An ebay seller issue.....

[glchen]

Originally Posted by Runscott

What is wrong with being buddies with the Wentz family?

Scott, there is nothing wrong with being buddies or defending Irishhosta. However, there is a problem with name calling and below the belt insults. It only makes the one being defended look worse.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by glchen

Scott, there is nothing wrong with being buddies or defending Irishhosta. However, there is a problem with name calling and below the belt insults. It only makes the one being defended look worse.

Good, as I consider myself buddies with the Wentz family as well, even though anyone other than Irishhosta is irrelevant to this discussion.

I also agree with you that name-calling and below the belt insults are inappropriate.

And finally, I'm sure you agree with me that there are two sides to every story, and that we are probably missing some details. I sincerely hope that the OP and Irishhosta manage to work this out in the background.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Good, as I consider myself buddies with the Wentz family as well, even though anyone other than Irishhosta is irrelevant to this discussion.

I also agree with you that name-calling and below the belt insults are inappropriate.

And finally, I'm sure you agree with me that there are two sides to every story, and that we are probably missing some details. I sincerely hope that the OP and Irishhosta manage to work this out in the background.

Yes, I agree with that. I've also purchased items from ebay from irishhosta, and never had any problems. They probably also have their side of the story, which they may or may not decide to share. As you said, hopefully, they will work things out.

[jhs5120]

Originally Posted by glchen

Scott, there is nothing wrong with being buddies or defending Irishhosta. However, there is a problem with name calling and below the belt insults. It only makes the one being defended look worse.

+1

On a separate note: I would also be very offended if a seller backed out of a previously agreed upon price. Sellers should honor their commitments and it seems as though this one did not.

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by jhs5120

+1

On a separate note: I would also be very offended if a seller backed out of a previously agreed upon price. Sellers should honor their commitments and it seems as though this one did not.

If this is the item, it appears as if offers were made but not accepted:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1922-V61-NEI...item3cd1f153c1

So was it an off-eBay transaction the was being attempted?

[RGold]

I have bought lots of cards from the Wentz brothers, directly or through their various eBay entities. They are one of the most knowledgeable sellers in the hobby. They have always responded to my questions, sent via regular email or through the eBay message system, in a timely and polite manner.

They are not bashful about asking high prices for premium quality cards. While there have been cards that we were not able to agree on price, they have always negotiated with me professionally.

There have been times when we settled on a price for a card that was listed on eBay, and I have offered to buy the card in a private sale so that they could save the fee. They always tell me it's no big deal and to just do the transaction on eBay. Also, they insist on sending my purchases Fedex overnight even though I usually tell them that there is no rush.

I mention this because I just cannot imagine that they would renege on a sale for $50.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Good war stories, "RG". On a serious note, I would add that on a couple of occasions Michael went out of his way to respond at length when I asked him his opinion about whether significant cards I was considering might be altered (not his cards). He is indeed, as mentioned, extremely knowledgeable.

[Runscott]

As a side note, there are a lot of honest sellers who rarely, if ever, post in these forums. I've spoken with some of them and in all cases (seriously, ALL), they feel that there is no benefit to responding to these sorts of posts, but in order to ignore such posts, they also have to pretty much never post about anything on any subject. This is also true for other hobby forums other than vintage baseball. Of course, there are also dishonest sellers who do not post, for many of the same reasons.