hairyangryfella
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I won this Wilt Chamberlain INKredible auto off ebay - wilt chamberlain inkredible autograph - eBay (item 170659656508 end time Jun-29-11 08:50:19 PDT) - the seller stated it was mint, SBF who received it said it was gem mint. I was always going to send it to be graded and he was pretty confident it would get a high grade.
So he packaged it up exactly as per the Beckett guidelines and sent it off. Today I get this horrible email:
"Hello. I'm so Pissed right now, I don't know how your going to take it. I received the Wilt in the mail today. I swear to God when I had it here it was in mint condition I sent it out just the way they ask for it to be sent in a holder and two pieces of cardboard to hold it securely in the box. I get it the mail today from FedEx it has a light crease down the center and graded a 4!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!! I know the you spent a lot on it so I made damn sure it was packaged perfectly. I can not believe this. All other grades are 9.5 and the auto is a 10. I swear that light crease was not there when I mailed this package off to them."
And then to and fro emails from there I suggested that maybe Beckett damaged it themselves (rather than USPS like he was thinking) and he said:
"It looks as if it was damaged like they pulled the piece of cardboard up and it put the crease down the middle. That's exactly what it looks like now that brought that up. That is how they wanted it sento them and they don't know how to handle the cards like that. I will be in contact with them aswell. I'm going to try and find out a phone number for them.I don't wanna be doing *expletive* emailing back and forth with them I want to talk to somebody on the phone about this absolute outrage."
So he has tried to call and has left a message. Says he'll be calling them tomorrow until he gets hold of someone. I am just so absolutely devastated that the people grading your valuable cards don't even know how to unpack their own suggested way of packing, and damage your item!!
So he packaged it up exactly as per the Beckett guidelines and sent it off. Today I get this horrible email:
"Hello. I'm so Pissed right now, I don't know how your going to take it. I received the Wilt in the mail today. I swear to God when I had it here it was in mint condition I sent it out just the way they ask for it to be sent in a holder and two pieces of cardboard to hold it securely in the box. I get it the mail today from FedEx it has a light crease down the center and graded a 4!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!! I know the you spent a lot on it so I made damn sure it was packaged perfectly. I can not believe this. All other grades are 9.5 and the auto is a 10. I swear that light crease was not there when I mailed this package off to them."
And then to and fro emails from there I suggested that maybe Beckett damaged it themselves (rather than USPS like he was thinking) and he said:
"It looks as if it was damaged like they pulled the piece of cardboard up and it put the crease down the middle. That's exactly what it looks like now that brought that up. That is how they wanted it sento them and they don't know how to handle the cards like that. I will be in contact with them aswell. I'm going to try and find out a phone number for them.I don't wanna be doing *expletive* emailing back and forth with them I want to talk to somebody on the phone about this absolute outrage."
So he has tried to call and has left a message. Says he'll be calling them tomorrow until he gets hold of someone. I am just so absolutely devastated that the people grading your valuable cards don't even know how to unpack their own suggested way of packing, and damage your item!!