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John Converse
Review left Aug 14 2023
Shipment processed Aug 04 2023

Lowball

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The process was slow. The cards were very undervalued and the reasoning was the claim that although they looked like 2nd ed that they were 3rd ed. Each edition had differences and I'm smart enough to know that and to make sure what I said they were was accurate. If the cards had been mint I should have received over 1k. They were lightly played with a few heavily played and a couple damaged. Card conduit however listed them mostly as heavily played and damaged and as a later edition. However their policy is that you agree to take whatever they say so I got $133. I don't recommend.
Card Conduit Team

Replied Aug 14 2023

It is definitely an unfortunate experience when you find out that what you thought were expensive versions of cards are instead more common and far less expensive versions. This is very common for people less familiar with the game using scanning apps which often will identify cards as Summer Edition, which are extremely rare and valuable, but are actually Revised Edition – not rare, and (mostly) not valuable.

In the case here, there were numerous cards submitted as Unlimited Edition that were regrettably Revised Edition. It isn’t an uncommon mistake to make, however, the differences between Unlimited and Revised are still quite distinct (Unlimited cards have beveled (double) lines at the borders, revised has a single between the inner card and the border) – and our staff is extensively trained to detect the differences between versions. In addition to the mistakenly submitted Unlimited cards, there was a card submitted as Alpha, but was actually from Revised – and a card submitted as from The Dark that was actually from Chronicles; in both cases, the difference in the border color alone is enough for anyone familiar with cards to identify the difference.

To those considering the service and reading this review: if you have this kind of concern, you should always reach out to us upon receiving your report and we can explain the differences and provide scans to verify we have assigned the correct version. We would just need you to reach out in a timely fashion, as we may not be able to provide scans if too much time has passed after we complete processing your cards. Ultimately our goal is to ensure you have an experience that meets or exceeds your expectations; this certainly can be a challenge when incorrect assumptions exist coming in, but we will do our best to help you make the best of the situation to the extent we can. You should never assume “well they won’t do anything” – always reach out; we’re here to help.
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