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Auction House Question
Posted By: James Gallo
So I would like some opinions about something that happened to me today at the Philly show. |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: rand
i dont know what the card is worth in an A holder. if its more than the $250 you paid then fine, if not, take your $250, and you are ahead. nobody asked you to spend $35 on getting it graded but it was worth the investment since the dealer was there to get your money back. the $35 is worth that aggravation. sometimes you win and loose on cards, i have made money and lost money, i am sure you had a card at some point you bought cheap and did well. its part of the game. regards |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: James Gallo
Rand, |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: Fred C
I figure if the card was trashed to begin with and there was a possible trim repair then I would have only expected to see the card in an AUTH holder, at best. Since the card wasn't repaired it could have gotten an SGC10 except it was trimmed which means the best it could get was an AUTH. I'd have been happy with the AUTH label because of the initial expectation. |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: rand
you bought the card ungraded with a desciption that easily could have warranted an A grade. if the card was gradeable the dealer would have had it graded because he also knows its worth more in a 1 holder. so you gambled, this time it didnt work out. i wanted to buy a used car once, before i did i brought to a mechanic and spent $35 for an inspection. i didnt buy the car, so $35 saved me $4000 and alot of headaches. if you didnt like the card and he refunded you it would be fine. you decided you needed 3rd party authentification and right away, so why should the dealer be on the hook, he didnt promise it would grade a 10. i understand if he was rude, but we are talking about dollars and cents. if the card got a 20 would you have thanked the dealer for selling you a great card? |
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Posted By: Fred C
Just out of curiosity, was the card an E90-1? |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: Dan Bretta
Looking at the card I wouldn't have expected that to grade anything but Authentic. The seller also doesn't state that it will grade and you bought it as is. IMO you should let it go. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
I agree that you should not have expected more than an Authentic, albeit for a different reason. But the seller showed poor customer skills, so I might stay away from him in the future. |
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Posted By: Scott Mt. Joy
I would prolly side with the dealer since he offered a full refund. If your not happy with it return it, the dealers not responsible if you win or lose in the grading game or the fees spent trying. His description sounds like an auth in any case. |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: bigfish
I am not sure what more you want from the seller? Full refund? What else do you want? |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: James Gallo
Fred- I knew by the pictures that card was not torn or repaired so I expected a SGC 10, therefore my expectations were not met because the card was altered. |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: Dan Bretta
The thing is so beat that I'm not sure why anyone would trim it. Just from looking at it I'm not even sure how anyone could expect to get a number grade on the card...even the auction description says that it may have been repaired which would automatically disqualify it from getting a number grade. I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill on this one. |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: Fred C
James, |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: rand
why post your problem if you dont want other people's opinions? why not just admit you thought you were smarter than the auctioneer? you thought you would get a bargain and you are pissed because the under bidder ran up the final price. after reading your last post, it is obvious you are stubborn and perhaps you were rude to the seller first. thats why he argued with you and finally decided to give you a refund because its not worth having you bid with him in the future. |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: James Gallo
Rand, |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: Jason
Seller offered a full refund and I don't see why they should pay for your grading fee. |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: Fred C
James, |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: Dan Bretta
James, I didn't see you getting the runaround so I can't comment on that. To me though buying a card in that poor of shape and the dealer stating that it's possible it was repaired should be a clue that the card is probably not going to grade. I can tell it was trimmed, but I don't know how you could tell from the pic that it wasn't repaired. |
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Auction House Question
Posted By: rand
James, i have been posting for 3 - 4 years. i just pick and choose when its time to make a comment or create a post. my last post was certainly more directive than the others, that is a direct result of you responding to the many other opinions that you are still right. |
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