Some people are unrealistic
NickM
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Somebody butts into a non-baseball group's chat I'm in with the following message:
Him: Hey Sportsfans, i have a nice autographed and certified PICTURE of MANTLE/DIMAGGIO which is a classic one of a kind, if interested IM or email me, ty
Him: fantastic sports item here
Me: who certified it?
Him: psa
Him (messages now in instant messaging, rather than in the open board): hi
Me: hi
Me: i'm not looking to buy
Him: its psa and also certificate from store
Him: why not.. it can only go up in value
Me: i trust psa
i just don't have several hundred in spare cash lying around
Him: try several thousands
Him: it can go for upto 50 K
Me: for mantle and dimaggio
nah
those go for 600-800
Him: nope
Me: both guys did a lot of signing in the 80s and early 90s
Him: them together is a rare item
Him: nope
Him: thats a myth
Him: they didnt sign items together very often
Me: they didn't have to be at the same show
Him: this item was signed together
Him: help me find a buyer and i will give u a %
Me: sell it thru a major catalog auction
Him: no cause auction u have to take highest bid
Me: looking online, american memorabilia sold one last year (jsa authenticated) for 919
Him: ive researched this item enough to know what i am talkin about
Him: so u up for my offer?
Me: nah
Me: there are plenty out there for sale right now
Him: bs, go to ebay right now and tell me how many u find
Him: both mantle and dimaggio on same pic
Me: check email
The text of email was:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mantle,Dimaggio,Mays,Snider-Autograph-Photo-PSA/DNA_W0QQitemZ140285795579QQcmdZViewItem
He wants $600 for Snider, DiMaggio, Mantle, and Mays, with PSA/DNA
Him: if it isnt a reprint or copy..
Him: then hes a fool
Me: no he's not
Him: thats where the bid is
Me: that's a buy it now
Him: Winning bidder
Him: what did u give me a virus or something with that link
Him: i just got bumped off quickly
Me: no
i pasted an ebay link
Him: he cant freaking sell an item if its being bid on
Him: duh
Him: he has to wait til the auction is over
Me: no
it's a buy it now
Me: search this item number in ebay
140301367802
Him: no in his paragraph he talks about, winning bid has to pay shipping
Me: that guy will take 850 for mantle, dimaggio, and williams
Him: dude i dont care.. i researched this and talked to many professionals in the field
Me: jsa authenticated
Him: jsa isnt psa
Me: jimmy spence was psa's lead authenticator for about 5 years
Him: many told me i could get between 10 K - 25 K
Me: all the old psa/dna stuff was him
Me: anyone who told you that is nuts
Me: and offer to sell it to them for 25% of that
Him: hey i am not desperate for money so i will hold out for a high bidder
Me: fine
Me: high bidder might get you 1K
Him: i bet u that 1k i get more for it
Him: we on
Me: i'm not betting you anything
Him: then fo
Me: i gave you a market value based on my knowledge of the field
Me: lo and behoild, it's in line with ebay offers
Him: and i told u i found out differently
Me: and not much lower than catalog auyctions
Him: so u take your negativity elsewhere
Me: what dealers told you 10K to 25K?
Him: that ebay item is BEING BID ON
Him: several
Him: some online.. some not
Me: they have buy it now icons
Him: u dont understand too well do ya... a person cannot do a "buy now" while an item is being bid on
Me: you seee the item number i last gave you
Him: look just go away
Me: 850 is his BIN price
Me: with the BIN button
In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny, What a maroon!
Nick
Him: Hey Sportsfans, i have a nice autographed and certified PICTURE of MANTLE/DIMAGGIO which is a classic one of a kind, if interested IM or email me, ty
Him: fantastic sports item here
Me: who certified it?
Him: psa
Him (messages now in instant messaging, rather than in the open board): hi
Me: hi
Me: i'm not looking to buy
Him: its psa and also certificate from store
Him: why not.. it can only go up in value
Me: i trust psa
i just don't have several hundred in spare cash lying around
Him: try several thousands
Him: it can go for upto 50 K
Me: for mantle and dimaggio
nah
those go for 600-800
Him: nope
Me: both guys did a lot of signing in the 80s and early 90s
Him: them together is a rare item
Him: nope
Him: thats a myth
Him: they didnt sign items together very often
Me: they didn't have to be at the same show
Him: this item was signed together
Him: help me find a buyer and i will give u a %
Me: sell it thru a major catalog auction
Him: no cause auction u have to take highest bid
Me: looking online, american memorabilia sold one last year (jsa authenticated) for 919
Him: ive researched this item enough to know what i am talkin about
Him: so u up for my offer?
Me: nah
Me: there are plenty out there for sale right now
Him: bs, go to ebay right now and tell me how many u find
Him: both mantle and dimaggio on same pic
Me: check email
The text of email was:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mantle,Dimaggio,Mays,Snider-Autograph-Photo-PSA/DNA_W0QQitemZ140285795579QQcmdZViewItem
He wants $600 for Snider, DiMaggio, Mantle, and Mays, with PSA/DNA
Him: if it isnt a reprint or copy..
Him: then hes a fool
Me: no he's not
Him: thats where the bid is
Me: that's a buy it now
Him: Winning bidder
Him: what did u give me a virus or something with that link
Him: i just got bumped off quickly
Me: no
i pasted an ebay link
Him: he cant freaking sell an item if its being bid on
Him: duh
Him: he has to wait til the auction is over
Me: no
it's a buy it now
Me: search this item number in ebay
140301367802
Him: no in his paragraph he talks about, winning bid has to pay shipping
Me: that guy will take 850 for mantle, dimaggio, and williams
Him: dude i dont care.. i researched this and talked to many professionals in the field
Me: jsa authenticated
Him: jsa isnt psa
Me: jimmy spence was psa's lead authenticator for about 5 years
Him: many told me i could get between 10 K - 25 K
Me: all the old psa/dna stuff was him
Me: anyone who told you that is nuts
Me: and offer to sell it to them for 25% of that
Him: hey i am not desperate for money so i will hold out for a high bidder
Me: fine
Me: high bidder might get you 1K
Him: i bet u that 1k i get more for it
Him: we on
Me: i'm not betting you anything
Him: then fo
Me: i gave you a market value based on my knowledge of the field
Me: lo and behoild, it's in line with ebay offers
Him: and i told u i found out differently
Me: and not much lower than catalog auyctions
Him: so u take your negativity elsewhere
Me: what dealers told you 10K to 25K?
Him: that ebay item is BEING BID ON
Him: several
Him: some online.. some not
Me: they have buy it now icons
Him: u dont understand too well do ya... a person cannot do a "buy now" while an item is being bid on
Me: you seee the item number i last gave you
Him: look just go away
Me: 850 is his BIN price
Me: with the BIN button
In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny, What a maroon!
Nick
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In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny, What a maroon!
should of hung a right at Albuquerque
looking for PELLE LINDBERGH's psa and 1960 fleer baseball psa 8 and up
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You can't argue logically with an idiot...Donato
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sounds like someone I know from here!
Steve
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Steve
I'd say $700-800 tops.
That guy is not selling anything.
Dave
<< <i>Him: no cause auction u have to take highest bid >>
He really wants to sell it for less than the highest?
In some ways it is refreshing to see delusional rather than scammer
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