Insane Babe Ruth card on Ebay

[ullmandds]

Hot damn that’s some card!!! Awesome to just find in a box! It’s gonna sell for close to 40 grand.

[philo98]

Weird time to end a high dollar auction though.

[Carter08]

Already jumped to 27k

[eliminator]

I’ve got a couple of questions:

1.) Which Grading Company will inspect the card to guarantee its meets the EBay Authenticity Guarantee? What happens if it’s reviewed by CSG under the EBay Authenticity Guarantee and you have PSA grade it on your behalf and it’s found to not be authentic?

2.) The buyer takes a risk the card would only grade as an “A” when it’s submitted to the TPG. I don’t know if the value of the card in say a PSA “A” would justify how much the card will, more than likely bring in the auction but based on its rarity it may be worth much more.

It’s definitely a very cool and very rare card. It will be interesting to see what it sells for in the auction.

[Jewish-collector]

Stupid question, but sometimes you just gotta ask. Why didn't the seller have it authenticated/graded first before listing it ?

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Stupid question, but sometimes you just gotta ask. Why didn't the seller have it graded first before listing it ?

Look at the seller, they sell books out of a house. The listing says "Old Babe Ruth card". I don't think they had any idea of the value of what they had, I bet they're smiling now though.

[brunswickreeves]

I would proceed with caution on this auction*, although there is a 30 day return window, so the buyer has some protection. If the card is deemed 'Authentic' by eBay's program, I would still send it out for expedited grading to SGC/PSA once I received from eBay Authentication. Then would get an actual grade and holdered for peace of mind. And if grading rejects it, can be sent back to the seller in time of the 30 return window. HOWEVER, there is a catch with returning an eBay Authenticated card. Once you break the blue seal on the back of the plastic sleeve in which the card resides (you would need to do this to send the card to SGC/PSA or they would do it at SGC/PSA in order to grade it), the residue transfers to the plastic sleeve from the flap which the seal was partially stuck to, and it transfers the words: Void. This therefore breaks the eBay Authenticity Guarantee return policy, so you're stuck with the card. It may be 'Authentic' per eBay Authentication standards, but ultimately rejected by the grading co. So it's a gamble.

*eBay Authenticity Guarantee is for the card they receive against the listing's information, to determine authenticity and accuracy (see below). The Ruth card in question has zero information pertaining to Year Manufactured or Manufacturer, nor is noted as Original.

Per eBay's FAQs:
3. Description of the Authenticity Guarantee Service.
After the purchase of an Eligible Item (description in Section 5(a) below) on eBay.com, the item is shipped to a vetted third-party authentication partner (“Authentication Partner”) to carefully inspect the item for authenticity and accuracy against the item listing.