I don't understant why this card went for $610.00??

illini · November 18, 2007 11:27AM

What am I missing? No way this card was real right? Did the bidders think it was real? Please enlighten me!!
1952 Mantle

zep33 · November 18, 2007 11:31AM

a fool and their money....

softparade · November 18, 2007 11:34AM

<< a fool and their money.... >>

absolutely

plifter · November 18, 2007 11:40AM

I thought that was a reasonable price for a card in that condition. I don't think that PSA would even slab that as it would be less than a "1".

gocatsgo538 · November 18, 2007 11:41AM

Now that is CRAZY!! Apparently they missed the "BID AS A REPRINT" part.

envoy98 · November 18, 2007 11:44AM

Seller took a lot of "fools" money. Got $610 for a reprint M-101 Ruth too. Unreal people can be so foolish with their money.

vintagetoppsguy · November 18, 2007 11:45AM

<< I thought that was a reasonable price for a card in that condition. I don't think that PSA would even slab that as it would be less than a "1". >>

IT IS A REPRINT! NOT WORTH THE PAPER THAT IT IS PRINTED ON! A SCAM!

stevek · November 18, 2007 11:50AM

<<< I HAVE TO SELL CARD AS A REPRINT BECAUSE CARD IS NOT GRADED (AS THIS IS THE WAY I INTERPERTED EBAY RULES). CARD IS REALLY WRINKLED AND CREASED. THIS CAME FROM MY EX-HUSBANDS COLLECTION. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YEAR THIS WAS PRODUCED. REMEMBER CARD IS NOT GRADED. BID AS A REPRINT PLEASE!!! THANK YOU. WINNER TO INCLUDE $3.50 SHIPPING!I COMBINE SHIPPING!! PLEASE WATCH FOR MORE CARDS UP FOR AUCTION SOON! THANKS AGAIN! >>>

How do people keep falling for the phony "babe in the woods" routine?...and here it's not even a good "routine" at that.

rube26105 · November 18, 2007 12:19PM

they did a good job of wearing it lol

suppose ya can do that going down the slide in the park about 1,000 times

onlyanumber · November 18, 2007 12:34PM

<< 

<< a fool and their money.... >>

absolutely >>

Must be a really volatile market on this card!

nightcrawler · November 18, 2007 1:12PM

Another one

I wouldn'teven try and warn these people in auctions like this. FUG EM

gocatsgo538 · November 18, 2007 1:15PM

<< Another one

I wouldn'teven try and warn these people in auctions like this. FUG EM

>>

LOL! Especially with a 98.9% feedback rating. Some people...

HAHA! "I will attempt to say they are not reprints."

plifter · November 18, 2007 1:35PM

<< 

<< I thought that was a reasonable price for a card in that condition. I don't think that PSA would even slab that as it would be less than a "1". >>

IT IS A REPRINT! NOT WORTH THE PAPER THAT IT IS PRINTED ON! A SCAM! >>

Oops, I just looked at the card. I didn't read the rest of the listing. Yep, what a blatant rip off!

mtcards · November 18, 2007 3:28PM

The greed of people looking for something for nothing never ceases to amaze me

jimq112 · November 18, 2007 8:08PM

Same seller, the rare "green printing" national chicle rockne - sold for 243!

jmbkb4 · November 18, 2007 9:55PM

A seller can con someone only if the buyer also believes they're getting a "steal" and, ironically, conning the seller.

Stingray · November 18, 2007 10:30PM

<< I thought that was a reasonable price for a card in that condition. I don't think that PSA would even slab that as it would be less than a "1". >>

Age please!!

bifff257 · November 18, 2007 11:10PM

<< A seller can con someone only if the buyer also believes they're getting a "steal" and, ironically, conning the seller >>

Good point..

I have seen these auction on a regular basis and I really think this is a great business model.....

Find some fake high profile cards, add some "wear & tear", tell the buyers that it is a reprint, make a up "found in the attic" story, add some "I dont know what year it is from" comments....

&

then take your $500.00+ profit to the bank...

SportsItUpCards · November 18, 2007 11:26PM

Its a scam, but the buyer also thought he was scamming the seller, LOL. The seller knows its a reprint, and thats why the put it in the description, this way when the card comes back as fake if the person deceided to grade it, then its ok because it was listed in the description.

The buyer bid that high because he thought it was getting the real deal, and thought he was ripping the seller off. He figured he'd buy himself an expensive lotto ticket. If he was lycky and it was a real one, then it would have sold for bib bucks, if not, then he only lost a little over 600 bucks, he figured its a good gamble.

1 out of 100 times, it could be a real steal/deal, but most the times its just the seller scamming, but that one rare chance it could be a real find!

Giovanni

diamondman · November 18, 2007 11:33PM

Hi My name is Dorthy and my grandfather just passed and found these in his footlocker from WW2
don't know how to scan cards so I will sell these as reprints cause ebay makes me, he collected cards with my father who also has passed , would not sell these but need to raise money for funeral expenses. here are some names t206 honus wagner EX-MT , 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle NM Mt, some guy named Babe Ruth goody or goudey card Mint. No offers refused gramps is starting to stink so bid often and bid high sorry no paypal just bank wire or cashiers check. Thanks sucker err I mean customer.

PS I know nothing about cards.

SportsItUpCards · November 18, 2007 11:47PM

<< Hi My name is Dorthy and my grandfather just passed and found these in his footlocker from WW2
don't know how to scan cards so I will sell these as reprints cause ebay makes me, he collected cards with my father who also has passed , would not sell these but need to raise money for funeral expenses. here are some names t206 honus wagner EX-MT , 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle NM Mt, some guy named Babe Ruth goody or goudey card Mint. No offers refused gramps is starting to stink so bid often and bid high sorry no paypal just bank wire or cashiers check. Thanks sucker err I mean customer.

PS I know nothing about cards. >>

First of all, know collector here I think would fall for that, if they would, then God help you because I can't. People are just so stupid when they fall for these kind of things. First of all, a real person who has a real steal wouldn't know anything about EX-MT, or know to write T206 or anything like that because it dosen't say T206 on the card, so people should know right away that its a scam.

Only people that buy PRO 10's, and sticker autos would fall for those kind of scams I think. Or people who used to and still buy from those tv card shows, HAHAHAHAHAHA. By the way, do they still have those shows? I used to love watching them, just to get myself sick LOL. I used to hate that guy with the mustache, he was such a fony!

Giovanni

diamondman · November 19, 2007 12:14AM

First of all, know collector here I think would fall for that, if they would, then God help you because I can't. People are just so stupid when they fall for these kind of things. First of all, a real person who has a real steal wouldn't know anything about EX-MT, or know to write T206 or anything like that because it dosen't say T206 on the card, so people should know right away that its a scam.

Only people that buy PRO 10's, and sticker autos would fall for those kind of scams I think. Or people who used to and still buy from those tv card shows, HAHAHAHAHAHA. By the way, do they still have those shows? I used to love watching them, just to get myself sick LOL. I used to hate that guy with the mustache, he was such a fony!

Giovanni >>

Yea, I remember those shows , I would always LMAO watching those.

There was and still is a flea market, about 20 miles from where my store used to be and every other weekend, I would get someone running in with doctored reprints T206's and Goudeys thinking they had hit the lottery and wanted to cash in until I told them counterfeits and worth about a dime a piece.

I agree no collector on these boards would fall for that. (I hope), but as was said earlier greed takes over the brain sometimes and as another wise man once said (a sucker is born every minute).

PS: no bids yet and gramps is getting really ripe.

I don't understant why this card went for $610.00??

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