cardaholic-migration

It took less than a day, yet the Uthe "maydatafour" trading name has been closed down by ebay! In Germany, the card collecting scene is a relatively small one, and within a few hours most of us were aware that Uthe was back, and many of us passed on the message to ebay itself. The power of the people can still claim small victories! But, like a persistent itchy rash, he'll be back. Which means we still have to stay vigilant...

I've just joined the collectors society with the sole aim of warning every collector out there about Wilhelm Uthe. With the uncontrollable instincts of a spider he has set his sticky web at maydatafour, with the ebay article 250381987166. He is offering 8 rare and expensive Victorian trade card albums with a catalogue value of 3300 Euros. As we all know, it will all end in tears, so please do not bid on this item, and warn everyone out there: the biggest scam artist in German history is back! As you can see, he is not only a carbuncle on the backside of the comic world, but is equally at home annoying members of the tobacco and Victorian trade card communities. About 5 years ago I made my own acquaintance with W.U. To cut a long story short, I sent him very good condition cards, he sent me trash. After numerous emails, which - putting it mildly - grew increasingly more unflattering in tone, I gave up on the deal. Asking around my colleagues, almost everyone has, at some time or another, been stung by this monster. Reading through these posts, I was saddened to hear that Uthe has even put off some collectors from dealing with the entire country of Germany! What an astonishing effect one man can have on the collecting landscape. Stay vigilant....