I don't usually pick fights. I pick on people a lot, but they know I'm kidding and I rarely have to get "mean" to get my point acrossed. This situation with bigboydsportscards3 has gotten me a little irritated though. This joker continues to rip people off on a daily basis and I'm getting sick of it. Every time I see these listings, I think about our conversation when he basically justified what he was doing by saying, "I don't have many of them left."

Anyway, one reader was extremely helpful with this situation and I'm posting everything he sent to me. He purchases a 1985-86 Star Co. Michael Jordan #288 card from bigboydsportscards3 on Aug. 2, 2006 for $222.50. He paid for it on Aug. 8, 2006. Then he sent it in to Global for grading on Feb. 9, 2007 and they received it on Feb. 15, 2007. Global sent the card back...unslabbed and with a "Questionable Authenticity" sticker on it. That's polite grading company talk for "FAKE".

So there we have it, my word against his word. It's a fake. And with the card in hand as I speak, it's a really bad fake. Remember how I've discussed how these counterfeiters rebuild the fonts around the original image. Take a look at the scan and you'll see that they couldn't even match the same font on the "8" and the "6" in the upper right where it says "Star '86." Forget about the telltale apostrophe, one number is normal and the other is in italics or something. Nice job, crooks. At least if you are going to be a criminal, try to be a good one.

In an amazing turn of events (sorry, I'm really sarcastic), it matches perfectly with the one bigboydsportscards3 is currently selling on eBay. And by the dates on the invoice I have, it means he's been selling this crap and ripping people off for at least a full year. No wonder he doesn't have many left in stock. Is this enough proof for you, Terry Boyd, or do you still believe they are real? Someone that does deal with Global has helped you out and sent in one of your fakes for you. If you are confused with any proof here, all the documents and cards are scanned below, including the original invoice from bigboyd, the paypal receipt and the submission form to Global.

I'm guessing I'll be getting another email from Terry with another threat that he'll talk to his lawyer about this.