Whoever won OTEY-PSA DESIG FACTORY-PLEASE CONTACT ME

[willworkforT206]

For anyone who may have been wondering how this transaction turned out, here's what happended....

I was the winner of the auction that ended on 12/14/12. I promptly paid the seller and patiently waited...and waited...and waited. The last day of the expected delivery window was 1/8/13. When it didn't arrive in the mail on 1/8/13, I sent the seller a friendly inquiry asking for confirmation as to whether or not the card had been shipped. Less than 24 hours later I received the following response:

"Hi,
The card is getting sent back for grading (SGC) do due questionable authenticity.
in the mean time i will refund your money. Sorry for the inconvenience."

I immediately checked my Paypal account and found a refund for the full amount. I wasn't sure how to respond, so I never did. Then the next day, the seller provided me with ebay positive feedback.

I envisioned many scenarios, but this was certainly not one of them!

I'm nearly certain the card is authentic, so on one hand, I'm irked that the seller backed out of the transaction. But on the other hand, I'm glad I came out whole because for a while there it wasn't looking very good!

It sounds like he learned that SGC encapsulates blank backs and that he can probably get a lot more for it once it's authenticated. So watch for this card to hit the market again in an SGC holder! (Johnny - you'll get another chance at it!)

What would you do if you were me? Leave negative feedback because he back out of the transaction? Or just let it go since he voluntarily refunded my payment?

Thanks.

Steve