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Legit card on eBay?

teachervidoteachervido Posts: 97 ✭✭
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I am looking to buy a graded Jackie Robinson Leaf card graded by PSA. I don't want to spend a fortune so I'm looking for a decent grade (less than a 5; don't want to spend more than $700) Came across this earlier this morning. What do you guys think, legit?

Jackie Robinson Leaf - PSA 4
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  • MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭
    I would'nt purchase that card from the seller as it is. No feedback, the picture looks borrowed, I would ask him to send you a picture of the back and/or next to today's newspaper, so you can verify the seller actually has this card in hand.
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    Looks like a bogus listing, to me.

    THAT does not mean it is bogus; only that it looks like it to me.

    ........

    Using "price" as the lead factor in buying collectibles is usually a mistake.



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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    The guy has 2 auctions, both for PSA graded 1948 Leaf cards. They have consecutive cert numbers too.
    My Giants collection want list

    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>Using "price" as the lead factor in buying collectibles is usually a mistake. >>



    Why's that?
    My Giants collection want list

    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • PoppaJPoppaJ Posts: 2,818 ✭
    Besides the seller's ID being a little weird .... I'd stay away for common sense reasons!

    Somebody, please purchase his 2 Leaf cards and tell me he's okay! Then, and only then, will I be able to erase these paranoidal feelings that I get, whenever I see a seller that has a "no" or "low" feedback score coming out of a 3-5 year hiatus trying to sell expensive vintage cards!

    Thank you so much in advance!

    PoppaJ
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Using "price" as the lead factor in buying collectibles is usually a mistake. >>



    Why's that? >>



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    Setting aside the possibilities that a seller is desperate/ignorant, very
    low-prices often indicate possibilities that are not favorable to buyers.

    While buyers don't always get what they paid for, they virtually NEVER
    get that for which they did not pay.

    Using price as your "lead" criteria, simply invites problems; it can make
    you vulnerable to immediate fraud, AND it can cause disappointment
    when it is time for you to sell.

    Buying the BEST items that you can afford is the smart play. "Quality,"
    not "price," should be the leading guide in ALL buying decisions.
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>Buying the BEST items that you can afford is the smart play. "Quality,"
    not "price," should be the leading guide in ALL buying decisions. >>



    I don't see how this advice fits in with the OP's question.
    My Giants collection want list

    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Buying the BEST items that you can afford is the smart play. "Quality,"
    not "price," should be the leading guide in ALL buying decisions. >>



    I don't see how this advice fits in with the OP's question. >>



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    I took the OP's statement:


    ".....I don't want to spend a fortune so I'm looking for a decent grade (less than a 5; don't want to spend more than $700......"


    to mean that price was the "lead" factor in his decision making.



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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>I took the OP's statement ... to mean that price was the "lead" factor in his decision making. >>



    He said that he didn't want to spend over $700. To me, that sounds like he's established a budget for aquiring a Jackie R rookie.

    Are you saying this primarly because of the seller he's asking about?
    My Giants collection want list

    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • teachervidoteachervido Posts: 97 ✭✭
    I found one within my budget, below $700. How legit is BVG for non-modern cards? Do you think it will cross-over to PSA 1/2?

    Jackie Robinson Leaf BVG
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  • MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭
    DO NOT Purchase that BVG Robinson. You would be overpaying severly for that card at that price. I have a couple suggestions for you.

    #1, Be Patient. You dont have to purchase the first card you see. You can get a solid Robinson card for what you have budgetted.

    #2, Put a post on the Buy, Sell, Trade boards expressing your interest in a PSA 2, PSA 3 or PSA 4 Jackie Robinson RC. Buy a card with great appeal. If you do, you will never get burned.

  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I found one within my budget, below $700. How legit is BVG for non-modern cards? Do you think it will cross-over to PSA 1/2?

    Jackie Robinson Leaf BVG >>



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    I doubt it would cross into any PSA or SGC graded-slab.
    ("AUTHENTIC" would be the best case.)

    It could have ANY number of alterations or repairs.

    You can do MUCH better, within your budget.

    Patience is a good thing, when shopping.
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
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