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Craigslist Cards - Ripoff or the Read Deal!?!?!?!?

bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,144 ✭✭✭
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I have a quick question...someone on Ebay told me how cheap they got a card (Not SUPER cheap, but a good deal below VCP......I asked him where he got the card..He said CRAIGSLIST!! I wanted to cringe because it was my assumption that the majority of PSA graded cards on Craigslist are fakes.....any thoughts or idea on this?

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  • MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭
    Tough to comment without seeing a scan of the card.
  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    There are crooks on Ebay, but not everyone on Ebay is a crook.

    Same goes for Craigslist, but the percentage of crooks might be a little higher.



    Anyways, I have a run of 80s Football sets that I thought about putting on Craigslist. I figured it'd be easier to have someone come pick them up than try to package them all up for shipping.
    My Giants collection want list

    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • ZixxZixx Posts: 228 ✭✭
    My biggest issue with Craigslist--after the worry about getting ripped off--is the hey, here's my HOME address, come on by and buy stuff. I abhor the idea of basically telling people what kind of stuff I collect and have in my home, and then giving them directions on where to find it.

    Sure, you can always meet at a mutually decided location, which I would strongly suggest. Like outside a Sheriff's office. image
  • NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    Are we talking an '83 Boggs PSA 9, or a '56 Mantle PSA 8?

    The Craigslist fake flips have all been on high dollar cards.

    Nick
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  • Pre72Pre72 Posts: 217 ✭
    Craigslist is nothing but a total fraud. 99% of what I see is either fake or worthless.


    Always looking for Vintage Yankees & NASCAR


    Eric
  • jimq112jimq112 Posts: 3,511 ✭✭✭
    compare the bar code to these, if it's the same then it's probably not good news


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  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    NOT a good idea to buy graded collectibles on CL.

    IF you can go see the merch and pickup in person,
    it is safer. (Some of the fake CL-merch stories seem
    to indicate that all but the CLOSEST inspections
    could/would be inadequate.)

    .......

    I bought some stuff on CL this morning. (Not collectibles.)
    Went to see the guy, he had what I needed cheap, and
    we did the deal. Easy.
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,144 ✭✭✭
    The item in question was a 1950 Bowman Jackie Robinson mid grade.....not an overly high dollar card, but an easy $300-$400
  • ElToroLocoElToroLoco Posts: 914 ✭
    Craiglist is all about meeting in person, in daylight, in front of the police station. Inspect it in person!
  • onebamafanonebamafan Posts: 1,318 ✭✭
    Agreed!
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭


    << <i>Agreed! >>



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  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    PSA should put a hologram logo (like they used to have on the back) on the front of the flip.
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