HUGE eBay PSA SCAM! 🚨 FAKE High-end Cards & SWAPPED PSA Slabs!

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HUGE eBay PSA SCAM! 🚨 FAKE High-end Cards & SWAPPED PSA Slabs!
#tradingcards #SportsCards #cardcollecting
Today we dig a little deeper into this eBay Fake PSA Slab scam. It appears to be far more pervasive than first thought and has been running for MANY years.
Blowout Thread: www.blowoutforums.com/showthr...
WIWAG Lawsuit: www.psacard.com/articles/arti...
Let's get into it!
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Background on the scam
02:02 - eBay Authenticity Guarantee & It's loophole
02:52 - Decertification, volume of cards & my thoughts on the situation!
04:38 - Fake slabs, WIWAG lawsuit and more thoughts!
07:09 - Tainted PSA pop reports & impacted card shows?
08:25 - eBay historical records
If you have any news, or things you think I should follow up on, hit me up at:
Email - danthecardman@outlook.com
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  • @parkerplenty3161
    @parkerplenty3161 Жыл бұрын

    Awwww man! This is so disappointing. I wouldn't know any of this if not for your reporting. Thank you for all of your help in keeping more casual collectors like myself in the loop in hobby news!

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome

  • @davidthompson62

    @davidthompson62

    Жыл бұрын

    Don’t be afraid to pass on a card that doesn’t look right in a PSA holder. If you see a card with a dinged corner, mis-cut, chipping or edge wear it isn’t a 9 or 10. I’ve seen 100’s of cards like this. If it doesn’t look or feel right trust yourself…there are more scams, including from the manufacturer’s themselves, going on today. Forget breakers trading out cards ect ect. Infact, PSA themselves have been shown giving preferred submitters an unlikely number of 10’s and black-tie 10’s. Some guy who submitted over 100 cards got back all 10’s which is impossible.

  • @FredsRandomFinds
    @FredsRandomFinds Жыл бұрын

    As someone who has sold on eBay you can be lucky to get feedback on one in five sales. So if he has 14k feedback he may have made five times that number of sales (Maybe even more..)

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah that's a really important point that I forgot to call out

  • @soflocardscollectibles7559
    @soflocardscollectibles7559 Жыл бұрын

    1 tip i have: dont buy vintage cards in PSA slabs with cert numbers under 300s from someone you dont know.

  • @stuckin66
    @stuckin66 Жыл бұрын

    About 12 years ago I purchased a PSA 9 Seaver rookie on Ebay. The case was slighlty scratched (but showed no other signs of tampering). After about a year I decided to have it reholdered and came back from PSA altered card and altered holder. I was out 3 grand at that time. Now I was a experienced collector (for about 35 years) at the time and grading/buying PSA graded cards for 10 years. I was so pissed I sold my whole graded card collection (100's of high end PSA 9 and 10 rookie and second year cards) and took my family to Hawaii for three weeks for a high end vacation. If the doctors could fool me they could fool anyone. Be careful....

  • @888strummer

    @888strummer

    Жыл бұрын

    Makes me worry about all my graded PSA cards. I had not bought a card since 2016 and then got the urge to get back into it so I've been selling my PSA 6's of Mays, Mantle, Clemente and Aaron and going to PSA 7's. I consigned out the PSA 6's to a large Ebay seller and so far have sold half and everything's good. But now I worry if it will stay good and also have to worry whether any of the 7's might have been bogus that I've bought since November.

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    the higher the grade on vintage psa slabbed cards the more likely it was fucked with sadly @@888strummer

  • @ghosthunter5656
    @ghosthunter5656 Жыл бұрын

    There was issues years ago where one of those grading companies was swapping out the customers card and giving them a lower quality of the card they sent and sending it back as low grade and keeping the customers awesome graded gem mint card. Crazyness!

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    scams like that happens since the collectibles space is not regulated people take their chances ie gamble on peoples reputations and honesty its ridiculous that collectibles as a whole still use the honor system smfh

  • @don951
    @don951 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info. Sadly, this is becoming more common across different hobbies. I've seen fake slabs for sale on Etsy. Buyer beware. Cheers!

  • @Sqwack27
    @Sqwack27 Жыл бұрын

    My question is how do we know this is not an inside job with a PSA employee? I would raise that question for sure since these slabs are very convincing. Take some empty slabs home and do your scam at home. That’s where my radar immediately goes to. Great info as always my friend!!!

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, that's a very valid talking point.

  • @888strummer

    @888strummer

    Жыл бұрын

    An employee having access to new slabs would make this so easy. I would think it would be hard to exactly copy the PSA slab and much easier for an employee to simply steal a bunch. If not an employee then maybe someone who works in the PSA building; like a nighttime cleaning person or a contractor doing remodeling or a customer who somehow grabbed a few boxes.

  • @andrewut7ya511

    @andrewut7ya511

    Жыл бұрын

    The slabs are super easy to get, what ya need is an ultrasonic welder with the correct fixture which is available at many manufacturing shops. We have one at work. A coworker of mine slabs cards for shops or independent sellers with their logo on them. He is honest and only makes cards with individuals logos but if we wanted to we could easily fake cards due to having access to the ultrasonic welder. The machine itself is very expensive but the fixture for cards is under 500$

  • @888strummer

    @888strummer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andrewut7ya511 Is it really easy to get slabs that are an identical match to PSA's slab?

  • @andrewut7ya511

    @andrewut7ya511

    Жыл бұрын

    @@888strummer sadly you can get anything. Remember when people were making counterfiet shrinkwrap to reseal magic the gathering cases?

  • @wisdomveritas6281
    @wisdomveritas6281 Жыл бұрын

    The guys who are doing this need to be arrested.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    You'd imagine that this is a likely outcome given the detail that both PSA and eBay have.

  • @monetschannel5773

    @monetschannel5773

    Жыл бұрын

    For what I don’t understand what the problem is?

  • @wisdomveritas6281

    @wisdomveritas6281

    Жыл бұрын

    @@monetschannel5773 if you don't understand then you should get a clue.

  • @davidthompson62

    @davidthompson62

    Жыл бұрын

    @@monetschannel5773 last time I look, doing such a thing, especially with the USPS involved, could land you big time in jail.

  • @sportscardsandthings
    @sportscardsandthings Жыл бұрын

    Great vid. Lots of folks have been looking to get an edge on graded slabs whether its altering cards, or resubmissions and this video is a great example of another way that this is being done. Need to be wary of buying slabs.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, I've said this in other videos too. It's a perfect storm of: 1) huge money in the hobby so plenty of manipulation to be had; and 2) People have made huge losses over the last two years so are incredibly desperate to recoup as much as they can. More often than not its through scams such as this.

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    100%@@DanTheCardMan2

  • @stephenmpitcher
    @stephenmpitcher Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for spreading the word.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Any time!

  • @docholidayproductions
    @docholidayproductions Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this always worried about the vintage cards in the older slabs

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    No worries at all. I call this stuff out whenever I see it

  • @davidthompson62
    @davidthompson62 Жыл бұрын

    With the increase in value of trading cards over the last four years, the scammers have figured out there is good money in doing this sort of crap. As a collector of over 50 years I’ve seen my fair share of scams. I have also seen so many swapped out cards, mis-graded (yes, PSA themselves are facing “sweet-heart” grading accusation) cards, trimmed cards in PSA slabs….and the list goes on. The 1st thing that needs to happen is this guy who did this needs to go to jail. He’s robbed, most likely, 100’s of thousands of dollars off of collectors…it’s like counterfitting. But the most important thing is using due diligence before buying anything. Just because a card is in a PSA holder and says 10 doesn’t mean it is a 10. Look at the card closely. If you see a card doesn’t fill out the holder completely pass on it. A PSA 9 or 10 shouldn’t have errors that ghe naked eye pick up….if you see it pass. Most importantly, let other’s know!

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, you nailed it David! Do the due diligence!! So many collectors these days are so quick to snap up a card off of the label alone. It’s so silly.

  • @jakobh6257
    @jakobh6257 Жыл бұрын

    Good stuff Dan 🙏

  • @aihsports
    @aihsports Жыл бұрын

    Just imagine how many cards are trimmed/altered....and I'm not talking about KurtsCardCare.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Likely incredibly pervasive. Collectors just need to knowledge share and educate where we can. Protect ourselves because so many companies and entities are dropping the ball.

  • @jamesnguyen_1

    @jamesnguyen_1

    Жыл бұрын

    Theyre just printing 5000 to 10000 fakes a day

  • @JWorldly13
    @JWorldly13 Жыл бұрын

    Great informative video Dan. Any chance on doing a video going over the big grading companies (PSA, BGS, SGC, CSG) slab’s on what to look out for to ensure the slab is legitimate? I know PSA uses black light holograms on their labels along with other markings but I am unsure on what to look out for on the others. Thanks again

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    I've done one on PSA in the past. Based on all the knowledge I've obtained, genuine BGS slabs are the hardest to manipulate. TAG appears to be in that boat too.

  • @tony484x
    @tony484x Жыл бұрын

    Wow this is a huge scam. Its so sad to know so many people bought PSA graded vintage cards for the love of the hobby and dont even know their card is worthless. The whole point in buying PSA cards is because they are supposed to be authentic.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Very scary. Especially considering the people that buy these types of vintage cards do so for their PC and aren't always in the flipping game. They might not even know they've been decertified.

  • @scottscollectingagain
    @scottscollectingagain10 ай бұрын

    I once bought a Josh Allen on card IP auto on a 2020 Contenders Season Ticket because I figured the Authenticity Guarantee would protect me. But once I bought it, eBay told me tough luck because the seller made an error in the listing it wasn’t eligible. So the seller made the mistake but got the benefit of the guarantee but I trusted eBay and maybe got screwed. We’ll see what PSA says.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    10 ай бұрын

    You should follow up with eBay again. That doesn’t make sense how they responded

  • @scottscollectingagain

    @scottscollectingagain

    10 ай бұрын

    @@DanTheCardMan2 I already sent it to PSA on an auto grade order. If it comes back fake I will take it up with eBay. Hopefully it’s real.

  • @gametimegallery7661
    @gametimegallery7661 Жыл бұрын

    Great video Dan. Most vintage collectors store away their cards, so most of those fake cards will remain buried for a long time. Then will come a time where they (or their family) will sell the cards and find out PSA decertified. Given the quality control at PSA, they will likely decertify many legit cards too, either by blindly decertifying all cards from that seller or mistyping a cert number.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, that's my biggest fear.

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    100% gonna happen thus how do you trust what the market is saying ? you cant

  • @Oz1976
    @Oz1976 Жыл бұрын

    I know they're new, but TAG's slabs should be the standard going forward. Any slab that has a sticker/label that can be pulled out and reused is going to be tampered with. TAG's slab actually imprints the information into the window on the acrylic, there is no sticker, label, etc. This will be incredibly more difficult and less profitable to try to swap out cards since you'd have to have their etching setup to do so close enough to try and pull off. Heck, if their prices were cheaper, maybe we should consider them going forward. There's just been so many frauds and scams with PSA and the others that maybe it's time to stop treating them as the end all be all. Maybe AI grading IS the way to go, since it's so subjective otherwise and one PSA grader may give one card and 8 and a different guy gives it a 10. Too much variance, not to mention the obvious cards that are being intentionally kept to low pop 10's (Rickey Henderson, Ozzie Smith, Eddie Murray - there are more GEM MT 10 78 Mike Schmidt's than of these 3 combined with only 2,616 grades compared to 12,140 for the Murray, 11,571 for the Smith, and over 30,400 for the Henderson). Either way the only way things will change is if the consumers force their hands, and it's not looking like that will happen anytime soon.

  • @tony484x

    @tony484x

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats def a great EZ solution! But you know these companies will not do anything extra, especially if it is costly unless they need too.

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    ive been advocating for UNIVERSAL STANDARDS forever ask dan and others if i had to go with a grader id go with tag for that very reason but until im guarenteed its MY card that is in a slab there still rom for greedy assholes to swap MY card for a lower graded one i like the fact TAG is making the attempt to take the subjectivity part of the equation and smooth it out

  • @dgb921

    @dgb921

    8 ай бұрын

    I love tag slabs

  • @michaelroot1960
    @michaelroot1960 Жыл бұрын

    Fake PSA slabs have been floating around for years. Collectors need to realize there are top counterfeiters grifting this hobby.

  • @gradedcardscollector3511

    @gradedcardscollector3511

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s not too counterfeiting it’s just junk slabs and people not looking at it

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, people too focused on the quick flip (as I mention all the time) so they don't pay close enough attention.

  • @Optable

    @Optable

    Жыл бұрын

    Couldn't be more wrong. There are slabs out there with 1:1 engraving in the corners identical to the embossed official ones​@@gradedcardscollector3511

  • @76biggdogg

    @76biggdogg

    Жыл бұрын

    Blockchain tech can help but that won't stop swapping.

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    they had guys in china making those fake slabs and did the same ratio on engraving they got their hands on the same machine that psa was using jfc keep up @@Optable

  • @maythe4th420
    @maythe4th420 Жыл бұрын

    I have collected since teenager only stopped a few years ago when I first got sick. None of the stuff going on is new in anyway. The Company that makes the slabs for PSA sells slabs to others. PSA case is supposed to be patented but few cases out back and your good. PSA has been adding new security to combat it. What PSA started Registry and then just started taking photos of everything to compare but older slabs not in system. If you wanna know depth of how crooked thus market is. Try finding info when faje jersey cards were in a bunch of cards. It was right before UD lost licenses and Donruss was bought by Panini. Their was an article in beckett. They wouldn't say wich Company or wich cards were wrong all that info got sealed by courts. They even said Reason it won't be released is it would likely bankrupt card industry.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, agree that!

  • @asylum9644
    @asylum9644 Жыл бұрын

    You do a great job in your videos... If the hobby is to survive, people need to be honest with themselves and with knowing what is going on. Between this and card trimming... I cannot imagine how many altered cards are out there in the hobby. I think the actual number is quite a bit higher than what people might think.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, truly appreciate it

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    its a HUGE number reason why people are being stubborn is the fact they spent alot of money having psa grade their cards they dont want to lose the money they put in to that i say this is what happnes in a unregulated space and when you take a risk sometimes risk ie losses occur

  • @moca2611
    @moca2611 Жыл бұрын

    I do really appreciate this video Dan. All this makes more sense of why people is moving to the NFT world which eventually will replace the way people is collecting cards currently along with other collectables!!

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Monica, appreciate it!

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    NFT's are a scam stop it they will never replace a physical copy of something someone wants to own

  • @krazycool12
    @krazycool12 Жыл бұрын

    This is so damn frustrating. Thanks so much for sharing!!!! Also, this is fraudulent conversion. And the amount is well over $500 given the sells, so this should be considered a felony and this seller should be tracked down and prosecuted if not dismembered first by someone he/she/they sold to.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    My pleasure, if you’re new to the channel I share information like this fairly frequently. I’ve had a few people reach out and mention that they’ve bought genuine cards from this person. It’s just. Very strange situation to happen with so many cards over so many years.

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    yeah he sprinkled them i here and there especially to others that were influencers like goeff wilson etc thats called covering ones ass@@DanTheCardMan2

  • @jaredpribyl
    @jaredpribyl Жыл бұрын

    Literally anything that starts bringing in a bunch of money, has people getting greedy and finding ways to take advantage of it, and people. Unfortunate

  • @JoeyM007
    @JoeyM007 Жыл бұрын

    At some point eBay has to also be held accountable for acct’s like this……… I imagine there was feedback left, on the ebayers feedback, that might have identified them as fraudsters BUT eBay assists the criminals by allowing such “feedback” to removed = is whats called “adenine and abetting” …..

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ve definitely noticed that over the last few years. eBay is far more slack than they used to be when allowing sellers to remove negative feedback.

  • @dinoferraro7599
    @dinoferraro7599 Жыл бұрын

    Getting the truth out! Nice job Dan! The sports card hobby is a disgrace!

  • @johnnygucci9
    @johnnygucci9 Жыл бұрын

    Great info thx

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @jumpoffstake5875
    @jumpoffstake5875 Жыл бұрын

    Dam. Now I gotta check all my cards regularly to see if they’ve been deactivated. Maybe the raw card collectors are onto something.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    It's annoying isn't it. Just need to be careful where you buy your cards.

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    i hate to say i told you sooooooo but i told you so

  • @wilbertmatthews
    @wilbertmatthews Жыл бұрын

    I have been struggling with this kind of stuff of late. So much graft in our once beautiful hobby. I think the word fake is somewhat misleading. Maybe imposter is better. The inserted cards are at times authentic but just far inferior to the grade listed on the header. The comments you showed from some people are startling and indicate the lack of ethics in some dealers. I can't really point any blame at PSA or EBAY, even though they have their issues. An authentically guarantee speaks to the card itself and the card may be a real Jordan but in much poorer shape than the original card that we removed. So technically the card is authentic but the slab is fake. PSA can't be happy about this but what will their response be? Perhaps making the headers imbedded inside the plastic and non removable. The grading industry has it's share of corruption with incintious relationships between large auction houses and grading companies. Thank you for this video. It is excellent but also heartbreaking.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately this kind of stuff has always been around, its just way easier for people to do it now.

  • @Trilogysworld
    @Trilogysworld Жыл бұрын

    That’s so messed up smh we spend are hard earn money 💰 for someone to do such a thing smh 🤦‍♂️

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, some people are literal pond scum.

  • @ZiggyNo
    @ZiggyNo Жыл бұрын

    To many of us, this is not new news. Sadly to most this is shocking. Tell me again about the institutional investors lol 😂 Great video. Need more!

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Very much agreed mate. Too many people these days are focused on the quick flip so this kind of thing goes over their heads. I say this all the time so feel like a broken record but it doesn't appear to be hitting home with most in the hobby.

  • @aCardRunner

    @aCardRunner

    Жыл бұрын

    Ofncourse not. It's easy for people to just buy a slab and not do any actual research are each card themselves. There's lots and outs but the "many" in not only the hobby but just people period; are selfish, lazy, and extremely opinionated at times with a very ignorant to the facts opinion. But just my opinion so what do I know Keep fighting the good fight tho fs!!

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    its called the greed monster and the fact these sellers and buyers dont want the valuation of psa slabbbed cards to go to zero well its about too tbh @@DanTheCardMan2

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    indeed ziggy COLLECTORS dont give a shit people that are investing or flipping do worry cuz they make money by churning cards over and over in the market

  • @joshvonpohle9624
    @joshvonpohle9624 Жыл бұрын

    Wow that’s crazyyyyyyy. I would hate to have been duped like that.

  • @yukkitatsu
    @yukkitatsu Жыл бұрын

    That's why i hate the listings that block the barcode and cert#

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Agree, I avoid those like the plague

  • @samdunbar7259
    @samdunbar7259 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve got so many slabs that they’re all different, different graders and different thicknesses according to relics and Cardstock! But, wow!! Even if you type the Psa number in, it’ll bri g up that card but the grade is off and you’d never know!! Yuck..

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, very unfortunate situation.

  • @pauloehmcke9951
    @pauloehmcke9951 Жыл бұрын

    Maybe make the grade slip permanent. So you can't take it off the slab. For example. If you try to peel a sticky title from the slab that was cracked. That it's impossible to throw into another slab??

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, that would be a great start. TAG essentially do this via their etched labels.

  • @asylum9644
    @asylum964410 ай бұрын

    This is just the tip of the iceberg... and only one seller. I'm sure there are alot of altered cards out in circulation, and in slabs as well. Unfortunately, when you have alot $$ changing hands, you increase the risk of fraud as well.

  • @Mikeygee99
    @Mikeygee99 Жыл бұрын

    Dan the Man!!

  • @eliandjessica878
    @eliandjessica878 Жыл бұрын

    Geez! I hope they got arrested.

  • @35auburn
    @35auburn Жыл бұрын

    Nice video. Unfortunately, the eBay account is still active (no cards listed). The link provided in the blowout thread is just incorrect.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Damn that’s annoying. I found it hours before recording and then clicked through on blowout and was like oh, it’s deactivated. Very annoyed I missed that!!

  • @888strummer

    @888strummer

    Жыл бұрын

    The scammer involved could also have a friend with a different account whose been buying and/or selling as well. This is awful.

  • @888strummer

    @888strummer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanTheCardMan2 Hey Dan the Card Man; thanks for the video. Do you have a link that we can check our cards with to make sure they are not deactivated???

  • @35auburn

    @35auburn

    Жыл бұрын

    @888strummer If you've looked through the blowout thread, this individual appears to have been working with (buying counterfeits from) at least one other person.

  • @888strummer

    @888strummer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@35auburn I'd have to try to find the Blowout thread section on this. So his scam would be that he would buy graded cards on Ebay and then crack them open and put in lower graded cards and reseal the case? Or he make his own cases identical to PSA and use the PSA info card in his case? I would think it would be very hard to exactly copy the PSA case, so you have to wonder if he had access to new PSA cases

  • @Wiscowaterboy
    @Wiscowaterboy Жыл бұрын

    Ebay doesn't go back and track the scammers records. Especially if they have alot of feedbacks. Ebay is pretty much buy at your own risk. Everything is setup to protect the buyers.

  • @pauloehmcke9951
    @pauloehmcke9951 Жыл бұрын

    Well PSA and other graders should make it More secure!!! Maybe start making slabs uncrackable at all. I know customers wouldn't like that. But what happens when a bad kid in class screws things up. It screws everyone. But it's not ebay's fault. It's actually a grading companies issue that needs to be fixed!!

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    PSA have some pretty good technology in their slab but they can go a whole lot further with regards to slab cracking and the security around that

  • @noneyobeeswax9506
    @noneyobeeswax9506 Жыл бұрын

    It incredible how wicked people are…

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    greed is a hell of a thing

  • @warrenvanbuskirk1337
    @warrenvanbuskirk1337 Жыл бұрын

    Sucks this is going on, probably more people out there that have not gotten caught! What do you look for? How do you tell a real slab from a fake when looking at them on a computer screen?

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    I have done a video on spotting fake PSA slabs before. In all honesty though your best bet is to read the blowout forums. Plenty of threads/experts there that can help out.

  • @jamesbuck6623
    @jamesbuck6623 Жыл бұрын

    Wouldn't they need a machine that seal these things an the plastic holders from psa something's smelling

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    They do use a sonic welder. It essentially fuses the case together but it’s not completely tamper proof

  • @deanli6721
    @deanli6721 Жыл бұрын

    How are they cracking it open without noticeable damage? This should be addressed with PSA as well as with EBay.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    They are replacing them with fake slabs that appear to be from the same favour as the genuine ones or at the very least are super cloans

  • @jayfarrell2959
    @jayfarrell2959 Жыл бұрын

    I've been saying it for years what stops a middleman from taking cards to work that he knows are going to be coming in and flip-flopping them he walks in with a 7in leaves with the 10 and grades his card at 8. PSA are so thick into it cuz they're not going to stop they can't stop they won't stop until they get busted and down goes Frazier.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, never trust a middleman service. Even if they are your best friend.

  • @icedfullmoon1573

    @icedfullmoon1573

    Жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    its why i dont grade cuz of that very thing

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    its going to happen market is gonna go to zero once people figure out psa has damaged the hobby more than helped it

  • @cravenlevay8761
    @cravenlevay8761 Жыл бұрын

    Ebay is pure joke Trash for authentication...

  • @dan-dan888
    @dan-dan888 Жыл бұрын

    May I just highlight that it is not PSA who are at fault here but more so the seller, eBay and also purchasers for not doing their due diligence. Your video name suggests PSA Scam and that PSA is involved here…might want to reword that. It is definitely a good video alerting the hobby community and is much appreciated. Hope whoever is involved in doing these things is held accountable!

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    I think most people gather that from the video. You’re only given so many characters for the title. It’s what I’ve described though, an ebay scam with slabs.

  • @don951

    @don951

    Жыл бұрын

    I would go a step farther and say it is also not eBay at fault here. They are a marketplace only. The transaction is between buyer and seller. Ebay has addressed this with their Authenticity Guarantee program, so they are responding. In this case he was selling lots, but that should be a red flag now. No other online venue gives this much protection to buyers. If you get it in hand and see that it is fake, you will get your money back. If you don't, that is on you. PSA and eBay cannot protect people from themselves in all cases. And yes, hopefully these people will be put in jail.

  • @VinnyVagus1
    @VinnyVagus1 Жыл бұрын

    One of the WIWAG guys is still actively selling on eBay. This is well documented in the blowout forums.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    That's a rabbit hole I need to dive into again.

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    and have scr talk about as well @@DanTheCardMan2

  • @michaeldenzer6024
    @michaeldenzer6024 Жыл бұрын

    Stop this Now!

  • @redzwestisbest
    @redzwestisbest Жыл бұрын

    Wonder if Ebay has the information stored even if the public does not have access

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    eBay should fall under data regulations and be required to keep records for many years (can't recall what the US regulations mandate). They'll have it for sure.

  • @SoundQuestROB
    @SoundQuestROB Жыл бұрын

    As I said before Ebay allows these scammers to get away with this and provides the platform for them to do it. Lots of changes are needed there

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    EBay Australia are pretty great at responding and actioning concerns in this space.

  • @trendynow1369
    @trendynow1369 Жыл бұрын

    Needs to be a 1 strike and you're out policy in the card game. You scam once, you can never sell on eBay or anywhere

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    At the very least, this kind of systemic behavior needs to be taken more seriously from them.

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    inow regulated which ive been beating the drum on for years ask dan LOL

  • @bigdssportsandcollectibles5587
    @bigdssportsandcollectibles5587 Жыл бұрын

    Slabs need to be straight-up printed on no sheet of paper inside or it needs to be etched into the slab

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, similar to what TAG have done.

  • @bigdssportsandcollectibles5587

    @bigdssportsandcollectibles5587

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanTheCardMan2 big fan of the show keep it up man thank you for commenting back

  • @leovongrimm
    @leovongrimm3 сағат бұрын

    ... can't you just cross reference the number?

  • @Jeremy1998999
    @Jeremy1998999 Жыл бұрын

    This is ultimately why TAG will save the hobby. Once they expand into the vintage market, it’d behoove everyone to crack all their vintage slabs and submit to TAG. Take the hit on getting a lower grade, but KNOW the “final grade” for that card. TAG’s detailed imaging creates a “fingerprint” for every card. It becomes impossible to pass off a fake or a reslab, because every card has very unique imperfections, that the machine can easily compare against the original.

  • @aCardRunner

    @aCardRunner

    Жыл бұрын

    Brought to u by tag....

  • @Delmiester

    @Delmiester

    Жыл бұрын

    @@aCardRunnerOP definitely works for TAG haha trying to be slick

  • @aCardRunner

    @aCardRunner

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol no doubt deimeister...they sure do lol

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    and you still go with psa smh @@aCardRunner

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    rather take a chance on tag then psa any day of the week@@Delmiester

  • @randazzler9512
    @randazzler9512 Жыл бұрын

    I'm confused how this guy selling fake slabs affects the pop reports? Psa pop reports is the pop report.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    My logic was as follows: - gets card graded - cracks slab, replaces with inferior or fake card and then sells it - resubmits the original card - you’ve now got two cards in that pop report when in reality the same card is in their twice

  • @randazzler9512

    @randazzler9512

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanTheCardMan2 that makes sense

  • @jamesbuck6623
    @jamesbuck6623 Жыл бұрын

    And how about the cards you send in say it a 10 an someone somewhere? Switchs it out for a lower grade right there puts a 8 back in rates it at a 10 on slab now they have a 10 also just saying

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s exactly what it looks like in this example.

  • @jamesbuck6623

    @jamesbuck6623

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanTheCardMan2 thanks Dan I don't know who to send my cards to an besides the mails even ify hard to trust anything these days

  • @dgb921
    @dgb9218 ай бұрын

    Person should go to jail

  • @SoundQuestROB
    @SoundQuestROB Жыл бұрын

    Folks get busy and find out if you bought from them

  • @castortroysfaceoffsportsca9012
    @castortroysfaceoffsportsca9012 Жыл бұрын

    PS it is okay to be new but do not pretend like most that they have been collecting since they were 5 reading price guides since early stages of life... I started collecting researching prices and cards at 5 years of age... First person I collected was Ozzie Smith The Wizard!!!

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    You think I’m pretending? Im confused. Some of the cards you see on my shelf I’ve had since I was in kindergarten 😅

  • @castortroysfaceoffsportsca9012

    @castortroysfaceoffsportsca9012

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanTheCardMan2 I wasn't talking about you bro... Talking about people who have lots of cash buy well known cards but that is the extent of their knowledge. I appreciate and Respect you.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    @@castortroysfaceoffsportsca9012 haha all good bro, no offence taken.

  • @castortroysfaceoffsportsca9012

    @castortroysfaceoffsportsca9012

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanTheCardMan2 Too many in this with 0 Love for collecting cards. They saw the money but b4 they were calling collectors nerds and morons...

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    indeed@@castortroysfaceoffsportsca9012

  • @888strummer
    @888strummer Жыл бұрын

    This is terrible. How do you check to see if you have any deactivated cards?

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    If you have the PSA app on your phone you just need to scan the barcode or serial number.

  • @888strummer

    @888strummer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanTheCardMan2 Thanks but is there any way to do this with a desktop computer? Or do you need the app?

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    @@888strummer if you google PSA certificate lookup it should be the first link from their website. “Certification verification” is what the section is called on their website. It’s just a lot easier with the app because you scan rather than manually typing in.

  • @888strummer

    @888strummer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanTheCardMan2 Thanks a lot; I really appreciate it. I did the Google search and it was right there; I just typed in the PSA number of my most valuable card and all is good. An interesting side note is that PSA notes for "label type"..."with fugitive ink technology". I subscribed to your channel and will watch more.

  • @tony484x
    @tony484x Жыл бұрын

    This guy also needs to receive more punishment than a ban from ebay. I can only imagine how much money he stole from people with 14k feedback.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    He sells other goods but you'd imagine the volume of impacted cards far exceeds the ones people have been able to dig up. If the experts are correct, I hope eBay and PSA go after this person.

  • @Akronbourne
    @Akronbourne Жыл бұрын

    Thys is just one account... I feel this Much success on this account over such a long period of time. You don't think he had numerous accounts or partners that had accounts doing the same thing. Do you understand how lucrative of a scam this was for this gentleman or women...I don't know the details & to Be quite Frank Nobody knows the exact details... But you are being foolish if you think this was his only Avenue in which he was Utilizing To get over on the hobby...

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, completely agree with you!

  • @Akronbourne

    @Akronbourne

    Жыл бұрын

    @DanTheCardMan2 thanks for helping to bring thys to the attention of the hobby brother well done.

  • @vendora1
    @vendora110 ай бұрын

    i told these PSA fanbois that PSA was a shitty company no one listened cept SCR AIH and Dantheman I AM VINDICATED!!!!!

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    10 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @laknicks
    @laknicks Жыл бұрын

    PSA cases are so shit and so are their labels, why do people think they are worth more is beyond me

  • @GemRippers

    @GemRippers

    Жыл бұрын

    Because they are lol that's just the way it is...🤷‍♂

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    To be fair, most slabs suck. People just need to go back to the old school approach of buying the card not the holder.

  • @jamesnguyen_1

    @jamesnguyen_1

    Жыл бұрын

    Nft - the future. Cannot be fudged

  • @vendora1

    @vendora1

    10 ай бұрын

    another scam well documented stop the nonsense @@jamesnguyen_1

  • @tbassrage1866
    @tbassrage1866 Жыл бұрын

    Done with cards I grew on up,15 now!

  • @VegasLoungeAct
    @VegasLoungeAct Жыл бұрын

    Your accent sounds like Australia or NZ? And you collect American sports cards? That's cool and all, but unusual, no?

  • @imperfectgamer54

    @imperfectgamer54

    Жыл бұрын

    Why is that unusual ? Ask yourself what's your reasoning for thinking that ! Americans collect cards of non American regions.

  • @VegasLoungeAct

    @VegasLoungeAct

    Жыл бұрын

    @@imperfectgamer54 It's unusual because people from other countries, in general, aren't interested in American sports, much less American sports cards. It's different if we're talking about something that has reached worldwide mass appeal like Pokemon cards. Again, I'm not criticizing, because I think it's cool if people across the world are getting into collecting American sports cards. I'm just surprised.

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Correct, I am Australian. You would be surprised at how popular NBA and NFL is here in Australia. We are a sports mad nation so soak up whatever we can get.

  • @VegasLoungeAct

    @VegasLoungeAct

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanTheCardMan2 I am surprised, happily. That's cool that American sports cards have become popular outside of the U.S. & Canada. I'm all for it.

  • @gabriels1163
    @gabriels116310 ай бұрын

    Psa using shitty slabs you can buy blanks of from China isn't helping. Slabs need to be made with unique features, and not in China because they will sell it to anyone once they make it regardless of contracts.

  • @stumpyvision4749
    @stumpyvision4749 Жыл бұрын

    Get @sportscardradio on the case

  • @DanTheCardMan2

    @DanTheCardMan2

    Жыл бұрын

    I think they are already across it.

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