Ebay authentication rant
1966CUDA
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Just got a card I sold denied by Ebay Authentication. I personally pulled the Aaron from the 1955 Golden Sticker album sheet and sent in for grading myself....I KNOW it is authentic/genuine!!! What do I do now???
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Just a guess, but is the issue that it’s in a non-PSA slab and was headed to the PSA vault? No experience with the vault so don’t know if they allow other slabs and don’t know how the vault is “selected” (did you specify it in your listing, did the buyer choose the vault as the delivery destination, …). Based on the description, it doesn’t seem like it was rejected because it’s damaged slab, wrong card in the slab, etc.
Jim
I've heard of some stickers and postcards being rejected because they were listed as baseball cards. It's really stupid but it might be something as simple as that. Look at your closed listing for anything that doesn't match perfectly. Also maybe contact your buy and see if they still want it if you relist as memorabilia.
I am not sure why they are talking about the vault at all...I shipped to the authenticator.
"_I've heard of some stickers and postcards being rejected because they were listed as baseball cards."
Possibly, it is a 1955 Golden Stamp. Does that mean they won't authenticate 1969 Topps Decals or 1967 Topps Pin-ups because they are not actually "cards"???_
Good suggestion. I had a card fail authentication which was an ungraded oddball proof card. It was rejected so the seller relisted under memorabilia rather than sportscard and it avoided the authentication process completely. OP, you can try to contact the buyer and let him know you will be relisting under the different category.
Just to close the loop on my vault angle… it looks like the buyer can choose the vault, and you as the seller may only know that you’re sending it to be authenticated:
The vault does accept SGC slabs:
Jim
I don't know their criteria but I know I got a good deal on a 1937 Goudey R314 Feller RC because ebay rejected it for not being a card. Wrong size and no stats on back. They're really inconsistent.
The Aaron is still graded - ask your buyer if they want it if you list it as a sticker. I think memorabilia doesn't go thru the program.
They are not questioning it's authenticity. It says the item was "miscategorized" in the listing, so impossible to determine a possible reason for the rejection without seeing the actual listing details. Could be due to a number of different reasons.
The 1955 Golden Stamps are an option for "Set" under the Trading Cards category, so would be odd if they rejected it due to being a "stamp". If it was rejected due to being a "stamp" it would be an error on whoever was "authenticating" it.
I just had a conversation with an eBay seller who has sold several of the 1955 Golden stamps graded… He said it is hit and miss. Sometimes they go through, sometimes they say miscategorize and send them back to him, and sometimes they say miscategorized, and send them on to the buyer… Sounds like they really don’t know what to do. It would be nice if they could make a definitive answer. I would think since PSA has set and their registry under trading cards, they should go through his cards.
Relist it and add a couple other cheap cards. That way you can list it as a lot and it won't go through authentication.