Returning Cards to Heritage?

[atx840]

HA vs in hand.

[Casey2296]

Holy crap Chris! That's more than just a Deans filter enhancement, what's HA's position on that?

[Golfcollector]

Starting to smell like a need for BODA investigation on Blowout..

These scans are DISTURBING!

[atx840]

Living in Canada it took a good month to get to me and in the interim I had made a trade that included it based on the HA scans. Well, when I got it in hand I had to call the other party (long-time collectors and board members) and send them my own images just to make sure they were aware. The deal still went through but I was not impressed.

[Seven]

Does not make me feel the best about my most recent win in their auction.

[Johnny630]

Buyer Beware As Always Nobody Other then Yourself is going to have your back in this industry. It’s the wild Wild West all the way around.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

Buyer Beware As Always Nobody Other then Yourself is going to have your back in this industry. It’s the wild Wild West all the way around.

Perhaps. But I would say joining this community has been the best thing for me in the hobby in 10 years. Some upright ethical collectors here. And the sheriff kicks out the rubbish when he is alerted.

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[Seven]

For frame of reference here is the image that heritage provided for the card I just won. Lets hope it looks close to that. I know their shipping process takes a good amount of time, will keep you all posted.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by atx840

HA vs in hand.

Wow, I would definitely be disappointed to see the card show up with so many creases after seeing that scan.

Edd*e Sm*th

[brob28]

Originally Posted by atx840

HA vs in hand.

I'm sorry to all the Heritage supporters, but that is B.S! Just too blatant to ignore for me, seems like buying from them is a crap shoot based on the scans shown. A hard pass for me.

Might as well give a shout out to REA - anytime I've asked for more scans or had questions they're right on it. Even worked with me on a concern I had with a low dollar card purchased in one of their auctions.

Still can't get over the difference in those scans Chris!

Bill Roberts

[Peter_Spaeth]

Nothing new -- people have been complaining forever that Heritage's pics hide/downplay some types of defects. This is one of the more egregious examples I've seen but there have been others for sure.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Nothing new -- people have been complaining forever that Heritage's pics hide/downplay some types of defects. This is one of the more egregious examples I've seen but there have been others for sure.

I've already assumed the worst with the 52 Bowman Mantle I just bought, now we have to play the waiting game to see what it actually looks like. If it's bad, they'll get a strongly worded email from me, not that it will do much, but at least it will make me feel better. But lets hope for the best.

[JeremyW]

Aren't there laws about fair representations?

[brob28]

Originally Posted by Seven

I've already assumed the worst with the 52 Bowman Mantle I just bought, now we have to play the waiting game to see what it actually looks like. If it's bad, they'll get a strongly worded email from me, not that it will do much, but at least it will make me feel better. But lets hope for the best.

I hope it all works out for you James. For me personally, I don't have the time or inclination to deal with an AH that plays such games. Still trying (perhaps foolishly) to keep this hobby fun and avoid hassles as best I can.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by brob28

I hope it all works out for you James. For me personally, I don't have the time or inclination to deal with an AH that plays such games. Still trying (perhaps foolishly) to keep this hobby fun and avoid hassles as best I can.

I never saw this original thread in the first place, I assumed Heritage to be reliable and what actually made me want to use them even more was the fact that the scans they offered appeared to be very high quality. Also seeing what 1's and 1.5's of the 52 Bowman have been going for, I thought I got a good deal (I still think I did) all that being said, it's defintely disheartening that they play these games and going forward I do not think I will use them, for cards at least, for the foreseeable future.

[ullmandds]

I am not a big seller but I have dealt with a handful of the major auction houses:

Golden
REA
Goodwin(RIP thankfully)
Sterling
Heritage
Love of the Game

Everyone is going to have different experiences based on what they are consigning...their relationship with the house, etc.

I've had lukewarm experiences with most that I've dealt with. I don't want to have to hound these folks to get paid...but I have had to with most. Should I have to wait over a month for payment because the winner went over the time limit the AH allows to pay? I don't think so yet this has happened.

Sterling is my favorite AH to deal with...I know Lee well...he's closeby...I can always get in touch with him if I need to...and I've never ever had an issue.

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by atx840

HA vs in hand.

OMG!!
That's the kind of photoshopping I would expect to see on a Match.com photo, with the bottom photo being the lady you actually meet.

[Seven]

After patiently waiting I finally got my winnings from Heritage today. I have to commend them for how well it was packaged. The card was placed inside a larger cardsaver, which was then bubble wrapped and placed in a decently large box with packing peanuts.

I was very nervous as I was opening it, I'm not going to lie, especially seeing some comparisons to what their cards look like on their website as opposed to in hand. However the worrying was for nothing and I breathed a sigh of relief. Here's a picture below of the card, the crease going through Mantle's arm is not nearly as pronounced as I was worried about. This did teach me a lesson though, always check with Net54 before purchasing anything!

[atx840]

Very good to hear and nice looking card!

[Tabe]

Definitely a nice card. Looks like Heritage's listing accurately reflected the card you'd be getting.

[chadeast]

Heritage image on the left, my scan on the right. I just got this card. Notice the creasing in the lower left.

[rand1com]

Good luck. I guarantee you that somewhere in their rules it states that graded cards are not returnable but I totally agree that is terrible that they doctored the scan/pic to that level.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by chadeast

Heritage image on the left, my scan on the right. I just got this card. Notice the creasing in the lower left.

Wow, that is just straight up photoshopping.