eBay scammer alert – Michael Jordan prisms

Tick · 03-26-2021, 01:05 PM

Hey all,

Longtime lurker and first time poster. Since I've been enjoying these forums for so long, I thought I'd start off my participating by trying to help out some fellow collectors.

There's a scammer who has been printing homemade bootleg Michael Jordan prism sticker cards and passing them off as "extremely rare". I've already seen several of these auctions go for tragically high prices, which is a shame, as these new sticker cards were printed by a service for practically nothing. One dead giveaway is the scoring on the back of the cards which one of the current sticker printing services does with all of their stickers. That was never a thing on vintage prism sticker cards (ie: the ones that are actually rare). The other dead giveaway is the stolen modern art.

The person who printed these has been caught doing this in the past, and typically scours the web for photos and/or illustrations that they can steal and create these unauthorized homemade sticker cards with.

Here's an example:
ebay.com/itm/373512049403

A quick search on the internet and you'll see that they stole the Michael Jordan illustration for this one from Artist Lazuardi Ariesta. Here's the original piece:
https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/816136763692615207/

Looks familiar, right? Well, one recently sold for $850. Yikes.

Here's an alternate design that recently sold several times:
ebay.com/itm/373479502901

And here's the illustration that was stolen to create it:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/693343305126996309/

And here's yet another alternate one that recently sold for over $1000. Yikes.
ebay.com/itm/124569689838

IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm not sure this seller knows that these stickers aren't legit, as the original account that printed them and was selling them on eBay hasn't been around recently. This seller does have some legit vintage cards, so it's entirely possible they purchased these stickers not knowing they were homemade bootlegs. That said, I do find it suspicious that they've been selling multiples of the same sticker. Either way, I hate to see anybody purchasing these for hundreds of dollars, when they're made with stolen artwork and being passed off as "extremely rare".

Suffice it to say, buyer beware. None of the aforementioned sticker cards are rare or legit. They're cheap bootlegged sticker cards made with an online printing service. I hope this helps in case any of you were thinking of purchasing these stickers.

CJsHockeyCards · 03-26-2021, 01:06 PM

Longtime lurker?????

Join Date: Mar 2021

Edit: Some of your links aren't working btw

pharmboymatt · 03-26-2021, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJsHockeyCards

Longtime lurker?????

Join Date: Mar 2021

........ you get that you can be a lurker without making an account, right?

Tick · 03-26-2021, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pharmboymatt

........ you get that you can be a lurker without making an account, right?

Exactly.

And I'm not sure why some of those links aren't working, but if you copy the item ID, you can look them up on eBay and see what I mean.

EDIT: Okay, got the links working properly.

Tick · 03-26-2021, 02:21 PM

Just noticed there was also a bootlegged Luka Doncic sticker card being passed off as "rare" as well:
ebay.com/itm/373484514076

And here's the piece by Andy Art that it was stolen from:
inprnt.com/gallery/kallela83/luka-doncic/

Tick · 04-26-2021, 08:02 PM

Here's a a new Jordan sticker being passed off as a vintage vending sticker card from 1986 that I hope is obvious to anybody:
ebay.com/itm/233983916842

No such sticker ever existed, and if you look closely at it, it's clearly just a modern rip-off made in hopes of scamming collectors. I hate seeing how many of these are popping up in recent times.

Systemtrend · 04-26-2021, 08:17 PM

The big issue here is they are stealing other people’s art for their own gain. If this was an artist selling stickers they made and calling it rare then that’s fine with me.

callou2131 · 04-26-2021, 09:02 PM

Who is bidding on this crap? And why? What do they think these are?

bert · 04-26-2021, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tick

Hey all,

Longtime lurker and first time poster. Since I've been enjoying these forums for so long, I thought I'd start off my participating by trying to help out some fellow collectors.

There's a scammer who has been printing homemade bootleg Michael Jordan prism sticker cards and passing them off as "extremely rare". I've already seen several of these auctions go for tragically high prices, which is a shame, as these new sticker cards were printed by a service for practically nothing. One dead giveaway is the scoring on the back of the cards which one of the current sticker printing services does with all of their stickers. That was never a thing on vintage prism sticker cards (ie: the ones that are actually rare). The other dead giveaway is the stolen modern art.

The person who printed these has been caught doing this in the past, and typically scours the web for photos and/or illustrations that they can steal and create these unauthorized homemade sticker cards with.

Here's an example:
ebay.com/itm/373512049403

A quick search on the internet and you'll see that they stole the Michael Jordan illustration for this one from Artist Lazuardi Ariesta. Here's the original piece:
https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/816136763692615207/

Looks familiar, right? Well, one recently sold for $850. Yikes.

Here's an alternate design that recently sold several times:
ebay.com/itm/373479502901

And here's the illustration that was stolen to create it:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/693343305126996309/

And here's yet another alternate one that recently sold for over $1000. Yikes.
ebay.com/itm/124569689838

IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm not sure this seller knows that these stickers aren't legit, as the original account that printed them and was selling them on eBay hasn't been around recently. This seller does have some legit vintage cards, so it's entirely possible they purchased these stickers not knowing they were homemade bootlegs. That said, I do find it suspicious that they've been selling multiples of the same sticker. Either way, I hate to see anybody purchasing these for hundreds of dollars, when they're made with stolen artwork and being passed off as "extremely rare".

Suffice it to say, buyer beware. None of the aforementioned sticker cards are rare or legit. They're cheap bootlegged sticker cards made with an online printing service. I hope this helps in case any of you were thinking of purchasing these stickers.

How these idiots have 100% feedback is BS.

bert · 04-26-2021, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJsHockeyCards

Longtime lurker?????

Join Date: Mar 2021

Edit: Some of your links aren't working btw

Yea dude it means that he reads but doesn't post.

ninjacookies · 04-26-2021, 09:08 PM

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37347509557...p2047675.l2557

Looks our volunteer firefighter friend received a roll of vinyl for easter and went brazy. Bless God.

HOF NOT ACUNA TATIS IRON SHIEK INVEST SSSSSP L@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@K

bert · 04-26-2021, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by callou2131

Who is bidding on this crap? And why? What do they think these are?

Idiots are bidding on it.

bert · 04-26-2021, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Systemtrend

The big issue here is they are stealing other people’s art for their own gain. If this was an artist selling stickers they made and calling it rare then that’s fine with me.

But it's not. It's a scam

tdc101 · 04-26-2021, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJsHockeyCards

Longtime lurker?????

Join Date: Mar 2021

I think I qualify as a true long time lurker. 😂. Lol!! Not many posts for me but I read the forums every day.

03-26-2021, 01:05 PM	#1
Tick Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: CA Posts: 8	eBay scammer alert – Michael Jordan prisms Hey all, Longtime lurker and first time poster. Since I've been enjoying these forums for so long, I thought I'd start off my participating by trying to help out some fellow collectors. There's a scammer who has been printing homemade bootleg Michael Jordan prism sticker cards and passing them off as "extremely rare". I've already seen several of these auctions go for tragically high prices, which is a shame, as these new sticker cards were printed by a service for practically nothing. One dead giveaway is the scoring on the back of the cards which one of the current sticker printing services does with all of their stickers. That was never a thing on vintage prism sticker cards (ie: the ones that are actually rare). The other dead giveaway is the stolen modern art. The person who printed these has been caught doing this in the past, and typically scours the web for photos and/or illustrations that they can steal and create these unauthorized homemade sticker cards with. Here's an example: ebay.com/itm/373512049403 A quick search on the internet and you'll see that they stole the Michael Jordan illustration for this one from Artist Lazuardi Ariesta. Here's the original piece: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/816136763692615207/ Looks familiar, right? Well, one recently sold for $850. Yikes. Here's an alternate design that recently sold several times: ebay.com/itm/373479502901 And here's the illustration that was stolen to create it: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/693343305126996309/ And here's yet another alternate one that recently sold for over $1000. Yikes. ebay.com/itm/124569689838 IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm not sure this seller knows that these stickers aren't legit, as the original account that printed them and was selling them on eBay hasn't been around recently. This seller does have some legit vintage cards, so it's entirely possible they purchased these stickers not knowing they were homemade bootlegs. That said, I do find it suspicious that they've been selling multiples of the same sticker. Either way, I hate to see anybody purchasing these for hundreds of dollars, when they're made with stolen artwork and being passed off as "extremely rare". Suffice it to say, buyer beware. None of the aforementioned sticker cards are rare or legit. They're cheap bootlegged sticker cards made with an online printing service. I hope this helps in case any of you were thinking of purchasing these stickers. Last edited by Tick; 04-26-2021 at 08:08 PM. Reason: fixed the broken links

03-26-2021, 01:06 PM	#2
CJsHockeyCards Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 640	Longtime lurker????? Join Date: Mar 2021 Edit: Some of your links aren't working btw Last edited by CJsHockeyCards; 03-26-2021 at 01:09 PM. Reason: Links

03-26-2021, 02:21 PM	#5
Tick Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: CA Posts: 8	Just noticed there was also a bootlegged Luka Doncic sticker card being passed off as "rare" as well: ebay.com/itm/373484514076 And here's the piece by Andy Art that it was stolen from: inprnt.com/gallery/kallela83/luka-doncic/ Last edited by Tick; 03-26-2021 at 02:21 PM. Reason: linked urls

04-26-2021, 09:02 PM	#8
callou2131 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Centreville, Md Posts: 8,473	Who is bidding on this crap? And why? What do they think these are? __________________ Sent using US Airways Wifi

04-26-2021, 09:08 PM	#11
ninjacookies Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: All the girls see the (boi)/ Look at his flips / Look at his kards / All they say is (oh boi). Posts: 56,589	https://www.ebay.com/itm/37347509557...p2047675.l2557 Looks our volunteer firefighter friend received a roll of vinyl for easter and went brazy. Bless God. HOF NOT ACUNA TATIS IRON SHIEK INVEST SSSSSP L@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@K __________________ #5 world ranked Ledell Eackles superclection as recognized by Tuff Stuff junior managing editor, Barry McCaulkinner. Somethin' like a cross between Teddy Aguhob and Kaboom Mystery Packs. I got that Givenchy denim flow.

04-26-2021, 08:02 PM	#6
Tick Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: CA Posts: 8	Here's a a new Jordan sticker being passed off as a vintage vending sticker card from 1986 that I hope is obvious to anybody: ebay.com/itm/233983916842 No such sticker ever existed, and if you look closely at it, it's clearly just a modern rip-off made in hopes of scamming collectors. I hate seeing how many of these are popping up in recent times.

04-26-2021, 08:17 PM	#7
Systemtrend Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: USA Posts: 164 Systemtrend	The big issue here is they are stealing other people’s art for their own gain. If this was an artist selling stickers they made and calling it rare then that’s fine with me.