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Originally Posted by jimjim
Did you get to keep the item when you got a refund? That is my issue. I am being asked to return the item for a refund. I will be out the cost of the ticket and the dealer will most likely make a profit on the item. Does not seem very fair to me.
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But it is fair that you are given a full refund for the signature and get to keep the signed ticket, which you could then flip for a profit??? If Biggio is less than a $50 signature, I doubt that we would be having this discussion. But Biggio costs a $100 a throw (perhaps a tad higher for mail order) and did not sign the way you wanted. As another poster stated "it is his signature". Get creative with the display to salvage the ticket.
I can't tell you how many times a player has started to sign then stopped, only to start again. The few times when a sharpie or ballpoint pen went dry. I know fellow collectors whose paint pens exploded. Stuff happens. I gave Steve Carlton a piece of paper with the following request "414 HRS". He wrote 415 HRS. I said "no, no, it should be 414." He then wrote -1 under 415 underlined the -1 like a math equation and wrote 414. Followed by a smiley face and "I'm sorry." Was I ticked off? Not at all. I love it.
Biggio strikes me as the type of guy who would take his time with each request. The fact that his signature is almost perfectly centered under the Houston Astros shows that he took his time. Clearly, your instructions were not succinctly conveyed to Biggio.