Ebay seller, sour experience

[Mike Eisenbath]

Curious if anyone else has dealt with edoberr-0. Yesterday he accepted my offers for 3 T206 cards. I even came up to his prices after I offered better than VCP values initially. I told him I could buy 2 last night and the other on March 1.He said no problem, that he'd hold all three until then. My money showed up early, I messaged him the good news and ...

He said he had a better offer.

I have spent thousands of dollars on well over 100 purchases on Ebay the last couple of years. This is my first negative in any way experience. So I guess I was due?

Sorry to vent. Just a heads-up. I rarely get angry about ANYTHING in life, but this one stinks.

Mike Eisenbath

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[hcv123]

I'll be sure to add him to my blocked list. Sorry that happened to you. Amazing how quickly some people are willing to sacrifice integrity for greed!

[rjackson44]

Blocked

[Oscar_Stanage]

Did you lose any money?

[Mike Eisenbath]

No, but this wasn't about money. For me, the hobby isn't about money. I'll find the cards again, and honestly at less expensive cost most likely. I lost respect for a person, though, and that is invaluable. Essentially, we had a handshake, "virtual contract" agreement. He confessed that even after he an I had agreed to prices and terms, he continued haggling with a different person.

Mainly, I feel sad. I've generally met only really good people in my 52 years of collecting (since I bought my first pack of cards at age 8 and had a seller's table at my first show at age 13). I lament a time when you couldn't put a price on integrity.



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[NiceDocter]

Hey really sorry that happened ..... scumbaggery is alive and well for some people! Don’t let that bad apple steal your joy and happiness that this wonderful hobby has brought you during a lifetime. Like I’ve always said ... the friends and the stories ( maybe even the bad ones!) are what collecting is about for me with the “Stuff” coming in second. On to the next deal!!

[Oscar_Stanage]

that's unfortunate. It sounds like he was asking for pretty high prices. in this crazy market, sellers are going to close their fist on the best deal they can get. until the money is wired, it is not really a done deal. Not justifying it, but if you were not defrauded it is not really a big deal.

[botport]

Sorry to hear about your disappointment

[Santo10Fan]

The day of the NFC Championship a number of Brady rookies sold on Net54 for about $1,000 less than what they were going for days later. Those sellers honored their obligations; this is not an anonymous community. eBay's anonymity allows those sellers to screw people like you because they know they won't be held to account.