Is this really "sealed," or am I being petty?

nosignofland · 05-17-2025, 10:43 AM

I'm leaning toward just chalking this up as a learning experience and letting it go. But I'm curious to hear what you all think.

Tl;dr -- "Sealed" team set came in a resealable bag. Is that really "sealed"?

Anyway, I recently started collecting "first cards" of superstars -- think Tiger Woods' SI for Kids card, Kurt Warner's Iowa Barnstormers card or Endrick's Brazilian Panini sticker -- so I figured I'd try to get ahead and pick up a Gavin McKenna first card, which is his team-issued Medicine Hat Tigers card from 2022-2023. Raw copies go for about $70.

I found a "sealed" team set, which really appealed to me because the team-issued cards seem pretty condition sensitive. You can see the finished auction here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/127003128841

I received the item yesterday. But it's in your standard resealable Polypropylene bag. There's no way to know if the original McKenna card has been switched out with a worse-condition card or not. And, unless I'm missing something, there's nowhere on that auction to let you know it's in a resealable bag. (No pictures of the back of the bag, conveniently.)

Had I known it was resealable, I would've just stuck with a raw card for $25 less. Personally, I wouldn't label something "sealed" if the cards inside can be easily messed with. I did not know the team-issued cards were sold that way, and I don't know how I would've come to know that beforehand. (I checked the team website's shop beforehand to see if they sold this year's cards online ... but they did not.)

It's a $25 difference, so I'm not losing sleep over this. But I am still a little bothered. I've been on eBay for more than 20 years, and I've never returned anything. So what say you, Blowout: Am I an idiot, or is the seller dishonest? Or both?

05-17-2025, 10:43 AM	#1
nosignofland Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 121 quasimojo216	Is this really "sealed," or am I being petty? I'm leaning toward just chalking this up as a learning experience and letting it go. But I'm curious to hear what you all think. Tl;dr -- "Sealed" team set came in a resealable bag. Is that really "sealed"? Anyway, I recently started collecting "first cards" of superstars -- think Tiger Woods' SI for Kids card, Kurt Warner's Iowa Barnstormers card or Endrick's Brazilian Panini sticker -- so I figured I'd try to get ahead and pick up a Gavin McKenna first card, which is his team-issued Medicine Hat Tigers card from 2022-2023. Raw copies go for about $70. I found a "sealed" team set, which really appealed to me because the team-issued cards seem pretty condition sensitive. You can see the finished auction here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/127003128841 I received the item yesterday. But it's in your standard resealable Polypropylene bag. There's no way to know if the original McKenna card has been switched out with a worse-condition card or not. And, unless I'm missing something, there's nowhere on that auction to let you know it's in a resealable bag. (No pictures of the back of the bag, conveniently.) Had I known it was resealable, I would've just stuck with a raw card for $25 less. Personally, I wouldn't label something "sealed" if the cards inside can be easily messed with. I did not know the team-issued cards were sold that way, and I don't know how I would've come to know that beforehand. (I checked the team website's shop beforehand to see if they sold this year's cards online ... but they did not.) It's a $25 difference, so I'm not losing sleep over this. But I am still a little bothered. I've been on eBay for more than 20 years, and I've never returned anything. So what say you, Blowout: Am I an idiot, or is the seller dishonest? Or both?