And the Rose-Colored Glasses Award goes to...

[JollyElm]

I ran across this listing on eBay and man, you coud hear me guffawing all the way down the street. Talk about positive spin. No creases and not much corner wear??? That's what the viewer should be concerned about??? Nothing else wrong with the card, just some corner wear, but NOT MUCH corner wear, and absolutely no creases. Psst...simply ignore the blizzard apparently hitting Pittsburgh. Photo must've been taken in the winter.

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[G1911]

I mean, what he said is true!

[irv]

I love when some sellers post a card and state, "Book Value of $$$$"
Just recently saw a 52 Campy with the top 1/4 of the card missing (paper loss) likely due to being taped at one time that likely isn't worth an 1/8th of that.
Or some sellers stating if it wasn't for the corner dings, the scuffing, writing etc, this card would grade high a ten.
It makes me chuckle every time.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/225462687447...Bk9SR-bS073ZYQ

[raulus]

Originally Posted by irv

I love when some sellers post a card and state, "Book Value of $$$$"
Just recently saw a 52 Campy with the top 1/4 of the card missing (paper loss) likely due to being taped at one time that likely isn't worth an 1/8th of that.
Or some sellers stating if it wasn't for the corner dings, the scuffing, writing etc, this card would grade high a ten.
It makes me chuckle every time.

HA.

There's another seller on eBay who does something similar. Posts a listing for the player's special cards (i.e. league leaders, team photo, etc.) and then touts how the book value of the player's main card from the same set is $1,500, and this one is a bargain at just $500!!!

Every time I see his listings, I just shake my head and wonder whether he really believes what he's shoveling.

[philliesfan]

Was that photo taken in a snowstorm?

[butchie_t]

I WAS gonna post the new Roberto Clemente 69 Topps card I got for a fantastic deal........Darren beat me to the post.

[JollyElm]

Hmmm...decisions, decisions...

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Perhaps the price on the second one is justified, because it is a very good candidate for a re-sub. Maybe getting bumped up to a PSA 10.5 isn't entirely out of the question??


Note to anyone unfamiliar with the set: the last five PSA 10 Fisks went for $70, $61, $49, $49, $46.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Hmmm...decisions, decisions...

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Perhaps the price on the second one is justified, because it is a very good candidate for a re-sub. Maybe getting bumped up to a PSA 10.5 isn't entirely out of the question??


Note to anyone unfamiliar with the set: the last five PSA 10 Fisks went for $70, $61, $49, $49, $46.

Pretty sure it’s better centering. The higher priced version has perfect dead center 50/50 centering all around, whereas the lower priced version suffers from a severe 49/51 centering top-bottom. It’s so obvious that it almost leaps right off the page!

[JollyElm]

No, your eyes aren't fooling you, that indeed reads, "Centered HOF!"

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[Kutcher55]

I think what happens with a lot of lazy eBay sellers is that when they list a new item for sale they take a templated prior version and don’t bother adjusting the listing’s key features because that would take additional time and effort.

What irritates me is how many sellers grossly over describe the condition of their listing and the seller still has a 100% rating and a 5.0 for accurate description.

[Kutcher55]

This is what I mean. How is this seller highly rated? I see this over and over again from so many sellers with perfect ratings.

[deweyinthehall]

Sort of related to this thread - why do some sellers use the phrase "Set break" when advertising individual cards? As if that lends some gravitas to the listing?

[jingram058]

It's all BS shtick...no different from used cars, or anything being sold.

But the rule is this: if I have it and try to sell it, it isn't worth crap. But if YOU have it, it's incredibly desirable and worth a fortune. It just is what it is.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Kutcher55

This is what I mean. How is this seller highly rated? I see this over and over again from so many sellers with perfect ratings.

Sellers continually refusing to take responsibility - usually for attempting to grade raw cards at all - is infuriating. Then when they do & obviously blow it, it's worse. Whatever your thoughts on the TPG'S in the last 25+ years, the fact that their model has led collectors and sellers to bother even less to learn the first thing about raw card grading in the 21st century is not a positive outcome IMO.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

Sort of related to this thread - why do some sellers use the phrase "Set break" when advertising individual cards? As if that lends some gravitas to the listing?

Keyword spamming....sellers place commonly used search terms in their titles to attract more views. IE. "PSA 10 ?"

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

Sort of related to this thread - why do some sellers use the phrase "Set break" when advertising individual cards? As if that lends some gravitas to the listing?

Not sure if it still works, but including "set break" in your title used to allow the card to bypass ebay's authentication process for some reason.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

Keyword spamming....sellers place commonly used search terms in their titles to attract more views. IE. "PSA 10 ?"

My favorite is when they put PSA 10 in the title, but then it's either ungraded, or graded by some bucket shop. Meaning some bucket shop other than PSA.

[Bcwcardz]

Originally Posted by Kutcher55

This is what I mean. How is this seller highly rated? I see this over and over again from so many sellers with perfect ratings.

This drives me crazy as well because it wastes my time. I always wonder if the guy really believes his card is the condition he claims. Who knows. A bunch of these suckers have high ratings and perfect feedback as sellers! It’s bizzaro world I guess. I try and ignore it but it’s quite annoying lately especially with 70s cards.


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[savedfrommyspokes]

One of my favorites, "Scrapbook FRESH"

https://www.ebay.com/itm/18580884282...Q&LH_Auction=1

[Joeybats]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

No, your eyes aren't fooling you, that indeed reads, "Centered HOF!"

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Hahaha…technically Willie’s head is pretty well centered on the card.

[JoeWillyMammoth]

I think he just copied the item title for the Mays card from another seller (#334553885681) and didn't bother to edit it.

[JollyElm]

Hmmm...I'm really in the market for a 1967 Maury Wills PSA 8 OC card, but I'm not sure whether I should buy the first one or pay over five-and-a-half-times as much for the basically miscut second one. Decisions, decisions...

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[raulus]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Hmmm...I'm really in the market for a 1967 Maury Wills PSA 8 OC card, but I'm not sure whether I should buy the first one or pay over five-and-a-half-times as much for the basically miscut second one. Decisions, decisions...

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The 2nd one is a hi number, so there's that...