Jordan Reprint #57 - goes for $4500
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Unreal!
I chatted with the owner and he’s shocked how high it went. He thinks both cards might be reprints but he can’t tell.
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I would suspect there's no way this goes through. His use of "PSA?" in the title suggests it's legitimate.
The buyer has a good case to get out of this.
Description does say reprint. With 73 bidders, could they all not see it?
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More than half of those bids came after he added reprint to the listing and why didn't he include the word "reprint" in the title?
Super shady on the seller's behalf.
"thinks"? he deserves all the headaches that are headed his way in the next few weeks, i think.
I wish the seller A LOT of luck getting that money......
Leads me to a question that I’m sure has been answered - why are the reprints so hard to blatantly detect?
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well when you don't put "rp, reprint or fake" in the title, then sneak it into the description mid auction, it's kinda hard for the idiots, new fish and/or degenerate gamblers to notice what's been done.
here's a prime example. this cards been listed, "sold", returned and relisted about 4 times now...wonder why?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2017-Bowman-Chrome-Superfractor-Juan-Soto-pre-RC-1-1-Pre-Rookie-Prospect-BCP180/174593527038?hash=item28a695ccfe:g:nCQAAOSwViVf3Qdl
The seller uses "PSA?" in the title which suggests to the bidders that it is legitimate. Like blurry stated, sneaking it into the description after bids have been entered screams scam.
Well every bid after $2150 came after he updated the listing. Now of course the title can't be updated once there is a bid, so there is that in the sense the seller may have thought real at the beginning (though doubtful).
The other issue is that the seller really should have ended the listing due to error and relisted, or at least cancelled out all the existing bids (if that is possible), but ebay can charge you a final value fee based on the existing high bid if you cancel a listing early, though I think you get a freebie the first time but not sure on that aspect.
I will say that I don't always read descriptions (though I sure as hell would on a $1k+ card) and only read the title and study the pics, which sometimes warrant a description reading. So there could be plausibility that the winning bidder didn't see the reprint part.. But even if the winning bidder pays, I'm sure he'd be shocked when 2 jordans are in the package.
This.
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Best thing to do as a newb is to buy a original jordan in any grade. If you can’t afford one then buy a original graded 86 Fleer graded card of any player. After buy a few cheap reprint jordans.. compare the two and any fake listed jordan, mantle RC ect will then stick out like a sore thumb. You will notice the quality difference.
I understand what you're saying, and I am not excusing the bidders who bid without reading the full listing...but, for something as critically important as it being a reprint? That should be in the title.
Just an opinion, but since Fleer is no longer in existence (I know, Panini owns the rights), there is nobody going after these crooks selling reprints. Even if listed as a reprint, it is an unlicensed counterfeit and holds copyright implications. What its going to take is some of these scumballs getting arrested and fined significantly. Its no different than the people on facebook and other sites selling fakes as "reprints" (as if it makes a legal difference)
The guy selling this deserves all the backlash and issues with ebay he gets
Really...reprint...$4500? Some people like to throw their money away.
I agree that it is a classic shot and he is a GOAT...but the card is not rare enough to support current price levels.
The implication is that these bidders did not see the reprint designation as it (a) was added after the auction started and (b) was buried in the details and not clearly labeled as such.
Seller is going to have to eat a PP fee of about $135......well done