eBay Buyer Issue- What do you think?

[vintagetoppsguy]

You did the right thing by not providing a scan. It sounds like he only wanted a scan of the Elway pic for his personal Elway collection and had no intentions of purchasing the magazine. Otherwise, if he were considering actually purchasing the magazine but were concerned about the condition of the Elway pic, why not just ask, "Does the Elway pic have any rips, tears, folds, creases, etc.?" Had he been honest with you and told you that he collects Elway items and politely asked for a scan at your convenience that would be different. Instead he tries to come across as a buyer. You even refer to the individual as a "prospective buyer." He is not a buyer, but instead a complete waste of time.

To those that say they would have provided a scan, I have a little challenge for you. Call your local Chevrolet dealership tomorrow and ask for the new car sales department. When a salesman answers the phone, tell them you are a big fan of the Camaro and ask them to snap a few pics (no stock photos) of the new Camaro and email them to you. The first thing out of their mouth will be a qualifying question to see if you are a buyer or a waste of their time. Tell them you have no intentions of buying and that you only want the pics for personal use and see if they are willing to oblige.

[teetwoohsix]

Just my opinion, but I would agree with sending the scan. I would look at it as having the potential for a future customer, even though all he seemed interested in was a $12.95 item.

And if he was only hunting for a scan, oh well- what's the loss- 10-15 minutes of time. If he didn't buy this item after the scan was sent, and later requested a scan of another item, I may feel different about doing it- but with as much feedback as this buyer had (4,000+?), I would look at it as a way to gain a future customer. Just my opinion...

[rhettyeakley]

Send the scan! It takes only a few minutes and it is silly to assume the guy had no intention to buy the item. Maybe he did, maybe he didn't. Once the scan was taken I'd spend an extra 2 seconds and add the image to the listing and it will have a better chance selling in the future even if the guy disappears.

Although as a seller on ebay I get asked questions about pricing, scans, etc. all the time by people and once answered I never hear back from them...so that is also annoying. Just last week someone asked if I could do $75 on an item I had listed for like $80-90, I emailed them back and said yes...never heard back from them.

[BCauley]

If the point of making a listing on ebay is to sell something and move it along with some money in return, I would have provided the scan of the page if it was going to help me accomplish the goal of making money off of it.

Should I have been the potential buyer, I certainly would have not purchased the item after the response from the seller. I've been on the border a few times about purchasing an item and it all hinged on the seller sending me a message answering my email. Things along the lines of "Is that a piece of paper loss or just a fuzz on the scanner?" and I don't get a response back. As a result, some listings like that one are still sitting there three months later waiting for someone to buy.

I can't imagine it would have taken more than 10 minutes to provide a scan for the guy and if the $12 or whatever sale is not worth the 10 minutes, then it's probably not worth being on ebay anyway.

[seablaster]

I think his "false advertising sellers" comment was out of line.

Prior to that my suggestion would have to been provide him with a scan but use a picture editing program to watermark your eBay name prominently on it.

[kcohen]

I wouldn't have cared for your response. With the attitude it conveyed, it makes me wonder why you would bother with selling $12.95 items in the first place.

[PolarBear]

Originally Posted by kcohen

I wouldn't have cared for your response. With the attitude it conveyed, it makes me wonder why you would bother with selling $12.95 items in the first place.

+1

[ibuysportsephemera]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Jeff

[Piratedogcardshows]

I can see both sides of the discussion but ultimately whether a "buyer or seller", you treat others how you want to be treated.Old cliches are old cliches for a reason,because they are true.