Ebay Authenticated - holy crap, I wasn’t expecting this

[jjbond]

You forgot to mention the card is then sealed in a bag by an authentication sticker...which may or may not actually seal the bag closed.

[boneheadandrube]

I've probably thrown away 200+ of these at this point.

[FromVAtoLA]

I've actually kept a few of them - they're convenient to have if you're ever doing an off-market B/S/T of a higher end card that's in a slab. I just tape over the ebay mailing label with a new one.

Originally Posted by boneheadandrube

I've probably thrown away 200+ of these at this point.

[Beercan collector]

Yeah I had about a dozen of them and finally threw them away ,
they’re well-made - magnets and everything

[babraham]

Originally Posted by boneheadandrube

I've probably thrown away 200+ of these at this point.

Yeah I've thrown away a pile of them too.
A few I gave to my son, he keeps some Pokemon cards in them.

It's a nice presentation, but definitely a little wasteful.

[Snowman]

Based on some similar market research, I believe eBay is paying ~$5 (or just under) per card for the authentication service. That fee will be getting passed on to sellers soon, unfortunately.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Based on some similar market research, I believe eBay is paying ~$5 (or just under) per card for the authentication service. That fee will be getting passed on to sellers soon, unfortunately.

People have been predicting that since the authentication service started almost 2 years ago, and apparently it's been in place even longer for sneakers without being charged to the buyer or seller. It seems like eBay must be saving enough in having to deal with fraudulent sales that they are willing to cover the cost for this long so it's unlikely that will change soon.

[The Detroit Collector]

It's definitely a nice way to receive a card.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by jjbond

You forgot to mention the card is then sealed in a bag by an authentication sticker...which may or may not actually seal the bag closed.

They don’t, at all . All presentation, 0 substance.