ebay: baarunner

[Leon]

I am told by a good hobby reference that the seller does definitely have some of the items listed. Don't know about all of them but definitely some of them. Still not very good customer service and I would hate to have any kind of dispute.

[CharleyBrown]

Leon,

Definitely intriguing to say the least. I guess that will put give some peace of mind to some.

I've dealt with some very abrasive and arrogant individuals, but I've never been told not to bid on something after a logical request.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Put yourself in the seller's shoes for just a minute. If he does indeed own the card, isn't it kind of a slap in the face to ask for a picture of the card next to a piece of paper with his eBay name?

He was asked to PROVE he owned the card. It would be no different than a seller asking me to show him my bank statement to PROVE I have the means to pay for the card. It just doesn't set the tone for a good transaction.

I guess I just see it differently. I wonder what would happen if that same question were asked of PWCC (or one of the big time ebay sellers)? What would their response be?

[Tcards-Please]

I just looked at the seller's items and noticed that he ended all of his auctions. Wonder why that was, I doubt it was because of his wonderful customer service

David, the big difference between the two, is PWCC has a huge following and has built a reputation based on their history and CUSTOMER SERVICE. People are reluctant to spend that kind of money if there is any doubt to the legitimacy of an auction. I'm sorry, but if I'm selling a high valued (for that matter any) item and I'm wanting to get the most for it, I'm not going to tell someone "no" and "do not bid". Just not good business practice and it appears to show since he removed the listing of all of his auctions. He can do as he wishes, but with responses like that, I'm sure it would turn some people off.

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Frank

[CharleyBrown]

David,

I understand the thought that it might be a slap in the face, but there were a lot of red flags from the jump..from the private sales to the fact that he is auctioning off a bunch of high end items that were recently listed in the major auction houses.

Had those factors not been in place, I wouldn't have even made such a request.

[CW]

Hmmm, now I'm wondering if he just used those card auctions to generate more views on his autographed baseball auctions (knowing full well he was going to end the auctions on the day they were supposed to end).

I bid and recieved a bid cancellation this morning. Now I am not saying Leon's source was wrong but I am very curios now what's going on. Seems really fishy now for sure or maybe it was to much of a hassle for the seller

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Pup6913

I bid and recieved a bid cancellation this morning. Now I am not saying Leon's source was wrong but I am very curios now what's going on. Seems really fishy now for sure or maybe it was to much of a hassle for the seller

The guy had a few of the cards for sure.... Can you really predict anything from someone that has private listings/bids on ebay and gives answers the way he did? But he did own at least some of the nice cards that were up. Maybe he thought he would lose money on them so shut them down.