The problem with sellers on Ebay today

[80s Action Figures]

I should mention I do have a few negatives, three, all from non-paying bidders who retaliated against me......other than that I am all positive. I think that speaks to how I sell on eBay.

[drekkus]

Spillspleen I see where your comming from maybe I was rude to say this (so I apoligize) as I don't really have a blacklist, and I don't even know your ebay name. I only have positives in my ebay avoiding every chance of a problem (maybe I'm to carefull). Because I don't assume everyone to be of the same knowledge about a product (I'm not saying you do), someone could be buying a present or just starting with a collection.

Good pictures and less info are a way to, maybe better, sell your products, but it's not all about the money in my eyes (again not saying that this is the thing for you) I just want to be treated like i treat others. (although I do think that people should take a better look at pictures, they aren't there for nothing)

But hey you do business your way, I do it my way and someone else does it their way as long as we don't hurt each other that's just fine.

So also here no problems

[80s Action Figures]

Hey no worries!

I see what your saying, totally because I buy as well as sell on ebay.........

I do not deceive like in the horde trooper incident your described above. But on the same hand I do not explain every little detail, if it was my horde trooper that was missing his back then I would show this in a picture.

From a selling aspect I want this item to sell so using negative words will lessen the price and the chances of it selling at all. SO again I do not use the words incomplete, damaged and so on I simply take pictures so you can see what the figure is like, and answer any questions throughly.

[clambo]

Some sellers suck, some buyers suck.

[10incher]

The latest issues I have been having with sellers is them not sending the item at all after I have paid. I think I am on my 3rd item not recieved claim through Paypal in the past few months. I guess the items I won didn't go for as high as they wanted or maybe they sold it on me to someone else outside of Ebay who made a higher offer. Who knows what their reasons are.

[clambo]

That's crappy. I've only ever had that happen once, but I got my money back. I've had some long waits before, but the items usually show up.

[Meatybat]

Heres one under sellers remorse. Won 14 carded Rocky figs $19.99 , $20.00 shipping from Canada and guess what ? Somehow the figures were sent back to him damaged and he just refunded my money . Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, dont bother to mail me or anything. Id take them loose send them pric. Great googly moogly.

[snipertoys]

I saw this one coming. If it sounds to good to be true it is. I bet he meant to put 199.99 instead of 19.99

[drekkus]

Got fracked trice this month, one wanted a clear 10 euros more than my buying price, just gave me an invoice for more money the nerve, another wanted 10 euros more for shipment after 3 weeks(, the sucka said i don't have enough i want more, 3 weeks after an invoice which i allready paid,) should have got to me from germany in 1 week, lame and now someone else from the US made me pay a freakin lot on clearence and taxes bought figs for $29 is 21 euro and they gave a value of $100 on the packing slip while with shipment they only costed $48, it were he-men figs like mantenna, leech grizzlor and beast man for christ sake, i had to pay more to customs than i had to pay for the ebay lot, only crappy figs i bought mainly for a horde trooper staff, still waiting the reply, I'll post links to the 3 auctions soon and names to just warn you to stay clear of this scam artists. why do i even bother, no worries my auctions are without reserve or any other hidden costs.

My apologies for my language,chips am | real ticked off

[drekkus]

Oh and i forget the us person olivetoys made me pay $19 for shipping while it only costed $14, no problem if you charge it for packaging but just be honest about it, i'm so pissed

[10incher]

drekkus said:

someone else from the US made me pay a freakin lot on clearence and taxes bought figs for $29 is 21 euro and they gave a value of $100 on the packing slip while with shipment they only costed $48, it were he-men figs like mantenna, leech grizzlor and beast man for christ sake, i had to pay more to customs than i had to pay for the ebay lot

I have this happen all the time when sellers put the wrong value on the customs fom and I get dinged with duty, taxes and a $5 customs fee. Luckily in Canada, you can dispute it by filling out the form on the back of the customs slip and sending it in to the address they provide.

Drekkus, double check if there is some way you can do this, though be sure to include a print out of your Ebay auction payment details page and Paypal payment page. I haven't been refused a refund yet from the ones I sent in.

[snipertoys]

I've never been charged a customs fee in the US. Not sure why either. I'd hate to have to hassle with this. Sorry to hear about that story Drekkus.

[drekkus]

Thanks for the tip, I found a way to file a refund claim, I'll follow your instructions and hope everything works out

[TheWatcher]

Hello,it's been awhile. My newest discovery on ebay is that alot of businesses are selling toys. I really am trying to avoid sellers like this now just because they over charge on shipping constantly. An example is I won two care Bears Posables, 1 for 1.25 and 1 for 2.24. It adds up to 3 and change, but then shipping is 7.95! That's more then shipping!!! I emailed the person and they actually called me on the phone. He explained that he has a business on ebay and they charge a service fee to cover all their business fee. Personally I don't want to pay for any businesses fees. He felt he was justified in his charges because it was listed on the shipping calculator. Although we all know those shipping calculators are usually wrong. He even admitted that shipping would be only about two or three bucks and it would be sent in a padded envelope. I just said whatever....Needless to say I don't want to deall with ebay based businesses anymore... Paul~

[sanfords2]

Did you ever stop to think that maybe you won the two items for such a low price because the shipping was a bit pricey? How much do you think you would have won the items for if the shipping was free? You should always take shipping into consideration when you bid, and ask for a quote before you bid if the shipping isn't listed. As long as the items are packed securely and reach you in a timely manner, you should have no complaints.

One of my pet peeves is sellers who ship things in padded envelopes. I won a Battle Cat a few weeks ago, and it arrived in a plain manilla envelope with no packing material at all. Now that's just crappy!

[Captainamerica]

I've been buying and selling on ebay for 9+ years, and it's certainly gone downhill in the last couple of years. Sellers overall (not everyone) are not the 'full-time hobbyists/part time sellers' that built ebay. Now it's a lot of faceless 'companies' trying to make a quick buck.

Bidders now are no better. I've had more dedbeat bidders in the lat year than I did the previous 8!!!! My only negative came with no notice from the bidder. I get an endless flow of questions like 'how much is shipping to x? or does this include everything in the picture?' READ THE DESCRIPTION!!!! I put EVERYTHING in there: shipping options, turnaround time after payment is recieved, condition. I don't pad my shipping charges, or pass my ebay fees to the bidder.

last year I was sent a carded figure in a priority envelope with no packing, and charged $10 for the shipping. Of course, it separated in the envelope. The seller actually told me it wasn't his fault because it happened in transit. I carefully explained that it was his choice to not put it into the priority boxes that are displayed next to the envelope he used, and his choice led to the damage. I took a full shipping refund + 50% of my purchase price and kept the toy and later found the figure (carded) at retail.

What's everyone think about the new feedback system? I think it's incredibly one-sided and not a good solution to the issues they were trying to address.

[drekkus]

when someones does you wrong and you levae a negative the dirty magg*ts leave you one too and for what, I once got one for paying one time (within an hour) and never receiving the item, I hate the the ebay feedback system its so unfair you always get screwed

[sanfords2]

Anybody ever get a carded figure in a cereal box? It's a little better than an envelope, but not much.

My favorite Seller is the kind that leaves positive feedback right after they get their payment. I just dropped a bomb on a Seller who did that. Sent me a damaged figure when I asked before I bid if it was damaged. Didn't respond to my e-mails. Didn't offer a refund. I finally had to file a Paypal claim (which I won from his lack of response).

[drekkus]

serves, with the words of BA, "the fool", right, Oh I hate those frackers who screw you over, it happens more and more, why do people want to make a fast buck instead of a solid long term earnig, keep collectors as your friends and keep your customers I never lie about an item and try to descrtibe it as accurate as i can, please always ask me for detail I wont'screw you over like many ebay f*ckers do ( almost all of the members of this site excluded, well to be hones everyone from this site excluded didn't no one of this site pulled an ebay trick on me yet, keep up the good work)

still working on a case where i allready paid, after his invoice, but the German N*z* won't send me his stuff because he wants more money after all, after a sound three weeks of my payment he dares to ask me for this m*th*rf*ck*ng b*st*rd, I'm gonna file a claim and make him shuff his stuff up his wrong side, too bad he lives a long way from me. I want my bike back !

[TheWatcher]

In Response to Sanfords I always consider shipping. I've been around long enough to know better. I just think it's a real pain in the ass to find something you want and have to go through 50 questions even before you bid and honestly I don't want to invest myself so much into an auction I may not even win. If shipping had been cheaper or god forbid practically free I doubt the price would have been much higher honestly speaking. Thinki about what I won them for. If he had listed them for higher he probably would still have those carebears. Just cause it's a an old toy doesn't mean it's a goldmine. Paul~

[toyboxraider]

I have ranted about the shipping before so I will not mention it again, although I will say that padded envelopes make it just fine from 10incher way way up in Canada to me down in the south of North Carolina. I like that he allows me to take the cheapest route possible for my shipping.

As for descriptions, when I used to sell to pay for my hobbies I always, and I do mean always, gave a microscopic detailed description of the items (good points and all the bad points) and included photos. Some of these sellers on ebay now take a photo from a helicopter or something of a 4 inch figure and then say "what you see is what you get", Hell I can not see anything but a damn blurry splotch, is it really Zartan?

It has gone down hill!!!!

And the price for the CB figures was fair but the shipping was bogus Watch! So I agree with ya on that one!

[Captainamerica]

The shadyness never, ever ends.....

While browsing through ebay, I found a seller with some loose corps figs listed individually, and not a bargain to begin with, plus insane shipping charges. I was looking at 4 figures totalling $9 (3+2+2+2). The seller's shipping rates are $5 for the first item, $3 each other item, totalling $14 and he's in the USA (like me)!!!!! I've contacted the seller asking about this, hoping he'll be reasonable and ship the four for $5 (letting him make a few bucks on his shipping). We'll see....

[Ghouldrool]

::)I wish you could report those shipping sharks to Ebay. Even in my country people are starting to ask more than actual shipping costs. Shipping should be what it costs to ship, no more, no less. Don't give me the old 'I'm charging you a handling fee for my time, gas, cardboard box and straps of duct tape'. I feel that's so unfair. You should make your profit on your item, and consider the packing and sending part of the service. That's what I do. Besides, in my country every village has a post office within walking or biking distance anyway. You want a modest fee increase? Fine. But some people? It's like they just make something up! real shipping for four Corps? Oh, about 2,56. What we charge? 5 dollars for the first, add three for the second, and one more for the other two each. And then they send the envellope and you see the real shipping on the postmark and find out you just paid 8 bucks for nothing.

[sanfords2]

What's wrong with adding the price of the box to your shipping and handling? Sure, a lot of the time I am able to reuse boxes, but often I have to purchase boxes that cost up to a $1 each. I'll even buy pallet-sized pieces of cardboard and custom make boxes.

I rather pay a buck or two for handling and make sure that what I buy is boxed up securely, than have some joker send me an item in a cereal box with no packaging material.

[Captainamerica]

San, I don't think anybody would gripe too much about $1 for a nice box (at least I wouldn't),

but it's the sellers that try to add endless charges after the purchase price and reasonable shipping (and $1 over actual, to me, is reasonable) , like $ for a box, $ for tape, $ for labels, $$ ink for my pen, $ for gas, $$$ wear & tear on my car going to post office, $$ for my time at the po, $$ paypal fees, $$$ stopped at Starbucks on the way, $$ chipped a nail, etc. that nobody likes to deal with.

[sanfords2]

What's wrong with charging for stopping at Starbucks?

[toyboxraider]

I just paid 99 cents for 4 Remco figures. In the picture (which I will add a link too) there seems to be one, maybe two thumbs missing on one figure. I received them and 4 additional fingers (plus that well placed second thumb) are missing on one of the figures holding a weapon, IMO to hide this!!!

My shipping by the way was $4.95 and how did they ship it you ask? Well I will tell you: in a damn bubble envelope for $1.64 cents, which I would have gladly paid the $1.64 for that kind of shipping. Where did the rest of the money go though, certainly not to the accurate description!!! So I paid an extra $3.31 on top of actual shipping of $1.64 and my $0.99 auction price to have broken figures shipped in an envelope to me!!!!

Where is the box or handling in this?

Here is the link so you can see the pic and description yourself. I want it noted I would have (and did pay) paid $4.95 for shipping on these if it had been shipped for that price - ie... a box!!

[Ghouldrool]

Ah, like Cap said, one buck for a box over actual is totally fair. If you use it to buy a box, that is. Every supermarket here has these free boxes you can pick up that were used to transport stuff in. If you're gonna charge extra for a nice firm box, I expect to, y'know, RECIEVE that box and not the supermarket freebee.

Also, we have a fixed shipping rate up to 10 kilograms (quite hefty.) So if I buy a stack of comics that can be shipped in an envellope but can't fit a letterbox anymore, the charge is 6,20. When someone then charges 13,20, I get upset. I can live with, say, 7,50. The rest would just be douchebaggery fee.

[toyboxraider]

Is there anyone safe to buy from on ebay anymore? I found more faults with these figs too just now, good grief!!!

I know we give hell to Hates, but I will have to digress his auctions are looking better and better. LOL

I may have to allow myself to only buy from this board, which means 10incher needs to stock up on what I like and Sanfords and sons needs to auction collections off.

[Captainamerica]

here's the reply I just received (kudos for responding!!):

Dear captainamerica,

Yes, because ebay charges us .40 listing fee on each one each week it is listed, sometimes they don't sell the first week + a final selling fee on each one, then paypal is going to charge us to take payments, then we have consider the cost of our time, gas, buying these to offer, papaerwork and material. You get a shipping discount if you get more than one. That's all we can offer, when prices are so low. We have to cover handling we tried not to before and got ourselves in debt with ebay, can't do it again.


Oh yeah, does anybody think I should drop $7.99 for a blue corps firefighter