Baseball-Cards.com - Joseph Juhasz

[ledsters]

I purchased 5 signed Padres cards from him about a year ago. I placed the order on his website. I didn’t hear from him or have my credit card charged. I ended up calling the number on the website several times before getting through to him.
But, I did finally get through to him. He charged my card right after that conversation. Then, another couple weeks went by and I didn’t receive any cards. I live an hour north of San Diego, where he is located. I called that number again and he picked up and said he was sorry, and that the cards would go out the next day. The cards made it to me a couple days later.

I think if you call him enough, the transaction will go through and you will get your cards.

I’m not sure why his customer service is lacking, but I did receive the cards.

[sreader3]

Originally Posted by ledsters

I think if you call him enough, the transaction will go through and you will get your cards.

This was my experience. I made several purchases through the website a few years back. Sometimes I had to call and remind Joe about my orders to get them filled. My emails went mostly unanswered. I was always happy with the items that I eventually received. A bit emotionally draining but a good end result. I would also be a little cautious because I don’t think that the inventory listed on the site is always still available.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Speaking in general terms, if I am willing to part with my money and the person on the other end has difficulty in very simple communication and/or has to be constantly reminded to fulfill their end of the transaction, both them and their material are not worth my time. Case closed. There are lots of other people competing for what's in my wallet.

[Blackie]

I’ve never bid but have purchased quite a few cards from him many years ago. Thinking 1998 through 2003.. then again on 2007 never issues then

[MU Wally]

I tried his online auction about 4-5 times this winter. My experience was as poor as most of those in this thread. Gave up after trying to get a response/answer/anything. Never received a single card. Eventually paypall refunded me, but not worth the hassle. Too bad, as I would have loved to have some of the oddball examples.

[CurtisFlood]

Originally Posted by Blackie

I’ve never bid but have purchased quite a few cards from him many years ago. Thinking 1998 through 2003.. then again on 2007 never issues then

I met Joe through a mutual friend in the Navy in San Diego Circa 1993. He is an interesting guy, and sort of reclusive. I bought a lot of cards from him in person. Even tagged along to a show in Mission Valley and we all went out to dinner after the show. At that time he had stacks of Clemente Rookies. He told me he had picked them up in the early days of the internet. He may have been the first internet card business and got a lot of offers that way.

I bought cards and sold cards to Joe off and on for several years, last time about 1999. I never had a problem either way and do not see him as a scammer.

[cdogstu99]

So, just an update on my matter---he eventually got back to me on my first order with him, only after me filing complaints with the San Diego Consumer Protection Group, Paypal among other avenues. It took him a month to respond after my order and he apologized saying it was somehow missed by him. So I gave him the benefit of the doubt and played around with a few more auctions-- the next orders were shipped to me and received although it took a very long time. For the most part, I was pretty happy with what I received. However, on both of my next successive auction purchases, there were multiple items missing--- I would say about 25% of the items I purchased. Also, I discovered that many items were trimmed. It's hard to tell on his website with the photos. I complained and was able to send them back for a refund. He said he didn't know they were trimmed (although it was blatantly obvious). Right now, I am attempting to collect over $1000 in refunds for those missing orders I mentioned. Joe said he was sending payment nine days ago, yet I've received nothing. So, another Paypal dispute it is. I honestly think that maybe it is just an operational thing, and he is older, I get the feeling that he just takes his sweet time and doesn't really respect the need for getting things shipped out on time. However, the guy was supposed to refund me over $1000 over a week and a half ago, so who knows. Ultimately if you decide to participate in his auctions--here's what to expect---the fact that it could take forever to get your cards, and you might never get them at all, if he somehow forgets. You might not actually get your order due to it not existing, probably due to the fact that he just resells stuff on the auction site, not knowing it's missing from inventory. And based on my experience, he definitely has trimmed stuff--now I don't know if this is intentional or not (i hope not really I do), but I have a hard time believing that he didn't know the cards he sent to me were trimmed in the first place. Caveat Emptor.

[ASF123]

I've been reading this thread and wondering why anyone would even consider dealing with this guy - are the prices incredibly low or something?