Eddie Plank Letter

[travrosty]

after seeing many other people first comment on this piece, i too would like to say it is a piece of carp.

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by travrosty

after seeing many other people first comment on this piece, i too would like to say it is a piece of carp.

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[RichardSimon]

I hate to see anyone in this hobby get taken advantage of but why would you buy this letter?
A Plank letter should go for $25,000++ and you bought it for not much money. Didn't that set off an alarm for you?
Use that Yiddish brain next time .

[lechaim18]

In reality I rarely bid on sports autographs and thought it was possible that eddie plank got overlooked compared to other more recognizable names in the auction. I do remeber doing brief research on ace certification and seemed legit and was a 175 $ shot in the dark to get 15-25k so i went with it. Now i know better methods ofgetting auction material verified before purchase. SOhopefullyi learned my lesson.

Thanks again all

[Mr. Zipper]

Justin Priddy strikes once again. I can't believe this guy has the stones to set up shop at card shows and show his face in public.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

I hate to see anyone in this hobby get taken advantage of but why would you buy this letter?
A Plank letter should go for $25,000++ and you bought it for not much money. Didn't that set off an alarm for you?
Use that Yiddish brain next time .

In this particular case, the buyer was not taken advantage of, but in fact, the opposite occurred.

The buyer was hoping to take advantage of the possibility that no one was watching that listing and was looking to buy it cheap and flip it.

No sympathy for the buyer here.

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

In this particular case, the buyer was not taken advantage of, but in fact, the opposite occurred.

The buyer was hoping to take advantage of the possibility that no one was watching that listing and was looking to buy it cheap and flip it.

No sympathy for the buyer here.

The buyer placed a bid on an item that Justin Priddy said was authentic. Sorry Chris, but the buyer was taken advantage of.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by jgmp123

The buyer placed a bid on an item that Justin Priddy said was authentic. Sorry Chris, but the buyer was taken advantage of.

$175.00 for a Eddie Plank signed letter and the buyer was taken advantage of?

Strongly disagree.

[ibuysportsephemera]

I agree with Chris. In fact the buyer admits that he was hoping "it slipped through the cracks".

This is why there is so much fraud in the autograph industry. The roaches and others will continue to pump this stuff out as long as there are people buying it. There are far too many collectors or dealers trying to make a quick buck or find a steal.

The person or collector that suffers from these fakes are the ones that have no little or no experience and are truly purchasing an autograph for their collection. This is not an excuse for not doing your homework, but I would guess that the majority of collectors don't have (or want to have) the kind of knowledge that our members have.

Just my 2¢.

Jeff

[JimStinson]

I bought a lottery ticket for $1.00 , the sign in front of the store said the jackpot was 10 Million dollars the next day the numbers didn;t match my ticket ...I feel I was taken advantage of

[jgmp123]

All I am saying is this, It doesn't matter the $$ amount. If you purchase something that you believe to be authentic and it turns out to be fake, you are being taken advantage of. I understand that the buyer should have been aware and did his own research and yadda yadda yadda...I get that...I totally understand that, but take $$ out of the equation and the buyer was taken advantage of.