What's the real deal with these Cuban cards?

[ernestohur68]

check my feedback, I never sold fakes baseball cards with my old partner fountainpens. I sold the Aguilitas second series album, but never sold fakes POLAR or any other cards.

[ElCabron]

Originally Posted by ernestohur68

check my feedback

Yes, I did check your 41 feedbacks on your latest ebay account. While I was doing that, I took another look at your auction descriptions. I noticed you are using my name as a reference, claiming that I am saying the cards are real. NEVER, AT ANY POINT HAVE I SAID THEY ARE REAL. The most I ever said was "probably," which at this point I would have to downgrade to "It's still possible they're real." It's funny you were posting about how I would say they're real before I even had a chance to sit down and study the scans and think about the cards. You can't just use someone as a reference without asking them first. You don't get to use my credibility to boost your sales. Especially without my knowledge or consent, and implying I said something I never said.

Listen to what I say next very carefully: You have exactly one hour to remove my name from your auction descriptions. Up until this point, I've been annoyed. Now I'm starting to get angry. And although you might not get this Dr. David Banner reference, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry. Right now it is around 6:50 Eastern Time. If my name is not removed by 7:50 pm Eastern Time, I will be contacting ebay. Trust me when I tell you that you do not want that to happen. I don't care if you happen to miss this post or your computer crashed. You have ONE HOUR.

-Ryan

[mannybb24]

I was doing my best to keep my mouth shut but I just noticed this must have been added today to their descriptions of the cards on EBay and thought it was too funny to leave out:

"2-NOW I THINK ALL THE CARDS ARE FROM THE ISSUE OF 1925, THE FOUR ALMENDARES PLAYERS ARE FROM THE SERIE OF BASEBALL FROM 1915 AND 1911 BUT THE CARDS ARE FROM 1922."

Makes perfect sense, thanks for the explanation

I'm still not bidding............oh wait, I've been blocked, then I was unblocked, then blocked again, oh boy, can't you darn Cubans make up your minds on anything!!!
Steve

[ElCabron]

10 minutes.

[ElCabron]

I wasn't sure who to call at eBay, so I only filed basic reports on each listing at this point. Tomorrow I'll be calling ebay (not sure if it's possible to reach someone at ebay via phone) to follow up and fill them in on the rest of the details. Not only are the items being auction of questionable authenticity, they are currently in Cuba where they are being exported from. Or at least they were as of yesterday. Kind of a big no no. Anyway, definitely something I'll be staying on top of.

-Ryan

[MW1]

I think some or perhaps all the cards are fakes. In addition to what I've read here and the evidence that has been presented, I know too much about Cuba and the endless scams that are run in that country. Even tellers at major banks in Cuba will attempt to short change foreigners who are exchanging one currency for CUC. And many of the street vendors are even worse. Pick up a travel guide or ask those who travel there regularly. When you have entire shelves in supermarkets that are nearly bare and roads filled with 1950s and 60s automobiles, there is a type of desperation that results. In my opinion, that's playing out here.

[T206DK]

I have a phone number for ebay Ryan