Bored at work, found something peculiar

fattymacs · December 16, 2009 5:36AM

I was looking at this:
raw

Found he bought this:
graded

Could he be trying out the "great lakes" system?

Bought some PSA OC , new Label GAI, and an Altered BVG

edited to fix links and stuff.

EchoCanyon · December 16, 2009 5:40AM

nevermind

RipublicaninMass · December 16, 2009 5:40AM

link fixed

ga5150 · December 16, 2009 5:47AM

Both links take me to the same place.

fattymacs · December 16, 2009 5:48AM

Just fixed them

leadoff4 · December 16, 2009 7:19AM

I hope not. I just purchased a '65 Colavito from him. I would think a '66 Tony Perez would be a weird card to crack out of a PSA 6 holder, then describe as NM-MT to make a profit. Good catch though. I'm sure stranger things have happened.

fattymacs · December 16, 2009 7:25AM

Look familiar

leadoff4 · December 16, 2009 7:27AM

You just beat me to it. I was just getting ready to paste the link. I don't get it though. I bough it raw for $9.99... I guess I don't need to wait for the grade to pop on that one LOL!

Brick · December 16, 2009 7:36AM

A new twist to the crack and resubmit game.

mtcards · December 16, 2009 7:45AM

A car with wax sells for more than a car without. A card without a PSA grade sometimes sells for more than one with.

gemint · December 16, 2009 7:51AM

<< <i>A car with wax sells for more than a car without. A card without a PSA grade sometimes sells for more than one with. >>

Agreed. I get amazed at how much some raw cards go for. You can buy an 8 for less than the cost of a raw one. There's a '56 Wilhelm that fits that category closing tonight. I guess people think they'll get a 9. If the winning bidder likes raw cards, why not just buy a nice 8 and crack it out? You get the 3rd party opinion and you get the card for less than these raw ones sell for. Reminds me of a raw '71 Blyleven that went for $550!

digicat · December 16, 2009 8:47AM

I emailed the guy and asked him if they were the same card. He said no.

So there ya go.

From his auction:
"I DO MY BEST TO BE FAIR AND ACCURATE IN THE DESCRIPTIONS AND TRY TO FOLLOW STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY PSA"

digicat · December 16, 2009 8:57AM

Just do a search for stuf he's won, and compare it to the list of what he's selling. That'll tell you the whole story. The fact that he told me "no" makes him a fracking liar.

leadoff4 · December 16, 2009 9:00AM

Digicat, there's NO doubt it's the same card. Just notice the light brown stain running across the top border of the card. It's not terrible but enough to knock it down to a 7 instead of an 8. The card has NM-MT corners... oh well, there's $5 down the drain. Not the first time and probably not the last.

digicat · December 16, 2009 9:06AM

<< <i>Digicat, there's NO doubt it's the same card. Just notice the light brown stain running across the top border of the card. It's not terrible but enough to knock it down to a 7 instead of an 8. The card has NM-MT corners... oh well, there's $5 down the drain. Not the first time and probably not the last. >>

yeah, I looked at the list of things he's won and compared it to the list of things he's selling. Lots of the same cards there, only that he bought them slabbed and is selling them raw. He's turning a tidy profit there too. Zero integrity.

otwcards · December 16, 2009 9:43AM

He has the tried and true business model:

Buy high, sell low and make it up in volume...

BTW, that's sarcasm for those that don't get it . . .

digicat · December 16, 2009 9:50AM

I've got no problem with folks making money, but not when they have to lie to do it.

ga5150 · December 16, 2009 10:10AM

Not that anything would happen, but he could be reported for Keyword Spamming in the title with all the PSA/SGC/BVG's he puts in every title when the cards aren't grading. Could easily be miscontrued I think.

Rodney

Bored at work, found something peculiar

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