Merchantman Auctions in Davie FL trying to sell counterfeits Jan 27

[swarmee]

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=295474

Figured it was worth putting on the main board to get broader knowledge.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Have Justin and Daniel resurfaced?

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Have Justin and Daniel resurfaced?

Were they Candiman? I think their main problems were trimming and using photoshop/overexposure to hide flaws on real cards. Not selling fakes at this level.

[swarmee]

$60K in counterfeit cards, listed in the thread above. Reported them to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Lets see what comes of it.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Well done John.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by swarmee

$60K in counterfeit cards, listed in the thread above. Reported them to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Lets see what comes of it.

Thank you John. Hopefully something comes of this.

[Eric72]

Rather unfortunate that this thread has had so little participation. If it were an, "oh my, this grading company is changing the font size on their label" thread, there would have already been hundreds of comments.

[I'm Your Huckleberry]

Originally Posted by swarmee

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=295474

Figured it was worth putting on the main board to get broader knowledge.

I just won 3 auctions from this guy (only $375 total) but I had some hesitations when bidding because of the lack of photos/back images. I have requested a refund, so let's see what plays out.

Lesson learned...I assumed that HiBid would have a more robust vetting system in place and not allow counterfeit cards sold on their platform.

[swarmee]

Wow, still going on after three years.

[I'm Your Huckleberry]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Wow, still going on after three years.

They have assured me that the cards are authentic and have had 50 + auctions with only positive reviews. Since this is not a large purchase, I plan to send them to SGC and see if they are indeed authentic cards. Two of them are graded by some no-name grading company based out of, you guessed it, Davies FL. And the worse thing, the number to the grading company (from their website) is the same as Merchantman Auctions phone number (from their website). Such a shame

[Fred]

Just curious, what cards did you get for $375? Any pictures/scans we can look at?

[I'm Your Huckleberry]

Originally Posted by Fred

Just curious, what cards did you get for $375? Any pictures/scans we can look at?

These were 60's cards and I hope that I am wrong about my assumptions, they just seem too sharp after further inspection. Also a "GEM MINT" grade by a no name grading company should have been all the validation I needed to not bid, but I got caught up in the excitement of the auction. The Aaron card is not even the correct year on the slab label :/

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[Gorditadogg]

Lee, welcome to Net54. I always figured that swarmee was this dude's huckleberry. But if you can take the mantle, I wish you well.

Keep us posted, please.

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[ahmanfan]

Mantle looks fake.


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[I'm Your Huckleberry]

Originally Posted by ahmanfan

Mantle looks fake.


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That was what I was afraid of honestly.

[rjackson44]

Both look horrible sorry