Hypothetically, if a card comes in and it’s determined there are chipping or surface issues that were not disclosed to the buyer in the seller’s description, that will affect the review.
If it doesn’t pass because they, let’s say, posted an image of a totally different card or the item’s not authentic or they just significantly misdescribed it, that would be a fail.” “What we’re looking at is how the seller described the item and if they described it correctly and it’s genuine, then it passes and it’s forwarded along to the buyer. “I would call this more of a check or a validation,” Spiegel said. How does the Authenticity Guarantee service differ from the grading service? With the introduction of Authenticity Guarantee for trading cards, we’re giving enthusiasts exactly what they want, while continuing to improve confidence in the marketplace.” “As hobbies turn into investments, authentication services in categories of high value have become a priority for collectors. “Our trading cards business has been growing for the past six years, and the recent surge speaks to the immense cultural significance of the category,” Dawn Block, VP Collectibles, Electronics and Home at eBay said in a press release. eBay’s public relations staff told Sports Collectors Digest that Means was “very busy.” Even attempts to get answers to written questions submitted through the PR staff - as requested - were unsuccessful. Multiple attempts over a 12-day period to get comments for this story from eBay Director of Trading Cards Bob Means were unsuccessful. “When we heard that they were considering doing this for trading and sports cards, we thought that would be a huge benefit to the market because people wouldn’t have to wonder, ‘Is this raw sports card that I’m buying on eBay, is it genuine?’ All of that uncertainty is taken out of the equation, and so I think it’s going to be a great thing for collectors.”ĮBay has been reluctant, however, to provide detailed information or answer questions about the new program.
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