I’ve bought a lot of cards on eBay and never had any problems until last week. I purchased two items from a seller (Pikachu Mario and Poncho Rayquaza). The Poncho one arrived just fine, but the Mario card wasn’t in the box. I noticed that the Poncho box was sealed with brown tape, while the Mario one had a layer of transparent tape placed over the brown tape. My guess is that someone opened the box and then re-sealed it with transparent tape.
I contacted eBay and filed a return for missing parts, since there was no option for “INAD.” eBay didn’t side with me and basically accused me of “making false claims.” I also appealed, but it didn’t work. I’ve bought many expensive cards before and never had any issues. This is the first time—after over 1,000 slabs—that I’ve had a problem, and this is how they handle it?
Be VERY careful when buying expensive cards! Be prepared to lose it all.
