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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2017 13:39:35 GMT -8
You ever give any thought as to why that is...?
Hint: maybe it's because of the common denominator in these transactions....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 14:59:06 GMT -8
"I can Paypal immediately!" That would have been an incentive 15-20 years ago...now, not at all. You're expected to pay immediately, and eBay badgers buyers to pay immediately. But I don't mind waiting a bit, if it gets me the sale. I've got some folks that wait a couple of weeks to pay. Not a problem. "I can pay immediately" is no incentive to accept a lowball offer.
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Mar 23, 2017 12:53:00 GMT -8
"I can Paypal immediately!" That would have been an incentive 15-20 years ago...now, not at all. You're expected to pay immediately, and eBay badgers buyers to pay immediately. But I don't mind waiting a bit, if it gets me the sale. I've got some folks that wait a couple of weeks to pay. Not a problem. "I can pay immediately" is no incentive to accept a lowball offer. :D I always pay immediately, and expect the same of others. However, if I'm looking at several auctions from the same seller that are a day or two apart, I'll notify the seller that I'm waiting. I just took the best offer option off one of my listings because the guy offered me $20 a $35 item with free shipping. I can't stand being insulted by people that think I don't know what my stuff is worth.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 14:12:00 GMT -8
So I'm watching this live auction...mostly coins, a couple of pieces of jewelry...and I'm blown away at the silly prices these people are paying.
For example...a 1916 Mercury Dime, in about unc condition, a nice coin, no doubt...but it sold for $42 with a 22% BP...PLUS shipping! That's $57 or so.
You can get a decent AU on eBay for $15-$20.
A set of three Kennedy halves, 1971, 72, and 73...literally $1.50...sold for $6 + BP + S&H.
People are dumb. I need to open my own auctions.
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Post by slym2none on Mar 23, 2017 14:17:41 GMT -8
Not comics, but...
I have a small digicam on eBay right now. Did my research first, I see they sell regularly in the $30-35 range. Mine is in the original box with all the original parts included. I priced it at $25 in hopes for a quick sale, and the USPS is going to charge me $10-12 to ship this weight depending on how close the buyer is to me. I put $12 in the listing for shipping.
I just got a message asking me to drop shipping down to $5. It wasn't rude, and I wasn't rude in my reply, but I did say the best I could possibly do is $10 on the shipping, and explained that the camera is already priced lower than average.
*sigh* I wish I didn't depend on eBay for $ when the property-cleaning job is slow...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 20:42:57 GMT -8
tom_samotOne for the block list, upon consideration. Bought a MCP #87 CGC 9.8 SS from me. I have several of these, and I sent him the wrong one. He bought this one, ending in 015, and I sent him this one, ending in 016. Now...the only thing that matters is that the customer didn't like the book. It doesn't matter one bit why a customer has an issue with an item I send them. All that matters is that they don't like it. All returns accepted. That said...as you can see, the books are just one number apart on the serial number. The #15 was reholdered last year. The buyer complained that he bought a "new case", and I sent him an "old case" (first I've heard that complaint.) Also, the buyer claims...and this is also something I've never heard before...that the "Kieth sig" was a "total failure." Now...again, the buyer didn't get the one he bought, and that's entirely on me. 100% my fault. No denying that, and, normally, I would have said "sorry about that, I sent the wrong one, I'll be happy to cover the return shipping. Sorry." To ME, there's no difference in the sigs. Yes, obviously, there's a physical difference in the sigs, but to ME, as long as a sig isn't just a splotch, or some other sort of total mishap of a sig, it makes not one bit of difference to me. It's a SIGNATURE, not a math problem. Again: it doesn't matter what *I* think. The customer spent their hard earned money; the customer should get exactly what they bought, regardless of my opinion about it. The real issue is that the buyer received the book on Feb 16...and filed a return claim an hour or two ago. Didn't contact me first. Didn't inform me there was a problem. Not a word for well over a month. Then, when they filed the claim, this is what they said: I DESPISE people who feel so entitled, they can't be bothered to contact me first. DESPISE them. It's cowardly. If there's a problem CONTACT ME. Give me the chance to fix it FIRST. If you are unsatisfied, THEN consider other options. Now, I called eBay, and they closed the case in my favor. I don't HAVE to accept the return. But I am, since it was my mistake, and the buyer has to pay return shipping, since he waited so long. I don't want anyone to be dissatisfied. However, if I got the wrong item, I would calmly write the seller and say "hey, there's a problem here, what can we do?" and go from there. My first instinct isn't to run to eBay to file a claim. Spoiled, entitled brats. Buyer was 100% entitled to return the book, and have me pay for everything. He wasn't entitled to assume the worst, not even bother to contact me first, wait 39 days to say something, and claim he's being deceived.
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Post by MetalPSI™ on Mar 28, 2017 10:07:39 GMT -8
This is the very reason I've decided to keep my extra Kieth books. I'm going to hold them for trades or sell to people I can trust. After being in one of the Kieth fan groups, these kind of collectors seem to be common with Kieth. I mean it's just plain common but that is my perception. Kieth collectors are special
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on May 6, 2017 12:33:50 GMT -8
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Post by slym2none on May 6, 2017 14:44:09 GMT -8
I remember those, made some $ off of them via eBay, but not like that. I'd go out every Sunday late night, pay my $1 or whatever a Sunday paper cost, then just remove the S-M comic from whatever was left in the machine. I made money, and the paper vendor got paid for a copy and will receive a credit for same copy. I knew of two machines that didn't get hit very hard, so I was able to make a good dozen sets & had various other numbers of some issues. Never mis-represented them as to what they were, though.
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Post by Jeffro on May 16, 2017 6:13:25 GMT -8
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on May 16, 2017 7:18:36 GMT -8
Wealthy speculators crack me up/make me cry. It's not even his 1st app. He just changed his name.
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on May 16, 2017 7:38:03 GMT -8
tom_samotOne for the block list, upon consideration. Bought a MCP #87 CGC 9.8 SS from me. I have several of these, and I sent him the wrong one. He bought this one, ending in 015, and I sent him this one, ending in 016. Now...the only thing that matters is that the customer didn't like the book. It doesn't matter one bit why a customer has an issue with an item I send them. All that matters is that they don't like it. All returns accepted. That said...as you can see, the books are just one number apart on the serial number. The #15 was reholdered last year. The buyer complained that he bought a "new case", and I sent him an "old case" (first I've heard that complaint.) Also, the buyer claims...and this is also something I've never heard before...that the "Kieth sig" was a "total failure." Now...again, the buyer didn't get the one he bought, and that's entirely on me. 100% my fault. No denying that, and, normally, I would have said "sorry about that, I sent the wrong one, I'll be happy to cover the return shipping. Sorry." To ME, there's no difference in the sigs. Yes, obviously, there's a physical difference in the sigs, but to ME, as long as a sig isn't just a splotch, or some other sort of total mishap of a sig, it makes not one bit of difference to me. It's a SIGNATURE, not a math problem. Again: it doesn't matter what *I* think. The customer spent their hard earned money; the customer should get exactly what they bought, regardless of my opinion about it. The real issue is that the buyer received the book on Feb 16...and filed a return claim an hour or two ago. Didn't contact me first. Didn't inform me there was a problem. Not a word for well over a month. Then, when they filed the claim, this is what they said: I DESPISE people who feel so entitled, they can't be bothered to contact me first. DESPISE them. It's cowardly. If there's a problem CONTACT ME. Give me the chance to fix it FIRST. If you are unsatisfied, THEN consider other options. Now, I called eBay, and they closed the case in my favor. I don't HAVE to accept the return. But I am, since it was my mistake, and the buyer has to pay return shipping, since he waited so long. I don't want anyone to be dissatisfied. However, if I got the wrong item, I would calmly write the seller and say "hey, there's a problem here, what can we do?" and go from there. My first instinct isn't to run to eBay to file a claim. Spoiled, entitled brats. Buyer was 100% entitled to return the book, and have me pay for everything. He wasn't entitled to assume the worst, not even bother to contact me first, wait 39 days to say something, and claim he's being deceived. I admire your patients with these 'people'- It's something I couldn't do. One or two customers like this and I'd give up. When you say you didn't have to accept the return, you mean because he waited a month?
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Post by Stu on May 16, 2017 9:03:02 GMT -8
Wealthy speculators crack me up/make me cry. It's not even his 1st app. He just changed his name. Actually he changed more than his name. He is literally born again, having been in another/different hive, and he emerges transformed. This is also where the High Evolutionary gives Adam the Soul Gem. For me this is a big difference, he's not Warlock without the gem. I agree with people who say this is the first appearance of Adam Warlock.
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Post by Jeffro on May 16, 2017 9:07:16 GMT -8
Wealthy speculators crack me up/make me cry. It's not even his 1st app. He just changed his name. Actually he changed more than his name. He is literally born again, having been in another/different hive, and he emerges transformed. This is also where the High Evolutionary gives Adam the Soul Gem. For me this is a big difference, he's not Warlock without the gem. I agree with people who say this is the first appearance of Adam Warlock. Yup. It's more than simply a name or costume change Couple years ago I decided to speculate a little on this issue. Bought a 9.6 off the CGC boards, a 9.4 from Storms, and a 9.2 off ebay. Also grabbed a raw mid grade copy and another high grade raw copy raw that I've had for probably 15 years.
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on May 16, 2017 11:17:06 GMT -8
Actually he changed more than his name. He is literally born again, having been in another/different hive, and he emerges transformed. This is also where the High Evolutionary gives Adam the Soul Gem. For me this is a big difference, he's not Warlock without the gem. I agree with people who say this is the first appearance of Adam Warlock. Yup. It's more than simply a name or costume change Couple years ago I decided to speculate a little on this issue. Bought a 9.6 off the CGC boards, a 9.4 from Storms, and a 9.2 off ebay. Also grabbed a raw mid grade copy and another high grade raw copy raw that I've had for probably 15 years. I understand and agree it's a whole new and cooler direction I just don't think it's a $1400 level 1st App. This was just my admittedly over-simplified way at saying it. Does anyone know if recent slabs say Warlock's 1st App? I realize their labels aren't the last word, I'm just curious if public perception has changed it, as I can see my POV being a minority in this case. I'd prefer a Thor #165 9.6, but wouldn't kick an MP #1 9.6 out of my bed. Warlock is far cooler than Him, it just feels like we've already met, but need to be reacquainted Obviously someone feels it's worth it. EDIT: Pardon my boner. I meant FF #67, not Thor #165
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