eBay seller reaches new low

mandeld · January 5, 2009 3:48PM

Check this one out:

Sandy Koufax Fraudulent Auction

Convenient "flash" blocks qualifier. Please report as I have.

JeremyDie1 · January 5, 2009 3:57PM

Nice catch! Reported...

Store Polices: no refund on Graded sports cards items and collectible graded coins!

jswieton · January 5, 2009 4:05PM

Wow, what a D bag. Good eye catching that. Some buyer is really going to be pissed off.

storm888 · January 5, 2009 4:18PM

That looks more like PhotoShop than it does a flash.

Just another EBAY scammer.

He can replace that photo AFTER the sale.

Ahmanfan · January 5, 2009 4:20PM

does this grammatical error (seen time and time again) bug the heck out of anyone else?

"We have up for sell a very nice Vintage Baseball card thats been graded by PSA."

storm888 · January 5, 2009 4:31PM

The bum has several OCs listed w/o mentioning the Q.

PayPal will agree that such an item is SNAD. Hopefully,
any buyers will not send the scammer a paper payment.

nightcrawler · January 5, 2009 6:00PM

Ya, good catch mandeld.

Photoshop storm? Yup, sure looks like it with my limited skills at playing with pictures.

PoppaJ · January 5, 2009 10:32PM

<< does this grammatical error (seen time and time again) bug the heck out of anyone else?

"We have up for sell a very nice Vintage Baseball card thats been graded by PSA." >>

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Hi John,

I had a boss years ago that ALWAYS used that phrase .... it used to drive everyone nuts, but wisely, no one ever said anything to him about it.

This guys punctuation is something to be desired too ... "Thank you and good luck with your bidding and purchase’s."

I sent this scholar an email asking if the card was an 8 or an 8OC.

I'll post his response if and when I get it.

PoppaJ

BunchOBull · January 5, 2009 10:38PM

<< does this grammatical error (seen time and time again) bug the heck out of anyone else?

"We have up for sell a very nice Vintage Baseball card thats been graded by PSA." >>

Which one? Verbs and nouns are tricky...as are apostophes. I'm guilty of it too sometimes though, I'm sure.

scoutsout47 · January 6, 2009 2:34AM

Does anyone else see those eye-popping stains on the card's reverse?

MBMiller25 · January 6, 2009 2:50AM

What a dirtbag, I just messaged him and told him so as well.

Blackie · January 6, 2009 3:02AM

Bothers me too John. Its like.

What we have here is a card graded by PSA...................... "yeah no Sh*t!"

TheVon · January 6, 2009 3:21AM

<< does this grammatical error (seen time and time again) bug the heck out of anyone else?

"We have up for sell a very nice Vintage Baseball card thats been graded by PSA." >>

That does drive me nuts. I don't like the way the sentence is worded (especially "We have up for sell . . . "), I don't like that he capitalized "vintage baseball," and his usage of "thats" is just wrong. And on top of that he is a scamster.

Edited to add that the cert verification proves it's an 8 OC if anyone had any doubts.
Cert Verification

bjbrall4 · January 6, 2009 3:39AM

Which one? Verbs and nouns are tricky...as are apostophes. I'm guilty of it too sometimes though, I'm sure. >>

Apostrophes are even trickier. I've taught college grammar classes for some time, and every year the grammatical errors seem to get more numerous.

Knopfler · January 6, 2009 4:04AM

Is that the rare 55 Koufax with the upside down back?

Gonblott · January 6, 2009 5:50AM

Wow just pathetic!

yawie99 · January 6, 2009 6:00AM

<< does this grammatical error (seen time and time again) bug the heck out of anyone else?

"We have up for sell a very nice Vintage Baseball card thats been graded by PSA." >>

Yes, but not as much as "PayPal excepted," though I guess that one's been rendered irrelevant by eBay's brilliant management team.

HighChopper · January 6, 2009 7:49AM

Very unethical.

Apostrophes are even trickier. I've taught college grammar classes for some time, and every year the grammatical errors seem to get more numerous.

People struggle with plurals and possessives.

Got a few Christmas cards from the Johnson's and Smith's. Oops.

Mphilking · January 6, 2009 8:25AM

Horrible I PMed him.

Ahmanfan · January 6, 2009 8:31AM

He does have a number of errors but the one I was referring to is the 'up for sell'. I see that all the time, but I'm not sure why because it doesn't even sound right!

John

storm888 · January 6, 2009 8:45AM

<< He does have a number of errors but the one I was referring to is the 'up for sell'. I see that all the time, but I'm not sure why because it doesn't even sound right!

John >>

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I started seeing it on EBAY several years ago.

Before that, the only recall I have of it was a sales manager I knew many
years ago who would tell his troops to, "Bring me some sells."

I think, based on the common location of the EBAY sellers who use it in
listings - and on the boards - it may have some root in the mid-west.

At the old EBAY LIVE events, it was heard constantly. There have been
many discussions of it on the EBAY boards.

storm888 · January 6, 2009 8:51AM

It is really starting to torque me that the SK seller's listing is not being removed.

Meanwhile, I still cannot list any quantity of TOPPS Tiffany cards. There are even
reports from music sellers that CDs recorded by "Tiffany" cannot be listed. And,
that Audrey Hepburn - "Breakfast At Tiffany's" - movie posters are also a problem.

CARPENTERROB · January 6, 2009 9:10AM

Maybe the seller thinks that (OC) stands for outstanding card.

Knopfler · January 6, 2009 9:32AM

<< Maybe the seller thinks that (OC) stands for outstanding card. >>

Maybe OC is not allowed to be used in titles anymore due to complaints from "The OC" television show.

MBMiller25 · January 6, 2009 9:34AM

My message to the seller: Interesting how your flash just happens to block out the OC qualifier on this card. Funny how you left it out of the description for this card as well. I have reported you to Ebay.

Message I just got from seller:

OFF

This is a great guy we are dealing with!

Editted: to correct my emotion icon.

Knopfler · January 6, 2009 9:40AM

This could be a job for...VintageToppsGuy!

rbdjr1 · January 6, 2009 9:50AM

<< My message to the seller: Interesting how your flash just happens to block out the OC qualifier on this card. Funny how you left it out of the description for this card as well. I have reported you to Ebay.

Message I just got from seller:

OFF

This is a great guy we are dealing with!

Editted: to correct my emotion icon. >>

I sent him two messages the second was was stronger than the first! called ebay to carefully explain exactly was is improper with listing. The customer service rep was good. She will report it to a fraud specialist that works on and know and understands rare cards. (We hope?)

rd

WinPitcher · January 6, 2009 9:57AM

Can someone post the cert number?

Steve

perkdog · January 6, 2009 10:05AM

<< Can someone post the cert number?

Steve >>

06472518 = 8 OC

The guy is a scumbag and Im sure that his "Out" is the fact that he put the cert # in the title.

WinPitcher · January 6, 2009 10:11AM

The cert number was in the title the whole time? yikes.

I didn't notice! I guess the glare from the card through me off!

Thanks Paul

Steve

eBay seller reaches new low

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