Battersbox ebay seller question on condition

[Lucas00]

Hi folks,

I'm on my Gil Hodges career run hunt for topps and bowman cards and I see Battersbox sells a ton of raw nice looking cards. Some of them look great and are listed in vg-ex condition. You can see the corners aren't perfect they're sometimes a bit oc I would agree the cards are ex looking usually. However they use this paragraph in the description of every card-


Please note if a card looks too nice for the grade that we have applied, there is a reason why. We can not possibly explain every flaw in the title on 250,000+ cards, but they are graded accurately. It is not realistic to expect a card that looks NM in the scan to be NM if we grade it VG-EX or lower,not to have a crease, wrinkle or some other problem.

A few cards they have I'm looking at do look like nice excellent cards that they say are vg-ex. And the price seems very fair. But I'm concerned I'll get them and they will have obvious creases that scans don't show, which is unfortunately extremely common on eBay with raw cards. How can they expect somebody to buy a card with that paragraph? These aren't $1 commons I'm looking at. I would think they would list if a hofer card from the 50s is creased or not.

I think people take GM for granted, the simple fact they say crease in the title makes me honestly bid with them much more than expected.

Please let me know your experience. Thanks

[yanksfan09]

I’ve bought a lot of raw cards from them building my 52 Topps set and 54 set. They’ve all been accurate to pictures from my experience and it’s cheaper when you buy directly from the website off eBay.

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by yanksfan09

I’ve bought a lot of raw cards from them building my 52 Topps set and 54 set. They’ve all been accurate to pictures from my experience and it’s cheaper when you buy directly from the website off eBay.

Thank you I appreciate the insight and the tip

[rand1com]

Their grading is accurate based on cards I have bought from them over the years to complete sets. They basically put that disclaimer in to cover them if they flat out miss something when grading the card which I am sure happens from time to time.

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by rand1com

Their grading is accurate based on cards I have bought from them over the years to complete sets. They basically put that disclaimer in to cover them if they flat out miss something when grading the card which I am sure happens from time to time.

Thank you for the testimony! Appreciated

[Jobu]

Never had an issue with them on Ebay, over the phone, or saying hi at their booth at the National. They also offer returns so if you aren't happy with any of the cards you can send them back.

[Lucas00]

Thanks for the all the replies. I bought a card from them 😄. They seem to be doing a free shipping promo of some kind (my card was free shipping on eBay) so it actually ended up cheaper to buy on eBay vs their website. I will report back when it arrives!

[jayshum]

I've bought plenty of cards from them over the years, and I've always been happy with how they grade their cards and their prices. If you get a card you don't think matches what you saw in the pictures, you can always return it with no problems. The same card is priced cheaper on their website than on eBay, but on their website, you have to order at least $100 to get free shipping. On eBay, it's a lower amount from what I remember, so if you're just buying q few cards, it may end up cheaper on eBay.

[ALBB]

Battersbox..always good with me

[jchcollins]

Never had a problem with BB cards and the condition they are described in. In the past when I have had questions, the email I send will sometimes be answered with a phone call. Very solid organization, IMO.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

I like dealing with these nice folks but you have to take their grading with a grain of salt, instead using the scans provided to make your own determinations.

Their note you mentioned regarding there being a reason why a nice looking card seems undergraded should be taken into consideration, however. Other grades, not so much in my experience. I generally concur with their raw grades about 70% of the time. Not terrible, I guess, but these are for raw grades only and not to be held up against PSA's grading system (whatever that might be at any given moment).

I do find them to be far too generous on grading when it comes to o/c cards, but are pleasantly strict when it comes to fairly assigning very low grades to cards that would otherwise look really great if not for something like a small tape stain on the back. I think we're all tired of nearly everyone else overgrading such cards, but these guys don't!




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[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Lucas00

so it actually ended up cheaper to buy on eBay vs their website. I will report back when it arrives!

Likely not so, since PA is charged sales tax on eBay and there's none when ordering through the site.

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Likely not so, since PA is charged sales tax on eBay and there's none when ordering through the site.

Actually didn't think of that. I ended up paying about 25 cents over what it would've been on the site. However, I checked out in a single click and didn't have to fill in any info or log into any payment providers like paypal. So I'd say those 25 cents even back out in my case.

[BearBailey]

I have dealt with them many times over many years and have had nothing but great experiences with them, consistently honest graders, my go to for building sets.

[Chris-Counts]

I've bought many cards from them, and I've always been satisfied. Their service is top-notch.