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Posted By: davidcycleback

With ungraded cards, a legitimate dealer will allow the buyer to return the card is there if something signficantly wrong with the card-- trimmed, recolored, etc. If a buyer wants a special condition/special time frame deal, he can talk to the seller about that before purchase or bidding. There's nothing wrong with asking. If a buyer wants a guarantee that a card will grade PSA 8, he can purchase a PSA 8.

If you purhased a raw card that was soon after judged to be altered and ungradable by SGC, a legitimate dealer would allow a return/refund.

As far as fakes go (sold a reprint instead of advertised real T206 Cobb), a reputable seller will give you your money back. If you wait 6 years to return, the dealer may not remember the sale or card, but he would allow return of a fake after 30 days.

If you ask and find out who are reputable Pre-War card sellers, the ones with good reputations amongst fellow collectors, you should have no problem, whether or not the number 30 is in their return policy.

Consignment auctioneers, include reputable ones, typically have shorter return periods as they are on a tight schedule. They are selling the items for other people, people expect to get their dough asap.