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Ebay Scrappers

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Does it make it any less unethical to sell scrappers if you mention in your description that they might not be authentic? Someone is selling a couple of the Alice Mystery Card Chaser pins, which we all know have been counterfeited and in their description they mention that they cannot be sure of their authenticity. Seems like that would still be in violation of counterfeiting laws of you're "unsure."
 
It is sad that good pins lose their value. I agree with you.
 
I have seen that ebay listing. They have been reposting it for about 2 months. I am pretty certain that they are scrappers. They have multiple Alice mystery card pins. It is very frustrating. I have been trying to complete my set, but whenever I think I find one it ends up being a scrapper. Ugh.
 
I've seen a lot pins on ebay including fake pins. I wonder if the same seller has 400 of them ready to ship? I know they have bad paint strokes right on the front of the pin. If they were legit I would buy them immediately. The only way to get a real pin is to buy one on the original card.
 
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bigbro84 said:
The only way to get a real pin is to buy one on the original card.
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Actually, the only way is to buy it direct from Disney. Yes, an original card adds a lot more credibility but its not hard at all to take a pin off a card and put another one on it.
 
That's when you just don't buy, the best way is to speak with your dollars. It's a sad fact. When trading in person you still have to take the same caution. If I wouldn't trade for it in person, I won't buy it online. We all know the warning signs to look for.
 
It is a very sad thing. I messaged a seller who said in their auction that they trade for their pins at Disneyland, asking if she/he could stand behind the authenticity of the pins and the seller responded saying that buyers in the past had said they had received scrappers. He/she concluded the message by basically admitting that I should avoid his/her auctions if I do not want scrappers. It is very discouraging that people know but dont care.
 
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