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JoannDave,
I understand that you feel wronged, and even think that you have a point. There are two sides to this - the "seller disclosure side" and the "professional graders are responsible side". I think the balance may be more in your favor even though I can see how the seller may have missed the paper loss in a quick glance.
If I were you, I would be mad as hell no matter who was at fault - the seller or the grader. Bottom line is that you are the one that is out the money for now.
But ... I don't know if I would use this forum as a vehicle for an anti-seller campaign that will continue to escalate, as your last post suggested. We routinely warn others here of problematic sellers, but that's the extent of those posts - warning other collectors. I don't remember seeing one that was used as a "campaign" against a seller.
I also see that you have left the seller two negative feedbacks for apparently the same bad transaction. It looks like one of the negatives was left for a different purchase, but the complaint appears to apply to this transaction (unless there was a similar problem with that purchase also). So you were able to get your message out by another vehicle too.
I understand your frustration, but at some point I hope you cool off and reconsider use of this forum or thread against this seller. I think everyone here has been warned, and I myself will be sure to ask very clear questions of this seller in the future if I ever consider any of his auctions.
But I don't know if there's anyone here that hasn't opened a graded card and had that heart-sinking feeling of realizing that the card does not deserve the grade - and sometimes in a big way. Maybe not for as much money as you are out here, but similar experiences nonetheless. I now will usually be much more careful about graded cards for high dollars, regardless of seller, because of the exact same lesson learned the hard way - I made incorrect assumptions about the card based on the holder.
Just my two cents' worth, if it's even worth that.
Joann