The eBay Thread Almighty! - Page 258

Dtroppe · 03-08-2013, 04:23 PM

Is this a good buy. I have never seen it before

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teenage-Muta...item4ac236ccfd

*I Crave Pizza No More* · 03-08-2013, 04:30 PM

I posted a link to an auction for the same statue, unpainted, and it ended for like $116. I believe that the same seller is offering more at or around that price.

*Powder* · 03-08-2013, 05:30 PM

Wow that thing is super awesome...

Digital Ghost · 03-08-2013, 05:52 PM

Looks SUPER great! Perfect for huge Tokka fans.

LH · 03-09-2013, 10:31 AM

Man if I had the money... This guy is INSANELY amazing... http://www.ebay.com/itm/TMNT-CUSTOM-...item27d089f060

*CyberCubed* · 03-09-2013, 04:40 PM

Anyone else have a pain selling items on ebay? Sometimes when you ship then a package they claim they never got it or that the item was destroyed in the mail.

Why is the seller held responsible because the post office is filled with idiots who toss around the packages breaking them there? The buyer is understandably upset, but why should eBay refund them out of my money for someone else's incompetence?

And the thing is you still pay the shipping and ebay fees, so you lose both the item AND eBay doesn't refund you for the own money you spent on shipping. They really got to stop screwing over the seller and its cost me money and the item is gone.

*Roseangelo* · 03-09-2013, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Anyone else have a pain selling items on ebay? Sometimes when you ship then a package they claim they never got it or that the item was destroyed in the mail.

Well, anyone who ships without delivery confirmation is an idiot. If they claim damage or otherwise, tell them to ship it back and you'll refund their money.

*CyberCubed* · 03-09-2013, 04:48 PM

They don't ship it back though, the guy wants to keep it and still asks for his money back. And eBay almost always favors the buyer in cases like this, because you can't prove that it wasn't broken when you shipped it. Even if you have a picture of it from the auction that shows it OK they said you could have switched it with another one.

eBay hasn't ruled a decision yet, but I would hope ebay refunds the guy out of their own cash, not my own. Because they usually issue a full refund including the shipping fees, which means I'm out the $12 I spent in shipping either way.

JOEMOE · 03-09-2013, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Well, anyone who ships without delivery confirmation is an idiot. If they claim damage or otherwise, tell them to ship it back and you'll refund their money.

I agree, I learned the hard way.

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

They don't ship it back though, the guy wants to keep it and still asks for his money back. And eBay almost always favors the buyer in cases like this, because you can't prove that it wasn't broken when you shipped it. Even if you have a picture of it from the auction that shows it OK they said you could have switched it with another one.

eBay hasn't ruled a decision yet, but I would hope ebay refunds the guy out of their own cash, not my own. Because they usually issue a full refund including the shipping fees, which means I'm out the $12 I spent in shipping either way.

I always assume I will eat the cost as a seller and insure items that I would not want to eat the cost of. In addition I will add signature confirmation. But always ask for the buyer to pay return shipping for the refund on less expensive items so that hopefully it's not worth it and their scam fails. In many cases the buyer has pulled the switcheroo not the seller.

*CyberCubed* · 03-09-2013, 10:07 PM

Indeed. It really bothers me when the person says, "item is not as described" when something either happened to it over transit or the guy himself took away some parts of the toy or whatever.

As a seller there's really no way to prove you're being honest, ebay puts you in a bad light because you got the guys money. And then you lose the money, the item, AND the shipping fees you pay.

*MrPliggins* · 03-10-2013, 03:50 PM

I've been having a lot of trouble with non-paying bidders lately. At least I get to keep my items, but it's still annoying. I don't undestand why people will bid and not pay or even respond to messages.

I even set my settings to block anyone with 2 or more unpaid item strikes, and I'm STILL getting non-paying bidders!

koenne · 03-11-2013, 07:56 AM

Low auctions SDCC Shadow Leo's
http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/28107510...84.m1423.l2649

http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/15100865...84.m1423.l2649

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 03-11-2013, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MrPliggins

I've been having a lot of trouble with non-paying bidders lately. At least I get to keep my items, but it's still annoying. I don't undestand why people will bid and not pay or even respond to messages.

I even set my settings to block anyone with 2 or more unpaid item strikes, and I'm STILL getting non-paying bidders!

I had two problems this past week as well, after not having any problems for quite some time. The second guy has another day or two to pay, but I doubt he's gonna.

*CyberCubed* · 03-11-2013, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ***The One True Shredder***

I had two problems this past week as well, after not having any problems for quite some time. The second guy has another day or two to pay, but I doubt he's gonna.

I've opened up 9 non-paying bidder cases in literally the last month and a half. Its really ridiculous.

I don't know who these people on ebay are, they all have quite a number of positives so they're not all new users either.

*Powder* · 03-11-2013, 08:16 PM

Daaaaamn, that's crazy. Very bad luck on your part, I guess. I don't really use ebay all that much (at least not as a seller, anyway) but thankfully in my 4 years or so on it I've had virtually no issues.

*CyberCubed* · 03-11-2013, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

Daaaaamn, that's crazy. Very bad luck on your part, I guess. I don't really use ebay all that much (at least not as a seller, anyway) but thankfully in my 4 years or so on it I've had virtually no issues.

The last guy who finally paid today gave an excuse that, "My bank account was hacked and I was running around trying to save my money."

Seriously, do these people really think these excuses are believeable? Another guy said he had no internet access for two weeks.

**Jester** · 03-11-2013, 09:30 PM

Those are totally unbelievable...

Wait...no, they totally are.

*MrPliggins* · 03-11-2013, 09:35 PM

Up until December I never had a non-paying bidder in my 15 years of Ebay selling. Since then I've had 7 NPBs, and 1 buyer who claimed item not received even though it was confirmed delivered. I don't know what's happening lately, but I'm almost want to take a break from Ebay selling.

turtles_kolektor · 03-12-2013, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The last guy who finally paid today gave an excuse that, "My bank account was hacked and I was running around trying to save my money."

Seriously, do these people really think these excuses are believeable? Another guy said he had no internet access for two weeks.

Two weeks? Oh man, it's XXI century, there's Wifi in every possible place.
I bet you can find camel in the middle of the desert these days that is connected to internet.

JOEMOE · 03-12-2013, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrPliggins

Up until December I never had a non-paying bidder in my 15 years of Ebay selling. Since then I've had 7 NPBs, and 1 buyer who claimed item not received even though it was confirmed delivered. I don't know what's happening lately, but I'm almost want to take a break from Ebay selling.

I was extorted by a buyer this way as well. They bought a $13 item, delivery cofirmation said delivered and they still said it was not delivered. I knew eBay would side with me, but the buyer would have likely left negative feedback saying that i was unpleasant to deal with or something.

My favorite was when eBay starting putting a final value fee on the shipping and handling i already lose a couple bucks on.

I have no problems listing things on eBay and then taking the transaction off eBay since PayPal offers the same buyer/seller protection. I used to be loyal though.

03-08-2013, 05:52 PM	#5144
Digital Ghost Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: The lab Posts: 1,163	Looks SUPER great! Perfect for huge Tokka fans. __________________ Instagram

03-10-2013, 03:50 PM	#5151
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	I've been having a lot of trouble with non-paying bidders lately. At least I get to keep my items, but it's still annoying. I don't undestand why people will bid and not pay or even respond to messages. I even set my settings to block anyone with 2 or more unpaid item strikes, and I'm STILL getting non-paying bidders! Last edited by MrPliggins; 03-10-2013 at 03:55 PM.

03-11-2013, 07:56 AM	#5152
koenne Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 663	Low auctions SDCC Shadow Leo's http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/28107510...84.m1423.l2649 http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/15100865...84.m1423.l2649 __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/koenne69 My latest vid:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w4EerI70jg CollectionThread:http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=29340 Cowabunga!

03-11-2013, 09:30 PM	#5157
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	Those are totally unbelievable... Wait...no, they totally are. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-08-2013, 04:23 PM	#5141
Dtroppe Thug Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: USA Posts: 56	Is this a good buy. I have never seen it before http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teenage-Muta...item4ac236ccfd

03-08-2013, 04:30 PM	#5142
I Crave Pizza No More Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Cleveland Posts: 1,658	I posted a link to an auction for the same statue, unpainted, and it ended for like $116. I believe that the same seller is offering more at or around that price.

03-08-2013, 05:30 PM	#5143
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,954	Wow that thing is super awesome...

03-09-2013, 10:31 AM	#5145
LH Leatherhead Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,705	Man if I had the money... This guy is INSANELY amazing... http://www.ebay.com/itm/TMNT-CUSTOM-...item27d089f060

03-09-2013, 04:40 PM	#5146
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,869	Anyone else have a pain selling items on ebay? Sometimes when you ship then a package they claim they never got it or that the item was destroyed in the mail. Why is the seller held responsible because the post office is filled with idiots who toss around the packages breaking them there? The buyer is understandably upset, but why should eBay refund them out of my money for someone else's incompetence? And the thing is you still pay the shipping and ebay fees, so you lose both the item AND eBay doesn't refund you for the own money you spent on shipping. They really got to stop screwing over the seller and its cost me money and the item is gone.

03-09-2013, 04:48 PM	#5148
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,869	They don't ship it back though, the guy wants to keep it and still asks for his money back. And eBay almost always favors the buyer in cases like this, because you can't prove that it wasn't broken when you shipped it. Even if you have a picture of it from the auction that shows it OK they said you could have switched it with another one. eBay hasn't ruled a decision yet, but I would hope ebay refunds the guy out of their own cash, not my own. Because they usually issue a full refund including the shipping fees, which means I'm out the $12 I spent in shipping either way.

03-09-2013, 10:07 PM	#5150
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,869	Indeed. It really bothers me when the person says, "item is not as described" when something either happened to it over transit or the guy himself took away some parts of the toy or whatever. As a seller there's really no way to prove you're being honest, ebay puts you in a bad light because you got the guys money. And then you lose the money, the item, AND the shipping fees you pay.

03-11-2013, 08:16 PM	#5155
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,954	Daaaaamn, that's crazy. Very bad luck on your part, I guess. I don't really use ebay all that much (at least not as a seller, anyway) but thankfully in my 4 years or so on it I've had virtually no issues.

03-11-2013, 09:35 PM	#5158
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	Up until December I never had a non-paying bidder in my 15 years of Ebay selling. Since then I've had 7 NPBs, and 1 buyer who claimed item not received even though it was confirmed delivered. I don't know what's happening lately, but I'm almost want to take a break from Ebay selling.