Kobe Bryant Memorabilia Prices Soar, Look Out For Scumbags Pushing Fakes
With any tragedy, there are opportunists and sport memorabilia dealers who are hoping to cash in with fake autographed merchandise and collectibles on eBay and other sites.
Many dealers arenât selling Kobe merchandise because they feel its wrong to cash in on fans who are still dealing with the loss of Kobe.
One Kobe basketball card, that was expected to sell for around $2,500 has already sold for almost $50,000.
Sports memorabilia dealers are urging buyers to only purchase from reputable sellers who have authenticated merchandise.
This @ebay seller sold 21 counterfeit/forged Kobe Bryant Upper Deck Ovation cards today.
— đ Steve Zarelli đ (@SteveZarelli) January 26, 2020
Q: How does any seller have 21 "rare" pack-pulled autographed cards?
A: When they are mass-produced counterfeit pack-pulled cards with fake signatures.
Criminal.https://t.co/n7zQd3QUi9 pic.twitter.com/3wOPc1LKSv
