Need advice - what do I do? (FULLY RESOLVED, updated 7-6)

[Edwolf1963]

Originally Posted by Sean1125

Contact the dealer and return the item for a refund.

There are no other options. Don't try to rationalize them.

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[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Edwolf1963

+1

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[mrvster]

my only question....."what was the seller thinking ???????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????

[njdunkin1]

Originally Posted by Sean1125

Contact the dealer and return the item for a refund.

There are no other options. Don't try to rationalize them.

Originally Posted by bbcard1

Contact the seller for a full refund. I love the Shag card and it is rarer than most T206s, but there are plenty of them out there.

Originally Posted by JeremyW

That looks like a mess. How was it packaged (box, envelope, etc.)? How did the tape come into contact with the card?

Originally Posted by mrvster

my only question....."what was the seller thinking ???????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????

Thank you for the responses, everyone. I will contact the seller now and ask to return the item, and request a full refund. Hopefully another one surfaces for a reasonable price such as this one
Jeremy W - it was a big mess, even to start. It came in a Priority Mail Flat Rate envelope (which did not fit the size of the cardboard card protector), and had this holder inside.
MrVster - I have no idea! I concluded that the seller is most likely an antiquities/collectibles dealer, but had little to no knowledge of cards, much less T206s. I will post the auction link if you folks would like - however, I don't think it is necessary. I assume this was just a simple mistake.
NJ

[jfkheat]

I would file a "item not as described" claim through Ebay. If you try dealing directly with the seller they may want you to pay for return shipping and there is no guarantee that you will get a refund once they have the card.
James

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by jfkheat

I would file a "item not as described" claim through Ebay. If you try dealing directly with the seller they may want you to pay for return shipping and there is no guarantee that you will get a refund once they have the card.
James

late to this party, but I disagree with this advice. Twice I've had items not as described, and reached out to the seller first. One time we had a back-and-forth until they stopped replying, one time no reply at all. In both cases, ebay looked at my messages, saw that I was trying to be fair about the whole thing, and handled my cases well.

Ken

[unamuzd1]

Agreed. Returning for a refund may be painful (the card had such great color!), but there are other Shags out there. You're clearly searching the right way, since that one stayed off a lot of people's radars. You'll find another, and it won't have a corner's worth of the front ripped off.

[njdunkin1]

Originally Posted by jfkheat

I would file a "item not as described" claim through Ebay. If you try dealing directly with the seller they may want you to pay for return shipping and there is no guarantee that you will get a refund once they have the card.
James

May be a way to avoid fees..I shall look into it. Thank you James!

Originally Posted by unamuzd1

Agreed. Returning for a refund may be painful (the card had such great color!), but there are other Shags out there. You're clearly searching the right way, since that one stayed off a lot of people's radars. You'll find another, and it won't have a corner's worth of the front ripped off.

I was saddened, as well - the color was fantastic. Only piece holding this card back is that crease across the front. Either way, hope things turn out well. Another one will show up at some point or another :]

[egbeachley]

While infrequent, when this happens to me I contact the seller to return, explain the situation, then add "condition is extremely important for card collectors and with this additional damage it's not worth ($price) anymore". They usually volunteer a certain amount to refund. If good, take it. If not, return it.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

I have no problem requesting a partial refund for a fair amount, but if the seller isn't interested then you obviously have to return it. If, as a seller, I screwed up somehow, I wouldn't mind someone throwing some options on the table.

[philliesfan]

Just something to consider if you really want the card. Use a hot iron to place on the taped area. Sometimes the heat will loosen the adhesive and allow it to be pulled off without paper loss but you must peel when the tape is still hot. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK AS I DO NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE IF IT DOES NOT WORK.
Good Luck,
Robert

[CW]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

Just something to consider if you really want the card. Use a hot iron to place on the taped area. Sometimes the heat will loosen the adhesive and allow it to be pulled off without paper loss but you must peel when the tape is still hot. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK AS I DO NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE IF IT DOES NOT WORK.
Good Luck,
Robert

To the OP, if it's not too late, I might recommend something similar to this, but much less hot (like a hair dryer or a heat gun on low setting).