Anyone add "-athens" to their eBay searches? (eBay seller (555)

zef204

When searching titles and description, I do this so I don't get the seller (555) cards in my search.

Anyone else do this?

ldferg

i have similar queries like this but not this exact one.

wolfbear

Hey Zef - you'll miss out on some nice cards by not even looking at (555)'s auctions.

Granted, 95 % of the stuff he puts up is garbage,
but you can figure that out by looking at the first five of six of a series of cards.

He provides decent scans
and I picked up some beautiful 1964 Topps fb cards off eBay from him just a couple of weeks ago ...

zef204

<< <i>He provides decent scans
and I picked up some beautiful 1964 Topps fb cards off eBay from him just a couple of weeks ago ... >>


That's a decent point about the scans. How nice were the cards and what were they advertised as?

earlycalguy

555 - worst shipping i have ever seen, especially from a large dealer. 5 graded cards at over $700 put into an envelope with no protection at all

f2tornado

I purchased some nice cards from triple nickel (555) but I pretty much have to buy what he labels NRMT/MT to get a NRMT or better card. I look at the scans offered and set my bid accordingly. I don't even look at what he has offered advertised less than NRMT/MT and that saves plenty of time.

onlyanumber

I won't buy from 555 because of his shipping methods--I can't deal with getting cards with no protection in a plain white envelope. As for his scans, they aren't that great--they don't show the hairline creases on cards he describes as nr mt mint. Regardless of how good his prices are, the disappointment isn't worth it.

wolfbear

<< <i> That's a decent point about the scans. How nice were the cards and what were they advertised as? >>



The usual for eBay :

If the description says NM, the card is EXMT.
If the description says NM-MT, the card is NM.

Not going to find any 8's, but you can still get some nice looking cards ...

zef204

Here is an example of a "NRMT/MINT" card:

Volver

I have purchased a few cards from (555) and at least with those cards they have been inline with PSA. An EX - MT card from 555 was graded a 6 by PSA and a near mint card from 555 was graded 7 by PSA

Like any raw on eBay you are rolling the dice.

I do agree their shipping methods are awful. A few top loaders, scotch tape and a bubble envelope should do the trick. No matter the quanity or value

Lothar52

got a bunch of creased 1956 topps cards back in 2001 from him.....he did accept them back with a refund though.

Loth

wolfbear

That EX card described as NM-MT is awful Zef,
and there is no excuse for selling a creased card without disclosing that info.

Have to admit I've gotten some crappy cards from them too,
but when they're throwing up thousands of auctions at a time
how accurate is the grade they put on a card going to be anyway?

I just take them on a card by card basis and never set my expectations too high ...

zef204

<< <i>I just take them on a card by card basis and never set my expectations too high ... >>


That is the way to go. I would guess you should disregard the stated condition and only judge the scan.