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Help a newbie out with frauds/fakes

EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,303 ✭✭✭
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So the scammers on ebay photoshop a fake card and send you nothing? Or do theysend you a fake card?
Thanks

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  • rexvosrexvos Posts: 3,330 ✭✭✭✭✭
    fakes are usually fake autographs or fake jersey patches, but are not limited to that.
    Looking for FB HOF Rookies
  • jimq112jimq112 Posts: 3,511 ✭✭✭
    Some scammers steal a photo of a good card, then send you a crappy card.
    Some sellers buy psa 1-2-3s and then talk them up and guarantee they are authentic and not trimmed or your money back "this card looks like a 7" when they know it was a 5.

    Some downplay faults like forgetting the qualifier is there.
    Some never send the card.
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  • AllenAllen Posts: 7,165 ✭✭✭
    jim- Not sure all of those fall into the category of scams. They are all dishonest, but people who sell a fake 52 Mantle in a PSA case with a doctored slip are scammers. People who do not mention the qualifier in the description are shady and dishonest, but I would not call that a scam. The cracking cards out of holders and selling, not sure that is a scam unless the card was slabbed trimmed. I think we have all disagreed with a grade we have got on a card and cracked and resubmitted. Again, not exactly honest but not a scam.

    Scams-
    Counterfeit cards, now nearly any card can be counterfeited.
    Cards in frosty PSA holders
    photoshoped holders or cards
    Selling cards with stolen scans
    fake autographs (or reproductios as some will argue)
    Fake patches in legit cards
    trimmed or doctored cards
    resealed packs
    searched packs
    the list goes on....
  • bifff257bifff257 Posts: 751 ✭✭


    << <i>So the scammers on ebay photoshop a fake card and send you nothing? Or do theysend you a fake card? >>




    The one piece of advice I can give you is hang around these boards long enough and you will be able to spot most Suspicious auctions from a mile a way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    the people on here are the best at pointing out how the scammers work... image
  • metalmikemetalmike Posts: 2,152 ✭✭
    Stay away from tranny's named Gary who go by the name Stephanie. He searches packs and reseals them. Cases too!
    USN 1977-1987 * ALL cards are commons unless auto'd. Buying Britneycards. NWO for life.
  • jimq112jimq112 Posts: 3,511 ✭✭✭


    << <i>jim- Not sure all of those fall into the category of scams. They are all dishonest, but people who sell a fake 52 Mantle in a PSA case with a doctored slip are scammers. People who do not mention the qualifier in the description are shady and dishonest, but I would not call that a scam. The cracking cards out of holders and selling, not sure that is a scam unless the card was slabbed trimmed. I think we have all disagreed with a grade we have got on a card and cracked and resubmitted. Again, not exactly honest but not a scam.
    ... >>



    How did you know I bought a fake mantle?? It wasn't in a psa case but it was a laser printed copy of what was supposed to be one of the 52 reprint set from the 80s.

    You're right, not everything I listed is a scam but what I listed happens and it's dishonest.
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