tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post2868304759585166032..comments2024-02-23T05:17:14.963-05:00Comments on The Lost Collector: An eBay idiotThe Lost Collectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-91334305198754142712015-07-19T23:46:41.027-04:002015-07-19T23:46:41.027-04:00Looking at that seller's feedback, you're ...Looking at that seller's feedback, you're not the only one to have experienced this problem. Sketchy. The seller ought to set a reserve, if a buck or two is that important.<br /><br />At least the card looks like it survived the ordeal pretty well.Adam Kaningherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604439081636666350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-68381281155999374042015-07-17T19:23:25.101-04:002015-07-17T19:23:25.101-04:00Did you forward the emails to ebay? I got someone ...Did you forward the emails to ebay? I got someone booted off a few years ago for telling me to "suck it" when I complained about sending a card without a top loader in a #2 envelope. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150792970138123909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-88364836201886449022015-07-17T09:12:09.157-04:002015-07-17T09:12:09.157-04:00Truly... an idiot. It's almost like a little ...Truly... an idiot. It's almost like a little kid borrowed his father's account to sell a few cards. If that's the case, the dad is going to be pissed when he finds out that he no longer has 100% positive feedback. Thanks for sharing the guy's user id. I'll be avoiding this seller.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-60514182554954987172015-07-17T04:49:23.955-04:002015-07-17T04:49:23.955-04:00He is an ass, if he doesn't want to sell a car...He is an ass, if he doesn't want to sell a card for $1.37 then don't list it that low. He has options for setting a reserve or BIN/OBO price point. He has cards with price points in the hundreds where he still charges $2.94 and up, I wonder if he sends those in a PWE too. <br /><br />If he sells cards just to make money on shipping he will end up getting negatives.Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344136023470368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-26639844771086874422015-07-16T16:01:29.084-04:002015-07-16T16:01:29.084-04:00Sorry to hear about your bad experience. I suppose...Sorry to hear about your bad experience. I suppose that immature POSes like that are eBay made it so sellers can only leave positive feedback (if a deal when through and eBay got their fees that is). You know they'd leave behind a negative with some grammatically incorrect gibberish attached to it.Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-39057287451927498912015-07-16T16:01:10.775-04:002015-07-16T16:01:10.775-04:00Terrible seller. Very rude and (at least on the in...Terrible seller. Very rude and (at least on the internet) has terrible grammar and spelling. He signed it "joke"? He thinks it's a joke? Or he was joking about not buying from him? Not sure.<br /><br />As for if he thought the dollar and some change was TOO low for his card, he should have either BINed it for the amount he wants or started the auction at his minimum he wants. I'd avoid the whole reserve price thing most buyers avoid them anyway because the sellers usually ask way too much to begin with and will not come down any.CaptKirk42https://www.blogger.com/profile/16039278539984069944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-30274937346748064572015-07-16T15:18:55.533-04:002015-07-16T15:18:55.533-04:00I just nail them for their shipping service and gi...I just nail them for their shipping service and give them a negative rating. It's all you have at that point. Yeah - he was pissed he lost money on it.<br /><br />Create a bunch of fake ebay acct, bid up his crap through the roof, then retract seconds before the auction ends. JediJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261262040532716901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-83807251339183070172015-07-16T15:15:44.386-04:002015-07-16T15:15:44.386-04:00Once and only once I was razzed enough S&H gou...Once and only once I was razzed enough S&H gouging that I tried taking it to eBay. Never again. There is nothing that can be done unless you are willing to send the item back to the seller. I paid $11 for shipping to this guy who paid $3.55 and did nothing to protect the cards inside. I was lucky they arrived without damage, but seeing actual price paid for shipping infuriated me. The guy made 7 bucks off of my desire to have the cards shipped properly. Ebay basically told me to send the cards back for a refund or shut the hell up. Ridiculous. Negative feedback is all you can do.The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-79281376457711680522015-07-16T14:54:51.671-04:002015-07-16T14:54:51.671-04:00It can be really disappointing when a card doesn&#...It can be really disappointing when a card doesn't sell for the price you wanted. I've been there and I hate sending a card out at a loss. But taking it out on the customer rarely works out in a positive way. When it happens to me as a seller I just chalk it up to karma evening out a good deal I got on something in the past. I certainly don't treat the item or the buyer any differently. It's not their fault that the other bidders didn't come through. <br /><br />If he wants a guaranteed minimum price he needs to set a reserve price or make it a Buy It Now listing. And there's no need to be rude in response to a question / comment from the customer. Most customers have a certain expectation based on the amount you are charging for shipping. Under a dollar, you're probably getting a PWE. Between one and two dollars it could go either way. Anything over two dollars is getting into bubble mailer territory.RAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519699812373438878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-58254379855918799802015-07-16T13:49:23.528-04:002015-07-16T13:49:23.528-04:00I saw you post this on Twitter yesterday and I cou...I saw you post this on Twitter yesterday and I couldn't believe my eyes. IMO, after the rude response he deserves another negative feedback on top of the one you already gave him.P-town Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437348006643978055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-33175519611563601012015-07-16T13:18:10.881-04:002015-07-16T13:18:10.881-04:00I've read some things about chasing after sell...I've read some things about chasing after sellers like this through the eBay system for charging exorbitant shipping. Whether it's worth going through it would be up to you, of course. Unfortunately, my situation doesn't permit me to really monitor things like this with my eBay purchases but I'd say that's unethical at the least, and definitely against eBay policy. Buyers expect a certain "level" of shipping for certain prices and making a $2 profit off shipping is, well, wrong.<br /><br />And I second Captain Canuck's comments. If I *can* get something shipped to Japan, it's not cheap. Thankfully I don't need that ability.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-9564008835690296522015-07-16T13:06:01.081-04:002015-07-16T13:06:01.081-04:00I have the same mindset as you. I'm almost to ...I have the same mindset as you. I'm almost to the point that if you send a card via Pwe on eBay it should be listed in the description. Not your fault the card sold for cheap.BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-70378427182061352472015-07-16T12:51:47.153-04:002015-07-16T12:51:47.153-04:00you hate $3.50
try living in Canada where the Yank...you hate $3.50<br />try living in Canada where the Yanks charge anywhere from $12 to $35 to ship one card.<br />there's a reason eBay's sales and profits have plummeted over the last two years.Captain Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189853561737282234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-17807302404354920962015-07-16T12:45:26.332-04:002015-07-16T12:45:26.332-04:00That's an unfortunate situation. I hope the ca...That's an unfortunate situation. I hope the card wasn't damaged. Thanks for the heads up on that seller.Tim B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18320002291230349636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-7750472707789026572015-07-16T12:41:34.161-04:002015-07-16T12:41:34.161-04:00What a douche. Thanks for putting his user name o...What a douche. Thanks for putting his user name out there.Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.com