selling raw cards on ebay question

MrNearMint

If someone sells a raw card on ebay, does the seller have to call it a reprint?

I've seen some listings that don't say it's a reprint in the title, but in the item details it will say reprint and the seller will write a comment like, "I believe this card is real but ebay makes me call it a reprint."

What are eBay's rules on this?

Thanks in advance.

Davis

There are certain cards that ebay requires sellers to call a reprint...it's a pretty short list. They're all common counterfeited cards like Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky rookies.

Also, even though the seller says "I'm calling this a reprint per ebay rules although I do not know...", 99% of the time it is a reprint. Most sellers are dumb enough to sell a legit card as a reprint..they'll find a way to not call it reprint if they truly believe it's legit.

MrNearMint

Thanks for the response Davis. I wasn't sure about what cards had to be called reprints but it makes sense now.

mtcards

I think the real question would be if someone who has one of these cards HAS to know if they are selling on ebay, how little a non graded card sells for compared to one that has been graded/authenticated by the big three. It calls in to question why you wouldnt send the card to be graded and up your sale price by up to 1000%. Basically, as was stated before, if isnt graded, it probably is a reprint and the seller probably knows this

LarkinCollector

Though I've seen on other message boards that this is a myth and there is no stated policy, here it is: Link

Restricted
You can list the following trading cards only if they've been professionally graded by a reputable grading company:

1909 Cy Young (T206)
1909 Eddie Plank error card (T206)
1909 Honus Wagner (T206)
1909 Ty Cobb (T206)
1933 Babe Ruth (Goudey #53, #80, #144, and #181)
1933 Lou Gehrig (Goudey #92 and #160)
1951 Mickey Mantle (Bowman #253)
1952 Mickey Mantle (Topps #311)
1966-1967 Bobby Orr rookie card (Topps #35)
1979-1980 Wayne Gretzky rookie card (O-Pee-Chee and Topps #18)
1986-1987 Michael Jordan rookie card (Fleer #57)

Not allowed

Unauthorized reprints of trading cards that have had authorized reproductions created, such as unauthorized reprints of the:

1979 Wayne Gretzky rookie card reproduction
1986 Mario Lemieux rookie card reproduction
1986 Michael Jordan rookie card reproduction

ETA: I thought the 63 Pete Rose was on the list at one time, but either dreamed it or they've updated the list.