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Posted By: james verrill

This Ebay seller has listed a million things in the last 2 weeks. Initially, I thought they were all reprints. Most of them are. All of the auctions are private (naturally). The biggest suspicion I had was related to the fact that EVERYTHING this guy listed was super rare or valuable (all the T206s were Cobbs, all the Old Judge cards were HOFers, Plow Buy cards, etc.). But, a few have appeared authentic.

What's the deal on this? Is this a legitimate person that has been consigned a group of cards and he is simply listing them, truly unaware whether each is real or not? That would explain why some look real, some don't.

However, I have yet to bid on anything, even though the Wagner Cracker Jack, the Shoeless Joe M101, etc. all tempted me. The scans - of course - don't help me in determining "absolutely", one way or another.

I suppose a big hint is that each description says he can't really guaranty authenticity. Perhaps, then, we have a shrewd seller that is selling a group of fakes, but has thrown in a few low-end cards that are authentic to bait bids on all of his auctions?

The reason I raise this publicly is simple: I have nobody to email and ask, given the auction is private (no way to know WHO the bidders are). All I know is, ALOT of people are bidding, and I am skeptical, at best. But, in fairness - I raise the question for the board. Have any of you bid on any of these cards? If so, please come forward. Don't be shy.

There are several cards that are just horrible reprints (some of the white border cards). But, others that appear true to form.

These cards are selling - and for alot. Let's talk about this. At first, I thought it would be a few listings. But - this person has now listed over 50 auctions, so it leads me to look more seriously at this.

Comments??

JV