What makes you most suspicious of an eBay auction?

[jefferyepayne]

The number of times the seller puts the word "VERY" in front of "RARE" in the description. So far the record I've seen is 10.

jeff

[Howe’s Hunter]

http://tinyurl.com/8bex89n

Bad image. Out of focus. Strange background. High dollar card. Low feedback, No back scan or image. Story of how he just got it. Doesn't know if it is real or not, but will let us decide. And, oh, he doesn't really care.

[SMPEP]

Am I allowed to say ... Rick Probstein (as a joke!) without getting sued???

Cheers,
Patrick

[Leon]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

Am I allowed to say ... Rick Probstein (as a joke!) without getting sued???

Cheers,
Patrick

You are allowed to say almost anything on this board as long as your full name is in your post(s). Btw, I for one, think Rick is honest but haven't met him personally. I think some of his consignors might not be as honest as he is though. Again, this is all speculation on my part (and my name is always in my posts )

[sycks22]

When a seller mainly sells .99 cent A-rod Topps cards and puppets, but then out of the blue they have a Mantle worth thousands.

[SMPEP]

Hi Leon,

Feel free to delete my post above if you'd like.

I was just making the obvious joke. (And for the record I have bought from Rick in the past with no problems, and agree with those that have said he runs so many auctions, there's no way he can patrol funny business in bids and consignors.)

Cheers,
Patrick

[Leon]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

Hi Leon,

Feel free to delete my post above if you'd like.

I was just making the obvious joke. (And for the record I have bought from Rick in the past with no problems, and agree with those that have said he runs so many auctions, there's no way he can patrol funny business in bids and consignors.)

Cheers,
Patrick

No need to on this one as we all know it was in jest. Unfortunately I do have to remind a lot of folks about the nature of their posts with regards to privacy. I am sure Rick has some sense of humor and would be ok with a bit of tongue in cheek when it's very obvious. Take care...

[36GoudeyMan]

.... when a seller of product X suddenly starts selling Ruth and Gehrig card about which they "know nothing" and swear someone said they were authentic and worth thousands, but they can't guarantee authenticity; or when the seller is new with little feedback (sorry, I know we all started that way, but probably not by selling T206 Wagners with a feedback of 3).

Basically, anything whereby the seller does not stand 100% behind the guaranteed authenticity of their card, with refund guarantees, and without feigned ignorance of or some BS story about the card's origin, worth, grade or value.

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by Leon

You are allowed to say almost anything on this board as long as your full name is in your post(s). Btw, I for one, think Rick is honest but haven't met him personally. I think some of his consignors might not be as honest as he is though. Again, this is all speculation on my part (and my name is always in my posts )

I hope you are right Leon as I just won a couple cards from him last night....

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

Am I allowed to say ... Rick Probstein (as a joke!) without getting sued???

Cheers,
Patrick

I did meet Rick at the National and found him to be a very nice/pleasant and that includes the yound men that were working for him. Ive purchased several cards from him and had 2 problems over time including a high-end card. Both issues were resolved immediately with the high-end purchase resulting in a full-refund including s/h compensation accompanied by an apology.

Steve Suckow