The conversation continues.....
As stated I already gave the guy a refund and told him I didn't want the poster back. I'm glad to have sparked a thought provoking conversation.
He did send me pictures showing the damage and while I will never know for sure do not believe he was pulling a fast one. He stated the poster was for Bo Jackson (it was a Bo poster) to sign for a charity event.
As stated, Ebay's position on this is presumably clear - they will side with the buyer - right wrong or otherwise.
I stand by my earlier comment that my ultimate perspective after wrestling back and forth with it myself is it is a reasonable expectation that someone would open never opened old stock of an item like a poster (different in my mind than a pack of cards - or many other old unopened collectibles). As mentioned he could have purchased one that was not sealed - I think in a perfect world it would have been equitable to split the cost in some way, but given the Ebay factor - I didn't think it was worth the battle.
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