Graded 1954 Set on ebay!

mrc32

See-- I bet you were thinking a offical 1954 PSA graded set was listed on ebay. Wrong!

That joker who lists all the cutout reprinted cards from the 1st Issue of Sports Illustrated (he is relentless in listing them over and over) has decided to list a whole set of them graded by AAA grading. Link....As I write this the bid is up over $500.00. He never puts in his auction titles that they are from SI.

So anybody who wants to rip off people, could buy a 1st issue off ebay for 50-75 bucks, get them graded, AAA for $8 each ($216 total) and then sell it as a whole on ebay for double...Who gets hurt...except the poor sap who gets ripped off into thinking they have something of value.

He always protects the bidders identity by making the bidder list private....I'm sure he bids up his own auctions as well...

goodriddance189

i just reported him to ebay. we will see if anything happens

Galveston

He is clearly stating that these cards came from the Sports Illustrated (or did he just add that to his description?). I would think anyone willing to pay $500 would read and understand what they were getting.

What do you think the buyers are expecting because clearly they are over-paying? I have three copies of the magaine and have never even conidered having them graded.

AROD626

Apparently AAA (whoever they are) will grade anything. Then put it in a screwdown. I think I have an old TV guide or something laying around, maybe I'll get some pages graded. Or maybe a JC Penney ad from cosmo.

mrc32

No he states what they are, but is clearly trying to hoodwink people. Why else would he not put SI in the title?

I just think it is a shame...Read his feedback...he has a ton of negatives and neutrals, from people who bought it thinking that it was the real deal....now I think they are to blame for not reading carefully, but if he hadn't been trying to screw people over then people wouldn't be disappointed...

Rocco67

Libertyforall, the seller is a scam artist who is taking advantage of gullible buyers. If you dig deep enough you will discover that both Libertyforall and AAA Grading are both situated in Hawaii. Go to Libertyforall's e-Bay ME page and then under favorite links go to his homepage, he's a college kid who states that he lives in Hawaii. Here's a direct link to his page: e-Bay Scam Artist.

I don't think e-bay will do much about this...think of all the fee's they generate from this guy, especially since he buy's the $19.95 Featured Post auction setting quite frequently.

He used to grade with NASA, but they seem to be gone. I bet AAA Grading is in his basement. If you run a WhoIs you'll find that both www.royhuff.com and AAAgrading.com are hosted by the same ISP...now you may be thinking how many hosting choices does one have in Hawaii...however ask yourself why in the world would a real grading company set up shop there. Imagine the shipping fee overhead.

Anyway people like this irk me.

Virtualizard

I guess Roy Huff/AAA Grading/libertyforall grades anything!!! This little cutout/reprint/scan/whatever it is, can't be larger than a postage stamp.

So I guess I could just start downloading scans of desirable cards, print them out on my photo printer using nice glossy photo paper, cut them out to original specs, and submit them to AAA hoping for NMMT or better. This is disgusting!

JEB.

AROD626

In virualizard's post, the page read AAA is a TOUGH grading service. Well, I'll be.

motocrosser

I reported this guy to ebay about a month ago. It will take many complaints from the community to get ebay on this crook!

This unethical person is taking advantage of the new influx of ebay users. Gerat tv commercials...bad for the newbie.

Hopefully some of the people being riped off will complain to both seller and ebay. When one of these victems showes one of these graded pieces of paper to a knowledgable person, only to be told, that it is worthless....look out seller.

John
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