eBay Jerk of the Day

[kmac32]

Odd request when people want exceptions. Seems like a rash of idiots on the bay recently. Currently dealing with a guy who would risk his reputation over 2 beater cards worth $11.00. My reputation is worth more than that to me.

[itjclarke]

I figured he was at least trying to hide it from his wife or something.. I'd maybe halfway understand the motivation there. Either way that sounds like a real pain. Makes me glad I'm just a hoarding collector.

[attellfan4life]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

I figured he was at least trying to hide it from his wife or something.. I'd maybe halfway understand the motivation there. Either way that sounds like a real pain. Makes me glad I'm just a hoarding collector.

my way of hiding from wife is to try to get to the mailbox before her. I prefer the ebay label lets me know what day to get mail before her lol.

[Sean]

WTF?

[sylbry]

You can cut the part off that says ebay. I do it all the time. But the look of the label is still a giveaway.

[ibuysportsephemera]

I always cut the top part off that says eBay for 2 reasons. 1) I don't like giving eBay the free advertising and 2) Why give anyone an idea that there is something of value in the envelope?

[Bpm0014]

I'll play devil's advocate; I'm in sales. It doesn't seem like an unreasonable request to be honest, no matter what kind of volume you deal with. If I had a client who made this request, I wouldn't even think of complaining or saying that it was too "tough" to fulfill. And who knows, maybe you make the guy happy and he buys more cards off of you in the future.

[quinnsryche]

What's the big deal? It will actually cost you less to send it the way he wants. I sell on ebay alot and I would have no problem in doing that for a customer. I certainly wouldn't consider this guy a "jerk" for asking what he did. It's all about customer service!

[howard38]

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[Sean1125]

I haven't read through the thread so excuse me if someone posted this already but the one and only reason someone would ask for PWE delivery is because you cannot put tracking on it. It means they will file a claim the day they receive the card and you will be out the card and money... It's best to just cancel the transaction and not even try for payment because that request means you are dealing with someone who intends to steal money. Period.

[alanu]

I don't think I would call the buyer a jerk, but since the "special" request is a deal breaker for the buyer, he should have asked if the card could be shipped using the "special" method before he bid on the card.

[shammus]

It's probably best to check with the seller about this sort of request before completing a transaction though. It's not fair to the seller to buy something and THEN ask your questions.

In addition, shipping in a white envelope isn't exactly the safest way to ship your cards. I would say that's a borderline unreasonable request. It's up to the seller to make sure the cards arrive at their destination safely and free from harm. If the original poster had sent the cards in the white envelope and they had been damaged during shipping, he would be liable for them.

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by shammus

It's probably best to check with the seller about this sort of request before completing a transaction though. It's not fair to the seller to buy something and THEN ask your questions.

In addition, shipping in a white envelope isn't exactly the safest way to ship your cards. I would say that's a borderline unreasonable request. It's up to the seller to make sure the cards arrive at their destination safely and free from harm. If the original poster had sent the cards in the white envelope and they had been damaged during shipping, he would be liable for them.

We had an item that we specifically said ship to USA only and a buyer from Austria emailed about overseas shipping which we said we respectfully did not do and the moron bid anyhow. Even when you give specific information and answers to customers, they do not always listen. I agree with Sean about the fact you can't put tracking on a plain white envelope is a possibility here so canceling the transaction may not have been a bad move.