What would you do?

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

I'm setting up at the TriStar show here in Houston the first weekend in June with a dealer friend of mine. He recently bought cameras and will use them at the show for the first time.

I'll be going to that show.

[philliesfan]

Card shows are filled with people who conduct cash transactions with no receipts. Taking off my rose-colored glasses for a moment, I wonder what would stop a pair of con men from committing fraud this way:
Criminal #1 sets up a table at the show
Criminal #2 "steals" a high-dollar card from that table
Criminal #2 sells the high-dollar card to a legit dealer
Criminal #1 "discovers" the card and claims they are the rightful owner of stolen property
The criminals now have the card back and the money paid by the dealer

A slight variation:

Criminal #1 sets up a table at the show
Actual Customer #1 makes a legitimate purchase of a high-dollar card from that table
Customer #1 sells the high-dollar card to a legit dealer for a small profit
Criminal #1 "discovers" the card on the legit dealers table and claims they are the rightful owner claiming it was stolen. Let's say he goes through the whole process of filing a (false) police report making up a fake description of the person stealing it.

Now the Criminal dealer has the original price he sold it for and the card back.

Some people really disgust me.

Bob

[packs]

The police report isn't instantaneous and there is proof required when filing. It wouldn't be worth anyone's time to do that. By the time the report is filed the show is over and the card is gone.