...already registered by another user error message
TimMan44
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Last night, I won an auction on ebay and (because I can't wait to enter it into the PSA Registry) I tryed to enter the card into my set. After entering the cert number and pressing continue, I got the message "Cert number xxxxxxxx cannot be a part of this registered set because it is already registered by another member".
Exactly what is the procedure when this happens. I realize I probably jumped the gun when I tried to register the card before I actually had it in my hands, but I started worrying about a whole bunch of different situations (none of which will probably actually happen) that would prevent me from entering the card into my collection.
#1 - What if the seller refuses to remove the card from his set? ... Maybe he wants it in there as not to effect his "All Time" ranking or maybe he's just a jerk.
#2 - What if somebody stole the cert number and put it in their registered set just to make their set look better. How would I know who it was? Would the people at PSA tell me?
#3 - How could I actually prove that I owned the card? Having a scan of the card doesn't mean you own it. If I were going to steal the cert number from an ebay auction, I'd probably steal the digital photo as well so I could have "proof" that I owned the card.
I know I'm being paranoid, but maybe this has happened to someone else before and could explain the process to me.
Thanks
Exactly what is the procedure when this happens. I realize I probably jumped the gun when I tried to register the card before I actually had it in my hands, but I started worrying about a whole bunch of different situations (none of which will probably actually happen) that would prevent me from entering the card into my collection.
#1 - What if the seller refuses to remove the card from his set? ... Maybe he wants it in there as not to effect his "All Time" ranking or maybe he's just a jerk.
#2 - What if somebody stole the cert number and put it in their registered set just to make their set look better. How would I know who it was? Would the people at PSA tell me?
#3 - How could I actually prove that I owned the card? Having a scan of the card doesn't mean you own it. If I were going to steal the cert number from an ebay auction, I'd probably steal the digital photo as well so I could have "proof" that I owned the card.
I know I'm being paranoid, but maybe this has happened to someone else before and could explain the process to me.
Thanks
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I have been on both sides of the fence on this issue. Twice I have tried to load cards into my set only to find out that they were already registered. On one occasion, I sold a card and forgot to delete it from my set (sorry BigHurt). I think I would follow JH's advice to start with. If that doesn't work, e-mail BJ or just e-mail SetRegistry@collectors.com. They will find out what set the card is included in and e-mail the set's owner to make them aware of the situation. Most of the time it ends there, as the person will promptly delete the card that is no longer in their set. On one occasion, the person stated that they still owned the card. In that case, I had to send the link to the auction site and fax a copy of the card to Collectors Universe. Once they had that information, they deleted the card from the set. Once the registry updated, I could load my card.
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