Online auctions can be a great way to find unique collectibles and make a little extra cash. However, with the rise in popularity of sports card collecting, scammers have found a new way to rip off unsuspecting buyers and sellers on platforms like eBay.
Recently, reports have surfaced of a bigger sports card scam on eBay that is leaving many collectors and sellers out of hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. The scam involves fake listings for high-value sports cards that appear to be authentic, but in reality are counterfeits or do not exist at all.
How the scam works is that a seller will list a rare or valuable sports card for sale at a seemingly reasonable price. The listing will often include photos of the card and a detailed description, making it appear legitimate. Buyers will then place bids or make purchases, only to receive a fake or nonexistent card in the mail.
In some cases, the scammer will also use the “Buy It Now” option to lure in buyers who are desperate to add a specific card to their collection. Once the payment is made, the buyer is left with a worthless piece of cardboard and little recourse for getting their money back.
Sellers are also being targeted in this scam, with scammers posing as potential buyers and offering large sums of money for high-value cards. The seller will then ship the card, only to later find out that the payment was fake or stolen, leaving them without the card or the money.
To protect yourself from falling victim to this scam, it is important to do your due diligence before making a purchase or accepting an offer on eBay. Look for red flags such as suspiciously low prices, blurry or stolen photos, and lack of feedback from other buyers. Additionally, always use a secure payment method like PayPal that offers buyer protection in case of fraud.
If you suspect that you have been scammed on eBay, report the seller to the platform immediately and contact your financial institution to dispute the charges. It is also a good idea to leave a detailed review of your experience to warn other buyers and sellers about the potential scam.
Overall, it is important to be cautious when buying or selling sports cards, especially on online auction sites like eBay. By staying vigilant and being aware of potential scams, you can protect yourself and your collection from falling victim to fraudulent activity.
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Not sure what those card values are, but another option here would be if the card is worth say $600, the person is making the auction over and over with friends bidding it up so now they can pretend the card is worth $1,200 when they go to sell it somewhere else. (Not sure if that works, but guessing some legit pricing apps would get fooled where now they can go around saying "hey look, it's worth $1,200 but I'll trade you for that $1,000 card you have)
Another classic seller who has shill bidding cronies is "Murozond". You will overpay on these auctions.
the game changed for the worse dude.
It’s shill bidding 100% rinse and repeat. The shill bid wins and the card is re-listed because there is no real buyer.
It’s NOT that it sold for too low a price and the buyer canceled. A Trae Young Immaculate RPA was listed like 24 times by DCSports87.
Another day, another video, another scam, wham, bham, green eggs, and ham, ma'am
Awesome video. It's funny that I was watching Anthony Edwards rookie prizm silver psa 10 from that seller. Looking at the bids, I felt something werid about this seller…. I didn't go for it.
Wait, auction format will be the only way to sell from the PSA Vault? Uh, no. I'm withdrawing everything from the eBay Vault before I get locked into that. It's free to do so until June 2. I can't afford to have a $250 card auction off for $100.
Part one – Curry has revolution-ed the game – I no longer watch or care about basketball. I'm ok with a 1% "vault" fee – hope to see BIN sooner than later. Thanks!
NBA is garbage the players today is trash period
cards in the final stages of crashing hard….those scammers fraudsters is shilling pumping everything they can do to keep prices up. In reality 99.99% of cards is Garbage period. The crash is sonner then you think. give it about 1-2 year and nobody be talking about the cardboard hobby it be laughing stock that people actually paid money for cardboard
I love the alf …ive wanted 1 of them when i was a kid …
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