birthday gift? Just because he's not knowledgeable about the cards I suppose that's his burden to get burned? Is that ok with you? If he were to buy it off of the B/S/T thread, would you want anybody to warn him?

Just asking.

Rob M.

Rob,

There are 2 issues separate issues in your question.

First, if he were to buy it off the B/S/T thread as you suggested, then he would clearly know what he was buying because it says “Reprint” in the title and body of the posting. The $5 cost would be the other dead giveaway.

Second, if he were to buy it at an inflated price as you also suggested (be it eBay, Cragislist, etc), then yes, that would be his own ignorance for not doing his homework first.

Let’s turn the question around. Let’s say your son collects fine art paintings and has always desired a painting by a particular artist whose normal works sell in the $5K range. Let’s also say that you were financially in the position to buy one for him. Would you honestly spend that kind of money without doing a little homework first and knowing exactly what you were buying and who you were buying it from? The logical answer is of course you would, so I think the question you posed is a fair one, but kind of ridiculous at the same time.

Regards,

David

[rarerookies]

I'll say it again Rob.

Have you ever bought a car without a test drive or a mechanic checking it out? Or ever bought a home without an appraisal? If you weren't born yesterday then you probably already know that you should check stuff out before you buy it. The house wife's & uneducated hobbyists that you guys talk about getting taken advantage of on a reprint are probably the same people that get ripped off buying homes, cars and just about anything else.

If you have then unfortunately you are one of those people who will probably get burned on a baseball card. Will probably get burned on a car purchase and about anything else of perceived value or necessity.

I can almost hear you think from where I am sitting. Yes Rob, some people who sell cars, houses and wait should i say it............ Well ok, Baseball cards, yes baseball cards. I know how could you ever think that in the days of "Leave it To Beaver" that J. Edgar Hoover & McCarthy could possibly be on a witch hunt for communists in this country.

So brings me back to my point. Yes, if David's dad didn't do his research and didn't exercise common sense then he could be potentially ripped off by someone selling a fraudulent baseball card. I'd hate to already have paid for the care only to find out that there was no engine in it because i trusted the guy and he told me i didnt have to testdrive it.

Come on people, stupidity and ignorance is to blame for too many of this country's problems.




Some unscrupulous people in this world sell

Originally Posted by ramram

So, David, just for argument let's say your dad were to think enough of you that he unknowingly bought you one of these cards at an inflated price for you as a birthday gift? Just because he's not knowledgeable about the cards I suppose that's his burden to get burned? Is that ok with you? If he were to buy it off of the B/S/T thread, would you want anybody to warn him?

Just asking.

Rob M.

[teetwoohsix]

Please stop trying to flood the hobby with your junk aged reprints. And since you like to ramble, how about explaining why you remove the word "REPRINT" from your "creations"? Is it not to mislead ? This has been brought up a few times, but you seem to dodge the issue.

[rarerookies]

Good question, let me address that statement.

Why reprint is removed guys!!!

The other 95% of people including myself likes to sit back and thumb through the aged cards. Make believing that just for one sec that they actually own the real card. It adds to the authenticity of that.

Intent to mislead statement bothers me as the first post I stated these were reprints. i have no more authority from some dumba$$ who buys some from me to pass them off as fakes just as gun manufacturers don't have any authority over the person who buys the gun to intentionally kill someone with it.

I don't understand, you guys are either really paranoid or there is people out there selling reprints as real.

People who i sell them too are like me, enjoy the hobby. not try to steal from people by passing them off as real. That's a crime.

But just a few tips for ya if your browsing on ebay.

If you see stuff like this i'd stay away.

Ungraded babe ruth, must sell fast. Don't have time to grade

Not an expert selling as reprint

found at grandmas

There is no such thing as a good deal anymore. even granny knows what those ty beenies are worth nowadays.

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

Please stop trying to flood the hobby with your junk aged reprints. And since you like to ramble, how about explaining why you remove the word "REPRINT" from your "creations"? Is it not to mislead ? This has been brought up a few times, but you seem to dodge the issue.

[Wite3]

Derek,
I will answer one of your questions...here is the problem with your analogy...most adults are buying cars and houses and have some experience and yet they still make mistakes. Our small claims courts are populated by people who still make mistakes and not doing the research. That is not the problem as I see it.

The problem is kids and young adults. Someone buys one of your cards and turns around and sells it on ebay, another forum, craig's list, facebook, etc. where children have access. The kids buy it thinking they found a great deal. Who does this hurt? Children, teens, and anyone else trying to find hidden treasure.

I will turn it around. I buy a fake postal money order from someone who says it is fake in the ad. I will gladly give you that counterfeit postal money order for one of your cards. It looks totally real to the untrained person (you). You take it, send me the card and realize that the money order was a fake. Should the blame be on you because you did not do the research? According to your arguments, it is absolutely on you.

Joshua

[Wite3]

No truer words have ever been posted...

"Some unscrupulous people in this world sell"

[Matthew H]

Derek,

Stop trying argue your points. You will never convince anyone here that what your doing is ok. If you would have read a few threads before taking a dump on the BST, you would have realized that this board is full of people who are passionate about old cardboard. The people here love to see new collectors get their first cards. No one here will agree that the new collector that got burned by one of you cards is at fault.

While we're asking questions, why would you spend three days aging a card for five bucks?

[rarerookies]

matt,

Arguing my point? that was done on page one of the thread, now i am just responding to you guys.

I spend time doing it because its more of a tribute to the originals. Like singers covering a song, or actors performing on stage to a historic person.

I have a great love for the cardboard as well. It give me a certain satisfaction when a card comes out looking great. aging them is just a neat process to witness. taking a new card and making it look old is just fun to do

Its really not about the money. at $5 bucks a card even selling 100 cards a month that wont make my house payment. Its more of a hobby than a way to make money.

I have a small story for ya. I took my first cousins kids out for donuts one morning. 2 boys 9 and 11, they got in the car. my boy was in the backseat cause he still rides in a car seat and one of the older boys rode up front. he noticed a plastic bag with cards and immediately noticed the Wagner card in there. of course not really knowing what reprints are being in elementary school i educated them that morning about cards. Showing them my collection of cards, trivial as though it may seem a jerry rice rookie compared to a 33 goudey ruth buy the rice was real and the ruth was not.

I got to give them there first baseball cards. The ironic twist is that my first (there father) cousin 25 years earlier gave me some cards that i still had that i got to pass along to them while telling them how i got the cards. they were so excited about cards. i gave them several commons and tried to diversify it out so that they could appreciate collecting as i do. of course i knew what was on there mind too. they wanted one of the reprints i had. i let them pick there own card out. one picked a Ruth and the other a Gehrig. they both know that they aren't real cards. so now they got a nice collection of real cards and a couple of really nice reprints. and chances are when they get older when they hear goudey ruth for $500 nr/mt they will pickup and run.


In Response to this statement
"No one here will agree that the new collector that got burned by one of you cards is at fault."

I am sure that people on here will agree that these type of baseball cards are an investment and not the ones you throw in a shoebox.

When you spend 15k on a car you have it inspected by someone who knows more about it than you, right?

When you buy a house you acquire the services of a Realtor because they are more experienced in real estate transactions than the buyer.

Same thing with expensive cards. You drop 15k on what you think is a '33 goudey ruth and don't get it inspected by a "mechanic" Your in for bad news.


hope that answers your questions.

Originally Posted by Matthew H

Derek,

Stop trying argue your points. You will never convince anyone here that what your doing is ok. If you would have read a few threads before taking a dump on the BST, you would have realized that this board is full of people who are passionate about old cardboard. The people here love to see new collectors get their first cards. No one here will agree that the new collector that got burned by one of you cards is at fault.

While we're asking questions, why would you spend three days aging a card for five bucks?

[quinnsryche]

That does not answer why you REMOVE the word reprint. Just say it, you remove it for the sole purpose of deception. You are a fraud, a crook and a cheat. No one here is paranoid, deception in this hobby exists and you just help to perpetuate it.

[rarerookies]

hey

I knew you got up this morning running downstairs to your pc just dying to know the answer to that question. The answer is right before your post, sir.

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Why do you REMOVE the word reprint from the cards that have it? Just answer the question like you have been asked multiple times previously.

[rarerookies]

Thank you josh for your post. I will try my best to reply.

1. In my opinion, the kids aren't at risk for these cards. Kids: defined as 13 and under. Scammers aren't going to market there cards to them because they aren't stupid enough they are getting a real '48 Ruth card for $20 bucks or whatever they have in there mowing yard accounts. And yes you are right, people make mistakes. That's why they have warranties, appraisers and grading services. So that people have enough resources in front of them to not go into something that could cost them a lot of money ignorant.

2. You can send me a fake money order if you like. And you are correct. I am unfamilier with real vs fakes. But I am familiar with the fact that there are a lot of people in the world that will try to scam you, especially in this day and age. That I will either A. wait til it clears the bank, or B> google counterfeit money orders. And see what to look for. pic for reference




Honestly I don't deal with the kind of people who i would need to question authenticity or not.

I think i get the picture now and understand why you guys could be so mad at reprints. I think that many of you while trying to burn someone got burned yourself.

Consider this. You see an add on craigslist about a '48 leaf ruth card. You see the scan and you see the price $350 bucks. That's cheap but not too cheap. You meet up with the guy he seems the normal guy. he says he needs the money to pay rent. you offer him $250 bucks for the card thinking your really shoving it in. he reluctantly agrees. you give him the $250 and go on about your way only to find out that you weren't the one lowballing a guy down on his luck he was actually scamming you.

So the tough guy who stuck with the $250 price sending the guy back to his family $100 less than what he actually wanted got scammed. you knew that $350 was a fair price for that card but you knew you could take advantage of him because you perceived his ignorance.




Everyone gets scammed everyday. People believe that if i take this pill i will lose weight because Kathy Ireland said i would. Or Billy Mayes said this auger would til my entire garden, or at least that's what i saw on tv. Does it ever clean as good as it does on tv. How many people still buy into that crap.

Originally Posted by Wite3

Derek,
I will answer one of your questions...here is the problem with your analogy...most adults are buying cars and houses and have some experience and yet they still make mistakes. Our small claims courts are populated by people who still make mistakes and not doing the research. That is not the problem as I see it.

The problem is kids and young adults. Someone buys one of your cards and turns around and sells it on ebay, another forum, craig's list, facebook, etc. where children have access. The kids buy it thinking they found a great deal. Who does this hurt? Children, teens, and anyone else trying to find hidden treasure.

I will turn it around. I buy a fake postal money order from someone who says it is fake in the ad. I will gladly give you that counterfeit postal money order for one of your cards. It looks totally real to the untrained person (you). You take it, send me the card and realize that the money order was a fake. Should the blame be on you because you did not do the research? According to your arguments, it is absolutely on you.

Joshua