Just gotta vent about my horrible "Luck."
I actually started off lucky, by pulling a National Treasures Andrew Luck Patch Autograph Rookie #/99, then because of the ridiculous prices of busting things nowadays, I figured now would be the best time to sell it to get the most on my return...posted it on the bay and got close to $1,500 for it, more or less the going price. Mailed it out in a magnetic holder, painters tape along the top just to ensure it doesn't come loose during shipping and in a team bag, in a bubble envelope placed in a priority flat rate envelope...transaction done.
Just got messages by the buyer that the edges are good, corners are good, BUT, the top of the patch area is damaged. So now he wants either a full refund, or a partial refund. Well. The card left me with no visible damage, maybe some edge wear around, the patch area, but nothing major nor unexpected from this product. nothing like a dented patch area or anything really visible unless you're inspecting it closely...sorry, I'm currently on a trip and can't post a scan of it. So I told him to send the item back to me and I'll refund him his purchase price plus shipping, but I won't refund him partially and it has to reach me before I issue a refund.
I get the fact that someone who is plopping down money like that would want a truly pristine item, but I really think that it wasn't damaged when I mailed it out, and there really was no way that it could have been damaged in the shipping. So the only thing I can think of is that this guy is being way too sensitive about the condition (which I totally get for that price), or he's trying to fish for a partial refund so that he can resell it for a small profit. Im just hoping that because I'm asking for the card back, he doesn't just go and ruin the card in order to get his money back because I'm positive it didn't leave my hands damaged to the point of asking for a refund. Either way you look at it, I'm totally going to be out $1,500...
So what should have been a pull of a life time, is now ending up to be one big headache...and what started out as being some good "Luck" is slowly turning into some bad "Luck." Sigh...
I actually started off lucky, by pulling a National Treasures Andrew Luck Patch Autograph Rookie #/99, then because of the ridiculous prices of busting things nowadays, I figured now would be the best time to sell it to get the most on my return...posted it on the bay and got close to $1,500 for it, more or less the going price. Mailed it out in a magnetic holder, painters tape along the top just to ensure it doesn't come loose during shipping and in a team bag, in a bubble envelope placed in a priority flat rate envelope...transaction done.
Just got messages by the buyer that the edges are good, corners are good, BUT, the top of the patch area is damaged. So now he wants either a full refund, or a partial refund. Well. The card left me with no visible damage, maybe some edge wear around, the patch area, but nothing major nor unexpected from this product. nothing like a dented patch area or anything really visible unless you're inspecting it closely...sorry, I'm currently on a trip and can't post a scan of it. So I told him to send the item back to me and I'll refund him his purchase price plus shipping, but I won't refund him partially and it has to reach me before I issue a refund.
I get the fact that someone who is plopping down money like that would want a truly pristine item, but I really think that it wasn't damaged when I mailed it out, and there really was no way that it could have been damaged in the shipping. So the only thing I can think of is that this guy is being way too sensitive about the condition (which I totally get for that price), or he's trying to fish for a partial refund so that he can resell it for a small profit. Im just hoping that because I'm asking for the card back, he doesn't just go and ruin the card in order to get his money back because I'm positive it didn't leave my hands damaged to the point of asking for a refund. Either way you look at it, I'm totally going to be out $1,500...
So what should have been a pull of a life time, is now ending up to be one big headache...and what started out as being some good "Luck" is slowly turning into some bad "Luck." Sigh...