Childhood or adulthood rip off stories

[Ronnie73]

It was 1990 and i was 17. I went to the local baseball card shop and saw a nice pile of 1989 upperdeck ken griffey jr rookies. They were $15 each and i had $50 so i bought 3. The store owner took the whole pile out, which was about 40 of then each in a ridged card holder and sleeve. I picked out the best centered ones. After i got outside with them, i noticed all 3 cards had the same crease in them. I went back in the store and wanted a refund and was told i must have creased them myself or switched the cards with ones i already had. I asked to see the pile of cards in the case again and was told no. A few years later, i was able to sell the three cards with the creases for $25 each since mint cards were going for over a hundred. I never went back to that store and they eventually closed down a few years later.