Do some homework, know your stuff or pay the price! Buyer beware? Pee Wee Reese shocker.

[mrmopar]

In all fairness, the seller did list this as an autograph, but the category is not autograph (if that even exists anymore). The seller is a high volume consignment dealer, who I like to shop with, but when I saw this, I wanted to see what would happen. This is a $3 card on most days. I have to think the winner thinks he/she is getting a Pee Wee Reese autograph! Sadly, he died in 1999. The seller will probably have to issue a refund, but should he? How clueless do you have to be to buy a signed card issued after a players death, that looks like a 3rd grader wrote the name no less!?

 

[Dilferules]

The buyer is clueless and should have known better, but...the seller should also have known better. They absolutely should have to issue a refund for not delivering what was described, a Pee Wee Reese autograph. The auction title is a straight up lie.

 

[finestkind]

I've seen sellers, spell the players name on sports card auctions wrong. I collect players who name is Hogan. They spell it Hagan. Come on people. It's right in front of you on the card.

 

[mrmopar]

I just got this in today. I asked the seller if the card was hand signed and he said yes. I will be filing for a return. Similar issue, except this was not obvious to me and I even asked first. Unfortunately the seller thought it was real.



Here are two more to prove its a preprint...I should have checked for myself, but I trusted the guy knew what he was doing. He has already refunded me, so he's backing up his reputation, which is great!

 

[Tibor]

In all fairness, the seller did list this as an autograph, but the category is not autograph (if that even exists anymore). The seller is a high volume consignment dealer, who I like to shop with, but when I saw this, I wanted to see what would happen. This is a $3 card on most days. I have to think the winner thinks he/she is getting a Pee Wee Reese autograph! Sadly, he died in 1999. The seller will probably have to issue a refund, but should he? How clueless do you have to be to buy a signed card issued after a players death, that looks like a 3rd grader wrote the name no less!?

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I'm one of the clueless bunch. Didn't know that Pee Wee passed. RIP Check some of the
80+ year old autos. They're not as eloquent and pretty as when the player was in his 30's.
That auto looks like one from a person in their 75+ year old. I wonder how many of the TTM
autos, young or old, are even genuine. Ghost signed by a family member.

 

[mrmopar]

I'm one of the clueless bunch. Didn't know that Pee Wee passed. RIP Check some of the
80+ year old autos. They're not as eloquent and pretty as when the player was in his 30's.
That auto looks like one from a person in their 75+ year old. I wonder how many of the TTM
autos, young or old, are even genuine. Ghost signed by a family member.

I would hope that if you were shopping a certain player, that you'd educate yourself, especially one that is older or could be deceased.

Reese was signing pretty well up until his death (a nice, clear steady signature), if I recall, or at least anything that is out there and available. He may have stopped signing at some point in his old age.