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Author Topic: Careful... possibly dodgy Sorcerer's Stone auction  (Read 4383 times)
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« on: August 17, 2005, 05:59:19 PM »

Have a look at the Stone card in Tom's auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HARRY-POTTER-AND-THE-SORCERERS-STONE-PROP-SET-OF-13_W0QQitemZ6201695734QQcategoryZ219QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Have a look at this card:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Harry-Potter-253-265-Sorcerers-Stone-Prop-Card_W0QQitemZ6201627328QQcategoryZ73570QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Of course, they could simply be too lazy to scan their own card Roll Eyes
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« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2005, 07:51:18 PM »

My goodness Jo you have an excellent eye for detail Smiley

I wonder what you will do when you leave University?
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« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2005, 07:52:12 PM »


Have a look at this card:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Harry-Potter-253-265-Sorcerers-Stone-Prop-Card_W0QQitemZ6201627328QQcategoryZ73570QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Of course, they could simply be too lazy to scan their own card Roll Eyes

Note: Member since 14 Aug 05, ZERO feedback. Hummmmm..... Maybe he doesn't have a scanner.
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« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2005, 07:52:47 PM »

My goodness Jo you have an excellent eye for detail Smiley

I wonder what you will do when you leave University?

She is going to be an Auror.
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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2005, 07:59:33 PM »

Lucky her, I can't - I failed my potions OWL Wink
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« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2005, 09:14:02 PM »

Did you look at the seller's other auctions?  Most of them are expensive items.  We've seen this sort of thing before with sellers who have zero or low feedback. Roll Eyes
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« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2005, 11:35:41 PM »

I sent him/her an e-mail. Here's the answer:

"We actcually have 4 of these cards to auction off. They all look almost identical."

I had directed him to the TOM auction, but as you can see, it was ignored.
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« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2005, 12:42:26 AM »

Four? Huh  Weren't these pulled less than one per two cases?
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« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2005, 12:44:11 AM »

Four? Huh  Weren't these pulled less than one per two cases?

Yup, I pulled 2 of them from 4 cases.
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« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2005, 01:15:29 AM »

Oh No!!  And a couple of their items have bids!!!

I find it odd that they have 4 SS cards to aucton, yet not another single Harry Potter card at all.  They have watched what sells and listed them to make some money.

However, they do accept PayPal, which provides asome type of insurance for the buyers at least.
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« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2005, 02:41:44 AM »

And I pulled none in 2 cases... not that I'm complaining as my cases were very good but they were NOT easy pulls
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« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2005, 02:48:27 AM »

There is no paypal buyer-protection logo. I thought only with a feedback of 50+ a seller got the logo.  Huh
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« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2005, 03:51:36 AM »

You might be right, but don't you get some form of protection by paying with PayPal?  I still just have a hard time believing this person has the items they say they do.  We will have ti watch this one and see what happens with feedback in a few weeks or so.
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« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2005, 04:05:58 AM »

Be *extra* careful. This seller is selling only the rare cards from Men of Sunnydale - cards that would have required a several case purchase, and yet, surprisingly so, all they have up are the main leads, the rare cards, and the triple auto - none of the lesser autos, which one would expect to see from a seller breaking a full case.

Now of course, this is all speculation and the seller could very well be legit, but I think a bit of caution is always a good thing Smiley
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« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2005, 04:09:49 AM »

Also a FOTR box... and we know how much one of those babies go for Shocked
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« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2005, 08:24:36 AM »

Four? Huh  Weren't these pulled less than one per two cases?

Yup, I pulled 2 of them from 4 cases.
If we assume that this seller did not break cases for these cards, (and that they actually have these cards  Roll Eyes )then where in the world are they getting them from?  Even if they got them as a special sale from a dealer, won't they probably loose money on the Stone cards at least?  They would need to have gotten each of the 4 cards for less than their starting price of $80.  If not, then they are taking a risk with the price.  I don't know enough about the Buffy stuff to comment.
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« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2005, 12:44:35 PM »

Four? Huh  Weren't these pulled less than one per two cases?

Yup, I pulled 2 of them from 4 cases.

I think they are tougher than that...I only pulled two of them from I don't want to say how many cases, but many more than Anna.  Of course most know my luck with HP boxes, not that good Hopping Mad
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« Reply #17 on: August 18, 2005, 10:38:00 PM »

Four? Huh  Weren't these pulled less than one per two cases?

Yup, I pulled 2 of them from 4 cases.

I think they are tougher than that...I only pulled two of them from I don't want to say how many cases, but many more than Anna.  Of course most know my luck with HP boxes, not that good Hopping Mad

I'll vouch for the toughness of the Stone. I opened 20 cases and only got two of them. #216 and # 232. Both of which I still have.
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« Reply #18 on: August 18, 2005, 11:16:08 PM »

I think they are tougher than that...I only pulled two of them from I don't want to say how many cases, but many more than Anna.  Of course most know my luck with HP boxes, not that good Hopping Mad

I'll vouch for the toughness of the Stone. I opened 20 cases and only got two of them. #216 and # 232. Both of which I still have.

Wow! Shocked  They're tougher to pull than I thought.  I guess I was lucky getting 2 of them. Shocked
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« Reply #19 on: August 19, 2005, 01:09:09 AM »

I just feel bad for those bidding on some of his/her auctions.

I really want one of those SS cards Tongue
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