Starting to resent ebayers

nearnu · #23 01-04-2015

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It ticks me off when buyers use sob stories on luxury goods to get a better deal.

If they send me a message before the sale, I block them.

If you are getting government aide with 4 kids in nigeria then you shouldn't be buying a $400 watch and telling me your aunts best friend is in the military and you SHOULD get a discount.

I just had a buyer tell me that his Girlfriend is in the hospital and that he'd 'BETTER' get his parcel in 3 days.
Well, I was a total dick and waited until the last 3 hours before canceling his bid then blocked him.

The sense of entitlement is killing me with people these days.

Haha, I totally agree. No one NEEDS a pair of designer Earrings or a Bag. And no one has the RIGHT to own one. I can't afford a lot of my items so I sell them. It is once in a blue moon I keep something.

newjerseymax · #24 01-05-2015

I block most people that ask stupid questions or start asking for lower prices on FIXED price listings....

Yes if you are lowest you will get bottom feeders... Best match on top is best.... They buy, pay, leave positive feedback and never hear from them again. At one time I had only fixed price listings and messages virtually stopped. As soon as I started auctions, the minions came out in droves.

rsot · #25 01-05-2015

Thankfully there are no "reply" metrics for eB to be concerned about yet. Lot of e-mails that are loserish in nature get deleted and bidders blocked here as well

oompaloompa · #26 01-05-2015

why would you care who the goods are for or if it is a gift for a dying cat.....why would anyone stoop so low.

someone did say that to me once to give a refund as their friend was very sick and could not use it now. This was in the days when you could see what people had recently bought via alternative sites and the refunds system was not so tough and you could actually say no returns on a listing and refuse. she had bought the same item in a different colour and obviously prefered it to mine or whatever....I called her out on the other item and said the reason for her purchase was not my concern....

vogeltron · #27 01-06-2015

Lots of the international shipping for me has to do with DSRs and valuations. I use to ship overseas before all this. Knowing I would have to refund or reship like 1 in 10. Now I just don't deal with it.

I love eBay it has been very good to me over the years. But I agree with most other members on the board. Anyone who goes out of their way to ask me questions, etc. I normally just block them. A low-ball offer, something about the return policy. It amazing how "needy" eBay buyers are.

The Amazon prime thing I think put lots of pressure on eBay sellers. It use to be like a week people were use to getting items. Now they think if they don't get them in a few days something is wrong.

I will say lots of things have changed over the past 10 years since I started. This is still how I make my living so I deal with it.

nearnu · #28 01-06-2015

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Originally Posted by vogeltron

Lots of the international shipping for me has to do with DSRs and valuations. I use to ship overseas before all this. Knowing I would have to refund or reship like 1 in 10. Now I just don't deal with it.

I love eBay it has been very good to me over the years. But I agree with most other members on the board. Anyone who goes out of their way to ask me questions, etc. I normally just block them. A low-ball offer, something about the return policy. It amazing how "needy" eBay buyers are.

The Amazon prime thing I think put lots of pressure on eBay sellers. It use to be like a week people were use to getting items. Now they think if they don't get them in a few days something is wrong.

I will say lots of things have changed over the past 10 years since I started. This is still how I make my living so I deal with it.

I totally agree. I didn't think about the new return policy either. I could get hit with a return fee as well from an expensive place to ship to. I am going to stick to us / canada sales. That is what I have been doing so far. Maybe one day when I have more experience I will branch out.

BlackLion · #29 01-06-2015

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Originally Posted by vogeltron

Lots of the international shipping for me has to do with DSRs and valuations. I use to ship overseas before all this. Knowing I would have to refund or reship like 1 in 10. Now I just don't deal with it.

I love eBay it has been very good to me over the years. But I agree with most other members on the board. Anyone who goes out of their way to ask me questions, etc. I normally just block them. A low-ball offer, something about the return policy. It amazing how "needy" eBay buyers are.

The Amazon prime thing I think put lots of pressure on eBay sellers. It use to be like a week people were use to getting items. Now they think if they don't get them in a few days something is wrong.

I will say lots of things have changed over the past 10 years since I started. This is still how I make my living so I deal with it.

LMAO, you block individuals for asking questions? May I ask why?

BigCJ · #30 01-06-2015

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Originally Posted by BlackLion

LMAO, you block individuals for asking questions? May I ask why?

When a buyer asks you what color and size the blue turtle neck sweater in a medium is, you tend to get an idiot buyer who does not read.

potential for scammers is off the radar.

These are people that want the transaction to go %100 smoothly and will blast you with a sledgehammer for things that are out of your control

jjohnson777 · #31 01-06-2015

Alot stores offering prime like benefits. BestBuy if spend $3500 a year fast free shipping. Books A Million pay for membership get fast shipping free.

I get Shop Runnier due to AmEx card. Get free pizza delivery too bad hate the chain though. It works on over hundred sites including newegg.

I go to ebay when want it cheap but not fast or if its only place has it. Just bought 20 phones there this week.

I prefer the ebay of when joined in 2000 when PayPal was not an option. I got in ebay when they bought half.com. But man did ebay ruin that site too.

oompaloompa · #32 01-06-2015

I had a woman keep asking me questions about where my stuff came from, with veiled insinuations and she was demanding answers, how could i find it and sell at that price, when she couldnt...seriously! I really had to bite my lip, this acc had secondhand designer goods, I looked and she was trying to sell (her own personal I think) similar items for MUCH higher prices with no takers, and she was miffed that my prices were competitive and I had bids. When I stopped replying, she bid on an item, a version of which she herself was selling as well! I thought that was mischief, at best she was bidding to buy my stuff to resell, but more likely to drive up price or bid and not pay. I removed her bid and blocked her, she contacted me asking why I blocked her!! I told her she seemed suspicious and she stupidly said , well if i wanted i could get a friend to bid on them anyway...I could not even report her due to stealth but I was nice but firm and she eventually got tired and went away.....

oompaloompa · #33 01-06-2015

people that do not read or even ask you and still want a refund - and you quote back the message, and say but you asked and I replied, so how can you use that reason as a refund return reason???

Omgoozle · #34 01-06-2015

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Originally Posted by oompaloompa

I could not even report her due to stealth

This has never stopped me from reporting someone.

nearnu · #35 01-06-2015

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Originally Posted by oompaloompa

I had a woman keep asking me questions about where my stuff came from, with veiled insinuations and she was demanding answers, how could i find it and sell at that price, when she couldnt...seriously! I really had to bite my lip, this acc had secondhand designer goods, I looked and she was trying to sell (her own personal I think) similar items for MUCH higher prices with no takers, and she was miffed that my prices were competitive and I had bids. When I stopped replying, she bid on an item, a version of which she herself was selling as well! I thought that was mischief, at best she was bidding to buy my stuff to resell, but more likely to drive up price or bid and not pay. I removed her bid and blocked her, she contacted me asking why I blocked her!! I told her she seemed suspicious and she stupidly said , well if i wanted i could get a friend to bid on them anyway...I could not even report her due to stealth but I was nice but firm and she eventually got tired and went away.....

A lot of people are ignorant. I just say, I can't tell you that. It's a trade secret. When someone asking me who is a buyer I just say, it was from a wealthy relative or something. But really it is a secret to my business and so is everyone else's who sells their items. No ones business as long as you are selling what you describe and not saying its real when its not.

vogeltron · #36 01-08-2015

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Originally Posted by BlackLion

LMAO, you block individuals for asking questions? May I ask why?

10 years of selling on eBay. I know the kind of buyers that are on eBay and I know that category which I sell in. I have been through this rodeo, I know which ones by the questions they ask want something for nothing. If they are going be problematic and be much more trouble than it is worth. For me I would rather lose out on a sale than deal with a return. Thats just me.

As mentioned above people that can't read. I sell lots of clothes I get questions about the sizing. I have measurements listed in big bold letters saying please check and compare before purchasing. My descriptions are short and sweet as well. Not like I am hiding anything.

I block buyers all the time asking funny questions. I simply tell them you are probably better off buying from another seller. Let them be someone else problem.

newjerseymax · #37 01-08-2015

I have gotten people with same sob story on other stealth accounts... Its sad people use cancer as a way to get free things...