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Russ BrightThe problem is, I thought I was buying one card, and it ended up being ENTIRELY another card. I thought it was a tough variation I needed for a fair price. I ended up paying 2 times more than actual value for a normal (not variation that I already have 2 copies of) graded T205 card.
I checked on ebay (and cardpricer and vintagecardprices) and the card in the condition i bought it in has gone anywhere from 88-140 dollars. If i were to list it on ebay I would lose money. If i were to sell it on B/S/T, i would be hard pressed to get anywhere NEAR what I paid for it. People here are generally informed, and it would be very hard to pass this off.
I understand that it was my fault thinking that it was the wrong card. It was my fault to not ask for scans. I read what I wanted to read. The instant I recieved the card I was writing an e-mail explaining my mistake to the seller. It's not that I changed my mind. i thought i was buying another card then the one that I recieved.
Originally the seller told me anything over 200 would buy the card. I send 240 for shipping and insurance because i was so excited to be picking up the rare variation and wanted to make sure that I would get the card. Only to find out it wasn't the rare variation at all.
All around i did bad things in this transaction. I understand that. It would have been nice for the seller to offer me something more than "I'm sure you'll find someone who wants it on B/S/T"
I get paid 1600 dollars a month (once a month), and between rent (750) and student loans (420), i'm already cutting into food money when I make a card purchase. If i decide to forgo eating for a week or 2 to supplement my collection, that's fine with me. But when I feel ripped off and am still starving... it just burns...