Potential scam through Craigslist

[ronniehatesjazz]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

Probably the same guy. Here's his '53 set.

https://stlouis.craigslist.org/atq/d...48039217.html#

Not an RV guy but if I owned one and sold it leaving behind a graded 53 Jackie, I don't think I'd be so generous to tell the purchasers to just keep it. Also, if I didn't collect baseball cards but saw hundreds of old cards from the early 50s, I think I'd do some research before selling lol.

A huge flaw I see in most of these stories is somehow coming into these graded cards from an elderly person's estate or some collector who doesn't have any care for them. Of course it's possible, but based on the circumstances, I don't think you'd find a slabbed card in your grandfather's childhood collection and I doubt an investor who had a graded Jackie, with a ~1 year old SGC slab, would be the type to just forget about it.

[jingram058]

The only way to do business on Craigslist is to arrange a meet up, face to face, not by yourself but with company, and no money changing hands until the merchandise is seen and handled. No long distance deals or money sent. I have several glorious antique tube radios purchased in this way.

[Leon]

+1
I have used Craigslist a fair amount, but only locally and in person, and never for sports collectibles. It's a great service especially for big stuff like trailers, furniture, weight sets etc...

Originally Posted by jingram058

The only way to do business on Craigslist is to arrange a meet up, face to face, not by yourself but with company, and no money changing hands until the merchandise is seen and handled. No long distance deals or money sent. I have several glorious antique tube radios purchased in this way.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Leon

+1
I have used Craigslist a fair amount, but only locally and in person, and never for sports collectibles. It's a great service especially for big stuff like trailers, furniture, weight sets etc...

Leon in his new trailer and weights...