Does Ebay Still Use the Authenticity Program?

[EBCollectibles]

What is the price point now? Kind of confusing. I sold a card about a month ago for $190 and it went to it and sold a $300 yesterday it didn't ask for it.

[Promethius88]

Yes. Still $250 or higher to the best of my knowledge. If it is going to a post office box it will skip the program. If you had a BIN price of $250 or more but accepted less with an offer, it would go thru the program.
There is also the issue of raw autos not going thru the program.

[PapaStu]

I *just* got a card in that went through authentication (that took nearly a month to get there, but that was the post office's fault and not the seller).

It was an ungraded sticker auto, sent with some bonus goodies, all (eventually) made it to me. I don't know if because of the delay, that they did FedEx 2day from authentication to me, but that's how it made it's final miles from SoCal to me in NorCal.

[towerymt]

You can also run a 99cent no reserve auction but start out with a $250 BIN that goes away once a bid is placed, and that will qualify as well.

Skip logic is usually PO Box or int'l. Can go to a US address for int'l final destination...pretty sure those bypass too.

[EBCollectibles]

Originally Posted by Promethius88

Yes. Still $250 or higher to the best of my knowledge. If it is going to a post office box it will skip the program. If you had a BIN price of $250 or more but accepted less with an offer, it would go thru the program.
There is also the issue of raw autos not going thru the program.

This was $399 BO and accepted $300 and it's not going.

[ScooterD]

Wasn’t there another loophole to avoid the program if you characterized a single card as a lot?

[JeffG1954]

Originally Posted by EBCollectibles

This was $399 BO and accepted $300 and it's not going.

Could be one of the special words in the header that disqualified it from the AG program. I forget all of the words that they will not accept a card for, but I know "lot" is one, I think "ink" might be one....and there are others. If those certain words are in the header, it will not go. Auctions that qualify for the AG program will usually have a notice on the auction page that says that....if that badge isn't there, it isn't going for some reason. It could also have been listed in a category that doesn't use the AG program.

[towerymt]

Terms like "mega box" referring to bowman refractors could exclude it, too.

Lots of 2+ excluded.

[KhalDrogo]

Why not post the link so someone can help you?

[Chris P]

I actually had a mahomes select xrc that i won for $1800 bypass the program. It was a bgs 9.and im assuming that bc the seller put 2x 9.5 in the title (referring to two of ths subgrades being 9.5) it read it as a 2 card lot. It's the only thing I can think of on why it didn't go through

[Rage]

"Collection" is another word to bypass AG.
So Museum Collection and brooklyn collection cards will skip it if mentioned

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by Chris P

I actually had a mahomes select xrc that i won for $1800 bypass the program. It was a bgs 9.and im assuming that bc the seller put 2x 9.5 in the title (referring to two of ths subgrades being 9.5) it read it as a 2 card lot. It's the only thing I can think of on why it didn't go through

This is correct, I just tested it with one of my listings. “2x” will exempt it from ebay AG. In your case, silly for seller to have that in the title, as having ebay AG is awesome for the seller and creates a final sale. I’m guessing they just didn’t know.

As for the OP- there is always a reason it’s being exempted. Assuming it’s correctly in trading card singles category and buyer is in the US and not a PO box …it’s probably a keyword in title….collection, box, etc. Also sketch/original art cards do not go (and some words associated with them make it exempt).

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by towerymt

You can also run a 99cent no reserve auction but start out with a $250 BIN that goes away once a bid is placed, and that will qualify as well.

Skip logic is usually PO Box or int'l. Can go to a US address for int'l final destination...pretty sure those bypass too.

I’ve heard the PO Box thing before several times, but I’ve used a PO Box exclusively for nearly 15 years and every card I’ve purchased since they implemented the authentication program that was eligible went through it.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

I’ve heard the PO Box thing before several times, but I’ve used a PO Box exclusively for nearly 15 years and every card I’ve purchased since they implemented the authentication program that was eligible went through it.

It’s a listed exemption from ebay AG. In the “Selling with ebay AG” help page:

The following trading cards are not currently eligible for authentication

Graded cards that are NOT from one of our approved graders. Examples of unapproved graders include:
GMA
HGA
KSA
WCG
GBA
Listings where the delivery is local pickup, in-store pickup, or being shipped to a PO box

There are many posts online of buyers with PO Boxes that had cards shipped direct to them that should have gone through ebay AG, so it’s a real thing…just not matching your story for whatever reason. The reason ebay AG has that exemption is because sometimes it ships via FedEx which doesn’t always ship to PO Boxes. It’s possible yours is listed as a street address (address of the post office) vs simply PO Box, that may result in it going through ebay AG.

[oddstuff]

As mentioned already, there are numerous reasons why an item listed with a $250 buy it now price or higher would escape the authentication program. Best way for the board to help identify the reason is for OP to post the link for the $300 sold recently that wasn't required to go through the authentication program. Every item I've sold that was priced at $250 or greater buy it now has gone through authentication.

[EBCollectibles]

It was a glitch in the system. I actually called them. They told me I was covered either way. Whatever that means.

[fabiani12333]

I bought a $450 card recently on eBay that didn't go through authentication and I couldn't tell you why -- the description didn't seem to be the reason why.

[kyle1707]

I have stopped buying cards over 250’dollars in eBay because it takes 3 weeks to get cards

But I needed to buy a gift

So I bought an item .. it has now been in Santa Ana California for 9 days

You did it eBay. You got me to stop buying cards from you

[KhalDrogo]

Last raw I bought that went AG was a Buehler Black. Of course, it has a nice bend in a corner. Probably a 4-5. Wonder what it would have graded if I had them grade it directly.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by kyle1707

I have stopped buying cards over 250’dollars in eBay because it takes 3 weeks to get cards

But I needed to buy a gift

So I bought an item .. it has now been in Santa Ana California for 9 days

You did it eBay. You got me to stop buying cards from you

This is highly unusual. Maybe contact eBay and see what’s going on (if it actually shows delivered to eBay AG…if not then it’s a shipping carrier issue). Have 3-4 cards going through ebay AG a week between buying/selling…it’s never like that. Turnaround time at the authenticator itself is about 1-3 days in my experience.

[Big35Hurt]

I had one that was an auction item that ended at $60 that went through the AG but another one that didn't. First was raw, second was PSA but no other obvious differences to explain why one used the program and the other bypassed it.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

I had one that was an auction item that ended at $60 that went through the AG but another one that didn't. First was raw, second was PSA but no other obvious differences to explain why one used the program and the other bypassed it.

One that went to ebay AG possibly had a BIN of $250+ that was wiped away once it got the first bid. It would then retain the ebay AG (for some reason…just how ebay rolls I guess). The other one, if I’m understanding correctly probably just didn’t go if it sold for $60, like most cards.

[livfreely]

They still authenticate the cards I purchase. I believe the threshold is $250>


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[kyle1707]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

This is highly unusual. Maybe contact eBay and see what’s going on (if it actually shows delivered to eBay AG…if not then it’s a shipping carrier issue). Have 3-4 cards going through ebay AG a week between buying/selling…it’s never like that. Turnaround time at the authenticator itself is about 1-3 days in my experience.

It is slower then usual

But my average days from purchase to receiving cards is around 14-16 days as fast as a week as slow as 24 days

I’m done with it. If they want to open up a location for example in

Atlanta Philly Chicago Denver Cali

But until then I’m out for anything over 250

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by kyle1707

It is slower then usual

But my average days from purchase to receiving cards is around 14-16 days as fast as a week as slow as 24 days

I’m done with it. If they want to open up a location for example in

Atlanta Philly Chicago Denver Cali

But until then I’m out for anything over 250

The weird thing for me is there is an ebay AG center in CA and NJ….and in many cases while I’m much closer to the one, and the other party is (buyer/seller)….it still goes to the other ebay AG center across the country. Which makes no sense and it’s almost like sometimes there’s no rhyme or reason to it.