Dealt with eBay buyer who damaged their own card?
 

I recently sold a modern card on eBay. Nothing high dollars, it was for $80. I posted clear photos of the front and back. No damage in either photo because there was no damage to my card.

Guy buys it and then messages me asking for a return. He includes a photo of a crease in the card and claims I didn't disclose the damage in the auction.

Personally, I know this guy creased his card removing it from the case I sent it in. There is no other reasonable explanation and it didn't go through eBay authentication because of the sale price.

Instinct says best to just refund him and block him to avoid negative feedback. Is that the best option?

Yes return and block. I recently had a POS break and return a super rare bobblehead saying it arrived that way. In reality I would bet the farm he changed his mind as I packaged it to survive a truck running over it.

Block the person regardless if you accept the return.

There all kinds of scammers out there. It seems the lower the price an item sells for the more trouble with the buyer. People try to scam you even for a couple of bucks.

I recently had an experience where I listed a very poor vintage Mays card for $5. I had clear pictures of the condition and stated it was poor, etc. The person received it - stated it was in worse condition than the pictures - he then requested a partial refund. I said no, but I would gladly cancel the sale and refund his money upon return of the card. He said he wanted a partial refund and would keep the card. I said no - full refund and return the card. He said if I didn't agree to the partial he would leave negative feedback. I said no. He left negative feedback (the first in 20 years for me). I contacted ebay that he was extorting me for the partial refund and they removed the feedback. I blocked and wondered how many times he pulled this crap in the past.

The cheaper the card, the more difficulties with the sale. If you're positive you're being scammed - don't accept it laying down. Good luck and keep us posted.

I will just refund and block. I too am concerned with BS negative feedback. Even though I rarely buy or sell on eBay and have a huge history of transactions, that negative will sit at the top for longer than I'd like.

More truthful words have never been spoken.