Is there people you wont buy from simply because of their attitude?

[bobbyw8469]

One "old school" card dealer, for multiple instances of card misrepresentation.

[wonkaticket]

Yes

[Peter_Spaeth]

Quite a few, because I believe they are outlets for card doctors.

[packs]

Totally. There are even people I wouldn't sell to because I don't like them.

[7nohitter]

Yes. Mainly for one of the reasons you mentioned above. When I was in my early teens (had a job at 14, so I had $$) some dealers would either act bothered that I dared to ask them about the condition of a card, or they would simply ignore me.

Fast forward to the world of the internet and there are so many places to buy a card that I will not spend my time or money on some jerk. Luckily, I've only had incredible transactions here on the BST, including two where I recieved the item before the check had even cleared!

[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by packs

Totally. There are even people I wouldn't sell to because I don't like them.

This is interesting. I'm trying to think if I would refuse money because I didn't care for someone...probably yes. Can you elaborate on this...only because it's interesting.

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by 7nohitter

This is interesting. I'm trying to think if I would refuse money because I didn't care for someone...probably yes. Can you elaborate on this...only because it's interesting.

LOL you make an interesting point Andrew. It is very noble for not accepting money out of the principal of disliking someone though.

[brian1961]

Yes.

We collectors are frequently a very quiet, sensitive, and immensely passionate bunch of people. We take our collecting very seriously, even if we try to be low-key about the whole thing. I am speaking of collectors in general, because I believe we all share the same passions, and sensitivity to certain attitudes found among assholes in whatever hobby interests us.

Maya Angelou was so right-on when she wrote of all the things we'll remember about a person, how they made us feel will be the main thing we'll always remember, and it will affect everything about how we feel towards that individual.

For better or for worse, how you got a treasured card or complete set--the circumstances, the price, and the whole experience from whom you got that meaningful piece from, will, as the years go by, come back to your mind. It won't just be the card or set. You wish you could separate the card from the jerk, but sometimes you cannot take "the jerk" out of the card, and have to just sell the thing and get another one, to get the asshole's stench removed from the association with the given item. Odious comment, but it's been true for me.

Forgive me for not getting too specific or naming names, much as I might feel the urge to now and then. There's two sides though, remember?

Dealers probably have their own lists of reprehensible buyers whom they feel a genuine headache coming upon them every time they see one those scumbags approach their table. Yep, it can go both ways. No, I've never been a dealer. Took out some ads in SCD back in the day with numerous frantic phone calls. I tried to treat everyone with dignity and respect, and let down the guys who called "too late" as tenderly as I could, 'cause I had been there numerous times before myself. I'm pleased to say that of well over 100 sales, a decent amount were repeat customers; I only had one returned item.

Good topic to cogitate about, but sometimes there's things you really don't want to remember.....

Cheers.

---Brian Powell

[3-2-count]

Yes

[thecatspajamas]

No, but there are a few who I avoid due to their poor grammar

[dabigyankeeman]

At card shows, unless I am unbelieveably interested in a particular item, I usually pass right by tables with cards that are NOT priced.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by packs

Totally. There are even people I wouldn't sell to because I don't like them.

I won't sell to anyone who tells me to ship the card to Dick Towle. Seriously, it's happened.

[pokerplyr80]

I agree this could definitely work both ways. I wouldn't buy from someone who had a bad attitude or didn't respond to a question before the sale. If they're rude before they have your money how are they going to respond to a problem.

Same with a rude customer. I work in car sales and have seen deals passed on because the guy was a jerk. Some customers are not worth having in any industry.

[joeadcock]

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