Worst type of eBay "guy"

philliesfan · #1 03-12-2021, 07:10 AM

The guy with over 15,500 feedback that bids on a $9.00 card and cancels his bid before the auctions ends because he entered the wrong amount. And the bid was for the opening amount.

I guess with only 15,500 feedback he is still trying to figure out how to use ebay.

Buythatcard · #2 03-12-2021, 08:08 AM

My 3 favorites are:

Buyers who cancel bids in the final hours of an auction.

Buyers who ask questions about the condition of a card after they won the item.

Of, course I hate Non Payers.

jakebeckleyoldeagleeye · #3 03-12-2021, 08:40 AM

The seller on Ebay (won't mention but they have a lot of autographs) who takes a dollar off on best offers but then takes it back in postal costs.

steve B · #4 03-12-2021, 11:31 AM

Do people still cancel bids so they can sell to an off Ebay offer?
I hate that.

That and the ones that won't honor a winning bid, claiming they sold the card over the weekend but didn't get around to cancelling the auction until after it closed. Then offer as a "consolation prize" like 20% off their autographs that are probably fake and way over priced. (Yeah, I'm still POd I didn't get that Lundgren and the two caramels that were with it. )

Or the ones that sell trimmed stuff and won't respond to emails until it gets posted here. The come crying about how they were "busy" or on vacation and couldn't answer emails, but never put their store on vacation hold. Like it's not a hard thing to have an "out of office" automated response. Sorry, no matter how much other people say you're awesome, I'm still not changing that negative.

GasHouseGang · #5 03-12-2021, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by steve B

That and the ones that won't honor a winning bid, claiming they sold the card over the weekend but didn't get around to cancelling the auction until after it closed. Then offer as a "consolation prize" like 20% off their autographs that are probably fake and way over priced. (Yeah, I'm still POd I didn't get that Lundgren and the two caramels that were with it. )

Steve,
I had something similar happen to me on ebay last year. I won an auction and started to pay, when suddenly the auction was canceled. I don't remember exactly what the message from ebay said, but effectively the item was no longer available. I guess it didn't go for a enough money and he didn't want to sell it that cheap. I didn't get offered any "consolation prize". I just had to move on.

Mark17 · #6 03-12-2021, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Steve,
I had something similar happen to me on ebay last year. I won an auction and started to pay, when suddenly the auction was canceled. I don't remember exactly what the message from ebay said, but effectively the item was no longer available. I guess it didn't go for a enough money and he didn't want to sell it that cheap. I didn't get offered any "consolation prize". I just had to move on.

Some sellers list their inventory on ebay, their own website, and in their store if they have one. Several times I have negotiated and bought stuff, which the seller then had to pull off ebay. In fact I bought 13 T202 cards from a member here last weekend in this way.

A couple of times, after I'd agreed to the deal, I got pretty nervous when the seller was slow to remove the item from ebay; the standout examples were all involving the same well known GU dealer: a Johnny Bench rookie bat, a super rare 1965 Twins Al Worthington World Series bat, and a 1964 Vic Power Twins flannel.

I have a good relationship with this dealer so I'm sure he would've kept his word to me, but I worried what it would do to his reputation if someone came along and hit the BIN while it was still hanging out there.

FrankWakefield · #7 03-12-2021, 07:57 PM

I agree with much posted above.

Shipping charges annoy me when it is $4 or $5 and I see they spent under a dollar for postage.

I like cardboard inside the envelope and rubber bands. I hate magic tape on card holders.

But ya'll have hit a sore point on feedback. As a buyer, once I've promptly paid I expect the item, AND I expect feedback. And I deserve it at that point. I've paid, nothing left for me to do in the transaction. The seller still needs to accept payment, package well, and promptly ship. They don't get feedback yet. I consider sellers who want feedback first to be holding feedback hostage... Seems to me that sellers should submit feedback once I've paid.

jiw98 · #8 03-12-2021, 07:52 PM