An eBay problem and call for advice from a quasi-neophyte

[danc]

I think the fact that the seller says he talked to eBay and the advice he got from them puts him in the clear, is flat out deceptive as well.

Ask him who he talked to. I'm sure after your e-mail, the first thing he did was contact eBay.

Ebay is designed to side with the buyer. I have had issues where the buyer was clearly wrong, but you bite your lip and do what is right as a seller. You just add to that Blocked Bidder list.

You don't make up stories that persuade you not to leave negative feedback (Oh I would have already) and it speaks volumes about this seller.

You are correct (even though you should have seen the scan as other potential buyers probably saw), but anyways, him not making mention of OC is incorrect on his part.

Good luck.

DanC

[M's_Fan]

Can you post a pic of the card? I'm curious to see how "OC" it is.

[Jim VB]

He gave us a link in post #16.

[dennis]

how could you not see that that card is off center, if it was a psa 6 that would be ok? did you look at that card? or do you buy the holder? if there was no pic shame on the seller, but with the picture provided shame on you. i do not think that the item was described is significantly different....it's the item pictured,and thats what you got.

[D. Bergin]

I hate to point out the obvious, but isn't the photo part of the description?

Granted, the seller is acting a bit shady and a refund should have been given when asked for, but "significantly not as described" seems a bit of a stretch for me.

That said, do what you have to do to get your money back. I would hope you would voluntarily send the card back after Paypal refunds your purchase however.

Maybe I'm just a bit peeved after having a couple photos returned a few weeks ago. Guy called me up and said, these weren't what I was expecting. "Did you look at the nice big photos I provided in the auction description?". "No" he said.

"Ok, send them back and I'll refund you" I said, along with a polite request to take a good look at the pictures next time you bid.

[GrayGhost]

To me, tho the seller was being a bit "shifty" the entire description includes photos, so you should look at everything, description and photos, and not take the "written word" only. Obviously, you rushed, and were excited about maybe getting a good deal. I guess its a lesson learned.

[slidekellyslide]

I can't even imagine a scenario where I would just bid on an ebay auction without looking closely at the picture. The guy should have listed the card as OC, but it's so obvious that I don't see what your complaint is here.

[Tcards-Please]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

I can't even imagine a scenario where I would just bid on an ebay auction without looking closely at the picture. The guy should have listed the card as OC, but it's so obvious that I don't see what your complaint is here.

That was my point in my post. You can clearly see that the picture is off center. I guess the seller should have just provided a picture and said "this is the card you are receiving" and leave it at that.

[Kawika]

Plain as the balls on a tall dog. One look at the card and you're just splitting hairs about the lack of consistent verbiage in the description. Blame yourself, not the seller.
PS. No need apologize for collecting a '57 Topps Mays. One of the Hobby's iconic cards imho.

[Mikehealer]

The item listing and description!! I didn't know you were supposed to read about the item. Just look at the pictures, saves a lot of time. By the way you got a nice card. Congratulations.

[ibuysportsephemera]

I agree with the last few posts that there is some responsibility by the buyer. However, IMO it is the job of the seller to disclose (in at least the description) that the card is oc. By not doing this he deserves to have an upset buyer. In this case I think that the seller is "more wrong than the buyer". Just this experienced eBay sellers 2¢.

[H_T_Davis]

From the start, I have realized that this whole thing could have been avoided by my being more attentive and less hurried. The only thing that I'll say in my defense is that this is a commodity card, not some rare find in exceptional condition and I must have bid on a dozen before I won this one. And if another is up for sale tonight at the right price, I'll bid on it too. Not a justification, but an explanation why I apparently wasn't 100% focused on the task at hand. I clearly share the blame for this, which is why I offered to eat all of the shipping costs if he would take the card back. I would be penalized monetarily for not paying attention and he would lose nothing (unless he counts losing a sucker buyer as a loss, but that would take an admission on his part).

I don't hate oc cards, I hate being taken advantage of. Since I've been away for a while, I wanted to check here to see just how accepted this sort of stuff is nowadays and the many responses give me a feel for it. He used his cunning to get me to pay more for the card than it was worth. I'm going to use mine to try to get my money back.