I'd go ahead and package it up and send it back with full tracking and call it a day. The seller already offered a refund for the item sent back, I wouldn't try to wheel and deal on it now. Because if you do, they might say forget it and your stuck with a crappy figure and no money.

Totally agree tbh, if a refund is on offer then just take it lol - that's quicker than most sellers would offer one! Don't forget - if he refunds you without problem and all is resolved, leave him a negative for being a decent guy, and perhaps just mention packing things with a bit more packaging material next time - he needs hints and tips not negs

I like all the info on this.
I will reply to the seller with a couple option's that way he has a choice.
I like joe's idea easy and painless.
option 1.Ask for half the purchase price plus shipping.
option 2. I ship it back in a different box one that's bigger and stuff it full of packageing peanut's and bubble wrap the card,but the seller will have to pay the original money i paid plus shipping cost's back,which will include tracking.
Let me write the seller with this proposal and see what happen's.

update.
I gave seller two option's.
Option 1. Return for full refund plus shipping back,"Shipping back would involve me shipping it back the correct way going out of my way to ship it back to him the proper way which was what he should of done to begin with ",I would go out to store purchase a bigger box , purchase packaging peanut's and purchase bubble wrap to securley send it back even though the bubble is damaged and the figure has a 1/4 chip of paint missing on mouth were it broke through the plastic=bubble and figure are beater's.=0 to little value.
Option 2. send partial refund $10 plus shipping$5 as was suggested by member.

Seller offered $10 back ,and i get to Keep the damaged card and chipped paint on mouth c-3Po.


Seriosly though i won't by from this seller again.The seller was a bit snarky in the end.
Overall very unpleasant purchase,thank good it's Christmas so i don't have to think about this Bulls---.

lol, so you gave him a choice of a partial refund and now you aren't happy enough? I only suggested it so you didn't have to bother shipping it back lol

Oh well Merry Christmas

I'd probally be alittle snarky too with options like that Dan. Personally, when the seller originally offered a refund when they recieved the figure back, it would've been in the mail the next day. But when you tell them that you want an extra $X amount for the way your going to ship it back, that to me is asking too much.

I asked him for a refund, he did'nt offer until i asked,and i sent him pic's of the damaged bubble and c-3po with chipped paint on his mouth,and pic's of the shipping box.
Once he agreed to offer a refund,being several email's after we talked back and forth a while, i thought giving him an option on how to fix this was a good thing,? instead of telling him what to do???sorry about confusion on that.
I wanted to give him an option's everyone like's a choice i thought. .
I don't like being in these situation's, i always feel like everyone is yelling at me like i'm the bad guy, all i wanted was some sort or an apology from seller which i did'nt receive or a refund???and i get attitude and feel jumped on from seller geez.
Remember I did receive a totally ruiend card and the paint on the figure was also damaged, all around i lost on deaL.
It seem's like when i get a bad deal somehow it get's turned around and i'm on trial???

I think in the future i will just keep it business,If i make an ebay purchase and receive an item not as described or damaged I'll let ebay claim handle this sort of thing.
I receive damaged stuff or missing stuff quite a bit and let go,but this one pissed me off.maybe it was the way the seller spoke about it to me?????I got set off.
Anyway the seller did agree to a lesser than asked for small partial refund,i will let you know if it come's,I'm sure it will, it's the holiday's so let's give the dude a couple week's to do it.whatever

I received $10 buck's from seller as a partial refund for Damaged Junk i received.
I left positive feedback too.
Jay lock this thread,and blow it up.