AVOID THE BULLPEN - NEW WINDSOR NY

Overally my Amazon gift card set buying binge has been a very positive experience. However, there was one seller on the "marketplace" who I would definitely recommend anyone buying baseball cards avoid - "The Bullpen," a store in New Windsor, NY.

I ordered two sets from them - 1982 Donruss and 1986 Fleer. 1986 Fleer has one major rookie card - the Jose Canseco rookie. Guess what one card just happened to be missing? Fortunately I happened to have that card from a recent trade (thanks Scott Crawford!) so I let that one slide.

The other set I ordered was 1982 Donruss. Instead, I received 1982 Fleer. I had to send the box back to him to get the refund for the set, but didn't get refunded for either his shipping or my shipping, so I was still out $20 for his error. Amazon rules allow the sellers to do this, but a reputable seller would refund a buyer for shipping on their error.

So, to sum up, I ordered two sets from this guy and got one set missing the key card and one set completely wrong, and lost $20 because he wasn't honorable about refunding shipping for his error.

I have since reordered the 1982 Donruss set, and got it from another seller with no incident yesterday. This is the set that introduced the famous "Diamond Kings," and did so this way in part:

As baseball fans we cheer them.
They are our strong and brave heroes.
They are our Diamond Kings. . . .
Treasure them, they are yours to enjoy.