ebay Mantle PSA 5 1952 too good to be true?

[1952boyntoncollector]

Just a FYI, guy never came thru with the payment on the Mantle card. He
initiated an e- check payment last Friday and kept insisting it was Ok to
send the card. Today Paypal messages me to say it did not clear. I'm going
to see who might still have interest from the people who contacted me last
week and ask the owner if he wants to sell it outright or list it as an
auction. At this point I wish he would've just given it an auction house to
sell.


should i buy it now?

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Just a FYI, guy never came thru with the payment on the Mantle card. He
initiated an e- check payment last Friday and kept insisting it was Ok to
send the card. Today Paypal messages me to say it did not clear. I'm going
to see who might still have interest from the people who contacted me last
week and ask the owner if he wants to sell it outright or list it as an
auction. At this point I wish he would've just given it an auction house to
sell.


should i buy it now?

If this seller is being truthful with you, the negative feedback that was left by the buyer could easily be removed. If the seller says the buyer's e-check did not clear(essentially meaning the buyer did not pay), then ebay dictates that feedback can be removed if: "The buyer didn't pay for a purchase and an unpaid item case is recorded against the buyer."

It will take 4 days for the UPI case to be processed(once initiated), but after that, one phone call to ebay and that feedback will be removed. As this seller is an "experienced" seller whom should know all of this, it will be interesting to see if this feedback is removed within the next few days.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Just a FYI, guy never came thru with the payment on the Mantle card. He
initiated an e- check payment last Friday and kept insisting it was Ok to
send the card. Today Paypal messages me to say it did not clear. I'm going
to see who might still have interest from the people who contacted me last
week and ask the owner if he wants to sell it outright or list it as an
auction. At this point I wish he would've just given it an auction house to
sell.


should i buy it now?

After all these red flags are you seriously considering this???? WHY????? This already had scam written all over it and now the feedback confirming this does not deter you and you take the scam seller's in all likelihood bullshit email at face value?

[1952boyntoncollector]

the feedback will be removed..because never paid..and will go to outside auction...

if see the card in outside auction the next 2 months or so and the feeback removed..than theres semblence of legitamacy?

[ooo-ribay]

You guys and your '52 Mantles :shakes head:

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

You guys and your '52 Mantles :shakes head:

I like mine.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I like mine.

I'd just as soon have a nice classic car or maybe a swimming pool.

[1952boyntoncollector]

bring down the value of the house versus sales price versus cost of the pool....mantles seem to go up.

[KCRfan1]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I'd just as soon have a nice classic car or maybe a swimming pool.

You will never recoup the cost of a pool. When you try to sell, too many people will view a pool as an expense, and if potential buyers have children, a pool is more often viewed as a danger.

Repaint the house, modest landscaping, update the kitchen and bathroom hardware, and you can still have the '52 Mantle AND increase the value of your home!

http://lou.kcmetrohomesforsale.com

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

the feedback will be removed..because never paid..and will go to outside auction...

if see the card in outside auction the next 2 months or so and the feeback removed..than theres semblence of legitamacy?

How do you know he never paid, you are taking the seller's word for it? Since you trust the seller so much (who I happen to know has been involved in at least one significant card-related lawsuit), why don't you ask him why he used a fake back scan? And why he photoshopped out the missing pixel? You do know about missing pixels right?

OH I see now you are just reporting what the seller told you. Well, I would be very skeptical...