At least two of the fraudulent sellers have slipped under the feedback radar. Having observed a shady entity's 100% positive e-bay feedback, innocent
buyers assume their purchases to be authentic and safe, and subsequently
have bid on and purchased a stub, left a buyer's positive
feedback (which cannot be edited either after a time lapse or after
being immediately refunded when caught) and learned afterwards,
sometimes
years afterwards, that they had purchased
a worthless counterfeit. And although this has gone on for a long time and has been reported, it is a real concern and it does persist which,
in addition to the fraud perpetrated against the buyer, has created
false values to be listed as valid comparable sold prices further
misleading buyers and damaging the legitimate market value.
Though
it may be only a matter of time before encapsulated and graded tickets
are counterfeited, it is my preference to have my tickets professionally
graded; however, with the increase in prices, the higher minimums and
the long turn-around time involved (e.g. PSA now takes about 8 months),
it has become problematic. With this in mind, if any of my tickets are
graded by the buyer in the future and are deemed to be forged,
regardless of when the sale was made, a complete refund will be made.