Threatening legal action against Ebay it does not crack down on counterfeits

[Archive]

Posted By: Frank Wakefield

I think an eBay rule that would require cards of a certain threshold value to be graded is bad. It would put eBay in cahoots with the grading companies... If you don't want to bid on a card worth 1k or 5k unless it is graded by a big 4 company, then don't bid. But don't make the sellers have to get stuff graded.

If folks would learn about what they're buying, buy from folks with return policies, and from sellers who have a solid track record, then there would be fewer problems. (The problems arise when someone buys a 2k card for $20, and expects the card to be authentic.) I myself see enough mistakes by the big 4 graders, so many mistakes that I value my opinion as to authenticity more than I value theirs.