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ChrisThe seller has requested I post the auction on here so I am doing that. Along with my issues as well as a better scan of the card(I hope better anyway.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5118599117&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT
In the listing Lee says no return on graded cards. I do not apply the grade just try to describe the card the best I can. He then lists all the card's good points but leaves off the part about the cut name. As I said, I by no means consider myself an expert on trimmed cards but feel this one is and if not, I feel if you are going to describe the card as best you can you should include the cut as well. I do not personally feel the Ebay scan is all that clear, In my scan, notice the gap in the holder and it also appears to slope. The most alarming thing to me was when I put another SGC T206 card on top of it and made sure the bottom was touching the bottom of the slab, you could see a large part of the other T206 under it. And I mean a large part. When I first Emailed Lee he replied
I am sorry that you are disappointed with the card. Part of the reason I send cards for grading is so I do not have to describe every detail of the card. I never thought the card was trimmed, especially since it was graded by SGC. (I normally do not take returns on graded cards, which is stated in the auction, but if you would like, return it and I will send you back the purchase price of the card.
Let me know what you plan on doing,
Lee). I countered with I didn't feel like he should make money off of me with the shipping and his new self insuring on a description I feel was misleading by leaving out this cut name but mentioning all the other good things. I offered for him to give me a refund of $34.16 which is the cost of the card and what his Ebay fees were as well as what he paid to ship with delivery confirmation. In other words, he is out nothing and I am out the cost of shipping both ways. He agreed and said he was disappointed that the auction said no returns and that he did not feel he was withholding anything.
As I said in the earlier post, my intention was not to sling mud and that is why I did not post the card or a scan but Lee Asked that I do so. As I originally said, I posted because I think it is a topic worth discussing. Lee offered a fair refund and for that I am thankful. I guess I am a little old school in that I, like Bryan, would always offer a refund if the customer was not happy. Especially given these cirumstances. He is out nothing and it's not like I am trying to get over on anybody. I bought a card that I had certain expectations of given the description and scan I had to go on and was unhappy with the card.