Recent Ebay experience question

[hcv123]

Firstly I think there are a number of assumptions being thrown around about the sellers integrity and the buyers "inadequacy" that are stories created in the minds of the people posting them.

I agree that what has been posted on both sides of the discussion are all possibilities, but far from the only ones. Here is an additional one - The seller in good faith listed the card and didn't notice the writing. The buyer looked, but didn't notice the writing either.

Without additional dialogue or information to start assuming fault or "fair resolution" is jumping the gun. At this point it seems fair to "assume" shared responsibility - While it would have been clearer and easier for bidders if the writing were mentioned in the description - it wasn't. There was however a clear scan posted that bidders could look at closely and decide for themselves what condition the card was in and ask questions or bid accordingly.

I think the first relevant question is money aside - do you want the card? Based on your original post I am guessing the answer is no. If that is the case I encourage you to own your own oversight and ask the seller if they are open to refunding you. If not, chalk it up to experience, resell the card and forgive yourself for being imperfect (that should be the biggest mistake you make in your life). If you can live with the writing (or consider erasing it as Al suggested) then chalk it up to experience, keep the card and forgive yourself for being imperfect.

In either case - hope any of that helps and have a great day!

[campyfan39]

Thanks for the input. I am going to keep it.

I think the lesson here for me is don't buy something only looking at the pictures on my phone. I think the smallness of the screen caused me to miss the writing and that would not have happened on my pc.

I am going to wait a few days and look for other feedback for recent purchases. I actually remember seeing a few Red Hearts when they were listed that had this same writing on them, one was a Mantle. I didn't bid or watch any of them. However, when I was bored at a car dealership waiting I searched my phone for "ending soonest" and saw it with about 2 minutes left and bid in a hurry, only seeing the pics on my phone and mainly going off the listing off EXMT.

As for "putting on my big boy pants" Ben must have trouble with reading comprehension. In my original post I clearly took responsibility for not looking closely enough.

[vintagetoppsguy]

I think it was a mistake on your part and the seller's part, and I believe the two of you honestly just overlooked it. It's not like the seller was trying to hide anything because he did provide a clear, close up scan. I could see it being intentional if they didn't provide a back scan.

I've been guilty of doing the same thing as a buyer. I'm a set builder and I've been at shows filling holes in sets and pick several cards just glancing through them quickly, and notice once I get home it has writing on the back or something else I've missed. I don't think it was intentionally done by the seller. After all, they do have a return policy.

The bottom line is this. If you're happy with the card, keep it. If not, return it for a refund as stated in the seller's description.

[Econteachert205]

As a seller and a buyer I've had this happen. If it were me I'd send a very friendly message explaining you want the card and that you understand it's your mistake but that also asking if the seller noticed the writing due to the grade they gave it. I've had sellers volunteer to discount/partial refund/take back the card and it will at least show them to be more careful in the future.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

Thanks for the input. I am going to keep it.

I think the lesson here for me is don't buy something only looking at the pictures on my phone. I think the smallness of the screen caused me to miss the writing and that would not have happened on my pc.

I am going to wait a few days and look for other feedback for recent purchases. I actually remember seeing a few Red Hearts when they were listed that had this same writing on them, one was a Mantle. I didn't bid or watch any of them. However, when I was bored at a car dealership waiting I searched my phone for "ending soonest" and saw it with about 2 minutes left and bid in a hurry, only seeing the pics on my phone and mainly going off the listing off EXMT.

As for "putting on my big boy pants" Ben must have trouble with reading comprehension. In my original post I clearly took responsibility for not looking closely enough.

I have no problem with reading comprehension. So if you took responsibility why are you on here asking if it is ok to return? Also if you have to come on here to ask I think you already knew the answer you just wanted someone to say it is ok to return it.

By the way I had more than 1 person PM me thanking me for my response in this thread because they wanted to say what I did but for some reason won't post it for everyone to see.

[Gr8Beldini]

When something like this happens, it is not fair to automatically assume that the seller is a slimeball. The numbers on the back are small; if he was breaking up a lot of cards to sell individually, this would be an easy flaw to miss. If you want your money back, drop him a line and ask about the misrepresentation. If he refuses to remedy the problem, then I would lean toward him being a slimeball. I doubt that will be the case though.