ALERT: Fake Kobe Star Rubies at Dallas Card Show - Page 2

Sikkcaden · 03-15-2021, 02:25 PM

Thank you for all you do for the hobby!

rogermaris · 03-15-2021, 02:42 PM

I now have information that leads me to believe late90sbuyselltrade is also the owner of the backdoored Kobe 1/1 recently pulled by Goldin Auctions. That being said, I have no reason to believe he knew that particular card had a fake serial number.

jgrann13 · 03-15-2021, 07:02 PM

Are 1996 Ultra Golds faked too? If so how do you spot these Ultra fakes?

superdan49 · 03-15-2021, 07:41 PM

https://www.ebay.com/usr/late90sbuyselltrade_ig

eBay user name is late90sbuyselltrade_ig

More to come shortly...

3124508 on COMC · 03-15-2021, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jgrann13

Are 1996 Ultra Golds faked too? If so how do you spot these Ultra fakes?

No, not to anyone’s knowledge as of yet.

cking · 03-15-2021, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by superdan49

More to come shortly...

superdan49 · 03-15-2021, 08:58 PM

PSA Cert #27123535

This card, a PSA 8 1999-00 Kobe Bryant SPx Spectrum 1/1, was lot #173 in Goldin's Winter Auction 2021, which ended March 7-8. An anonymous tipster sent an e-mail to Rogermaris, 312, and me alerting us to this (and other) fake 1/1 stamped, backdoored 1999-00 Spectrum cards.

Upon verifying this info, I e-mailed Ken Goldin, who assured the item was flagged pending his review. Ultimately, he pulled the item from auction:

After running a quick search for late90sbuyselltrade, it has been determined that he once bragged on his now-locked IG account that fake-stamped Kobe that Goldin rejected "is my favorite card in my collection."

Did Alex know his Kobe SPx Spectrum card was a fraud, just like the counterfeit Kobe Star Rubies, prior to his attempt at unloading it?

3124508 on COMC · 03-15-2021, 09:04 PM

Clarification that the SPx Kobe is an authentic backdoored card that had a fake serial number added later.

superdan49 · 03-15-2021, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 3124508 on COMC

Clarification that the SPx Kobe is an authentic backdoored card that had a fake serial number added later.

Thank you. Yes, the serial number is counterfeit. The card itself is backdoored. I amended my post for clarity.

3124508 on COMC · 03-15-2021, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by superdan49

Thank you. Yes, the serial number is counterfeit. The card itself is backdoored. I amended my post for clarity.

I have to wonder if this guy has any connection to the trio of fakes at PWCC this month.

Probably unlikely. I guess one real Jordan sells well and the floodgates open for people to cash out on the fakes.

KhalDrogo · 03-15-2021, 10:38 PM

Dude took down most of his IG posts sometime today.

duron · 03-16-2021, 03:24 AM

Doublexthebeast had issues with him in the past as well. 3 years ago going by my ig dms.

cking · 03-16-2021, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Dude took down most of his IG posts sometime today.

This to me is a sign of being guilty of something 99.9 % of the time.

PKIPP · 03-16-2021, 01:50 PM

What a bummer. That was one of my favorite ig accounts to follow. Will be unfollow/blocking.

Has an insane collection. I wonder how many other fakes in there and glad that I never followed through with the few times I thought about offering on a few rare Vince Carter cards.

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Kobe101 · 03-16-2021, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PKIPP

What a bummer. That was one of my favorite ig accounts to follow. Will be unfollow/blocking.

Has an insane collection. I wonder how many other fakes in there and glad that I never followed through with the few times I thought about offering on a few rare Vince Carter cards.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah that is pretty wild he has at least 3 really expensive counterfeit Kobe cards!

I wonder how many he sold to help build that insane collection!

MrMasterpiece · 03-16-2021, 02:18 PM

Thank you guys so much for you knowledge and diligence. I saw this Kobe spectrum on Goldin and was ready to drop what I would consider a ton of money on it. Then it disappeared. I had no idea what happened. Anyhow, I almost want to contact you guys on any high end purchase I may be interested in making. Talk about Scary!

auburn35 · 03-30-2021, 11:28 AM

The MBA grading on the two fake Kobe's was revoked but the BGS certifications are still active.

Beckett apparently would rather keep fake cards in their Beckett holders than admit fault and remove the bad cards from the market.

duron · 03-30-2021, 05:20 PM

Other names he’s used. Carolina Blue was either his dad or business partner.

carolina blue
Linda sharp
alex smith
al green
Hal king
Reinti5

mindcycle · 03-30-2021, 07:33 PM

Last year I bought a Tim Duncan 99 SPx Radiance /100 PSA 9 and a 99 Skybox More Good Stuff /99 Duncan BGS 8.5 from late90sbuyselltrade. I did my research prior to buying these and both are legit. I own several other more lower end SPx radiance cards and just for the sake of doing so I compared a few of those to the Duncan just now and it matches 100%.

Just throwing this in the discussion, I have zero skin in the game. The dude could certainly be in the know on these higher end cards, but it’s also possible he got duped somewhere along the line. He owns/has owned tons of rare 90’s stuff.

3124508 on COMC · 03-30-2021, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mindcycle

Last year I bought a Tim Duncan 99 SPx Radiance /100 PSA 9 and a 99 Skybox More Good Stuff /99 Duncan BGS 8.5 from late90sbuyselltrade. I did my research prior to buying these and both are legit. I own several other more lower end SPx radiance cards and just for the sake of doing so I compared a few of those to the Duncan just now and it matches 100%.

Just throwing this in the discussion, I have zero skin in the game. The dude could certainly be in the know on these higher end cards, but it’s also possible he got duped somewhere along the line. He owns/has owned tons of rare 90’s stuff.

The bolded are not mutually exclusive occurrences. It seems like he got stuck with the hot potato and then committed fraud to pass it on.

mindcycle · 03-30-2021, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 3124508 on COMC

The bolded are not mutually exclusive occurrences. It seems like he got stuck with the hot potato and then committed fraud to pass it on.

Absolutely. If he's been informed that the cards aren't legit but is still trying to sell them that's definitely a problem. I'm not giving the guy a pass just pointing out my experience.

I guess that's why I steer clear of these super high end cards. Just too much at stake.

bear0555 · 04-14-2021, 12:37 PM

This was just posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUNyZ8IpH34

pokemaniac · 04-14-2021, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bear0555

This was just posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUNyZ8IpH34

Holy..

kingofsnake · 04-14-2021, 02:39 PM

Gosh, this curly-haired Alex sounds like a real piece of work.

auburn35 · 04-14-2021, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bear0555

This was just posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUNyZ8IpH34

Interesting story. Thanks for posting.

Beckett still hasn't decertified the fakes posted in this thread.

03-15-2021, 02:25 PM	#26
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03-15-2021, 07:41 PM	#29
superdan49 BODA Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 4,272	https://www.ebay.com/usr/late90sbuyselltrade_ig eBay user name is late90sbuyselltrade_ig More to come shortly... __________________ Cardboard Detective Emeritus superdan49@protonmail.com — Anonymous Tip-line

03-15-2021, 08:58 PM	#32
superdan49 BODA Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 4,272	PSA Cert #27123535 This card, a PSA 8 1999-00 Kobe Bryant SPx Spectrum 1/1, was lot #173 in Goldin's Winter Auction 2021, which ended March 7-8. An anonymous tipster sent an e-mail to Rogermaris, 312, and me alerting us to this (and other) fake 1/1 stamped, backdoored 1999-00 Spectrum cards. Upon verifying this info, I e-mailed Ken Goldin, who assured the item was flagged pending his review. Ultimately, he pulled the item from auction: After running a quick search for late90sbuyselltrade, it has been determined that he once bragged on his now-locked IG account that fake-stamped Kobe that Goldin rejected "is my favorite card in my collection." Did Alex know his Kobe SPx Spectrum card was a fraud, just like the counterfeit Kobe Star Rubies, prior to his attempt at unloading it? __________________ Cardboard Detective Emeritus superdan49@protonmail.com — Anonymous Tip-line Last edited by superdan49; 03-15-2021 at 09:16 PM.

03-15-2021, 09:04 PM	#33
3124508 on COMC BODA Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 9,399	Clarification that the SPx Kobe is an authentic backdoored card that had a fake serial number added later. __________________ 3124508@protonmail.com The Short Guide to the PWCC Card Trimming & Alteration Fraud

03-16-2021, 03:24 AM	#37
duron Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NYC Posts: 12,087 drewtang duron	Doublexthebeast had issues with him in the past as well. 3 years ago going by my ig dms. __________________ IG: Darz90sCardz PC: MJ/Penny

03-15-2021, 02:42 PM	#27
rogermaris Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,204	I now have information that leads me to believe late90sbuyselltrade is also the owner of the backdoored Kobe 1/1 recently pulled by Goldin Auctions. That being said, I have no reason to believe he knew that particular card had a fake serial number. __________________ IG: @90swax Last edited by rogermaris; 03-15-2021 at 11:30 PM.

03-15-2021, 07:02 PM	#28
jgrann13 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 791	Are 1996 Ultra Golds faked too? If so how do you spot these Ultra fakes?

03-15-2021, 10:38 PM	#36
KhalDrogo Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 41,299	Dude took down most of his IG posts sometime today.

03-16-2021, 01:50 PM	#39
PKIPP Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,991	What a bummer. That was one of my favorite ig accounts to follow. Will be unfollow/blocking. Has an insane collection. I wonder how many other fakes in there and glad that I never followed through with the few times I thought about offering on a few rare Vince Carter cards. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ i collect Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers, Carmelo Anthony, Donovan Mitchell, Detroit Pistons Follow me on IG: Cardboard_vault

03-16-2021, 02:18 PM	#41
MrMasterpiece Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 2,610	Thank you guys so much for you knowledge and diligence. I saw this Kobe spectrum on Goldin and was ready to drop what I would consider a ton of money on it. Then it disappeared. I had no idea what happened. Anyhow, I almost want to contact you guys on any high end purchase I may be interested in making. Talk about Scary!

03-30-2021, 11:28 AM	#42
auburn35 Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,374	The MBA grading on the two fake Kobe's was revoked but the BGS certifications are still active. Beckett apparently would rather keep fake cards in their Beckett holders than admit fault and remove the bad cards from the market. __________________ Ashley Lelie Rookie Collector, always looking for more.

03-30-2021, 05:20 PM	#43
duron Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NYC Posts: 12,087 drewtang duron	Other names he’s used. Carolina Blue was either his dad or business partner. carolina blue Linda sharp alex smith al green Hal king Reinti5 __________________ IG: Darz90sCardz PC: MJ/Penny

03-30-2021, 07:33 PM	#44
mindcycle Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 5,043	Last year I bought a Tim Duncan 99 SPx Radiance /100 PSA 9 and a 99 Skybox More Good Stuff /99 Duncan BGS 8.5 from late90sbuyselltrade. I did my research prior to buying these and both are legit. I own several other more lower end SPx radiance cards and just for the sake of doing so I compared a few of those to the Duncan just now and it matches 100%. Just throwing this in the discussion, I have zero skin in the game. The dude could certainly be in the know on these higher end cards, but it’s also possible he got duped somewhere along the line. He owns/has owned tons of rare 90’s stuff.

04-14-2021, 12:37 PM	#47
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04-14-2021, 02:39 PM	#49
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