Fake Connie Mack N172

[vintagetoppsguy]

We see situations like this all the time on the boards and you have to look at each one differently. You can't lump them all together in the "scammer" category. The first thing I noticed when I looked at the listing was that it was a consignment seller (with good feedback) and they probably didn't know much about what they were selling. Again, ignorance is no excuse, but it certainly isn't a scam. If it were a baseball card dealer, I would have thought differently.

The resolution has to do with the way you approach the seller. If you send them an email saying, "This card is a fake" and leave it at that, they're probably going to get defensive. I know I would be if I got that type of email. But if you explain it to them tactfully and point out why it's a fake and what the differences are, they're usually willing to listen to reasoning.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

We see situations like this all the time on the boards and you have to look at each one differently. You can't lump them all together in the "scammer" category. The first thing I noticed when I looked at the listing was that it was a consignment seller (with good feedback) and they probably didn't know much about what they were selling. Again, ignorance is no excuse, but it certainly isn't a scam. If it were a baseball card dealer, I would have thought differently.

The resolution has to do with the way you approach the seller. If you send them an email saying, "This card is a fake" and leave it at that, they're probably going to get defensive. I know I would be if I got that type of email. But if you explain it to them tactfully and point out why it's a fake and what the differences are, they're usually willing to listen to reasoning.

This was my message to him:


Dear casharoundthehouse,

I'm afraid the card might not be real, refer to this thread, and scroll down:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ighlight=royer


As you can see I treaded pretty lightly. I thought he ignored it when he went "away" until the auction was over.

He ended up responding nicely to my message. I jumped the gun a bit... Still, it's good that no one got burned, which was the goal here.

-Matt