Ealier I covered how not to get taken by some dishonest sellers on eBay. As I said before, the great majority of eBay Sellers are OK folks, but there are crooks. My advice would be to educate yourself a little by buying a copy of Beckett's Baseball Card Price Guide at your local newsstand. They list pricing for thousand's of cards in there each month, but the articles are very educational. Many times I have found something in there that was new to me and I'm sure it would be of help to any collector, whether they're new to the hobby or not. The dishonest eBay Sellers that I warned about are hoping that they get a bidder that knows very little about the hobby, a "pigeon", or "mark" if you will. Don't be that pigeon/mark. Read about the subject and become an expert yourself. You can do it, I did. Another tip: If you find a card on eBay that you want to bid on, ask the Seller a question or two if you have time to get an answer back. That's because many times the scan of the card will not show some defects. So you might ask the Seller "How are the corners?" or "What about that mark that I see, what is it?" The mark could be just something on the scanner's glass. Some dishonest Sellers won't use a scanner, taking a digital photograh of the card instead. Hard to see the card's condition that way! The crook will hope that you take his word for the description of the card, to trust him. Always look at the Seller's Feedback Rating-- anything below 98% is awful. Read the Feedback Comments. The Sellers that have a high rating want to keep that good reputation, and they will answer any question honestly.
Have fun out there!
Have fun out there!
