wolf441
07-25-2012, 05:20 PM
Hi all,
I recently won a t-206 six card auction (ebay #230826922871) and when I received the cards, I was surprised to find that the Ginger Beaumont had a Chicago Cubs logo on the jersey rather than the red Boston Nationals B (I can't believe that I didn't notice it when I was bidding!). The card has clearly been altered, as you can see a small white outline where the B was and a slight trace of red under the Cubs logo, which looks to have either been done with a sharpie or an ink well. I don't believe that the seller was deliberately trying to sell an altered card (there was no mention of the alternate jersey in the auction description and he has solid feedback, though only over a limited amount of time). My question to the forum members is whether I should ask for a full refund? I only needed 3 cards from the auction for my set and was planning on selling the other 3 (including the Beaumont) individually on ebay. I've included a scan, along with my regular Beaumont for comparison. Please let me know your thoughts. Another thing that interests me is whether this was a modern alteration, or something done perhaps by the original owner. Until I looked up Ginger Beaumont on Baseball-Reference.com, I didn't even realize that he played his final year (1910) for the Cubs. Perhaps a fan at the time decided that if the American Tobacco Company wasn't going to issue an updated card, that he would take matters into his own hand! Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Steve
I recently won a t-206 six card auction (ebay #230826922871) and when I received the cards, I was surprised to find that the Ginger Beaumont had a Chicago Cubs logo on the jersey rather than the red Boston Nationals B (I can't believe that I didn't notice it when I was bidding!). The card has clearly been altered, as you can see a small white outline where the B was and a slight trace of red under the Cubs logo, which looks to have either been done with a sharpie or an ink well. I don't believe that the seller was deliberately trying to sell an altered card (there was no mention of the alternate jersey in the auction description and he has solid feedback, though only over a limited amount of time). My question to the forum members is whether I should ask for a full refund? I only needed 3 cards from the auction for my set and was planning on selling the other 3 (including the Beaumont) individually on ebay. I've included a scan, along with my regular Beaumont for comparison. Please let me know your thoughts. Another thing that interests me is whether this was a modern alteration, or something done perhaps by the original owner. Until I looked up Ginger Beaumont on Baseball-Reference.com, I didn't even realize that he played his final year (1910) for the Cubs. Perhaps a fan at the time decided that if the American Tobacco Company wasn't going to issue an updated card, that he would take matters into his own hand! Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Steve