A new low in net54 lowball offers

[bnorth]

To get it kinda back on subject I have bought a ton of cards off fellow forum members. Most of those times I have offered the asking price minus shipping. So I hope asking for free shipping is not lowballing too bad.

[bobbyw8469]

I once had someone offer me $50 less than what a well know card shop was paying for the exact same card in the exact same grade. And then acted insulted when I wouldn't take their offer. I just shipped it off and collected the extra $50. Try not to take it so hard.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by bnorth

To get it kinda back on subject I have bought a ton of cards off fellow forum members. Most of those times I have offered the asking price minus shipping. So I hope asking for free shipping is not lowballing too bad.

It's not always roses when buying and selling on Net54. Like Luke, I've had people counter my counter with $1 or $2. I have to admit - if I think things have gotten ridiculous, and it's an ebay transaction, I will ignore the person. I mean, stupid is stupid. But that's ebay.

I think of this forum as more of a group of friends, so I will put up with a lot more, and I've had people take advantage of that. Things that have happened to me repeatedly: a buyer Paypal'ing me a little less than the agreed-upon price, or subtracting the shipping (without asking) or sending regular Paypal when I specified 'gift' (which I now avoid) or sending the check/money order price (which is lower) but paying with normal Paypal so that I incur the fees. Just little things that you can't get away with on ebay, to whittle the price down…without asking. When this happens I just go ahead and send the item out and make a mental note. Fortunately the percentage of people who do this stuff is very small, but I've run into all of it.

[bobbyw8469]

Just curious as to why you avoid PayPal gift now?

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Just curious as to why you avoid PayPal gift now?

I'm not sure about the IRS implications of Paypal gift. Also, I create shipping labels from ebay or Paypal and can't do that if using Paypal gift - much easier to stick the package in my mailbox for pick-up, as opposed to driving to the post office.

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by Runscott

I'm not sure about the IRS implications of Paypal gift. Also, I create shipping labels from ebay or Paypal and can't do that if using Paypal gift - much easier to stick the package in my mailbox for pick-up, as opposed to driving to the post office.

You can still print and ship labels from Paypal...just need the address.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

You can still print and ship labels from Paypal...just need the address.

Please provide instructions. I've never been able to print labels from Paypal when using 'Paypal gift'.

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Please provide instructions. I've never been able to print labels from Paypal when using 'Paypal gift'.

You can click on "MultiOrder Shipping" under seller tools and it will prompt you to start your own shipping label or click the link below:

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-now

Oops! My link was bad...fixed now

[slipk1068]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Just curious as to why you avoid PayPal gift now?

If you accept Paypal gift, and the person pays with paypal regular, what do you do?

I had this happen. Terms were Paypal gift, check, or money order. After 2+ months of "the check is in the mail," he states "the check must be lost" and sends regular Paypal.

Cheap card so no big deal, but the aggravation has stayed with me.

I don't envy you folks that sell a lot of stuff for having to deal with all of this.