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He eneded up blaming me, then USPS, then back to me and quit all communications, just told me to escalate the case.
It was sent to PO Box. T Gomez is me. With my job requiring me to be out of state for a week or weeks at a time I have my Brother and Brother inlaw on my ebay account (Just their names) so they can recover my packages while im gone. Thank goodness I got back in town in time to sign this one myself as it would have created even more issues had it been my Brother or brother in law instead.
The ebay idea is in the link on the first page.
Thank you for the advice. At this time the Seller has quit communicating with me and didn't even answer my last message. So I finally escalated it and now waiting to see what happens.Sorry to hear about this - such a great card/memorabilia item to have in one's collection too!
It's nearly impossible to take the emotional element out of something like this because it is so personal to both of you. However, it's not for me, and it seems there are several resolutions that could be sought. You could a) Ask him to file for insurance reimbursement and be patient while you wait for that process to take place, b) contact eBay and have them work to resolve the case c) file with paypal a claim of item not received.
Chances are you've explored all of these options. The hardest part is being able to remain cool, level-headed, and patient. With all the security features you both have (ebay's aggressive buyer protection and the seller having insured/sig conf.), you both should be well protected here in this deal gone bad.
Now I don't think a $550 card just disappears, so I agree, someone isn't being truthful. What did he say about the gum box? Did he acknowledge putting that in there? Does he claim to know anything about it? To me, this is kind of a key issue... It's the ticket to your "item not as described" case - you ordered a card - you got a gum box. Open the claim with ebay, ship it back, insured for the same amount he put on the original package, with sig confirmation and when he gets it, he'll have to deal with the return payment. Actually, eBay should freeze the funds immediately upon your claim, which they probably did. Given the time of year, and depending on whether or not he had that money ear marked for something, that alone may have set him off in defense mode (not that it's right, but could be an explanation of a hostile response). Secondly, it is REALLY bizzare that someone would put a gum box into a package. I would love to know what was up with that gum box...
I would also asked him to look around his card room, check the floor, behind a desk, stacks of cards... it is ALWAYS possible that the card fell out of the package before he sealed it and he didn't realize it. I know, it's a BIG stretch... but it is possible.
He eneded up blaming me, then USPS, then back to me and quit all communications, just told me to escalate the case.
It was sent to PO Box. T Gomez is me. With my job requiring me to be out of state for a week or weeks at a time I have my Brother and Brother inlaw on my ebay account (Just their names) so they can recover my packages while im gone. Thank goodness I got back in town in time to sign this one myself as it would have created even more issues had it been my Brother or brother in law instead.
The ebay idea is in the link on the first page.
Thank you for the advice. At this time the Seller has quit communicating with me and didn't even answer my last message. So I finally escalated it and now waiting to see what happens.Sorry to hear about this - such a great card/memorabilia item to have in one's collection too!
It's nearly impossible to take the emotional element out of something like this because it is so personal to both of you. However, it's not for me, and it seems there are several resolutions that could be sought. You could a) Ask him to file for insurance reimbursement and be patient while you wait for that process to take place, b) contact eBay and have them work to resolve the case c) file with paypal a claim of item not received.
Chances are you've explored all of these options. The hardest part is being able to remain cool, level-headed, and patient. With all the security features you both have (ebay's aggressive buyer protection and the seller having insured/sig conf.), you both should be well protected here in this deal gone bad.
Now I don't think a $550 card just disappears, so I agree, someone isn't being truthful. What did he say about the gum box? Did he acknowledge putting that in there? Does he claim to know anything about it? To me, this is kind of a key issue... It's the ticket to your "item not as described" case - you ordered a card - you got a gum box. Open the claim with ebay, ship it back, insured for the same amount he put on the original package, with sig confirmation and when he gets it, he'll have to deal with the return payment. Actually, eBay should freeze the funds immediately upon your claim, which they probably did. Given the time of year, and depending on whether or not he had that money ear marked for something, that alone may have set him off in defense mode (not that it's right, but could be an explanation of a hostile response). Secondly, it is REALLY bizzare that someone would put a gum box into a package. I would love to know what was up with that gum box...
I would also asked him to look around his card room, check the floor, behind a desk, stacks of cards... it is ALWAYS possible that the card fell out of the package before he sealed it and he didn't realize it. I know, it's a BIG stretch... but it is possible.
