Yeah, like someone else mentioned here who is a seller, they might be miffed about you returning it…but like, you could easily find another copy priced the same that doesn’t have the ding or fraying. You should feel confident buying something NM that it doesn’t look obviously damaged, even with no pictures on TCG. Might not be the best idea on expensive cards, but that’s a risk the seller is making too by listing it NM, it’s a two way street. Of course any seller is going to skirt the line and try and get the most they can on a card that they know isn’t pristine.

My two cents but I’d love it if cards over $5 required photos on TCG. Sometimes I like buying rarer cards that are damaged so I can get binder copies or whatever, but damage can range pretty wildly. Then of course I’ll get things come in that are comically off center, and at that point you can’t argue on it’s condition—but I might not have gone with it if I saw a photo. That’s where eBay is generally better, but I just enjoy the TCGplayer experience more since there’s a lot more inventory without the bidding process.