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Help with Jodan Rookie - PSA 10

kapperkapper Posts: 2
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Hello:

I'm new to this forum. Been reading up on the hobby - you guys have a real cool group over here. I'm trying to buy a PSA 10 rookie card as a gift for my brother. I have a few questions.

1. What is the going rate for the card - from what I've seen on eBay - it looks like 9500-10500? Would you think that's fair for the market?

2. I saw that there are lots of consignment sales from Probstein123 - when a company like this sells a card do they validate the authenticity of the card or if is buyer beware?

3. If I did buy a card - what are the recommended steps for validating the authenticity after purchase but within the eligible return window?

4. I keep seeing cards on ebay that sell and then within a few weeks are listed again by the same company - why does this happen so often?

like this

New Probstein Jordan

and this

previous sale

5. Is there a better place to buy high $$$$ cards other than eBay? I live in Chicago.

Thanks in advance for all of your help

Comments

  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,139 ✭✭✭
    Many various places to buy cards. Ebay is not the only game in town!

    I am guessing it was relisted because the winning bidder never paid. While he probably did indeed want the card, actually coming off the hip 5 figures gives some people cold feet.
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,609 ✭✭✭✭
    When you see a card 'sell' through a large consignment house only to get re-listed by the same seller shortly thereafter, it may be because the consignor ended up with the winning bid. There's really no way for consignment houses or eBay to effectively police this. Less often, the new owner will ask the consignor to re-sell the card on their behalf. Or, as previously stated, the winning bidder will simply renege.
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  • DoublestrikerDoublestriker Posts: 547 ✭✭
    I bought mine at last years National Collectors Convention. When you are buying a card that expensive I want to be able to hold it an inspect everything. I purchased mine at Memory Lane which is an auction/Consigner.

    Good Luck with your search. I would trust Probstein. Not a plug but just my experience with dealing with Rick.
  • vols1vols1 Posts: 793 ✭✭✭
    A reason some of these sell time and again is to artificially inflat the price. I think within 10% of the average selling price is usually fair. And I would assume everything you buy on eBay to be buyer beware. PayPal has 'policies' in place to protect the buyer but I would call my credit card company and get my ducks in a row before I made this big of purchase online.

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