I bought a tort pickguard a few years back that looked good in the EBAY listing.
It came in a vacuume sealed, cardboard backed pack, from one of the major pickguard companies.
When it arrived it looked odd up close. Under a magnifier, you could see a dot pattern!!
The tort pattern was PRINTED ON !! Gag.
They was no mention of that in the listing. The seller acted puzzled that I was unhappy and returned it.