A New Record For 91 Archives Mantle ?

alinchitown · January 30, 2006 5:34AM

Sometimes I wonder what people are looking at, the current bid on this auction for a 91 Archives Mantle is now up to $102.50 not like the seller didn't disclose it's an Archives, even though the description is a little shady.

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lawnmowerman · January 30, 2006 5:39AM

Yeah, I agree about the description. To someone who didnt know they might think it really is a '53 card.

matt

WinPitcher · January 30, 2006 6:06AM

Title is very misleading and against ebay policy

should read:

1991 mantle 1953 archive

and in the description the seller should have again mentioned that it was made in 1991.

he states 1953.

FRAUD

Steve

sandmanfromlv · January 30, 2006 6:12AM

agree....super misleading to the novice..

1953 MICKEY MANTLE BASEBALL CARD JUST LIKE BRAND NEW!!!!! (that's a flat out LIE)

sandmanfromlv · January 30, 2006 6:16AM

anyone have the link available (I need to bookmark it) for reporting these types of Auctions to eBay?

especially since he's listing these under the wrong category...

Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop > Cards > Baseball-MLB > Singles (1950-59) > Non-Graded > 1953

alinchitown · January 30, 2006 6:30AM

reporting link

There ya go Sandman

sandmanfromlv · January 30, 2006 7:25AM

many thanks alin...Reported 15 of his auctions....I wouldn't be so upset if he had them in the right category, but he's trying to dupe people by listing in the 1953 category...just plain wrong...

sandmanfromlv · January 30, 2006 1:29PM

yet another one...

link

sandmanfromlv · January 30, 2006 1:36PM

wth is CCGS? It looks like a top loader w/ a sticker on it....

link

Stingray · January 30, 2006 10:33PM

Christ, anyone with a color printer and some labels can become a grading company.

Stingray

DaBigHurt · January 30, 2006 10:49PM

Anyone stupid enough to bid on that card after looking at the auction deserves to lose their money if they think they're getting an actual 1953 Topps Mantle. I don't know about you guys, but when I click onto an auction I'm interested in bidding on, I read the auction description.

carew4me · January 31, 2006 12:37AM

<< <i>Anyone stupid enough to bid on that card after looking at the auction deserves to lose their money if they think they're getting an actual 1953 Topps Mantle. I don't know about you guys, but when I click onto an auction I'm interested in bidding on, I read the auction description. >>

Well I think your snotty eliteness tends to forget that the hobby can be confusing for a novice collector . With all of the reprints and archives and other
crap that has alot of you clowns running to Target everyday so you can flush your money down the drain, a new collector could easily be fooled.

envoy98 · January 31, 2006 1:44AM

<< <i>Christ, anyone with a color printer and some labels can become a grading company.

Stingray >>

Crap, if I had only known it was that easy. Maybe I'll start pre-grading my cards and putting stickers over them before I send them to PSA just to let them know what I think the card should be. Think they'd listen?

bri2327 · January 31, 2006 2:32AM

I go back and forth when i see those auctions.....part of me wants to write the bidders and warn them about the mistake they are making, and the other part of me says ohh well, shoulda read the auction, sucks for you !

Anyone else find this moral and ethical conundrum eating away at their brain ?

WinPitcher · January 31, 2006 2:42AM

1953 MICKEY MANTLE BASEBALL CARD JUST LIKE BRAND NEW!!!!!

TOPPS BASEBALL ARCHIVES/THE ULTIMATE 1953 SERIES.

Where does this guy state the card is from 1991?

the word "archive" can be used in many ways. and in this case it has been.

if I did not know that Topps made an archive issue Id think this creep was selling from his archive.

Steve

MajorDanby · January 31, 2006 5:49AM

anyone report these auctions?

sandmanfromlv · January 31, 2006 6:40AM

Did yesterday for Misleading title/wrong category

wolfbear · January 31, 2006 7:07AM

Just sent a 'question to seller' :

"Is this Mickey Mantle card from 1953 ?
That's the only year I see mentioned in the item title and description.
Also, the card is listed in the 1953 catagory.
I've seen sellers try to deceive buyers into thinking they're getting something vintage
when they're actually not. Hope that's not the case here. Thanks for any info."

See what he has to say for himself ...

divecchia · January 31, 2006 7:18AM

I sent them a message to stop deceiving people with the cards that he/she is selling.

Donato

fiveniner · January 31, 2006 7:33AM

OOOOHHHHH MYYYYYYY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

262Runner · January 31, 2006 7:46AM

Reported to ebay, sellers like this make it very hard for the newer collectors.

Stone193 · January 31, 2006 7:56AM

These kind of auctions tend to have a negative rub on the hobby - as was said.

But I have to say, anyone buying a card - for even that kind of money must have some knowledge of Beckett pricing.

Ya know, ya can't get mint 53T Mantles for a few bucks.

My dad used to tell me many times over, it's harder to cheat an honest man - if you get my drift.

But, I still hate to see scum like this putting out misleading ads.

mike

yankeeno7 · January 31, 2006 9:52AM

I would also say that the seller is scum.

But what novice collector is buying a 1953 Mantle? Im sure there are some but if you are serious about what you are spending your money on, I would think you would educate yourself a bit first. If you don't then you cant be too swift.

The buyer must still beware. Are there really people who think that there are NO scams on ebay? How could you NOT read the description carefully when making a purchase like that?

I'm never sure whether to be disgusted with the seller or disgusted with the bidder...I guess some of both.

divecchia · January 31, 2006 10:29AM

I got a replay that said and I quote "hey listen i didn't know it was a reprint". So I replied back and told him "you do now so how come the auction has not been revised?"

No response to that.

Donato

wolfbear · January 31, 2006 10:42AM

His response to me :
"listen men I would never ever do such thing I just write down what was on the card I didn't know it was a reprint"

We could have worlds colliding here. Idiot seller meets idiot buyer. Everyone ends up happy ...

WinPitcher · January 31, 2006 11:44AM

And now we also have a bidder that has zero feedback and just joined ebay within the last 3 days in the mix.

seller is sleazyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Steve

DaBigHurt · January 31, 2006 1:41PM

I guess if I don't care for a "collector" who bids on auctions they don't even read makes me elitest, I'm elitest.

Just like everyone else, I'm against scammers, but at the same time, if a scammer sells some idiot the Brooklyn Bridge, the buyer of the damn bridge deserves to have his money taken from him!

A New Record For 91 Archives Mantle ?

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