[y2hood]

*deep breath* *gagging from smell emanating from envelope*

Above are front and back scans I took of this Kevin Reddick card I purchased (he's a recent UDFA for the Saints). The text of the listing refers to it as "NM/Mint." Ok, fine, I can accept different people call different things "near mint." I'm not unreasonable. My gripes are as follows:

1. Not related to card condition but upon opening the envelope the smell of *heavy* smoke came from inside. I have read arguments about this issue back and forth on card forums, and I stand by the opinion of I shouldn't have to hold my breath to open my mail.

2. Between the bottom left where the Upper Deck logo is and the k in Kevin is heavy surface scratches.

3. Upper right and lower right corners are damaged.

4. The bottom edge has some obvious flaws.

5. Above the bottom edge the card stock is peeling.

6. On the back where the ER is in Lettermen there's a major indention in the card (which won't show up on the scan unfortunately).

The seller has a "no return policy" and has previous negative feedback for issue #1. Otherwise is feedback is remarkable. I know as a fellow seller what a b**** a negative buyer experience can be.

So I guess what I'm doing is looking for validation or condemnation from my fellow collectors.

Also, is it enough to reseal the envelope and put a "return to sender" or do I need to print a new shipping label? I'm not keeping this thing. He's going to have to issue a refund per the buyer protection policy. His attitude pretty much is going to determine negative/neutral, barring one of you fine gentlemen or ladies recruiting me to a better mindset.