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I am about ready to flip out here, sorry for the long read.
I sold 3 cards in a lot at 135 dollars. These cards were not relatively condition sensitive, and from the high quality scans I have, they were in great condition. After agreeing to the price, the guy sends me an email asking if he could just buy 2 of the cards for 120 bucks. I said he had already agreed to the price and that they would not be sent any other way.
I ship the cards securely in a hard plastic, non snap case, taped up with kleenex to hold the cards in place. I put a penny sleeve in between the kleenex and the cards to prevent any damage.
A couple of days goes by and today I get an email that one of the three cards has a small crease in the corner, and that it is generally ungradeable. He wants to pay 70 dollars total (below the market value of any of the cards) and files a claim. I check my scans of the card, and there is no crease in the part of the card he mentioned. I tell him as such and that I will not accept his offer. Meanwhile, paypal removes all 135 dollars from my account.
He sends a second email now saying that two of the cards have damage, and are unsellable. Scans say otherwise, but I offer him 25 dollars to shut the hell up and leave me alone.
He responds with he wants 50 total of a refund, and that the cards cannot be graded at their current condition.
I reoffer 30 dollars because I have other cards I want to buy and I cant do so with his claim in process.
Here is my thought.
1. The standard of cards on eBay is mint, and I am not responsible to break out a magnifying glass to determine if it adheres to an arbitrary standard by a third party grading company unless he asks ahead of time. Also, the cards left my hands in great condition and were shipped securely. If he wanted 9.5s, he should have bought 9.5s. He has no right to claim damage under this, because a card is supposed to be mint, not some above mint grade created by Beckett.
2. He can sell the cards raw and get all the money he bought them for, so this is unfair. He bought the cards raw, thats what he gets.
3. His communication is shady and suspect.
4. I will take this claim to the max, providing all documentation I have to show that the cards were not damaged beyond normal selling standards.
5. I have 100% positive feedback.
6. He could easily damage the cards himself, and screw me, hopefully that isnt possible. Then I am out 135 dollars and the cards are now damaged.
Thoughts?
I sold 3 cards in a lot at 135 dollars. These cards were not relatively condition sensitive, and from the high quality scans I have, they were in great condition. After agreeing to the price, the guy sends me an email asking if he could just buy 2 of the cards for 120 bucks. I said he had already agreed to the price and that they would not be sent any other way.
I ship the cards securely in a hard plastic, non snap case, taped up with kleenex to hold the cards in place. I put a penny sleeve in between the kleenex and the cards to prevent any damage.
A couple of days goes by and today I get an email that one of the three cards has a small crease in the corner, and that it is generally ungradeable. He wants to pay 70 dollars total (below the market value of any of the cards) and files a claim. I check my scans of the card, and there is no crease in the part of the card he mentioned. I tell him as such and that I will not accept his offer. Meanwhile, paypal removes all 135 dollars from my account.
He sends a second email now saying that two of the cards have damage, and are unsellable. Scans say otherwise, but I offer him 25 dollars to shut the hell up and leave me alone.
He responds with he wants 50 total of a refund, and that the cards cannot be graded at their current condition.
I reoffer 30 dollars because I have other cards I want to buy and I cant do so with his claim in process.
Here is my thought.
1. The standard of cards on eBay is mint, and I am not responsible to break out a magnifying glass to determine if it adheres to an arbitrary standard by a third party grading company unless he asks ahead of time. Also, the cards left my hands in great condition and were shipped securely. If he wanted 9.5s, he should have bought 9.5s. He has no right to claim damage under this, because a card is supposed to be mint, not some above mint grade created by Beckett.
2. He can sell the cards raw and get all the money he bought them for, so this is unfair. He bought the cards raw, thats what he gets.
3. His communication is shady and suspect.
4. I will take this claim to the max, providing all documentation I have to show that the cards were not damaged beyond normal selling standards.
5. I have 100% positive feedback.
6. He could easily damage the cards himself, and screw me, hopefully that isnt possible. Then I am out 135 dollars and the cards are now damaged.
Thoughts?
