Question for RAW card sellers?

[joeadcock]

I would probably take the card back as you indicate. I would then from now on indicate in the description that you do not take returns(IF YOU DO not want to take returns). Personally, I would take the card back(as I am sure you would) because you did not intend to sell a trimmed card. This of course is assuming that it really happened as the buyer says.

Also in the interest of maintaining good feedback, you may want to take the card back.

Frank

[shaunsteig]

personally, I consider any raw card that I purchase on ebay at risk for not grading. generally I do hope it's authentic and not a reprint, but I make no assumptions that it hasn't been trimmed or otherwise altered. and the nicer the card's appearance, or the more high-profile the player, the more skeptical I am. the only exception that I make -- ie to rely that the card is authentic -- is for high-volume, well-reputed sellers who explicitly state in the description that they're guaranteeing it to grade (and even then, their wording sometimes doesn't guarantee against an 'A'). so unless I see the seller state a guarantee explicitly against trimming (or other alteration), then I don't assume it myself.

which is a long-about way of saying: buyer beware for raw cards on EBay. Thus, as a seller, if you didn't put any guarantees in your description, then you shouldn't have to accept any return.

(the limiting factor would be if you were worried that the buyer would give you a negative feedback, in which case it may be worth taking back the card in order to avoid that possibility. judgment call then on your part.)

hope that helps.

[HRBAKER]

I guess if you want to be known for selling trimmed cards and not saying so that would be a good program.

[rdixon1208]

That's a tough one. I hope some of the guys that only deal with raw cards chime in. I agree with a previous poster....when I buy a raw card online I always go into the deal knowing that there's a chance that the card may have been doctored in some way. I usually buy low grade cards so it's not as much of an issue.....I don't expect someone to trim a common T206 with a couple of creases, and if they do, I don't really care. But for me it's hard to imagine that anyone of us can detect every alteration. That being said, what happened here could happen to anyone. It's almost like a game of hot potato.

[Bridwell]

Buyers have all the power on ebay. If you don't make him happy with a refund or return, he will hit you with negative feedback. A few negatives and your reputation will suffer with other buyers. It's tough to be a seller on ebay. Tough to have to give in if somebody is unhappy. To make matters worse, somebody else could submit that same card for grading and it might get a number grade next time! Fortunately, this type of thing doesn't happen too often. If it were me, I'd give a full refund and be done with it.

[Leon]

When I sell a card it is with the assumption, and guarantee, that it will grade numerically, unless otherwise stated in my description. That should really go for anyone selling raw cards. Just my opinion.....

edited to add that I doubt my opinion coincides with the law but it's just the way business should be done imo.

[chaddurbin]

what kind of world do we live in where buyers have to assume there's something wrong with raw cards and sellers questioning whether they should take back altered cards?

[Matthew H]

I think people read too much into feedback rating. If a seller has 1000 feedback scores, who cares if a few are negative? I sure don't. It takes too long two search through positives to find the negatives. I have spent time searching only to find ridiculous feedback such as "card would not cross-over" or "card took 2-weeks to get to me" I really don't look too much anymore. I have only had to open one case with ebay and that seller had 100% positive.

I think "card came back trimmed" would be awful feedback to have. You should really try to avoid that.

[timzcardz]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

I think people read too much into feedback rating. If a seller has 1000 feedback scores, who cares if a few are negative? I sure don't. It takes too long two search through positives to find the negatives.

Not if you use toolhaus.org