You get a fake Ruth, and YOU get a fake Ruth, and ...

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by arc2q

Is it common knowledge that the '33 Goudey has the wrong birthday for Babe Ruth listed on the back? I'm sure this has been known for eons. It just caught my attention.

For some it probably is - I had no idea.

[Cozumeleno]

Welp, I can't actually believe this but the item now has 12 bids and is already selling for more ($305.00) than the seller was even asking for with BIN ($300.00).

This is going to end badly, methinks.

[Huysmans]

You guys sure no one here wants it? After all, the seller did mention its Ruth's rookie. 😎

[arc2q]

What is with all the unnecessary details about the seller's life in the description? He is moving cross country on a motorcycle and doesn't want to be weighed down with any possessions other than his clothing? This card weighing 1/2 ounce really would have slowed him down.

"I don't feel like dealing with grading services" is always the coup de grace of fake card listings.

[Leon]

An expensive lesson?

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...p2047675.l2565


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[Cozumeleno]

Ugh - that's a shame.

If anyone wonders why these types of cards that are (correctly) sold as reprints sell for $50.00 and up, it's reasons like this. Easy to buy as a RP and then sell under the guise of "I'm not sure".

I'm not saying this seller did that, but, well, let's just say his story doesn't make any sense.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by arc2q

What is with all the unnecessary details about the seller's life in the description?

Yeah, even if I know nothing about how to tell a certain item being real of fake, the over-explanatory multi-paragraph detailed reasons are the dead giveaway.