Why so many people hate myteefinestuff?

[Archon_Turtle]

I've always defended Tom and his site. I honestly don't think a large majority of his stock is actually overpriced. I think that often times, his prices are competitive with "end of auction" prices on items. He is basically the "buy it now" price. You're paying for the convenience of not having to bid against anyone. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. Are SOME of his items way off the mark? Sure. But there are plenty of fair prices as well.

[Zachatello00]

In my experience if the site ever overcharges for shipping, he re-imburses you. I've had nothing but good experiences buying from Tom.

[spiderpumpkin]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Guy buys stuff and flips it for 10 X what he paid for it. He's a scalper.

What's his ebay username so I can block him.

[tmntgoldcoin]

I've never bought from him, but have sold him and his wife many items off ebay. He always pays fast and never complains about anything.

[Redrumh2o]

I have had good experiences buying MOC figures. I am willing to pay more if I know I am getting a nice minty figure the first time vs taking my chances on eBay with sellers who can not describe the condition correctly.

[Nickokapo]

I noticed he has many cheap loose figures (some cheaper than certain single accesories, lolrarity '3')
Anybody know if it'd be possible to inquire about shipping costs without placing an order?I don't see myself spending $1000 on kids toys or anything but i could easily spend $100 on those $3-10 figs XD
The problem for me now is getting hold of paypal funds (the service i used to transfer cah to paypal discontinued it's service)

Originally Posted by Zachatello00

In my experience if the site ever overcharges for shipping, he re-imburses you.

That is a nice i have been overcharged on shipping on ebay before...nothing major mind you, but every little adds up :p

[billbot85]

I've had no problems with myteefinestuff. Some things are overpriced, but I also got some great deals from him, too!! I bought a complete Pizza Thrower with instructions from him a few years ago for only $25. I've also bought many accessories from him to complete my Mutant Module, Turtle Blimp II, and Footski. He's also quick to respond via email if you have a question.

[1984]

Place is legit, never had any issues and always answers questions when sent his way. It is supply and demand, don't blame him for seizing an opportunity in the market. You can always roll the dice on eBay!

[BubbaShelby]

I found out about him from this site when I joined a few weeks ago. Some folks on another thread mentioned myteefinestuff, so I checked it out and I got a handful of accessories for a very fair price - cheaper than eBay and cheaper than someone on this site who had some of the stuff for sale that I needed.

Sure, I'd prefer to find it all at a garage sale, but that's a crap shoot at best; and sure, I'd have bought even more if some pieces weren't out of the range I was willing to pay, but that's life.

Shipping was quoted high (but still fair and better than eBay etc) but he dropped it a bit anyways.

Good experience here.

[Sword Slicin' Leo]

Originally Posted by tmntgoldcoin

This site is full of haters, we all just have to deal with it weather we like it or not.

no we don't we don't have to buy from them, are you really crazy?

[dkram230]

Regardless of the intent of this thread, thanks for telling me about this site! I needed a mirror, radar base, and 2 missile launchers for my Party Wagon and just now got the whole lot at myteefinestuff for $4.50! Unfortunately shipping was $5.50 but that's about what I expected. $10 to complete my vehicle without having to dig through garage sales for years upon end was certainly worth it for me!

[tmntgoldcoin]

Originally Posted by Sword Slicin' Leo

no we don't we don't have to buy from them, are you really crazy?

You must not have understood my post.
Nowhere in it did I say we have to buy from them, and if you read my other post I even mentioned that I personally have never bought from myteenfine.

[milesflex]

Originally Posted by Zachatello00

In my experience if the site ever overcharges for shipping, he re-imburses you. I've had nothing but good experiences buying from Tom.

He refunded some of the shipping costs to me, too. Just bought his custom labels, no parts. Would buy from again.

[DF619]

Nothing but positive experiences with the site. Will always refund you a portion of the shipping if the site overcharges you. Some items are admittedly priced fairly high, but there are tons of other items that are fairly priced or better. He'll always respond to your emails promptly and he doesn't wait a long time to ship.

Have bought from the site in the past and quite possible I will be doing so again in the future if need be.

[Johnny Cutt]

I just bought 6 1988 figures from him recently - Same as everyone else, he refunded extra shipping. He also upgraded one of my purchases free of charge because of some wear to the bubble/card that he had missed on his original inspection.

Some items are a touch more than you'd find on eBay, but his descriptions are 100% accurate and reliable. You know what you're getting.

Lastly, all my items came in in better condition than I even expected.

[strawberryfields]

Every single online seller overcharges for tmnt toys (loose figures anyway). Honestly, if you are patient you can find loose figures for 25 cents to a dollar each at garage sales/thrift stores. Every child in america at one point owned tmnt action figures. They are not rare(most), and the price is only defined by what idiots are willing to pay on ebay.

[Powder]

Everything you just said is wrong.

[dkram230]

Originally Posted by dkram230

Regardless of the intent of this thread, thanks for telling me about this site! I needed a mirror, radar base, and 2 missile launchers for my Party Wagon and just now got the whole lot at myteefinestuff for $4.50! Unfortunately shipping was $5.50 but that's about what I expected. $10 to complete my vehicle without having to dig through garage sales for years upon end was certainly worth it for me!

My order shipped out today and as others said, I was refunded $1.50 of my shipping charges. Assuming everything arrives ok I will definitely recommend this site!

[cowabunga14]

I've had good experiences with the site in the past, but haven't ordered from it in a while. It was nice to be able to buy figures and whatnot that I've played with as a kid as hand-me-downs but never actually owned. I've had bad experiences on eBay in the past, so I tend to stay away from there. And hey, at least I can I get the accessories I need for a fair price. I just think people like to hate on the site because it's an easy way out in comparison to eBay, but I'd rather not bid on something as if my life depended on it.

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

He is becoming more and more difficult to sell to in his old age, I will say that-- if you offer him extra inventory-- but seriously a great guy, very friendly-- and I understand his frustrations with some of our frustrations. Technodrome members are either MORE than willing to pay above and beyond actual value for items if they know the seller has gone through a lot of trouble for them (Luzmagica, Canadiandrome, and DF619 are good examples)-- OR they are constantly low-balling sellers (I won't give examples publicly here). I mentioned this to Tom at one point, and his response was something along the lines of "a lot of people don't realize how much time and money goes into maintaining a website like mine, or storing so much inventory). Apparently he stopped buying off eBay because he likes getting good stuff at extremely low prices and he got tired of getting stuff that wasn't as described and not being able to do anything about it. He'll list a MOC figure as loose/complete if the packaging is in very shoddy shape.

If you're looking to sell to him, he doesn't pay much (I think he's over-stocked in 1988 Foot Soldiers because I had asked him what he paid for those and Movie Star Foot Soldiers), he won't buy from you unless you have $50 worth of merchandise (based on what he's willing to pay for it), and he doesn't pay you for it until AFTER he has received it, because if he doesn't like it when he gets it he can then send it back to you.

Edit: Just reread what several other people have said. He's not a scalper per se, anyone can get on eBay and bid-- it isn't like he's beating you to the store to buy up NEW figures. As far as buying stuff and trying to sell it for ten times what he paid for it, that's called capitalism, and that's what makes this country go around. You spend MANY hours as a seller trying to find good deals on items that you can actually re-sell quickly, and then you have to lot up whatever crap is leftover to get rid of it. Your profit is really and truly payment for your work/time. It is no secret that there are HUGE lots of TMNT figures on eBay all of the time, but for people who only want to buy one figure at a time and not be stuck with a bunch of stuff they consider garbage, they're paying someone like me $15 to $20 a figure not to have to pay $40 or $50 for a bunch of stuff just because they wanted one figure, and to be stuck with a bunch of other toys that they consider garbage. That's not to say that I've never bought ONE figure and "flipped" it.