eBay brain fart - do I have a recourse?

TNP777

Earlier tonight I won this Topps 205 Shawn Green card, which the seller touts in the title as being 1/5. He also goes on to describe that all Brooklyn-backed mini cards in the first series were printed to only 5 copies. I was at work at the time and didn't do the proper research regarding the actual scarcity of the card. I got home later on and got this sick feeling that I had bid on a card that for all intents & purposes is close to worthless. Sure enough, find this article on Beckett that lists which cards are actually printed to 5.

I fired off an email to the seller, politely explaining his mistake (and mine, for not doing proper research). I'm hoping that he is an understanding guy, but if not, will eBay step in and take care of me due to the erroneous title and description? If he doesn't take care of me, and eBay can't (or won't) do anything about it, it's not like $21 is going to break me - I'd rather pay for it than take the neg for non-payment.

Any thoughts?

Geordie

Carew29

If he is a straight up person, he should kill the transaction and re-list the card explaining why. If he isn't, and you fear retaliation of a neg, you answered your own question.

mtcards

I would think ebay would actually back you up in this instance since the card is clearly being misrepresented in the auction description. On a side note, do you miss the Enterprise?

TNP777

<< <i>On a side note, do you miss the Enterprise? >>

mtcards

LOL. This is the only time I have seen the name "Geordie" used other than in Star Trek

TNP777

ah, I see. I was feeling a little slow this morning. The ST dude's name was spelled Geordi - not sure why, but there it is.

The name originates from Northern England/Scotland. I guess there's a whole group of people up there that are called "Geordies". My parents actually pulled the name from a Joan Baez tune. I've never heard it, and have no intention of checking it out - not a big Baez fan.

Stone193

Geordie
Can't see how the guy missed this one? This is card #25 - but there is no #/5?

The guy has had zero negs in the last 12 months - I'm thinking he will call the deal off?

I would not want to fork out 20 clams for that.

Sure hope so
mike

TNP777

Mike - in the Topps 205 set, the /5 cards weren't stamped. Even the Bazooka minis, which were printed to 4 with a blue back and printed to 1 with a red back, were not stamped. I actually pulled one of the blue backs (Miguel Cabrera) last year at a show in Vegas - no stamped number on the back (flipped for an $80 BIN).

The Beckett article lists around 20 cards that are #ed to 5, but the Green isn't one of them. If I had done my research, I could have looked at my stack of mini Dodgers and seen that not only do I already have a Green, but I also have the Jordon, Ishii and Gagne that are also in Series 1. The seller was under the impression that every card in the first series was /5. I explained that in the email, which he resonded to last night. He wants to do a little more research, but to his credit, he told me to hold off payment for the time being until he finds out more. I'm sure the situation will be resolved satisfactorily.

Geordie

WinPitcher

I would ask out of the deal. the seller if decent will allow it. he may have thought it was a (of 5) or whatever. when you explain to him that it is in fact not Im sure he will come around.

SD

TNP777

Steve, the impression I got from his reply last night leads me to believe that that is exactly what he will do. He seems like a stand up guy.

Geordie

TNP777

On a much better note, I did pick up a '49 Bowman Gil Hodges RC a couple days ago for under $7 from krukcards. For $7, it's sure not a beauty - it'll fit in just fine with the other Tipton Mint Dodgers in my vintage collection! Not sure what's up with the slant across the top, but I'm pretty comfortable with kruk's reputation - if it isn't real, then I'm only out a small amount.

Geordie

kuhlmann

I got one also ill take 2$ for mine or best offer!

jmbkb4

Why are you biddin' at work, anyways??

I see that the seller is from MO, I'm sure he's a stand-up guy!!!

Stone193

<< <i>Mike - in the Topps 205 set, the /5 cards weren't stamped. Even the Bazooka minis, which were printed to 4 with a blue back and printed to 1 with a red back, were not stamped. I actually pulled one of the blue backs (Miguel Cabrera) last year at a show in Vegas - no stamped number on the back (flipped for an $80 BIN).

The Beckett article lists around 20 cards that are #ed to 5, but the Green isn't one of them. If I had done my research, I could have looked at my stack of mini Dodgers and seen that not only do I already have a Green, but I also have the Jordon, Ishii and Gagne that are also in Series 1. The seller was under the impression that every card in the first series was /5. I explained that in the email, which he resonded to last night. He wants to do a little more research, but to his credit, he told me to hold off payment for the time being until he finds out more. I'm sure the situation will be resolved satisfactorily.

Geordie >>




<< <i>25 SHAWN GREEN LOS ANGELES NATIONALS common >>


Why not just email him the Beckett link and show him that the card is a common?

mike

TNP777

<< <i>I got one also ill take 2$ for mine or best offer! >>


I'll have to pass, I've already got one, plus potentially another on the way. Of course, if there are only five made, does that mean I could own three of them?

TNP777

<< <i>Why are you biddin' at work, anyways?? >>


Because I can! We have a family-owned business, and I can sneak a little eBay time in when we're slow.



<< <i>Why not just email him the Beckett link and show him that the card is a common? >>


Mike, I did that very thing last night. Not only did I email him the Buckett article, but I also sent him a link from their search engine that pulled up about 20 of the Green cards - all of them were selling for under a buck (some dim bulb was asking $4 for his though).

Geordie

DUIGUY

You might be stuck with a neg for non payment. Good luck with the seller though, there are still some decent people out there.