The eBay - PSA Authentication Mandate 2.0

[Peter_Spaeth]

Maybe can discuss SGC vs. PSA, or where the market is going?
Favorite T206 colors?
Undervalued cards?

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Maybe can discuss SGC vs. PSA, or where the market is going?
Favorite T206 colors?
Undervalued cards?

Seems like we're due for another discussion about favorite musicians!

[G1911]

SGC Vs. PSA: PSA, case is marginally easier to crack open.

Where the market is going?: Inexorably upwards, forever and always. Stack your cards until it gets sky high.

Favorite T206 color: McIntyre Pink.

Undervalued Cards: All the ones I manage to win, evidently. Cards depicting anyone not a baseball player.

Favorite musicians: Today, David Ruffin.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Maybe can discuss SGC vs. PSA, or where the market is going?
Favorite T206 colors?
Undervalued cards?

Do I owe taxes if I didn’t get a 1099? Just wondering.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Do I owe taxes if I didn’t get a 1099? Just wondering.

Which auction house should I consign to, or should I sell the cards myself?

[Exhibitman]

I am all for it, frankly.

As a buyer, I've come around to it because of some things I've seen. A friend of mine nearly got burned at a show with a fake 1963 Rose in a PSA holder. He bought it on faith in PSA across our table and when I got a good look at it and pulled out the loupe and microscope, it was clear that the seller was printing fake cards and flips and using resealed PSA holders to sell them. Since it was in person, my friend tracked down the seller to ask for his money back 'politely' and got paid, but on eBay he would have been screwed--unless the card went through authentication.

As a seller, I appreciate the rules that (1) make me not responsible for shipping snafus as long as the card got to the authenticator OK and (2) cut off returns once the card is authenticated.

There is a lot of bad stuff out there, whether it is concealed condition flaws, fake slabs, or fake cards. Hell, I bought a $200 fake last month and had to fight to get a refund, which I did ultimately via an eBay case that took over a month to complete. If the card had gone for authentication, it would have been caught immediately. As long as there isn't a cost to it (if they charge for it, definitely want the opt-out right), the program is a form of insurance against the most blatant frauds. It will have flubs but it will catch some bad stuff too, even if it takes an extra week or two for the card to get to me, which I don't think is a big deal. I'm not four years old; I won't pitch a hissy fit if I don't get my GI Joe with the kung fu grip right away, but I will if I open my package and the damn thing is broken.

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Which auction house should I consign to, or should I sell the cards myself?

Should I leave cookies and milk for Santa this year? The old rascal didn't even touch them last year.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Should I leave cookies and milk for Santa this year? The old rascal didn't even touch them last year.

Always leave Santa cookies and milk.

International sales also go through authentication. Had an idiot return something today.

Will give ending first. Buyer asked for a return. eBay sent me a message saying the buyer was returning the item. They said they would return the buyers money and I would not receive the item back.

Now what happened. I sold an item for $250 and after they hit the BIN the questions started. I had this feeling I should cancel the transaction. Luckily it turned out OK as it sold and I got the money.

On a sale yesterday I noticed how bad eBay screws its foreign customers on shipping. I sold the item for $36 with free shipping, eBay is then adding on $26 shipping. OUCH