Insane Babe Ruth card on Ebay

[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.

[Directly]

Anyone have a ideal / intuition on a estimated value if this card Grades say a PSA 2 or 3?

[chadeast]

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...ny-population/

[eliminator]

Originally Posted by chadeast

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...ny-population/

Great Article! However the article states the card will be reviewed by PSA. I just reviewed the EBay guarantee and it states that raw cards are reviewed by CSG and slabs are reviewed by PSA. However, I guess you have the 30 day return protection.

[Jewish-collector]

Understood. But, I still would have sold it thru an auction house, not ebay. Thx.

[Carter08]

Really odd time to end an auction. A ruth collectors know was guessing 45k.