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They give you this, but you pay for that ... my my, hey hey


First off, this is no major rip-off. It's all about a $ 3.75 including shipping card.

Thought I'd found a decent mid-grade card for one of my raw sets when I won the card pictured on the left.
Yesterday I received the card on the right.

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I e-mailed that they sent the wrong card. They e-mailed back that it was the only one they had.
Can't understand how the logo went from clear to blurry or how the top border went from normal to barely there.

Know I should just toss it in the garbage and move on, but dammit it's the principle ... image

Pix of 'My Kids'

"How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"

Comments

  • Especially considering the stickers on the cards do not match since the prices are different. So they obviously had another one. Time for the NEG bomb.
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    Minnie Minoso Master and Basic
    1967 Topps PSA 8+
    1960's Topps run Mega Set image
    "For me, playing baseball has been like a war and I was defending the uniform I wore, Every time I put on the uniform I respected it like the American flag. I wore it like I was representing every Latin country."--Minnie Minoso
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  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    Even the price tag shows it is not the card in the auction.

    BUT, there are VERY few members of this board - including I -
    who do not KNOW that they assume the risk of being cheated
    when they buy raw cards on scamBay.

    I have probably bought 25 different lots of raw cards. Once or
    twice, I did not throw them in the trash can when they arrived.

    Sadly, it is not worth the time/effort to request a refund and
    return the card. Corrupt sellers count on that being the case.

    storm
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • yep that's a hose job for sure
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,437 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow Wolfie

    My kind of guy! Is that the classic bate and switch?

    I'm with you on the principle thing - guys like that don't care if you ever buy from them again I guess, or they wouldn't do dumb stuff like that!

    Does the auction say that's the card you will get or does it say in tiny print requiring a scanning EM - sample card or something?

    If the guy didn't have the card - switching for a lesser version is bad business.

    Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed...

    Not worth mailing back...
    Get his address...
    I know he's just dying for 100 Pizza Hut pan pizzas!
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    Mike
  • mojorobmojorob Posts: 392 ✭✭
    Wolfie,
    Same thing happened to me last week.
    I won a 1969 Street & Smith Baseball Year Book in an auction, for 40.00 and it looked great
    in the ebay discription.
    What I recieved in the mail from them was not the same magazine.
    It wasn't even close.
    Back it went, but what a pain in the ass!!
    Seller's that try this must get bye with it ...... or they wouldn't do it.
    Hard to believe.


  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭


    << <i> Does the auction say that's the card you will get or does it say in tiny print requiring a scanning EM - sample card or something? >>



    Nope!
    That's the first thing I checked after I opened the package and vomited.

    Actually I still find decent raw cards on eBay. That's why I bid on the one in the scan.

    You just have to be very selective
    and not expect to get raw cards from the 1950's and 1960's that will grade out as PSA 9's.


    Pix of 'My Kids'

    "How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭


    << <i> Back it went, but what a pain in the ass!!
    Seller's that try this must get bye with it ...... or they wouldn't do it.
    Hard to believe. >>


    When you see some of the stuff on eBay that gets bids
    you have to conclude that lots of folks just don't care about condition.

    That must be what some sellers are counting on.

    Pix of 'My Kids'

    "How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
  • AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,395 ✭✭✭✭
    hey Wolfbear

    did you win some of those from me a couple days ago? Ebay seller Ahmanfan. I had about 10 listed that were in the exmt to near mint range.

    By the way, I know it sucks, but you still got a decent card. I would for sure not throw it away!

    John
    Collecting
    HOF SIGNED FOOTBALL RCS
  • On a bright(er) note, the bottom L corner looks better on the card you received!!!!
  • Especially considering the stickers on the cards do not match since the prices are different. So they obviously had another one. Time for the NEG bomb.


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    Another neg won't hurt this one.
  • Thanks for the link. Another seller added to my bait and switch list.
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



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    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
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