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So I'm browsing Cubs T206s on eBay and find one that catches my eye. Johnny Evers (HOF). It's ungraded, but looks, well, immaculate. Clean corners. Glistening white borders. Perfectly centered. PSA 9 or 10 worthy. Advertised as an authentic, 1911 card. There's one bid for $25. The card would value at... thousands?...if authentic. The seller has zero feedback and has been a member of Ebay since June 12, 2020. 

First, there's a feedback question by eBay, which I've never seen before. It asked if the listing was helpful in my decision to buy. The response was anonymous. So I said, no, it was not helpful because I was 99.3 percent certain it was a counterfeit card. 

Second, I sent the seller a message, asking if he would guarantee that when I sent the card to PSA for grading (something I've never done), it won't come back as a fake. Like money back and pay for the grading guarantee. He actually responded this morning, saying, Yes, if it sold for enough, he would guarantee that. I tried to respond by saying that I was impressed and would watch the auction. Alas, I could not respond because the listing was gone and the seller is no longer part of eBay. 

THAT didn't last very long, did it, Buddy? 

He was iamthetr_7, in case he tries to return. (That was quite satisfying)

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Good catch.

T205s have gold borders, don't they? That would be another bad sign. 

Mistyped. Good catch. I have corrected it, but now I hate myself. 
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There are cards listed on here as T206 White Border. 

Yes, T206 is white borders. T205 is gold borders. In my original post, I accidentally wrote T205, but the picture is of a white border. That rightfully confused EP, who pointed out my error, which I have since corrected. 

We're all good now. 

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