1962 Topps Baseball Forum

What gets me is the way this seller, and many others, asserts that it is okay to sell a bogus card so long as it is called a "reprint." That term is only appropriate for cards legitimately made by the original manufacturer or someone else with the legal rights to the card image. Anything else is a counterfit, and NOT allowed per eBay rules: 

"Policy overview

Items that bear a company's official brand name or logo can be listed as long as the products were lawfully made by, for, or with the consent of that company.

We don't allow replicas, counterfeit items, or unauthorized copies to be listed on eBay. Unauthorized copies may include things that are bootlegged, illegally duplicated, or pirated. These kinds of things may infringe on someone'scopyright or trademark.

* * *

Be sure to report listings that offer counterfeit items or replicas."

I think the policy is clear, and you should always report the seller of such items.

Scummy seller. 

And everything I said before. 

And an odd choice of card and method of counterfeiting. Reminds me of the guy who tried to make his fortune by counterfeiting nickels. They were absolutely perfect. Stunningly good, really. EXCEPT that he left off the largest mint mark in US history. I have one. Nickels?! I love that story on so many levels.  

Hope you get a refund. 

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The only thing I'd like to point out about this pertains to the actual item the seller sold.  That card is a counterfeit and not a reprint in my opinion.  A reprint should be stated as such on the item, otherwise it's made to look like an original.  There's a page on eBay that helps define these, too, but not sure what a legal definition is:

http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Tell-the-Difference-Between-an-Original-Baseball-Card-and-a-Reprint-/10000000177627707/g.html

In that same article, it notes that some sellers try to hide the fact cards are counterfeit in the description.  Unfortunately, it doesn't state what eBay will actually do to protect you from people selling these, nor what you should do when you see listings or purchase them.

I think it's terrible that eBay doesn't ban these from being sold regardless of whether they describe them or not.  I've seen even worse descriptions than that one to obfuscate and therefore confuse a buyer.

If it is counterfeit, and you paid through your credit card through paypal, couldn't you file a claim with your credit card due to receiving a counterfeit item?

I agree with the poster above, that a reprint should come from the company that owns the rights not someone at home copying the card. Therefore it is a counterfeit, not a reprint. They don't have the right to reprint the card.