Posted By:
Al C.risafulliI disagree with Tim and T206 here.
To me, it looks like David didn't wait months to ask for the refund - he asked immediately. He was told by the seller (after some arguing and ignoring at least one email) that he could return the card for a refund. All that happened in late August, if you look at the dates.
David may have waited a bit to return the card, but the seller should have taken it back anyway. He knew it was coming back, told David to send it, and then refused it when it finally arrived. Considering that David sent the seller scans of the card back in August, he could have easily opened the package and compared the card to the scan, in an effort to make sure nothing more was done to the card during that extra time.
And I most definitely don't think of recoloring as a subtle alteration. Regardless of whether or not it takes a grading company to detect it, recoloring is typically an alteration that was made for purposes of deception. That's precisely what grading companies are for, and a buyer shouldn't be penalized for missing the alteration.
-Al