I know, I know, I shouldn't pick on people, but I can't resist this one time (another 1952 Mantle au
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Here's the auction:
The Mick's FTC
You must read the full blown questions and answers. You have to give the guy credit, he's not hiding in the trainer's room away from the press. Here's my favorite:
Q. Who graded this card a ten two years ago and why did you not keep the graded card in a slab?
A. I took out the card to have it put on a floppy disk, the company that graded it was Authenic Grading & Authentication Services.
I also liked this one:
Q. may i drive out to your home to see the card? cash is in hand
A. yes this is not a scam but id rather do business with strange people on ebay.I have nothing to hide i just feel safer that way.
I just keep picturing the AFLAC duck walking out of the barber shop shaking its head when Yogi Berra says "they pay you with cash which is as good as money".
The Mick's FTC
You must read the full blown questions and answers. You have to give the guy credit, he's not hiding in the trainer's room away from the press. Here's my favorite:
Q. Who graded this card a ten two years ago and why did you not keep the graded card in a slab?
A. I took out the card to have it put on a floppy disk, the company that graded it was Authenic Grading & Authentication Services.
I also liked this one:
Q. may i drive out to your home to see the card? cash is in hand
A. yes this is not a scam but id rather do business with strange people on ebay.I have nothing to hide i just feel safer that way.
I just keep picturing the AFLAC duck walking out of the barber shop shaking its head when Yogi Berra says "they pay you with cash which is as good as money".
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But then again look what this guy has been bidding on
Money to Burn
Completed my Clemente Basic Registry (2007 - 2014)!
Positive transactions with oakesy25,jasoneggert,swartz1,MBMiller25,gregm13,kid4hof03,HoopGuru33,Reese3333,BPorter26,Davemri,CuseSteve
Q: Hi - I was wondering if Authentic Grading & Authentication Services graded the card or blue-chip sports co.. You list both as the graders! Also I do not ship payments to PO box only direct addresses. I also make payments on high end items with Bank Certified atorney checks. This is the safest most secure way of makeing a payment. Just want to make sure this is OK. Thank You
Sep-14-05
A: yes this is ok.authentic graded the card and blue blue chip sports company apperased it.
Q: I live in Atlanta and would like to meet you to exchange card for cash in person. Would you do that?
Sep-14-05
A: no i only do business on ebay
Q: Will you also pay for shipping insurance?
Sep-14-05
A: yes
Q: Do you guarantee this card to be authentic? And what kind of protective case will this card be sent in.
Sep-13-05
A: yes I do guarantee this card to be authenic. ths card will be sent in a hard, plastic case.
Q: I noticed there jerks with insults out there I have dealt with them too. I am interested in the card but being retired I also have to watch my spending. I only get paid once a month (1st) I will watch your card and depending on what it goes for I may bid on it. What else can you tell me about this card. I'm a little leary on how the picture looks, it doesn't look right somehow, maybe thats why your having trouble getting bids in addition to being new but we all were once. I noticed also you've dropped the the bid a great deal. Please get back to me on any thing else you can on the card. I would not put this on your listing it may cause more jerks to email in. If you don't sell may we could work something out with a Buy it Now on Ebay Good Luck and Thanks Phil
Sep-13-05
A: this piture was not taken with a scanner. it was tranferd to a floppy disk and did not turn out lick i hoped.
Q: Who graded this card a ten two years ago and why did you not keep the graded card in a slab?
Sep-13-05
A: I took out the card to have it put on a floppy disk, the company that graded it was Authenic Grading & Authentication Services
Q: Kinkos will scan it for $5.00. That seems like a small price to pay when asking someone to bid $20K on a card from a person with no feedback. There's seems to be no excuse not to do it unless this is a fraud. You must be smoking your socks.
Sep-12-05
A: I did not know that I will do it A.S.A.P
Q: may i drive out to your home to see the card? cash is in hand
Sep-12-05
A: yes this is not a scam but id rather do business with strange people on ebay.I have nothing to hide i just feel safer that way.
Q: why don't you buy a new scanner if you have a $20,000 card at home? plus you have no feedback; why would someone bid on your card?
Sep-11-05
A: because i dont have the money to buy a scaner. due to finacal hard ship i am forced to sell this card for my pregnent wife and 8 year old dughter to survive.I am asking for below what this card is worth.I need to sell it A.S.A.P
Q: What company appraised this card as a 10? Can you send a scan of the card to my email address. Thanks, Bill
Sep-11-05
A: Bill/my card was appraised at company named blue-chip sports co.I am sorry i can not send you a scan my scaner is broke at this time.sorry fo the inconveince. THANK YOU
THIS CARD MEANS ALOT TO ME MY GRANDPA GAVE IT TO ME WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND I CANT AFORD TO LOSE IT.I WILL ONLY ECSEPT PAYMENT IN FULL BEFORE I CAN SHIP THIS ITEM OUT.I WILL PAY ALL SHIPPING COST AND WILL NOT BURN ANYONE.
What does ecsept mean??????????
"this piture was not taken with a scanner. it was tranferd to a floppy disk and did not turn out lick i hoped"
Eyebone
the sad thing about this is that ebay helped in the police investigation. the original indictment was last NOV. he just recently plead guilty.
whats up? how is this guy not NARU?
SD
http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=153652&messageid=1100885358&lp=1126745907 Bidder list 52 mick Bidders
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He dun musta carryed it round in his britches since den!
61 Topps (100%) 7.96
62 Parkhurst (100%) 8.70
63 Topps (100%) 7.96
63 York WB's (50%) 8.52
68 Topps (39%) 8.54
69 Topps (3%) 9.00
69 OPC (83%) 8.21
71 Topps (100%) 9.21 #1 A.T.F.
72 Topps (100%) 9.39
73 Topps (13%) 9.35
74 OPC WHA (95%) 8.57
75 Topps (50%) 9.23
77 OPC WHA (86%) 8.62 #1 A.T.F.
88 Topps (5%) 10.00
<He dun musta carryed it round in his britches since den! >
Now THAT was a good one! Spit up some soda on the keyboard after reading that one.
Perhaps the grader was using a "binary" based numbering system?
and lo and behold the just plead guilty scammer is hi bidder!!
the sad thing about this is that ebay helped in the police investigation. the original indictment was last NOV. he just recently plead guilty.
whats up? how is this guy not NARU?
Winpitcher, that's an excellent question. But I'm wondering why the guy forked out $2275 for the card? Maybe he was sentenced into buying back junk that he sold
How can the guy possibly make money even if he does scam someone again? He could get much nicer fakes for $2000 less. Maybe it's real!!!
Incredible that he "bought" this card and even more incredible that he didn't change his ebay name. Although I remember that story, I had forgotten his name so maybe he figured nobody would remember his name?
But SD sure remembered it!
I believe there is no way this guy "really" bought this card, even though most likely there will be positive feedback left. Sure seems to me like some sort of scam is being conjured up here. Possibly the old trick of "Show some high dollar transactions with positive feedback amongst an assortment of shill ebay accounts, and then come in later for the kill with a bunch of phony auctions and then scam real people out of their money."
Steve
JR gets naru yet this guy is allowed to continue?
SD