E100s on the bay

[ethicsprof]

I'm really grateful that you 'outed' this one. I don't usually peruse ebay.
I've been needing an e100 for ages and was pleased to pick up
the red steen graded for a great price.
many thanks.
since the seller had a number of graded e100s as well as the ungraded ones in question, it was difficult to decide about the ungraded ones. And as mentioned earlier, the seller did have great comments from David and
100% positive feedback.
still, I'm happy for the graded one that I won.

best,
barry

[shammus]

I think that there's still a decent chance all those ungraded cards are legit despite the bad scans, but that doesn't explain why the graded cards had good scans and the ungraded ones were blurry.

I did notice that he had some really beat zeenuts as well with blurry scans. Those are maybe 20-30 in value in that condition...not really worth the effort to create a reprint of something so invaluable. So the ungraded cards had bad scans consistently at least.

He also has nearly 3000 feedback and a 14 day return policy so those are both good signs too. Perhaps he's just guilty of not knowing the difference between a type 1 and type 2?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by shammus

I think that there's still a decent chance all those ungraded cards are legit despite the bad scans, but that doesn't explain why the graded cards had good scans and the ungraded ones were blurry.

I did notice that he had some really beat zeenuts as well with blurry scans. Those are maybe 20-30 in value in that condition...not really worth the effort to create a reprint of something so invaluable. So the ungraded cards had bad scans consistently at least.

He also has nearly 3000 feedback and a 14 day return policy so those are both good signs too. Perhaps he's just guilty of not knowing the difference between a type 1 and type 2?

I agree they looked sort of good but really blurry. I am not saying he was doing anything dishonest but I still wonder why he had a blue one listed as a type 2 and only the fake looking ones weren't graded? Two important questions. Not to mention he never answered my legitimate question either. But the return policy is good......so who knows?

[dstudeba]

I believe he listed the blue one as a Type 2 because it had a blank back. Not everyone knows what a Type 2 is, and in uncommon issues like this sometimes people make mistakes.

[ullmandds]

Let the waffling ensue...until the truth be known.

[shammus]

Dan, I'd tend to agree. And because the green one is a color type 2s come in, or close at least, it's easy to see why he made that mistake there.

Although are type 1s with blank backs known to exist? I suppose lots of caramel issues that don't normally show up with blank backs, eventually have one or more turn up. E90-1s, e92s, e93s, e97s, etc...etc... "T" cards, "M" cards and "D" cards are all the same way -- t205s, t207s, m116s, d310s, and on and on. None of these issues are supposed to have blank backs but occasionally you see one turn up.

[dstudeba]

The only Type 1 that I have seen with a blank back has been shown earlier in this thread by Leon. I have never seen another, but as always Mark Macrae would be the person to ask.