Stolen Harry Potter SS Coin Cards(3) and Sorcerer's Stone Card

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[growgirl]

Hey, Could everyone keep an eye out for my stolen cards?I purchased them on ebay and they weren't in the box when I received it!The seller didn't offer insurance :'(.The missing cards are:Gold Galleon36/40,Silver Sickle32/40,Bronze Knut 11/40,and the Sorcerer's Stone Card 242/265.I paid $1500.00 for this set with postal money orders (the only form of payment this seller accepted)so unless I find them I'm out the money. I'm offering a cash reward for whoever gives the info that brings the return of those cards to me =Thanks everyone and get thos spy googles out

[Tower]

Hi, welcome.

But          Oh my god, i'm totally shocked. Do you have more details about these auctions?

[Morningangel-Iola]

Had the box been opened? Or had they not been put in in the first place?

[Tower]

I'm sure, i saw the auction,it was only one auction, i remember. But i don't remember all details, especially the seller.

[Anna]

Welcome to the Shack growgirl.

I'm shocked to hear that you didn't get your cards.   Since there are so few of the Wizard Coin cards, they should be pretty easy to spot on ebay if they show up there.  There are more Sorcerer's Stone cards though so it may be harder to spot.  I'll keep a look-out for them.  Do you have the auction links of the cards you won?  I'm better at remembering pictures of cards than numbers.

[Roz]

Hi and welcome.

I'm sorry it's under such awful circumstances, but I'm sure we can help to keep an eye out for them for you - if they turn up on ebay hopefully we'll spot them. I've put the numbers on a post-it note on the wall by my monitor.

Good luck!

[growgirl]

Thanks to everyone, I'm so touched there are people out there that care!It was ebay item#619779189.You guys are the best!

[Tower]

Now i'm really shocked. We talk about this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6190779189

and i bought these cards and received it, i had more luck.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=73570&item=6190916564

[LikORish-Spider]

I always require that the seller send me items over $1000.00 by registered mail and insured which I pay for. If they won't do it I don't buy. I see that this seller had a ratring of 6 on his feedback score. He did sell some great cards.

[grecopa]

I always require that the seller send me items over $1000.00 by registered mail and insured which I pay for. If they won't do it I don't buy. I see that this seller had a ratring of 6 on his feedback score. He did sell some great cards.

Wow, great cards is right!  And low BIN's.  $199 for a Devils Snare?  And I recognise that incredible deal Tower got on the costumes.  Don't give up hope that it may come in the mail after all.  I remember sending out 5 small packages and my buyers not getting them for over a month.   
Sometimes they get lost, then pop up found at the post office.

[Anna]

Don't give up hope that it may come in the mail after all.  I remember sending out 5 small packages and my buyers not getting them for over a month.   
Sometimes they get lost, then pop up found at the post office.

Growgirl says that she received the box, but the cards weren't in it.

[EmmasOneandOnly]

It was empty, completely empty? Maybe the seller forgot to put them in it, taped it up and sent it out

[grecopa]

Don't give up hope that it may come in the mail after all.  I remember sending out 5 small packages and my buyers not getting them for over a month.   
Sometimes they get lost, then pop up found at the post office.

Growgirl says that she received the box, but the cards weren't in it.

Oh, I read too fast.    Well, that's a whole other can of worms then.  I will definately copy the numbers and remember the Stone prop shape.  I hope this can get resolved.  Is there anything ebay can do?

[Trey]

Yea maybe.....It just seems a bit strange though.........

Growgirl, have you had any contact with the seller at all??

It may just be a mistake...Tower did get a great set of costume cards from this seller so I am surprised that you didnt get yours.

[Roz]

Yeah it does seem very weird! It was a good deal but it wasn't like it was a massive mistakenly low price was it? It's all very odd! But you should be covered for some money back from ebay, have you contacted them? Do it asap as they do limit time on when you can request money back.

[growgirl]

Ebay will only refund $200.00

[Roz]

Yowch! OK I see more of the problem!

[growgirl]

I talked to seller, she insisted all cards were in the same box. Ebay will only reimburse $2oo.oo if i win the claim.

[growgirl]

I had purchased Harry's Acceptance Letter and Shopping List from the same seller that sold me the Coin cards and the Stone card.She put all the cards in the box but when I received it there was only the Letter card in the box.

[kbmum]

Growgirl, did the box show any sign of tampering, like tape that was cut, being double-taped, or a slit anywhere on the box?

Next, you paid with postal money orders, so you do have some protection through the post office.  Here are some links to get you started:

http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/welcome.htm

http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/tipthief.htm

Make sure you keep the shipping box and all materials that came with it.  They may be needed for the postal investigation.