Dumb Ebay questions

[EvilKing00]

to me i actually dont mind a dumb question from a possable buyer, i answer the question and move on. the answer only takes what...30 sec to reply to if that.

[buymycards]

Scott, do you have any better scans? Who wrote 1b on the back? Can you send me scans of all four edges?

Thanks,

Rick

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Scott, do you have any better scans? Who wrote 1b on the back? Can you send me scans of all four edges?

Thanks,

Rick

Rick, I am going to re-scan the card through a microscope, pixel by pixel, numbered by column and row so that interested bidders can piece it back together if desired. '1b' was actually written at the factory by a disgruntled employee named either 'Ed Smith' or 'Bill Davis' - he should be easy to find.

Here is the center one-eighth of the left edge, viewed with the front side of the card facing upward:

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Rick, I am going to re-scan the card through a microscope, pixel by pixel, numbered by column and row so that interested bidders can piece it back together if desired. '1b' was actually written at the factory by a disgruntled employee named either 'Ed Smith' or 'Bill Davis' - he should be easy to find.

Here is the center one-eighth of the left edge, viewed with the front side of the card facing upward:

Looks like it was soaked.

[smrtn240]

now that's the way to do it

[drc]

One thing is I've had blunt, brusk questions from people who won the item and gave positive feedback. So it may just be his way of communicating and he's on the up and up. Which is in part why I recommended answering his question.

I had a guy ask a blunt, accusatory question about the authenticity on an eBay item. I explained and he thanked me and apologized for the tone of initial question, saying that he'd had some recent bad eBay experiences so was grouchy.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by drc

One thing is I've had blunt, brusk questions from people who won the item and gave positive feedback. So it may just be his way of communicating and he's on the up and up. Which is in part why I recommended answering his question.

I had a guy ask a blunt, accusatory question about the authenticity on an eBay item. I explained and he thanked me and apologized for his initial question, saying that he'd had some recent bad eBay experiences so was grouchy.

David, I didn't post the rest of our exchange, but believe me - he had no good motives. Like Howard above, he was trying to get a flame war going.

It didn't work - I responded to a couple of his messages, then added him to my 'blocked bidders' list and moved on.

[drc]

Okay.

It was an old card show technique for scammers to proclaim a dealer's autographs are fake in the hopes of getting them at discount. At least Mr. Mint said that in one of his books That crossed my mind with your post.

[howard38]

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[Runscott]

Originally Posted by howard38

Who knows why he was concerned about the card but I can see asking a question like that to see what kind of response I'd get. If the response inspired confidence it might be just what I need to make me pull the trigger. If not I'd know not to bid. He could have phrased the request in a friendlier manner though.

Okay, so he was jacking with me psychologically - a test to determine my emotional fitness to be selling cards?

Now I get it.

[howard38]

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[Runscott]

Originally Posted by howard38

"Emotional fitness?" That's kind of weird. But since you made a judgement about him from a simple request why couldn't he do the same from whatever response you chose to give?

Howard, I was trying to respond the best I could, to what I thought was a ludicrous post on your part. I shouldn't have responded at all.

BTW - checking your posting history, you haven't participated in a single vintage card discussion, generally sticking only to threads involving controversy or sports discussion.

Why are you here?

[howard38]

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[Runscott]

I don't know what's up with ebay, but I just had an idiot ask me if I was selling an LOA, or an actual authentic signed player letter

Can't these douchebags just check feedback to determine if I'm a scammer?!?

Runscott <=== feeling like Dan McKee today (No offense, Dan - you're my old guard T206 hero)

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Can't these douchebags just check feedback to determine if I'm a scammer?!?

Most douchebags can't even be bothered to read past the auction title, let alone be researching your feedback. At least the first guy used proper punctuation and grammar. I've learned the hard way that if someone seems determined to call you a scammer from the outset, never having dealt with you before, it's best to just go ahead and block them. Chances are, it's not going to end well if they do decide to "give you a chance" and wind up winning.

Since we're venting about ignorant eBayers, here's an exchange I had not long ago in the final minutes of an auction:

paul77781 messages: the type 1 mickey mantle photo was signed by him in the 50's?

I respond: Please make no mistake, the photo is NOT signed by Mantle. The PSA encapsulation and authentication is for the Type 1 status, NOT a signature. Best, Lance

paul77781 messages: oh it says it was handwritten by him in the auction

I respond: It says his name was handwritten (i.e. not typed), NOT that it was signed by him.


Turns out the guy asking the question was the infamous Joey Farino, and incidentally, the "signature" on the back (a simple ID of the photo's subject) looked nothing like Mantle's signature, modern or vintage. Just goes to show that the "douchebag questions" sometimes come from real live douchebags.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Most douchebags can't even be bothered to read past the auction title, let alone be researching your feedback. At least the first guy used proper punctuation and grammar. I've learned the hard way that if someone seems determined to call you a scammer from the outset, never having dealt with you before, it's best to just go ahead and block them. Chances are, it's not going to end well if they do decide to "give you a chance" and wind up winning.

Since we're venting about ignorant eBayers, here's an exchange I had not long ago in the final minutes of an auction:

paul77781 messages: the type 1 mickey mantle photo was signed by him in the 50's?

I respond: Please make no mistake, the photo is NOT signed by Mantle. The PSA encapsulation and authentication is for the Type 1 status, NOT a signature. Best, Lance

paul77781 messages: oh it says it was handwritten by him in the auction

I respond: It says his name was handwritten (i.e. not typed), NOT that it was signed by him.


Turns out the guy asking the question was the infamous Joey Farino, and incidentally, the "signature" on the back (a simple ID of the photo's subject) looked nothing like Mantle's signature, modern or vintage. Just goes to show that the "douchebag questions" sometimes come from real live douchebags.

I've had a few of these:

In Description - "Facsimile Signature on the front"

Question from bidder - "Is the Signature real?"