[Leon]

I would email once more and tell them that if they don't answer that email within 48 hours you will have no choice but to give them a negative for the transaction, and that you would prefer to work it out otherwise. Then, after 48 hours without a repsonse......neg.......I have only given 2-3 negs in my 10 yrs on ebay....all were for outright theft and the sellers, except for 1, were NARU'd.....

I assume the pen marks weren't microscopic and can plainly be seen with the naked eye......Good luck with the issue...

BTW, I got a nice card in the mail that didn't have a great scan, yesterday, via ebay. It was described as vg.....it has 2 pinholes and major creasing that couldn't be seen by the scan. That seller, who I know a fair bit, will be getting an email from me today about it....but he is a good guy and I am sure will take care of it.....it's only a $50 issue but still irked me when I saw the card in person.....There is absolutely no reason not to mention pinholes except to try to sell the item better (and a bit fraudulently, imo)......regards