I've been ripped off in the past because some eBay Sellers are either ignorant of how to grade a card, or they're being vague on purpose, or whatever. This was before I got wise to their game, and now I ask them specific questions about the card's condition long before the auction ends. I'm going to name some eBay Sellers that have sold me cards that were not as described in the auction. These are just a few:
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kevino35
truckinman1113
nolansport
intergalactic
lebrju
jercole17
escards
manana1024
sjscout
markssportscards
cotuit-kettleers
uncanned_heat
$stuff4less$
Not all of the above are crooks, they just don't realize, or possibly care about, the importance of conditioning. But the dishonest/greedy ones will do things like this:
jercole17
escards
manana1024
sjscout
markssportscards
cotuit-kettleers
uncanned_heat
$stuff4less$
Not all of the above are crooks, they just don't realize, or possibly care about, the importance of conditioning. But the dishonest/greedy ones will do things like this:
A) Take a bad scan on purpose, or alter the scan, making it appear that the card has sharp corners.
B) Photograph the card from a foot away in order to hide it's condition.
C) Claim they found these things in the attic and don't know if they have any value (yeah, right).
D) Give a skimpy description of the card.
E) Say vague things like "looks nice!" or "see scan for condition."
F) Go on & on about how the winning bidder better pay quickly or they'll leave Negative Feedback.Update: Sellers can no longer leave Negative or Neutral Feedback.
G) Have over-the-top Shipping & Handling charges.
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Worst eBay Sellers of 2007
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fritschcardsauctions
BMW Sportscards
Let's take the first one- you may also know them as the famous Larry Fritsch Cards. If you want to buy worthless reprints or pay the Mint price for VG-EX cards, then these are the guys you want. They have a huge card shop in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and claim to have over 65 million cards in stock. Of course, about 60 million of those cards are from the late 80's & early 90's when the card companies were manufacturing billions of cards. Worthless. They steal, sorry, 'make' a lot of their money from the uneducated, or unsuspecting collectors that walk in the door. One of their favorite activities is to take a rare old photograph of Babe Ruth or somebody, run off a few hundred copies and sell them to people that don't know any better.
BMW Sportscards eBay ID: bmw_cards -- These guys are the ultimate price gougers. You can go to their eBay Store and see PSA-graded cards with prices that are double, sometimes triple what PSA-graded cards usually sell for. At this writing they have a 1959 Topps baseball card of Felipe Alou (card #102) that's been graded by PSA as a 9, or Mint. SMR (Sports Market Report) is the magazine that PSA puts out listing hundreds of cards that they have graded and what the average sale price would be. That '59 Alou, at PSA 9, sells for about $400, on average. But BMWsportscards wants $2,000 for their card. That's right, two...thousand...dollars.
If you've ever been burned by an eBay Seller, you probably have been tempted to leave Negative Feedback. Of course they in return will leave Negative Feedback and hurt your Positive Feedback pecentage. My advice would be to try and resolve the problem first with the Contact Seller option. If your dealing with a dishonest Seller, he'll ignore you or send you a nasty or rude reply because he doesn't care. If that's the case you should send your concerns to eBay itself.
The good news is that the following eBay Sellers do a good job with sportscards, that is, the descriptions match the card you won:
fritschcardsauctions
BMW Sportscards
Let's take the first one- you may also know them as the famous Larry Fritsch Cards. If you want to buy worthless reprints or pay the Mint price for VG-EX cards, then these are the guys you want. They have a huge card shop in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and claim to have over 65 million cards in stock. Of course, about 60 million of those cards are from the late 80's & early 90's when the card companies were manufacturing billions of cards. Worthless. They steal, sorry, 'make' a lot of their money from the uneducated, or unsuspecting collectors that walk in the door. One of their favorite activities is to take a rare old photograph of Babe Ruth or somebody, run off a few hundred copies and sell them to people that don't know any better.
BMW Sportscards eBay ID: bmw_cards -- These guys are the ultimate price gougers. You can go to their eBay Store and see PSA-graded cards with prices that are double, sometimes triple what PSA-graded cards usually sell for. At this writing they have a 1959 Topps baseball card of Felipe Alou (card #102) that's been graded by PSA as a 9, or Mint. SMR (Sports Market Report) is the magazine that PSA puts out listing hundreds of cards that they have graded and what the average sale price would be. That '59 Alou, at PSA 9, sells for about $400, on average. But BMWsportscards wants $2,000 for their card. That's right, two...thousand...dollars.
If you've ever been burned by an eBay Seller, you probably have been tempted to leave Negative Feedback. Of course they in return will leave Negative Feedback and hurt your Positive Feedback pecentage. My advice would be to try and resolve the problem first with the Contact Seller option. If your dealing with a dishonest Seller, he'll ignore you or send you a nasty or rude reply because he doesn't care. If that's the case you should send your concerns to eBay itself.
The good news is that the following eBay Sellers do a good job with sportscards, that is, the descriptions match the card you won:
bbdiamondsareforever
petorti
4_sharp_corners_store
centralcitycards
zindlers
kmmcards
steves-sports-cards-la
markirodenko
minnesotateasurechest
Some of the above eBay Sellers might stick it to you with S/H charges, but they give you decent cards. You should keep in mind that it only costs the Seller .59 cents postage to put a card in a top loader and envelope and mail it to you. Some spend a little more, using a bubble mailer or a Delivery Confirmation slip (.75 cents). You should always get insurance if the card/item is expensive or valuable.
We hope this was useful to you.
Have fun out there!
