Recent Ebay experience question

[vintagetoppsguy]

I don't understand why some people see a card that is short either one or both ways and automatically assume it's trimmed.

With a little bit of experience and a good loupe, it's easy to distinguish a factory cut from a non-factory cut.

A card can measure short and not be trimmed. Likewise, a card can measure just fine and still be trimmed.

If you look at a card that's short and automatically assume it's trimmed, then what do you think about the cards that are actually 1/8th of an inch oversized?

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

If you look at a card that's short and automatically assume it's trimmed, then what do you think about the cards that are actually 1/8th of an inch oversized?

Must be a "big shot" selling it

[Exhibitman]

There are bad sellers on eBay. They are relatively few and far between. There are lots of unprofessional people with poor communications skills and bad due diligence habits. Those people are usually the ones who get complaints and they are usually negligent rather than malicious. I always assume that the seller made an honest mistake. My first communication is polite, formal and clear. If that doesn't work, then I get medieval on the now-proven scumbag.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

There are bad sellers on eBay. They are relatively few and far between. There are lots of unprofessional people with poor communications skills and bad due diligence habits. Those people are usually the ones who get complaints and they are usually negligent rather than malicious. I always assume that the seller made an honest mistake. My first communication is polite, formal and clear. If that doesn't work, then I get medieval on the now-proven scumbag.

That's certainly a good and decent way to approach it. I have to laugh, though, because it seems lately I've only run into sellers of the malicious ilk.