Anyone buy from greatlakesauctionhouse?

[4k6]

No offense to anyone, but it amazes me that people fall for this gimmick. "OUTSTANDING!", "STUNNING!", "BLAZER!" all mean nothing especially combined with a questionable "can't really see the details" pic. Translates into "RUN AWAY!"

A few other sellers use the same tactic, maybe it's a sad trend. My favorite is when they say "PERFECT CENTERING!", and you can actually determine from the lousy pic provided that it's closer to 60/40 one way, maybe 70/30 the other.

And these auctions consistently go for big money. Are people really this (to put it bluntly) stupid?

[skmdc2k]

Not all sellers are like greatlakes. Battlefield0516 uses a lot of flowery adjectives in her listing but I've been very happy with her cards always which so far grade as expected or better (SGC 4 on a '48 Leaf Williams that I got for $450, SCG 5 for a '33 Goudey Foxx that was purchased for $525). I guess what I'm saying is I wouldn't completely dismiss listings with a heavy sales pitch, I just would make sure that there's a return policy and use it.