Any help appreciated in shutting this scumbag down

[bobbyw8469]

But the label is virtually the same down to the style and everything. With the exception of one letter. I wonder if that is the same company with a name change?

[oldirtyfishkilla]

Instead of blaming the seller (who I agree should catch some shrapnel as his response to the "question" is pretty ignorant) why don't we also blame the person or people who buy this stuff?
Due-dilligance really isn't that difficult what with all the research that had gone into card collection. You wanna pay three-figures for something that was cut out of a book? Fine. Same with someone who spends $800.00 on a bottle of wine or an autograph or even just s simple cardboard baseball card.... To some this is "collectible" and obviously they have the income to spend on it.
I've been quite active on another board and people there all the time question why others collect what they do or why they would want a certain piece because it doesn't fit "their idea" of what's collectible. Who cares???
Was the guy misleading in his post or just completely ignorant? Who knows but, as with Ebay, someone will buy it and pay stupidly.

[pbspelly]

These things pop up fairly frequently and are somewhat annoying, since it is distressing to think someone is going through old Spalding guides with a pair of scissors and then calling them "cards." I bought this one recently, with full knowledge of what it was and what it was worth, simply because it was my relative. http://www.ebay.com/itm/351129736021...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
At least the seller's description was quite clear about what it was.

[bobbyw8469]

I have said this before, and noone has acknowledged I even said anything, so I will say it again. PSA graded a NEWSPAPER CLIPPING from a Sporting News of Nolan Ryan. It was graded high and sold for big money in one of the legitimate big time auction houses. Does that get a pass just because the grading leader graded it???? It is still a newspaper cutout!!!! No different than what that seller was selling! Yet, the seller is getting blasted here and nothing is being said about the Nolan Ryan clipping, which is now part of the PSA Nolan Ryan Master Registry!!!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

I have said this before, and noone has acknowledged I even said anything, so I will say it again. PSA graded a NEWSPAPER CLIPPING from a Sporting News of Nolan Ryan. It was graded high and sold for big money in one of the legitimate big time auction houses. Does that get a pass just because the grading leader graded it???? It is still a newspaper cutout!!!! No different than what that seller was selling! Yet, the seller is getting blasted here and nothing is being said about the Nolan Ryan clipping, which is now part of the PSA Nolan Ryan Master Registry!!!

Do you have a scan of the graded "card"? I would like to see the holder etc.....

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Leon

Do you have a scan of the graded "card"? I would like to see the holder etc.....

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Leon

Do you have a scan of the graded "card"? I would like to see the holder etc.....

The cutout was discussed in this thread:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=179111

[Leon]

Thanks for the scans. At least they put "Hand Cut" on it. I would prefer it to say "Hand Cut Clipping"....but that is probably a pipe dream. As long as folks know what they are buying, and it's advertised honestly, then so be it. No issue here. As said before, it's the lack of transparency and BS that doesn't make some auctions smell good.