what % of the cards you win on ebay are as described?

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Posted By: John

My experience has been a little better, but it is obviously the bad examples that stand out in one's memory. I would say about two of three transactions have been positve for me, with cards arriving in stated condition or a little better. Most of the rest are close (overepresented in the description by a grade or less which can be written of to the subjective nature of our hobby). I have had about ten transactions that have been awful, and in each case I blame myself for not asking for a better description or for buying from a seller that normally did not deal in cards. The only time in 600+ transactions or so that I felt I was intentionally duped I purchased what appeared to be and EX-MT 1952 Bowman Large Bobby Layne. The card had staple holes in the center when it arrived that the seller claimed he "was not aware of" when the card was sent. Usually when I see cards listed in auctions that are obviously overgraded by the seller I stay away.