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What happens if my custom trading cards arrive damaged?

Quick answer

If your order arrives with a clear manufacturing defect or visible shipping damage, email info@makesnapshots.com within 14 days of delivery with your order number and photos of the card, packaging, and damage. Snapshot assesses each case and may reprint and reship at no charge, refund in part or full, or issue store credit. Nothing is shipped back.

Key takeaways

  • ✓Report defects or shipping damage by email within 14 days of delivery.
  • ✓Include the order number and photos of the card, packaging, and damage.
  • ✓Remedies are a reprint, a refund, or store credit, decided case by case.
  • ✓No return shipping: you keep the damaged cards.

What is covered

Two things are covered: a clear manufacturing defect, and visible damage from shipping. Snapshot stands behind the print, and either of those is treated as its problem to fix.

Because every card is custom, the fix is decided case by case. Depending on the situation that can be a reprint and reship at no charge, a partial or full refund to the original payment method, or store credit toward a future order.

How to make the request

Email info@makesnapshots.com within 14 days of delivery. Include the order number from your confirmation email, clear photos showing the full card, the packaging, and a close-up of the affected area, and a sentence or two describing the issue.

You are not asked to ship anything back and no return label is needed. Once the issue is confirmed, a reprint is produced like a new order.

What is not covered

Custom products mean some outcomes are the customer's call rather than a defect.

  • ✓Photo quality you supplied: a blurry, low-resolution, or badly cropped source photo prints as it was uploaded
  • ✓Typos and customization choices: names, teams, years, and stats are entered by you and locked at checkout
  • ✓Change of mind once production has begun
  • ✓Minor color or finish variation between your screen and the printed card
  • ✓Damage caused after delivery, such as bending, scuffing, or water

Avoiding the avoidable

Most non-defect disappointments trace to the photo or a typo. Use the original full-size photo file, zoom in on the preview to check sharpness, and proofread every name and number before checkout, because the preview is exactly what prints.

The Snapshot Team|Custom trading card specialists|Last reviewed: September 7, 2026

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More questions

Do I have to send the damaged cards back?

No. Send photos of the issue by email instead. No return shipping is required and no return label is issued.

How long do I have to report a problem?

Email within 14 days of delivery with your order number and photos.

Will I get a reprint or a refund?

It is assessed case by case. Snapshot may reprint and reship at no charge, refund in part or full, or issue store credit for a confirmed defect or shipping damage.

Is a typo on my card covered?

No. Text is entered by you and locked at checkout, so a misspelled name is not a defect. Check the preview carefully before ordering.

My card looks slightly different in color than on my screen. Is that a defect?

Minor color and finish variation between a screen and print is normal and is not treated as a defect.

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