What makes you most suspicious of an eBay auction?

[Howe’s Hunter]

For me, it is when the background of a front scan doesn't match the background of a back scan. Or if it is a graded card, and the color behind the holder isn't the same color as the background around the holder. What else are the obvious give-aways that I haven't mentioned?

[wazoo]

A big one for a lot of people I know is sellers with no or little feedback. Honest truth, we all started that way on ebay though, and worked our way up.

[Jay Wolt]

A very tiny scan so you can't really tell about the condition of the card

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

A very tiny scan so you can't really tell about the condition of the card

I hate the tiny scans! What a waste of an auction listing.

[Al C.risafulli]

Lack of a back scan, particularly on a raw card or a lower-grade graded card.

-Al

[Nashvol]

"sorry for the poor scan, it doesn't do justice to the quality of the card"

[rp12367]

Originally Posted by Al C.risafulli

Lack of a back scan, particularly on a raw card or a lower-grade graded card.

-Al

+1

I think all vintage should have a back scan.

[brickyardkennedy]

I love the feigned ignorance ones. They'll post a card, maybe some beat up reprint and tell you that they have no idea what this is, but they were given it by their grandfather, got it at an estate sale, found it in the basement, or whatever. The implication that they're trying to convey, of course, is that they and their card are ripe for the picking, when their real purpose is to delude you into believing that you're going to get away with an incredible steal, due to their ignorance.

[E93]

ALL CAPS
JimB

[Peter_Spaeth]

Cards slabbed by other than PSA, SGC and Beckett.

[npa589]

Originally Posted by E93

ALL CAPS
JimB

WHO CARES IF ITS ALL CAPS JIM, SOME GRANDSONS ARE IN SUCH A HASTE TO SELL GRAMPAS COLLECTION THAT THEY SIMPLY DONT NOTICE.