Issue with lot a lot description - What is a "loose" spine?

[Shoeless Moe]

Was there some significance to the game its from? Not that that has anything to do with the price of tea in China, but is it really historic as you described in your initial post or just a regular season game?

[D. Bergin]

If the shipping process didn't do that, very likely it could have been separated in the process of packing, the paper appears that fragile.

Blame may lie in the shipping department of wherever that item came from. Either way, it's not in the condition anymore that it was pictured in, and if you paid any amount of money for it that you are not comfortable with having that particular program in that condition, you should request a refund and shipping costs if they want it back.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Was there some significance to the game its from? Not that that has anything to do with the price of tea in China, but is it really historic as you described in your initial post or just a regular season game?

Jackie's first career hit

[conor912]

Total BS. Something happened to that program between the time it was photoed for auction and the time you got it. Look at the left edge in the listing photo and the left edge now. There's a chuck above the middle staple gone and both right corners are missing. Personally, I would want every cent back.

[jerseygary]

I collect 1920's-40's scorecards and have hundreds of these Harry M. Stevens produced scorecards. They were printed on cheap paper and if not stored in ideal conditions over the decades deteriorated into a very brittle state. Some edges almost crumble in your hands. Like one of the members already said, the war and immediately postwar years saw particularly poor paper being made due to rationing.

That said, the description was misleading. As brittle as these things are, it's hard to imagine the handling that went on between the photograph of the interior scorecard section and when it arrived in the mail. Even if it did completely separate and completely fall apart somewhere in the handling process, you should have been notified before it was shipped to you.

I'd like to think the writer/auction house was ignorant of the correct terms used to describe the condition of books and ephemera. If that's not the case they were at fault and you should get your money back. While the hobby is not exactly flooded with millions of Jackie Robinson first hit scorecards, you shouldn't have too hard of a problem locating one in better condition with a more accurate description.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Was there some significance to the game its from?

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Jackie's first career hit

If the separated pages really bother you, here's a suggestion.

If doing so will not harm the pages, why not scan them?

Then, if you can't get a refund, sell the program yourself "as is" (of course, with full disclosure about its actual condition). This way you'll be able to recoup some, if not all, of the cost, and you'll still be able to "have" the program until a better copy comes along.

[Bugsy]

Thank you for all of the thoughtful responses. Just as a quick update, I have been in contact with the auction house and am working on a return right now. They are going to make a damaged in shipment claim.

Thanks again!

Chris