Bulk Lot Purchase comes up short.

[buymycards]

Is this any different than if they advertised a full set and there were some commons missing? Did their employee really count these cards, or did he just guess? They need to stand behind their auctions. If they were 14% short, then they owe you 14%. As for the shipping, it isn't your problem if they underestimated the shipping charges and didn't charge you enough.

Tell them you will have the cards in the mail right away and you expect a full refund for the cards, the buyers premium and shipping both ways. I'll bet they will come up with the 10% that you are asking for.

Rick

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Is this any different than if they advertised a full set and there were some commons missing? Did their employee really count these cards, or did he just guess? They need to stand behind their auctions. If they were 14% short, then they owe you 14%. As for the shipping, it isn't your problem if they underestimated the shipping charges and didn't charge you enough.

Tell them you will have the cards in the mail right away and you expect a full refund for the cards, the buyers premium and shipping both ways. I'll bet they will come up with the 10% that you are asking for.

Rick

Exactly, they owe you...it was their mistake, not yours.

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Is this any different than if they advertised a full set and there were some commons missing?

I think there's definitely a difference. This listing gave an estimated total number of cards where they specified that it was an approximate figure - a complete set is a complete set. If even one common is missing, it's not what it was advertised to be.

[conor912]

At the end of the day, they either:

A) counted them correctly (860 cards) and then chose to grossly exaggerated "approximately 1000".....dishonest, no mistake
B) counted them incorrectly....honest mistake, but still their mistake
Or C) lied about counting them in the first place

None of these 3 should be acceptable to any buyer.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Thank you all for the advice, it certainly appears to have just been an honest mistake by the AH, as they were indeed financially accountable for their mistake and reimbursed me for the balance of the cards.

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

Thank you all for the advice, it certainly appears to have just been an honest mistake by the AH, as they were indeed financially accountable for their mistake and reimbursed me for the balance of the cards.

Excellent, glad it worked out for you.

Jeff

[Leon]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

Thank you all for the advice, it certainly appears to have just been an honest mistake by the AH, as they were indeed financially accountable for their mistake and reimbursed me for the balance of the cards.

It's always good to hear of positive outcomes.

[bobbyw8469]

I remember one time I won some cards from Lew Lipset that WERE NOT as advertised. They were raw, and at least two grades off from what they were touted as. When I brought them to his attention, I was blocked (which was fine with me, as I had no intention of bidding with him ever again anyway). Lew hasn't had an auction in over two years. Point being, if an auction house is pretty shady, or doing crappy stuff like what you mentioned, chances are real good, that they won't be around much longer anyway. Karma has a way of weeding out the bad ones.

[felada]

I'm pretty sure poor customer service and over grading is not the reason lew has not had an auction in two years