General Forum

I don't want to seem like jerk. But I think this need to be said. As for anybody that wants to trade with me from now on. I have it posted on my profile don't trade me your old cards. I am talking pre 1990 card that are off cut bent have all round corners on then.to me.I would hope that people in this world would have enough commen sentce to read the profile before making a trade with somebody.I guess I was wrong when I have a trade come in like I just did over 200 plus cards and I only get to keep 25 cards because that rest is trash off cut front and back. I am not going to say who that was I don't like to out people like that. I just will put them on my No trade list for good.  Let me also make something clear I have a lot of cards to add to the database but If I am going to trade clean cards for crap I will just trash all the double so nobody gets them. I take a lot of pride in my collection I would hope that other would do the same. So if anybody want to trade with me please read my profile first. I don't mind make trade with people. But please have some respect for the hobby and other not to send people crap when you get good card in return. If any out there want to know if you are on the no trade list ,message me. An we can try to change that so that sets can get completed 

I've had this same problem too. It's frustrating to get damaged 80s-90s cards in a trade when they are so available in mass quantities and easy to find mint. If a trader doesn't care about the condition of their cards that's fine, but they need to communicate the condition with their trade partners if they're passing those cards on. I always check the condition of cards I send out and expect the same in return. Many times I've felt ripped off sending out mint cards only to get garbage in return.

Totally agree with you both. I'm newer to the site and it's been a great experience overall so far, but I have had a couple trades like this already. Luckily only a couple. I always stress I'm not interested if the cards aren't at least NM. I try to send pics of what I'm sending before I mail so the other person knows exactly what to expect.

Some collectors aren't condition-sensitive, and that's fine, but I wish checking if the other party is would be more the norm. 

To end on a positive note: when I complained about the conditions for one of the trades I mentioned above, the other trader sent back all of my cards to make it right. If the trade doesn't live up to your expectations, let the other person know.....they will hopefully try to make it right.

Unless the listing says a condition, the assumption is mint. So if the card is amnything less than mint, that should be communicated. I have done several deals where I have let my trading partner (or buyer) know exactly what I'm sending. If it's a purchase, anything that is not mint is a "throw in" and the buyer can do with titwhat they want - it didn't cost them anything. If it's more of a high -ticket item, I price accordingly.

On the flip side, I have received some 90s cards that were not in the condition I expected. I contacted the traders about this and we worked out any issues. But yes, it's disconcerting to receive a card that is expected to be mint, only to show up with crease or a water/food stain on it.

Again, assumption is mint (or really close to it for the older cards) unless condition is listed in the FS/FT listing. It's incumbent on the sender of the card to disclose any condition issues prior to completing the deal.