Latest card grading scam

[RobertGT]

Perhaps I should have been clearer. Yes I believe the card itself has been damaged, as there are now two pretty severe looking cracks pressing the plastic case directly onto the surface of the card.

I haven't broken the card out to determine exactly, but I'm fairly certain there would at least be a minor scratch on the surface - which is why the buyer returned the card to me. This means a card graded 8.5 is probably at best a 6 now.

Also, I did ship the card between two pieces of cardboard. They were not "heavy duty" as in plywood - but cardboard cut from a regular USPS shipping box. And I still got two major cracks.

So you tell me - scam or not?

[insidethewrapper]

I've had one card in a PSA holder damaged via USPS and it was in a bubble mailer. It was completely cracked from side to side. The dealer I bought it from took it back and replaced it with other cards on my wantlist. So it does happen on occasion.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by RobertGT

Perhaps I should have been clearer. Yes I believe the card itself has been damaged, as there are now two pretty severe looking cracks pressing the plastic case directly onto the surface of the card.

I haven't broken the card out to determine exactly, but I'm fairly certain there would at least be a minor scratch on the surface - which is why the buyer returned the card to me. This means a card graded 8.5 is probably at best a 6 now.

Also, I did ship the card between two pieces of cardboard. They were not "heavy duty" as in plywood - but cardboard cut from a regular USPS shipping box. And I still got two major cracks.

So you tell me - scam or not?

You’ll probably never know either way. At this point, you should just probably remove the card from the holder.

Examine the card closely and if it looks to be undamaged, send it in again for re-grading. Who knows, maybe this time it will come back a 9?

If it looks damaged, chalk it up as a loss, block the bidder and move on.