First and foremost, BE PATIENT! Just sit back and wait to see if the card arrives. If after a week there is no message from the seller and nothing arrives or shows up as being shipped on eBay then simply ping the seller with something simple like, "just curious as to when the card shipped, so I know when to expect it". The more you antagonize the seller, the more likely you are to raise his concerns or make him question about sending the card or not. Also, if he is an honest seller and he sends the card then each message from you is going to be an unpleasant reminder about how much he lost on the sale of the card. So just sit tight and wait until the time passes that eBay allows you to open up a case, and hope that the card arrives before that time.
One recommendation I would have is to actually video record the opening of the package. The only reason I state this is because the seller could theoretically send a different item or empty envelope and have tracking that shows it was shipped and delivered. Thus when you open an eBay claim it will be tougher to get refunded since their will be a deliver record. Hopefully that doesn't happen, but I have heard of it happening before.
One final thing to keep in mind...put yourself in the seller's situation and think about how you might (honestly) react. I think most people would say that they would send the card and just take the loss over the money, however if they were really in the situation they might think the other way. It really depends on how much money we are talking about. You said you paid 1.5% of book for a card the usually sells for much more. If you're talking about a $100 card that you paid $1.50 for that normally sells for $10-$20 then most people might not care as much about the loss. However if you're talking about a $500 card that you paid $7.50 for and it normally sells for over $100, then it will be hard for most people to deliver on those goods.
One recommendation I would have is to actually video record the opening of the package. The only reason I state this is because the seller could theoretically send a different item or empty envelope and have tracking that shows it was shipped and delivered. Thus when you open an eBay claim it will be tougher to get refunded since their will be a deliver record. Hopefully that doesn't happen, but I have heard of it happening before.
One final thing to keep in mind...put yourself in the seller's situation and think about how you might (honestly) react. I think most people would say that they would send the card and just take the loss over the money, however if they were really in the situation they might think the other way. It really depends on how much money we are talking about. You said you paid 1.5% of book for a card the usually sells for much more. If you're talking about a $100 card that you paid $1.50 for that normally sells for $10-$20 then most people might not care as much about the loss. However if you're talking about a $500 card that you paid $7.50 for and it normally sells for over $100, then it will be hard for most people to deliver on those goods.
Collecting John Stockton, Karl Malone, Ivan Rodriguez, Gary Carter & UF player rookie year cards. Plus Jedd Gyorko rookie and prospect cards.
Jedd Gyorko 2010-2013: Have 329/419 including 1/1s
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Jedd Gyorko 2010-2013: Have 329/419 including 1/1s
Wantlist: http://sites.google.com/site/sportscardsite/set-needs/