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Hey! First time posting, and an annoying one for me.
I recently bought a theme deck on ebay that was an auction from an individual seller, a single item, not hundreds in stock, not a ridiculously low price. Nothing to suggest I should be suspicious, but it turned out to be a fake.
As far as I can tell, the outer packaging, and the holo card visible through the front are real, but literally EVERYTHING else is fake. The pokemon coin has badly molded edges, and the cards are missing the black line visible on the edges between the layers of card. Some cards were packed in face up, others face down. Some even had excess paper and tears on one corner. The deckbox is so thin, and so much larger than the cards that they rattle around in it, and it doesn't even properly fit into the plastic packaging.
There's zero chance whatsoever that these cards are real.
Obviously, the seller is refusing a refund saying they bought it in a Smyths toy shop, and it was genuine. Should I just wait the 8 days and then escalate the case with ebay? Can anyone who's experienced this before give me some advice?
I recently bought a theme deck on ebay that was an auction from an individual seller, a single item, not hundreds in stock, not a ridiculously low price. Nothing to suggest I should be suspicious, but it turned out to be a fake.
As far as I can tell, the outer packaging, and the holo card visible through the front are real, but literally EVERYTHING else is fake. The pokemon coin has badly molded edges, and the cards are missing the black line visible on the edges between the layers of card. Some cards were packed in face up, others face down. Some even had excess paper and tears on one corner. The deckbox is so thin, and so much larger than the cards that they rattle around in it, and it doesn't even properly fit into the plastic packaging.
There's zero chance whatsoever that these cards are real.
Obviously, the seller is refusing a refund saying they bought it in a Smyths toy shop, and it was genuine. Should I just wait the 8 days and then escalate the case with ebay? Can anyone who's experienced this before give me some advice?
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