'49 Leaf Satchel Paige, real or not?

[dougscats]

Thanks, Ted.
He replied that he'd have to wait till tomorrow when he was home to send a scan. I then asked him to extend my time on BIN, till after I'd seen the scan.

It'll be interesting to see if he sends it.

It was also good to hear that you really couldn't tell if it was fake from the front scan, because despite all that's been said I hate to admit that it still looks real to me.
Don't worry; I'm taking all your advice.
If there are any developments, I'll keep you posted.

I have another academic question, though, on a related topic:
If I were to buy a reprint and realize it was a fake after I got it in the mail and examined it [I've been using a pocket microscope for a couple of years and have just bought a new blacklight], wouldn't ebay refund my money if the seller didn't? Doesn't ebay guarantee it?

I've bought a couple of cards that on inspection turned out to be fakes. In all cases thus far, the seller has been apologetic and refunded my money with no problems. But if the seller didn't refund it, wouldn't ebay/paypal?

Thanks again,

Doug

[rainier2004]

Doug:
Just had an issue w/ the bay and heres how it went for me.
Expensive purchase and cards were "not as advertised" (b/c of condition) so ebay forced seller to return money and s/h chanrges immediately b/c it "was not as advertised"...seller refunder but idk what would have happened hadnt they. BUT, this seller emailed you that authenticity is "unknown" and at tjis point I beleive if you buy it, ebay, paypal and your cc company will not back you b/c of thie "unknown"....ie, dont buy "unknown" status cards....be careful Doug, if theres a bad feeling in your gut just walk away and report to net54, ebay, etc. It never cost anything to walk away.

[dougscats]

Thanks for pointing that out, Steve.
The BIN offer will expire in about 15 minutes; whether he extends it or not remains to be seen. I'm not going to buy at this point even if he does, but I'd still like to see a scan of the back.
I'll post it if he does send it to me.

Doug