I Hate ebay for this reason... - Videokarma.org TV - Video

azguy1878 · #1 05-28-2006, 11:23 PM

I just sold a vintage set on ebay...or i thought i did???? The winnijg bidder is upset becuse he feels the bid was intentionally pushed up by a new member, and he wants to "investigate". However he stil has the winning bid..why would he bid that high if he felt it wasnt worth it??...I dont understand some poeple. I should just ask him if he wants the set or not, this way I can relist it and stop wasting time.

speidi1 · #2 05-28-2006, 11:53 PM

Idiocy abounds on ebay. I won a Pioneer SX-424. The idiot tossed it in a box with some newspaper. It arrived smashed. I questioned his sanity/intelligence. He told me ebay is just for fun, get over it. My first and last ebay transaction. I'll stick to the army and goodwill and the occasional yard sale.

TV Engineer · #3 05-29-2006, 06:05 AM

Tell him you're going to cancel the transaction and offer it to the second highest bidder under the "second chance" rules. Then report him to eBay as a non-paying bidder.

The only thing he's investigating is whether he was too stupid to stop bidding. That doesn't give him the right to hold you hostage.

Good luck!

wajobu · #4 05-29-2006, 07:02 AM

Yup, agree with that. And try to resolve without the poison pen negative feedback. Just say...it's still mine and if you don't want it or want to pay--that's it.

Ebay is just for fun...yeah, right! It's OK to have fun, but not at another's expense and hand wringing...argh!

jaymanaa · #5 05-29-2006, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TV Engineer

Tell him you're going to cancel the transaction and offer it to the second highest bidder under the "second chance" rules. Then report him to eBay as a non-paying bidder.

The only thing he's investigating is whether he was too stupid to stop bidding. That doesn't give him the right to hold you hostage.

Good luck!

Yep.

kx250rider · #6 05-29-2006, 11:25 AM

I agree with Wajobu about trying to keep the Neg feedback out. It isn't worth the risk of getting a Negative on your record in return. People will overlook 2000 positives in your file and just seek out and read the Negatives! Sadly, that's human nature. I sell 10 or 20 items a week on eBay as part of my living, and I have seen it all. When the problem you are experiencing happens to me, I do a quick search of closed auctions for similar items and forward an eMail to the accusing buyer with the item numbers. This shows that the buyer is paying the going price, based on what his/her peers recently paid. If that doesn't satisfy, I offer to cancel in return for exchanging a POSITIVE feedback. Further, I would tell that winning bidder that you were simply trying to find a new home for that TV, and you weren't trying to get the maximum bid.

I was accused of that by several underbidders on a Toyota '85 turbo-Diesel truck I sold last April on eBay for $9,200, which is a lot for one of those. But the proof was in the pudding when the #2 bidder started badgering the winning bidder to buy the truck off him shortly after he got home with it! He apologized to me, and sold the truck to the #2 bidder a few months later.

One footnote, I have never had success with 2nd chance offers. There is a lot of fraud from fake eBayers sending those offers out, so people are afraid of them. Just relist it new if you have to.

Charles

Debassige · #7 05-29-2006, 12:27 PM

it's not ebay, just a few bad buyers and sellers.

holmesuser01 · #8 05-29-2006, 01:05 PM

I've been lucky with eBone in all of my transactions, but ONE. It was a Victor sound movie projector. The seller didn't even remove the reel arms before he smashed it into a box and tossed some newspaper around the top of it. Naturally, it arrived smashed here in NC. After using up several parts machines, this machine is the quietest running Victor that I have. I have 8.

I bought an old Zenith B/W 21" TV that came totally bubble-wrapped inside a box, enclosed in still another box. It arrived working with zero damage. The seller even tossed in the original remote that he found as he was packing the set. The auction listed the remote as missing. Many sellers go the extra mile for you. Many don't. Let the buyer beware!

azguy1878 · #9 05-29-2006, 01:17 PM

You're right..its not ebay thats the problem, I just get irritated when people play games. I just emailed him and told him the other bidder was trying to outbid him and gave up..becuase thats exactly what happened. His high bid was placed before the other memeber even started bidding. I simply asked him that if he doesnt want the TV to let me know so I can relist...I would be more aggressive but my feedback is 100%, and not one neutral...i'd like to keep it that way.

Debassige · #10 05-29-2006, 04:52 PM

i've had the same problem, guys bid, win and then start with the problems, shipping is too high is always the biggest one, these are usually the guys who don't ask questions before bidding. I also have 100% feedback, i don't go chasing anybody, if someone doesn't want to pay i just relist and move on

Phil Nelson · #11 05-29-2006, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Debassige

it's not ebay, just a few bad buyers and sellers.

A few years ago, my wife bought me a Hallicrafters 505 TV as a Christmas surprise. This was from a prominent dealer on the Internet, not eBay.

The TV was shipped in a very flimsy cardboard box with about 12 foam peanuts, and of course it arrived with a broken cabinet and other damage. The dealer reluctantly agreed to pay to fix the cabinet, but welshed on that promise, as well.

I won't buy anything to be shipped any more, unless I have communicated with the seller beforehand, and gotten a firm agreement to pack and ship it exactly as I want. My way (double-boxing, etc.) may cost more, but I don't waste money on boxes full of broken junk.

kx250rider · #12 05-29-2006, 11:55 PM

When I ship, I always try to make it abuse-proof. So far, I have shipped a dozen or more sets here and to Germany and Japan. I recently shipped 3 RCA 630-type sets to various collectors within the USA by FedEx Ground. I charge $20 plus cost of shipping, which is a total of about $85 each from Los Angeles to the East Coast. The $20 is to cover brand-new correctly sized boxes and materials. I remove the picture tube and pack it separately. I warn in the ad that shipping is expensive, and I usually say $50-$100 in the USA. Having done that, I haven't run into any hassles from buyers on shipping.

Charles