yikes, that is the PSA scan
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It almost looks like its A) been purposefully darkened or B) the user took a screenshot which darkened it.
Heres a side by side of their ebay image vs the scan:
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Purposely deceivingâŚeven worse
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Iâve noticed lots of cards mislabeled as unlimited on eBay lately.
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easy INAD atleast!
Incredible.
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Real âIâve been collecting for 2 weeksâ energy right there.
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Guys, I AM WOTC
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Does he know about trainer decks 
Show his ebay join date. Itâs amazing how confident people are when theyâve been around for <6months
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some funny comments on IG similar to this like when jungle pika is selling for 800 bux ppl asking if its a holo 
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if only they could use the funds from the sale to print out the label from ebay
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The ancient Chinese knew this well:
âHe who speaks does not know, and he who knows does not speak.â
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I like this quote.
Donât you just hate it when someone comes back 3 weeks later and instead of accepting that they bought a raw card and didnât check the photos for microscopic back whitening, they want to return the card because they arenât going to be able to grade it a 9 or 10 and make a huge profit
Like if you truly cared about the condition so much you would have had to spend 20x the price you paid me and got the card already graded in PSA 9 with slightly less whitening
Ambiguity of ebayâs conditions terms aside, how can you buy a raw card for much less than a PSA 7 but expect the condition to be better than a near mint PSA 7
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While I completely understand being annoyed at a demanding customer, as a seller I would not sell that card as near mint. I can see a big scratch on the back, along with multiple other surface scratches as well. Combined with that amount of whitening I would put it at less than near mint, probably âexcellentâ?
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Thatâs the problem with the ambiguity and subjectiveness of selecting a word to describe the condition of a raw card on ebay
I think everyones condition standards are much higher than 10 years ago. A collectorâs mint could be PSA 10 with zero whitening and near mint may be PSA 7-9. Ebay says that near mint means minor flaws and normies often have even lower standards where their version of near mint could be as low as PSA 4
It may be better to underegg the condition to avoid this but that could also put people off when there is little wrong with the card
My point is that it sucks that people are petty enough to buy a raw card for multiple times less than the graded equivalent and then point out a couple of microscopic white dots on the back edge of the card which were visible in the original photos. At this level of difference over condition terms the buyer could well have caused some of the flaws when handling the card. Buyers can effectively take advantange of this to buy cards and then only grade ones that will make them a profit at the expense of the seller shipping the card back and forth
My personal etiquette as a buyer is that unless something is obviously different from the photos or the seller has clearly hid something that Iâm taking a risk on the condition to some extent
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Agreed! If the photos are clear then the buyer has nothing to complain about.
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