Long story short, sniped a nice holo expedition charizard for $70 a week or so ago, card listed as shipped no big deal. Mind you, this seller has 840+ Feedback.
Few hours later, I see a message and cancellation notice from this seller…
"i am writing to tell you that I have to refund you. I had my young nephew over and while my I was in the other room he played with a few of my cards and unfortunately ruined your card and about 10 others that I had planned on listing.
I wish I had another one I could give you but I don’t. I will refund you the full amount plus a little something for your trouble. Thank you,
Chris"
I’m not new, i’ve heard this before, so I assumed that someone had offered more to cancel my order… So I asked them to show me a picture of the damaged cards because I am pretty sure they sold it to someone who offered more in a message… sure enough…
“Okay you caught me and it is not ethical. You are completely right. I have never done this to anyone in all my years selling. I was offered more money but I think that my ethical values are more important. You were right to send me the message and I deserve it. I did do the refund but if you still want it, I will send it to you. The damaged is done and I can undo the mess I made. Let me know”
Oh look! So I respond with of course I still want it, they relist it at $100(because they apparently don’t know what they’re doing in terms of relisting) So I buy it so I don’t lose it.
"Okay, it’s all set up. Please offer me $65.00 not $69.99. Thank you for keeping me honest and for being so nice to me.
"
Starting to sound super odd with the overcompensation of niceness…Anyways I buy it at $100 and they refund me $40 for my trouble, I gave $10 back to make it $70, ask for a feedback revision request and everything seems to be a-ok.
Sends me a message saying it was shipped with tracking, all seems fine. In the meantime they are listing Gold Stars in NM/mint for great prices, i pick up a treecko and charizard.
Few days late my Expedition charizard shows up…or does it. Nope, they sent me a 39/165 charizard non holo from expedition, oh boy here we go…
I sent the seller a message,
"
soooo you sent the wrong card on purpose or what?
Was this to cover yourself and still send the other one to the other person or what, because this is a joke…
"
They say…
"No, I not do it on purpose. I was very careless again, Please hold on to this card and I will refund your money. I am going to contact the other person because I think they will be upset too. Please give me a day or two to get this matter settled, Thanks, Chris
"
Odd, no 39/165 was sold by them AT ALL and the listing for the 6/165 was correct, clearly they still sold the other card to someone else…
"I found out what I did. I put the wrong picture on this stupid listing. I see where you bought the original one, which is all I had, so I am going to refund you $80.00 and ask you to mail the incorrect card back, if you don’t mind. I am giving you $10.00 for the postage and your anger, which I completely understand. Heck, if was me I would feel like I am being pick on. I want to thank you so much, you are a great person and a wonderful buyer. Take care, Chris
"
Again, would make sense if they didn’t have the card, picture, number, set in both the title and description and ONLY SOLD one expedition charizard, which was mine 6/165, so again, a lie. But wait, they listed one 2 days later, same pictures, same price and it sold as well.
Now they refund me $80?!
I explain its impossible to believe them after everything, they respond with…
"I can’t change your mind, I found the person I sent it to and she is going to send it back. She hasn’t received it but assured me she will indeed send it back. I hate the way ebay listing has change, it is so much more difficult now then 9 years ago, I know you think I am playing you but I am not. I have been looking for a new card but they are $100.00. Whew, selling and not making mistakes is awful. All I can say is sorry
"
Tell them when they get it back, to send it my way (okay, I know this isn’t happening, but who knows).
Today rolls around and my gold stars come in, surprisingly they are the correct cards, but the charizard had 4 dents in it. Ask about the expedition charizard and…
"Look, I remember after I email you that I put that card in an envelope and sent it to you. I was so upset and ashamed, I got it out immediately. I am sorry but I don’t have another card to give you. I have sent you an $80.00 refund so you made money on the deal. Please don’t contact me again. I did not do it intentionally, but I can’t do anything else. Just so you know, I did not sell the card to get more money.
"
Impossible to believe this person after what happened, but at least I managed to purchase a probable 9 GS Treecko out of all of this, I still really wanted both charizards 
