>selling something >over 200 views, six watchers >someone

>>6285527
>I'll never understand why people try to buy things when they know they don't have the money for it
Welcome to the housing market crash of 2008.

>>6285527
>I'll never understand why people try to buy things when they know they don't have the money for it.
People feel entitled to it. 95% of humans are unreasonable, selfish, ignorant cunts.

I've never sold anything on ebay, but I find the best offer feature to be useless most times.
>seller asking $50 or best offer
>offer $35
>DECLINED
>offer $40
>DECLINED
>offer $45
>DECLINED
>seller has made a counteroffer!
>$49.95
Every fucking time.

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Been selling on eBay for over a decade and shit like this never stops being annoying

>be me
>work for online entertainment service
People try to sign up for our service every day with ZERO money to their name. Unfortunately your card must have at least $1 even for the free trial. Shit blows my mind.

>>6285540
>online entertainment service
you're a pornographer, aren't you?

>>6285539
I do that. It's called best offer cunt. Clearly your best offer was $45, but you tried to Jew and offer $35. You raising new your "best" offer shows you're a lying cunt and I do the same to people like you.

>>6285554
Do you not know the basics of haggling? Why would any buyer ever say the absolute most they were willing to pay first? That seller is as much of a Jew for trying to wring out a few extra shekels even though they're willing to look at best offers.

>>6285527
This just happened to me this week.

>Have an item with a $30 starting price and no buy it now option
>Relist it over and over for 3 months with no one bidding
>finally relist it with a $50 buy it now option on top of the $30 starting price
>sells within a half hour.

>>6285563
what was it you jew?

>>6285564
AGP Naka. Bought it when it was on sale for $25. Instant regret, I had no desire to collect those things and only grabbed it when building a HLJ order because it was so cheap.

>>6285554
>Clearly your best offer was $45, but you tried to Jew and offer $35. You raising new your "best" offer shows you're a lying cunt and I do the same to people like you.
That's how best offer works. You're allowed to haggle back and forth up to three times you fucking moron. That's how fucking haggling works, you idiot. You always start with a low-ball. I'm not surprised a fucking shut-in who makes income from ebay doesn't actually know how people conduct sale involving used goods. It's been like this for centuries.

Also, the item had been for sale for a LONG fucking time. It wasn't worth $50. Nobody was buying it, but he refused to lower the price and just kept relisting. I waited another week and found the same damn thing from another seller for 38 bucks, so whatever.

>>6285573
>$50
>was listed for a long time
hey wait a goddamn second.
>>6285563

>>6285575
Not likely, the thing I'm talking about wasn't a toy, it was some stereo equipment, which means I was likely dealing with a fucking jew baby boomer who thinks everything they bought brand new 30 years ago should still be worth the same thing.

Craigslist has taught me that there is no person worse to buy from than a 40-50 year old guy who is selling something he originally bought himself, no matter how long ago it was. Tools, cars, electronics, whatever. They think their shit is worth gold, regardless of what it is, and they would rather be entombed with it than have it sell for one penny less than they want.

>>6285579
no sorry the narrative is funnier in my head if you were looking for that AGP Naka, so... you were.

>>6285579
>Tools, cars, electronics, whatever. They think their shit is worth gold, regardless of what it is, and they would rather be entombed with it than have it sell for one penny less than they want.


Haha, this is my dad 100%

My latest ebay gripe is
>seller has about 20 different unrelated/semi-related books listed as auction
>want only one, real nice opening price, watch it
>seller unlists it and then puts together all the books in a huge high-priced BIN lot

minor gripe, just my annoyance of the day

>>6285587
listed in (multiple) *auctions

>>6285527
It's always a hoot to look at the people you sell stuff too
>Sold a MMPR Legacy Morpher to some guy
>See that he sells stuff too. Decide to see what he has
>Almost all of it is custom printed t-shirts with porn stars on them, lewd anime stues, and Pokemon cards

>>6285527
Because they probably poorfags that relied on layaway or getting a cashier to hold somethjng and think it works on the internet for some reason

>>6285659
this, or kids going shopping unsupervised.

>>6285600
I dox every person who scams me and they are always, without exception, some sort of total cretin in one way or another.
Personal faves are the obsese middle aged Sesame Street fan, Psycho eyes weaboo girl, and gothic tranny with a blood fetish

Seriously fuck eBay

"Oh btw I can't pay right now but I can pay soon and is it alright if you choose a slower shipping speed to save money? k thanks"
It had free shipping.
>>6285600
Oh you found my page!

My biggest gripe is when I get sniped on eBay .

Every person who has posted in this thread has likely dealt with this. Bidding on an auction. Bid the most you want to pay for an item. a bid goes in in the last few seconds so you can't even counter-bid.

You lose the item by like 50 cents.

who also had to google what the nigger "catharsis" is

>>6285703
but is too good when it goes in your favor. Better than sex.

>>6285704
I didn't.

But I don't think I've ever had a moment of catharsis with eBay. pretty much just frustration. not much karma to be had

>>6285704
No one

>>6285704
Nobody who graduated high school

>>6285692
man it's nice that I don't use social media of any kind and don't leave things like that for people to find

>>6285704
I invented the word

>>6285527
>Be me
>See some toy I really wanted sold on ebay. High priced, ridiculous high shipping fee.
>Seller taking offers.
>Write him, making a total reasonable offer for item plus shipping.
>He writes me back. Polite exchange of message while he seems pondering the offer.
>Finally he asks me where I live. Tell him the country and he goes nuts.
"I don't ship to that country! They keep to lost every shipping!" It isn't true, I buy from that same country all the time without any problem at all. Messages stops coming.
>Fast forward 6 months. Item still on sale. Now at a price way lower than what I offered him.

I'm glad I bought it somewhere else saving me money and an headache. I hope he learned his lesson as well.

>>6285941
haha found the brazilian

>>6285573
>Also, the item had been for sale for a LONG fucking time. It wasn't worth $50. Nobody was buying it, but he refused to lower the price and just kept relisting.

You being poor does not automatically mean the item is not worth the asking price.

>place a bid in last thirty seconds of an auction
>you've been outbid!
>go to outbid with eight seconds late
>auction ends, doesn't count
>guy bid the same amount that I did and won because he did it after

Can somebody explain this? This was a week ago and I'm still kinda buttmad because what I was bidding on is hard to track down.

>>6285946
>Brazilian wanted me to ship two figures worth $120 USD on eBay
>with no tracking number (because it'd be extremely expensive from Canada)
>severely undervaluing the customs form to avoid taxes
>Paypal with non-gift payment
>gets butthurt when I absolutely refused to sell him anything

>>6286023
fucking sniping apps

they should be banned

>>6286040
Is that what it was? I feel like the auction just magically ended too early because I would've won otherwise. I bid at 108 and the winning was 105, which was my previous bid and the other guy's bid. It's super frustrating because it was a good half of a collection from a series I'd love to own, including one of the rarer things from it.

>>6285692
why don't you go ahead and leave your eBay username then so we can avoid buying from you, you fucking creep

>>6286138
Don't scam me and you won't get dox'd senpai

>>6285527
I've been trying to sell a few old MIP toys and plush for the past few weeks. I have quite a few watchers, but only 2 offers and both of those were $20 and $30 on a plush that is mint and has sold multiple times for $200+. Idk how to entice my watchers to offer. I have the lowest prices available for each item and I have best offer so people can try to save a few bucks. Would offering free shipping help? I would, but shipping is really expensive and I'm already getting screwed over by seller fees. I'm also afraid of getting scammed, but I can't find a good collectors community for the brand of toys I'm selling. Are there any better sites I can sell on?

>>6285539
I noticed that as well, either that or they set it to automatically deny anything that isn't the asking price. I've tested it once and offered a penny less than asking price and it said it'd been automatically denied, that's when I called it quits on best offers (most of the time lol)

>>6285573
This fuckin dude has had this final fantasy figure I want for $60 for literally over a year and won't accept any offer I send them, even one that was like $5 less. I messaged them finally and asked why after a year and a half they weren't willing to make any kind of deal. He then said he didn't know what I was talking about as he clearly has a best offer option and is willing to work anything out.

I hate everyone

>>6285708
My nigga

>>6285941
"They keep to lost every shipping"

What did you mean by this tho

>>6286344

I've had many sellers that said the same thing, it's aggravating.

>>6286043
I kinda get what your saying but I'm sorta confused, please help me because I must know now lol.

So you make a bid, you get outbid, you go to bid again, says auction is over, and the item some to someone else for what your last bid was?

>>6285703
>waiting to snipe
>last 30 seconds
>price almost triples to ridiculous amounts
They should call it nuking when that happens. I have had a few successful snipes though. Sometimes I was ready to snipe and nothing happened, winning by default for a very low price. That's the best when that happens.

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>>6286209
I'm in the same boat and discovered an app called Mercari that totally rips buyers off with shipping so you're good, and they give $2 in credit to anybody who signs up with a referral code, so people get their friends to sign up and then get free credit and are more likely to buy crazy priced shit.

Also, the marketplace on Facebook is pretty decent, I'm scared of getting ripped off since there's no real regulations, but I guess you could only accept gifted PayPal so they can't take it back.

Also I might as well shill since it'd help you get free credit too, if you sign up to check out Mercari pls use my referral code VPZBGQ lol. It'll ask if you want to sign up with Facebook or email, email is a pain but you get the free shit right away the other way.

>>6285703
>My biggest gripe is when I get sniped
If you're going to play the auction game, either start sniping or quit now and save yourself the frustration. The "auction" format has been like this since the beginning and eBay has no intention of fixing it.

>>6286394
I got a marvel legends build a figure hobgoblin from there (the one you build, not the lone figure) for fuckin $22 on Easter and the nerd threw in some random BAF pieces for free because they love Easter or some shit

>>6285527
>want to bid on an item
>auction ends in a different timezone where I'd be fast asleep by then
>too pussy to use sniping apps so persist on staying up instead
>every time I fall asleep as bidding ends for each stock of the same item
>ask seller if they could sell the item directly to me since different timezones, even offer to buy it $20 higher than the winning price of each auction
>seller responds "I'll put up a Buy It Now listing for you"
>listing is literally $30 less than the auction winnings
>even makes it a private listing for me
I mean, I'm happy but literally what the fuck just happened?

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>>6285527

>buy item, and pay for insurance plus tracking.

>Mail man delivers item to wrong house, and bitches at me when I confront him the next day saying hes been doing his job for 40yrs

>Seller calls me a "Fucking liar that just wants to get the item, and money back" , and wont make an insurance claim for me.

>Walk 20 mins to the Post office, and get told only the person who sends the item can file for the insurance money.

>Call ebay, and get outsourced to India.

>Some indian guy named "John Smith" says sorry there's nothing we can do about this since the item was delivered.

>Tell them seller cursed me out in the email.
>They say they will look into it, but cant tell me what the outcome will be.

End of story I'm out $85 and no figure.
Last fucking time I buy on ebay

>buy from eBay occasionally
>only after comparing prices to several other sites
>check feedback before buying anything
>never buy from anyone from China, ever, no exceptions
>don't engage in bidding wars because that is fucking retarded and a trap
>worst thing that happened so far was the post sending my fucking package to the wrong state twice because apparently it's too fucking hard to read a label for the post office these days

>>6285703
> My biggest gripe is when I get sniped on eBay

I've always sniped since my very first auctions because bidding my maximum with the least amount of time remaining seemed like the logical way to win. Back then I didn't even know it had a name.

My biggest gripe is people who bid on a rare item midway through but have no intention of coming back to defend their bid. There's always someone else willing to pay more than you. When you bid early all you do is drag the prices up.

>>6286710
>My biggest gripe is people who bid on a rare item midway through but have no intention of coming back to defend their bid. There's always someone else willing to pay more than you. When you bid early all you do is drag the prices up.
This. It's retarded when people bid just to bid up the price.

>>6285703
Sorry, anon, but I don't place a bid until there are seven seconds left in the auction.

I've never had any issue with ebay, I tend to be pretty careful with sellers so I don't get scammed. My mom recently had issues with a seller who started selling items the day before she placed her order, and sent her a piece of paper instead of the item she bought. It got resolved but it took 2 months.

Now, I've had issues with FedEx. I hate them so much.

>>6285703
>My biggest gripe is when I get sniped on eBay .
Do you enjoy paying more than necessary and losing half the shit you want? I've never understood why anyone would bid with more than 10 seconds on the clock.

>>6286394
>an app called Mercari that totally rips buyers off with shipping


how does it do this? Just curious.

>>6285527
>when they know they don't have the money for it.

Except they fucking knew they would have the money in three more weeks you impatient asshole.

>>6285692
>Psycho eyes weaboo girl

Please tell me you have pics of her and can set me up on a date.

>>6287722
Looks like we found OP's shitty bidder.

>>6287722
>implying some spendthrift faggot who can't even scrape together enough pennies for a fucking toy will make good on having money at a certain point in the near future instead of immediately blowing it on a different 'emergency' purchase
>implying he won't just ask for more time in another 3 weeks
>implying you should blindly accept the promises of some irresponsible stranger on the internet
>implying the wastrel who is buying unnecessary shit when they can't wait long enough to accumulate some savings isn't the real impatient asshole in this scenario

>>6286374
Are you autistic and do you browse /tv/?

Anyone got a comprehensive list of countries you should avoid selling to (and buying from)?

>>6287713
>say goodbye to your email address/personal details
First time on Ebay. Happen to find nice listings join for them.
It's mainly Jacen and Jaina SW figures.
Bid on a few items before them (they were on Sunday, I joined Friday).
Get told I have used my bidding limit up as a new user.
>WTF.jpg
Placed a bid on the figure before.Sunday. Sunday comes blown out of the water.
They go for around £50 each.
Seller and me message, tell him about the problems throughout the weekend. Won ither auctions.

A few days later, guy who won Jaina didn't pay so it wil go back up.
Ready to bid on the Sunday. Get called to DND.
Winning until the last few minutes but frantically trying to get into account on mobile to increase my maximum bid because it limited my bidding.
It was Mothers Day (UK).
Went for about £2 more and final price was £35.
>mfw.

That'll haunt me.

>>6286687
Bought an item international
DHL to CanPost

Shows up, item damaged
Paid $2K+, but item is super duper rare, scored it in a BuyItNow

Message seller w/ pics, oh wow what you want to do, bro let's file a claim

Seller says DHL told him I have to get the damage assessed, and then he can submit the claim

Go to CanPost for assessment, referred to phone customer service, um dude, you are the recipient, you don't initiate the claims process

Tell seller about situation, stops responding - send a few more messages, over a month now

Finally decide to take matters into my own hands, call eBay about MoneyBackGuarantee, whups, it's over a month, recommend PayPal dispute

Lodge a PayPal dispute, get a local expert to assess damage to item, determined to be devalued by 30%, in dispute detail I am pushing for 30% refund
Seller suddenly responds to deny the dispute offer, claims he wasn't getting my eBay messages on his phone
We agree to communicate through regular email, re-outline my position
Find out the DHL insurance claim form had to be submitted within 7 days of package delivery, ask seller for alternatives

Because we are communicating again, I let the Paypal dispute close without escalating it
Find out later that you can't dispute the same transaction twice, start feeling like he is just waiting me out until I can't do anything myself

Call Paypal w/ whole story, they suggest challenge the transaction on my credit card
Call CC, whole story, they say I have very little time (very close to end of timeframe for old purchase), and I can't challenge 'a portion' of the transaction (if I'm going to challenge, I have to go for the full amount), so I do it

CC reverses my purchase in full, but warns the amount is under review until managers/whoever renders a decision (they have to let the seller plead his case, etc)

>>6287917
(Cont.)

Seller emails me flipping his shit, funds were taken back from him
Tell him to send his version of events to CC, tell him my plan is to PayPal him 70% of the price if CC opts in my favor (eBay says items are sellers responsibility while in transit)
Seller cooperates angrily, says I am scamming him, calls CC fishy, etc

CC doesn't verdict for MONTHS, all the while seller emails me at LEAST once a week to tell me what a piece of shit I am

Finally, one of my many calls to CC, speak to supervisor, dude, if we haven't taken it back from you by now then we're not going to
THANK GOD

PayPal the seller 70% of purchase price, though whups, it's been SO fucking long that CAD is worth less than it was when I bought this fucking thing!
Turns out idgaf anymore, just send the inflated 70%, email seller it's finally over, here's what I said I'd give you, transaction over

Never hear from him again

Was it worth it? Years later w/ item repaired, I think so, but it's still the most I ever spent, and a hella stressful time

>>6287920
You're a pretty stand-up guy to pay that jerk when you could've gotten away with screwing him.

>>6288011
This.

But if you're also >>6286687 then what the fuck are you doing?! You can't just leave us hanging by our balls which such a fucked up non-conclusion. And you can't leave yourself hanging. Where do you live? Can't you take it to court, to the police or something? That fucking mailman...

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>>6285527
>guy wins an auction for a DS I'm selling, $100
>makes the payment and then tells me he wants to cancel the order because he found a better deal
>I know he'd just file a return if I sent it to him anyway, angrily cancel the order
>End of the month comes, seller invoice comes in (sellers have to pay back 10% of what they make from sales, if you didn't know)
>$10 charge from the DS I "sold" even though the order cancellation went through
>eBay won't refund me
>Drunk and angry over having lost money because of this dipshit's buyer's remorse, I message him saying I want the money that he cost me back
>mfw he actually paypals me $10 with no argument

>>6285554
You need to be tested for autism

>>6285973

>implying the buyer was poor
>not the jew seller who can't sell less than 5 fucking pennies under the asking price when he listed it as best offer

You are funny

>>6287722

Poorfag

>>6286613
Wants the D

>>6286715
It was me, it was me all along lol.

No but for reals, some people just want to input their max bid and move on, maybe they have lives or something and can't be on ebay all the time.

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>>6286344
I mean dude if your willing to go five bucks less is it really that hard to come up 5 bucks to the person's asking price? If you really wanted it is the 5 more bucks not worth it?

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Need some advice people. I recently bought my first Hot Toys figure (City Hunter Predator 2) through ebay and it turned up today. Generally happy with it but there are some scratch marks on the torso when I was lead to believe the figure was in perfect condition. I even messaged the seller in advance to make sure there were no scratches/loose joints etc and he assured me it was in perfect condition. Usually I wouldn't be bothered but it cost £150 so I'm a bit upset. Looking back on the listing now that part of the figure was covered up in the photos cause he was holding his mask over that portion of the torso so there was no way to see the damage. I messaged the seller today and he said he doesn't accept refunds and the scratches werent there before he shipped it (which is total bs, the item was securely packaged in the box, theres no way it coulda got damaged in transit)

So my question is, should I file a dispute with ebays money back programme or just accept i got fucked over? Any advice would be appreciated. See pic attached for the damage to the figure.

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>>6288528
File a claim, if it wasn't in the photos or his description he is in the wrong.

I will say though that the paint on the Hot Toys predators is quite brittle. I managed to chip the paint on one of city hunters mandible parts when inserting them into the sockets on his face, I wasn't using any sort of force, it just flaked off.
Bummed me out.

Also why are you paying £150 for a used one? I got mine for £145 (including EMS shipping) new from Mandarake.

>>6288164
If he wants a deal why shouldn't he go after one? If the seller can't even go $5 less, he needs to remove that option and just make it a Buy It Now at full price.

>>6288549
well it was described as new so i took his word for it. and i always get raped by customs whenever i order from mandy, that's why i didn't go there. i'm generally very happy with it, the sculpt and paintwork is amazing just a bit disappointed with those scratches. it's actually not as noticeable in person as in the photos but i still like having shit in perfect condition. i might just hold on to it, i dunno if its a deal breaker. gonna see how i feel over the next couple of days. thanks for replying dude.

also are the joints always stiff as hell? i'm scared of moving his legs cause it feels like there's no give and it's gonna snap

>>6288568
Yeah extremely stiff, be super careful, especially with the thigh joints. I had to use a hairdryer on the elbows to get them to bend.

>>6288577
guess i'll have to keep him in a basic pose until i can muster the courage to give it a go. really don't wanna break it on the first day hah. i'm used to stiff joints on revos & certain figmas but this is somethin else. thanks for the advice, sucks about the paint flaking off the mandibles btw. i'll have to be extra careful.

any other hot toys you'd recommend? is the arnold dutch any good? i'm already sold on the new ripley but i heard less than positive things about the big chap and alien warrior.

>been asked to hold multiple items in the current group of figures I'm selling
>"i don't do holds but if it's still available when you have the money, it's all yours"
>day they asked me to hold to rolls around
>"so are you still interested"
>"sorry gonna have to pass"
I'm glad I don't have the desire to impulse buy when I have no money.

>>6287678
OCCASIONALLY you can bid first and win first. There is a degree of buyers who see 1 single bid and just say, fuck it, that guy staked his claim, I'm not going to get into a bidding war with him.

It doesn't work all the time but if an item STARTS at a reasonable price that you're willing to pay, it's worth a shot. Worst case scenario you get outbid and it goes for more money than you wanted, best case you win the auction for your reasonable price.

>>6288643
Yeah, I learned not to hold stuff at shows too. Too many flakes. But also, I had one autist come back like 4 times and repeat the same questions each time. Last time, I raised the price by $5, hoping to be rid of him for good (he was making other customers uneasy). He went nuts about how they had it much cheaper at another table (they didn't) and how he had to cash savings bonds just to be here. But in the end it worked - he did go away for reals real.

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>Auctioning something on Ebay
>gets a fair bit of traction, multiple bidders, around 10 watchers
>Winning bid is more than I expected it to go for, feeling pretty good
>Winner was some Pakistani kid living in my country (I think) who put a large sum of money as their maximum bid midway through, was never beat, though other bidders continually raised the price to the end
>Auction ends, winner never pays
>Wait a whole week for him to cough up the money, try to get into contact with him and everything
>All I get is radio silence
>Know he isn't dead or anything because he's still buying stuff and giving feedback to other orders
>Offer second highest bidder second chance
>They say "Thanks, but I brought it somewhere else immidiately after losing the bid, sorry!"
>Offer third highest bidder second chance
>They simply aren't interested anymore
>Well fuck
>Open up a dispute with the winning bidder, Ebay team sorts it out, and the order is canceled.
>Winning bidder is seemingly never punished for this, Ebay didn't put anything on his profile to warn others
>Can't give my own negative feedback to warn others, since auction ended with a dispute

Scum. And this isn't even the only time I've encountered something like this, just the worst.
Wish Ebay would make it so you have to put in your card/Paypal details when bidding, and you automatically pay as soon as you win.
If not, just ban people who win a bid and never pay. They ruin everything.

>>6288643
>just dealt with this
>immediately someone buys up a different item, pays promptly, and we have a pleasant exchange after
What do people get out of being rude and cheap on eBay? Do they think they'll bully their way into a bargain?

>>6288620
I have City Hunter, Jungle Hunter and Boba Fett, all of which I'd definitely recommend.

The problem with Hot Toys is you have to reeeally love the character to justify dropping the cash on one. I probably won't buy any more unless they release a new Darth Vader.

>>6288620
Better to break it as soon as you get it than down the line when you can't return it

>>6288528
Also those scratches are not that bad dude, they just look like part of his color. It's battle damage..that's what I tell myself so I don't sperg out lol

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>>6285527
>selling a toy brand new for $75
>offer $25 as a joke and to say his toy isn't worth that much
>don't want to spend 25 on that shit anyway
>he accepts
>mfw

>>6285703
>25 people watching
>last 10 seconds price goes from 150 to 389
>I tried bidding 155

If items don't sell, would a seller lower the price and relist them?

A guy had a few SW figures I wanted but not at the prices he started the bidding off.
Should I message him and tell him I'm interested or leave it? If I do message him should I ask him to lower the prices?

>>6285554
This guy is actually right.

>>6288961
>>6285558

>>6288965
The seller was holding his poker face strong while the buyer was collapsing like a little bitch. It was obvious to the seller that the buyer would be willing to take the deal at $49.95.

>find something with best offer on ebay
>want to send offer with link to another ebay listing as reference
>ebay filter decides that links to ebay auctions count as "personal information" and won't send the message
Are retarded, middle-America, stay-at-home moms really so easy to trick out of their bank account information that any and all links on eBay have to be filtered? I've had this problem with sending Mandarake links as well.

>>6288972
Sounds like the seller was trying to Jew him out of extra money then. :^)

>>6288978
Did I ever say he wasn't?

>>6286138
to be fair, he said he doxes people who scam him.

If you're not a piece of shit on eBay, then you should have no cause for worry. If you are? Well, then you sorta deserve to get doxed

>>6288981
I mean, the whole crux of your argument is that the seller is in the right for being as much of a Jew as the buyer.

>>6286416
So I'm not allowed to gripe?

>>6288984
Of course, both parties should try to maximize their financial gains. What are you, a commie?

>>6288988
Good waffle and ad hom now that you've made yourself look like a moron.

>Find a really good deal on a toy I really want
>Don't have any money at that precise moment
>"Oh well, it will appear again"
>Never seen at that price again forever

>>6288990
Why don't you just greentext any two contradictory statements from me?

>>6288993
>This guy is actually right.
>Clearly your best offer was $45, but you tried to Jew and offer $35. You raising new your "best" offer shows you're a lying cunt and I do the same to people like you.
>Of course, both parties should try to maximize their financial gains. What are you, a commie?
inb4 "b-but agreeing with him doesn't mean i said it! ha i win!"

>>6288733
Ebay decided several years ago that they're more interested in attracting buyers than they are keeping sellers satisfied (you know, the people who actually STOCK your website)

So buyers can give you negative feedback all they want, but you can't even give them neutral feedback. Ebay is also quick to deal with sellers that may be causing problems, but bidders? Oh they're just innocent darlings! It's ok that you didn't pay for your auction, little one. Don't worry. We won't let the bad people say mean things to you.

It's why I don't sell on Ebay anymore. Fortunately, there's a guy at an antique mall I go to that buys toys for his store and he pays fairly. Sure, maybe I would have gotten more money if I listed each toy individually on eBay, but also, I would have had to deal with eBay's shit.

>>6288869
What was it?

>>6288992
Thems the breaks. Get a credit card. That's what they exist for. Providing money that you might not have right then and there

OR just live your collecting life up to chance. Maybe you'll get it at a good price someday, maybe somedays you'll lose a bargain forever

>>6285703

I lost a fucking nice, large Megaman figure lot due to that shit. Still pissed

>routinely do same- or one-day shipping
>that became my personal standard
>now I get worried when i haven't heard from a seller in three days

>>6288997
RIP

>>6288874
That happened to me recently. In the last moments the price doubled from €70 to over 150. I don't have much experience in sniping, so I was shocked. Because it was on American time, I went to bed in the wee hours, feeling like a poorfag trying to roll with the rich lads.

>>6285540
Everyone I know is like this. I spend a quarter of my income on the stupidest shit, pay all my bills, eat whatever I want, have my own place and still manage to save some money on the side. These people don't own anything but a car and a few changes of clothes while living with their parents and they still manage to have no money at all. Anytime I worry I'm spending too much on my retarded hobbies, I remind myself these people exist and are somehow still alive.

>Someone lists a product for 55, and free shipping
>A few days later, its up again, no free shipping and it's at 60
>few more days pass, now it's at 65

Can someone explain to me what the hell is going on here?

>>6290636
I had some sealed European G1 transformers that wouldn't sell at $35 with free shipping. Put them each out at $55 with shipping extra as a mistake the next week and they sold in 24 hours. Ebay is fuckin weird.

>>6290638
>>6290636
My guess is that they assumed it was a bootleg or some other scam. Seeing it at a higher price made them more confident that the listing was legit since now the cost is more "reasonable" in their eyes. That or people are just dumb.

>>6290638
That's not unusual. ebay's search engine is notoriously shitty and out of date, plus they've been known to fuck with listing visibility.

>looking for star wars lego on ebay
>mainly into clone troopers
>sometimes I find a good deal most of the time its way over priced
>find a sale for 50 something lego star wars minifigs
>OT stuff
>first bid is super low, no one watching
>try to look at the pic to find its worth
>really fucking rare leia
>a bunch of other rare figures
>Holy shit
>all together prob worth at least 300 on bricklink
>watch
>2 days later goes from 25 to 250
>Last seconds goes to 325
>sold for 380

>>6288126
>some people just want to input their max bid and move on
Came here to say this. I want to use exactly some amount of money so I bid with that amount and it either wins or loses, does not matter.

>>6285554
The 'best' on best offer doesn't mean YOUR best (highest) offer, it means the item will go to the person making the offer the seller considers 'best'.

>>6288164
It's funny. You can always tell the people who are living in the warped reality of being an ebay seller.

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>finding Marvel legends Punisher on ebay last week
>win the bid
>trying to pay
>pic related
WTF.gif
>looking up seller
>chinese
>0 feedback
>I done fucked up
>messaged seller but no response
>don't know what to do

>>6295080
usually a scammer
don't pay
you have to wait at least over a month for refund when you don't get shit

>>6285554
You dumb shit you've clearly never negotiated a price on anything

>>6295090
I know. I couldn't pay even if I wanted to, since his paypal can't accept payment. But how do I get rid of this item in my pending for payment list now?

>>6288558
This right here. Don't even let people make offers if you aren't even going to entertain them or at least counter with something.

>>6288952
Might as well message him worst he can do is say no.

>win auction
>pay immediately
>a week passes
>no item
>no communication from seller

I've filed a claim for a refund. I can't be bothered with lazy fucks.
I work 40 hours a week and still manage to get shit sent out to buyers within 2 working days of them paying.

>>6285563
I never bid usually. I purchase something either on the spot or make an offer.

>>6288952
Messaging sellers like that can work.

There was a set of toys I wanted but there was no listings up for a price I was willing to pay. So I started looking through the sold tab to see when the last time they came up at a lower price was. Found a boxed set that had sold around 3 weeks prior. I click on it just to check it out and see the condition and see if it was complete. In the description the seller said he had more of them to sell. So I messaged he seller to see if they had another boxed set. They did and he made a listing, which I bought.

I also did the same thing some years ago for a set of neat generic halloween/horror mini figures.

Ebay related question and dunno where else to post it

I very rarely order from ebay. Where your order details reads "Estimated delivery (date)" is that in reference to when you may be receiving the item or when the seller will be sending it?

>Slowly selling off things in toy collection I don't want anymore
>Usually in blocks of 8-15 listings here and there.
>Going pretty good.
>Suddenly get negative feedback
>Buyer never said what their problem was in the feedback.
>Worse than that they never sent me a message saying anything was wrong.

Would have been nice to at least have the chance to fix the problem. Maybe this seller was trying to get me to message them and get a refund in exchange of them editing the feedback? IDK, will never know.

>>6295732
Its supposed to be when you should be receiving it. This is based on the shipping method and the sellers handling time.

>>6295741
Cool. thanks for clearing that up for me.

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>cost: $14
>shipping: $56

>sell vidya and toys
>every vidya buyer leaves feedback
>maybe 20% of toy buyers do
hey faggots stop being shit-asses

>http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huge-collection-of-action-figures-mezco-sh-figuarts-Neca-sota-toys-Figma-joblot-/282445578959?hash=item41c31182cf:g:NucAAOSwvKtY~hbX
>will not split

Good luck buddy.

>>6297181
>posting your own listings to get extra views from 4chan
shame on you.

>>6297186
It's not mine, pls believe.

I have much better taste than that.

>>6285539

That's called capitalism. Buyers try to buy as cheap as possible while sellers try to sell as high as possible. If no buyer is willing to purchase at the asking price, the market adjusts and the price gets lower. It's not anyone's fault but yours if you don't understand economics. Just because you feel it's worth $50 doesn't mean it is. It's not unreasonable it's rational.

>>6297257
>That's called capitalism
No, that's the seller being an idiot. He left Best Offer turned on when he wasn't actually willing to negotiate. This kind of bullshit happens on ebay all the time.

>>6297257
That's not actual haggling, though. That's a waste of time and actually dishonest.

If the lowest you are willing to drop on a $50 item is 5 cents, not dollars, cents, then you shouldn't be asking fo best offers in the first place.

You are talking about a willingness to only haggle over 0.001 % of your items price. That's stupid.

>>6296476
Ebay Global Shipping Program in a nutshell.

>following an overpriced lot
>seller refuses to break it up
>i'm literally the only watcher
Do people just not want to sell their shit or what? I don't get how some people can be so adamant about prices when clearly no one's biting.

>>6300998

People are stubborn.

I was eyeing a Rocksteady (from TMNT) cel that this guy had for $100...and they rarely sell for more than $30-$40, and that's for full bodied cels.

He wouldn't budge on the price, and he just kept relisting it, with me the only one showing interest in it.

Ever have this weird situation? You buy a toy at a vintage store because it's cool and you like it. It's a cheap little toy. You decide to try your luck selling it on ebay so you go back to the store and buy out their whole stock. So you list it, and someone really wants it desperately to complete their collection.

An ebay troll gets a sniff of your auction and gets into a bidding war with the collector, with no intention of winning or paying. The shill bidding is just for lulz. The collector wins the auction, to the tune of a few hundred dollars, which they pay and the item is sent out with extra insurance. Winner is happy.

The ebay troll, who you don't know, sends you a message and confesses to the whole thing. You check the troll's feedback and notice he has a history of withdrawn bids. So, all in all, the troll helped line your pockets, just for the hell of it and for the lulz and they don't even know you.

You consider turning the troll in to ebay but just decide to keep quiet cuz the auction netted a few hundred in toy money, thru no fault of your own.

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>waiting for my order to ship

>>6301081
Fuck the troll over. He could potentially keep doing this, fucking over possible transactions, or end up getting your account suspended since Ebay might assume you're collaborating with him.

>>6297374
this

had a seller give me a $49.50 offer for a buy it now of $50 fucking waste of time
5-10 bucks off is an offer
cents is a go fuck off i'm retarded

>>6300998
Because the only way most of that lot will move at any price is bundled with a desirable toy. Look, I did the sales bit fir a few years. It's brutal and so many customers are beyond cheap. You mathematically cannot make it appeasing cherry pickers.

Let me lay down some truth here. For a small seller, they're charged $16 for Marvel Legends. At $20, eBay takes $3. Amazon takes even more, both as a percentage and 1995-tier shipping vouchers.

And then you have Hastard pack 7 weird Spiderman variants in with 1 Deadpool or Black Widow. Look, if I knew you'd pay $20 each, so I could make a whopping $8, or an hour's minimum wage, per case, I'd be happy to do it.

But you don't. You won't even pay $20 for the hot figure and think anything over $10 for the others is doing me a favor. Sorry, I don't really feel like taking a $30 hit on every case for you.

So you have two options. You buy the bundle. Or fewer sellers list anything on eBay and lack of competition drives prices even higher. It's not personal, it's just business.

>>6301081
I love shit like this. You wouldn't see it on a movie that's why life is superior to being death.

>>6301081
>notice he has a history of withdrawn bids
Block and report him. This fucker is nothing but trouble.

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>>6301269
>buy has paid ship now!
>a week passes
>oh shit I was supposed to ship something
>ship it
>buyer gives you a 5 star review saying very quick shipping
Mfw

>>6297345
>>6297374
Not that guy but I sometimes leave the option open just to take buyers off eBay. I'm willing to drop the price to what eBay fees would have ate up and maybe even knock off a few more bucks for the convenience of not dealing with eBay. I've done it dozens of times and buyers always seem to appreciate the discount.

I have zero intention of ever accepting an actual offer THROUGH eBay though. I priced it exactly where I want it and have zero intention of taking less where eBay fees will gobble up even more.

>>6296476
My life trying to find any Japanese Sentai robos

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>>6302434
>seller is japanese
>next week is golden week
>post offices are closed

This shit isn't going to come until July.

>>6286687

Here is what you can do to get your money back.

Tell seller in ebay message that the package was delivered after all, but god dammit, the toy is broken. You can see obvious signs of bad packaging. Request to return for refund.

Seller will give you shit storm. Whatever. Give it 1 day. After that one day, open ebay case for item not as described. DO NOT do item not received. Ebay will send you free shipping label to use to send item back. On seller's dime. Send back a fucking rock or dirty sock or something.

The moment the package tracking is shown as delivered back to seller's, call ebay's customer service and demand for case to be closed and refund to be made back to you.

You will win this 95% of the time and get your money back. Seller is fucked, let them worry about your local mail man.

>>6302691
that's pretty low

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>>6302694

Never said it was honorable, just offering the anon who lost $85 through no fault of his own an alternative.

Eat the loss, or make someone else eat the loss.

>>6302770

Super cute, anon.

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>>6302788

So he should keep his mouth shut like a good little boy and let the seller who refused to even help him file a claim, which would be paid for by the post office and not seller himself, keep the money?

Be good, follow rules, be the nice guy who sacrifice himself for others. Got it.

I felt bad for anon even though I have sold many things on ebay. Shit like what he described happens, I would at least try to help.

Ya know what, I take what I said back. My recommended method is not even THAT dishonorable considering the seller's response.

>>6286687
Report the misdelivered package so the carrier at least has it on his record.

>>6302691
>Send back a fucking rock or dirty sock or something
This is straight up mail fraud. Don't do it.

>>6302808
>Report the misdelivered package so the carrier at least has it on his record.

Nothing's gonna happen, not even a record.

>>6302808
>This is straight up mail fraud. Don't do it.

Happens everyday on ebay. The moment the seller opens the package and sees the sock it becomes a he said, she said story. There's nothing post office or any authorities will do for it, especially if they're in different states. Anon will just get his money back, if he goes this route.

>>6302808
>This is straight up mail fraud. Don't do it.

Seriously bro you're such a shit head goody two shoes and lacking in common sense you almost appear to be a teenager.

An indian customer service agent employed by ebay will not give a fuck when the seller, Bubba Joe whine to them about a $85 toy return where they received a sock instead.

If Bubba Joe goes to the police to whine about it, the popo will not give a flying fuck either. Given it's an $85 cross state transaction of one neckbeard selling a toy to another neckbeard, they'll just tell Bubba Joe it's a civil issue and be gone with it. When Bubba Joe take his issue to the local courthouse like a good little boy per the popo's instructions, the court clerks and judges will laugh until he goes away in shame. Nothing will happen.

>>6302691
>The moment the package tracking is shown as delivered back to seller's, call ebay's customer service and demand for case to be closed and refund to be made back to you.

That doesn't work. Ebay does not close cases like that.

The seller can still report the package to ebay as the "item was not received back." In that case the original buyer is on the hook to prove that they actually mailed back the item. If the buyer can't prove it, then ebay can and will side with the seller.

This is the reason ebay waits a few days before processing refunds. It allows buyers to report frauds like this. Refunds are not given out immediately even if you call ebay.

In case you are wondering, someone tried this we me once and lost. I got to keep his payment and even got him kicked off ebay and banned from paypal, twice.

>>6302871

Glad to hear how things worked out for you. But from my experience what happened with your shitty customer is very rare for ebay.

As long as buyer can provide a tracking number that shows a return was sent back to seller, that's pretty much all the proof ebay will take.

I have had a few people immediately close cases like that by calling ebay or escalating the case the day the return package shows as delivered. I imagine even if it's ebay's official policy now to wait a few days before issuing the refund, anon can always make a few different calls to them until they receive an agent who either don't care or don't know the policy.

If a buyer has a track record of repeatedly doing this kind of stuff, a report from the seller may prove useful - I myself have helped gotten a couple of accounts off of ebay this way. In the case of anon, who's probably bought a few things on ebay before without issues, he can most likely get his money back without scrutiny.

>list something on a wednesday for $30 plus shipping
>find someone interested, they can't pay until friday
>they're really into the item, we have a conversation
>too polite to say 'fuck off, i don't want to talk about toys on ebay'
>they eventually get bored and leave
>friday comes around
>don't hear from them
>"hey are you still interested"
>sorry meant next friday
>drop price a bit because item has been on there for a while with no buyers
>radio silence come next friday
>price drop again
>friday after that, today, get message
>"hey i only have <small amount of money> in bank can you lower the price"
>same guy as earlier
>"no sorry i've already lowered it twice at this point between ebay and the cost of shipping i'm making like, a dollar or two"
>"dang okay i'll try again tomorrow"
please don't try again tomorrow. if you have less than thirty dollars in your bank account, you should not be buying toys.

>>6302947
I want to say the guy is just bullshitting to get stuff cheap because I have seen people do this AND brag about it later thinking I wouldn't connect their identity but I know there are also people who really do have nothing in their bank and spend every free dollar on toys. Either way it's a bad situation.

>>6302968
I feel bad because like, I kinda sold him on the toyline as well. It's an SIC Karate Bug and he had no idea what they were before I explained it to him and showed him some product shots.

Since I had a very shitty experience with HobbySearch back in early 2016, I always use my bank to reverse the transaction if items come in damaged if the seller is being an asshat.

>Order PVC Dark Magician Girl
>Get a damaged one where her paint is peeling and cracked
>Notify HobbySearch of it with pictures
>They tell me all they can do is refund me 15$ out of the 90$~ I spent
>Tell them that is fucked and demand an exchange or full refund
>They stop emailing me
>I talk to Kotobukiya of Japan about the situation and the quality of the product
>They are professional and apologize
>They ask for my address and mail me a new DMG PVC figure free of charge
>Thank the person who replied to me the day after it arrives
>They tell me to file a claim with my bank about the funds since I was robbed by HobbySearch due to them providing me with a defective product

>>6305508
For all the shit people give AmiAmi about poor customer service...when it comes down to it their refunds have ALWAYS been good for me whenever I have major issues with paint, missing parts or major QC fuck ups. Even after they stopped being bro-tier due to people abusing their system they still mostly did good by me.

Also Kotobukiya support is excellent because they care about their global market and distribute a ton locally. Alter's support is also excellent because they have pride in their products even if they don't try to cater to global markets.

>>6305540
I've, thankfully, only had a problem with an order, once.

Despite everyone's claims about HLJ's great customer service, they doubled an order due to an error on their system (all items were duplicated), I couldn't cancel it since I used paypal and it paid immediately, then didn't eliminate the order before it went out (they had 3 days before it was preparing for shipping, and I contacted them almost immediately). After getting the order, I try to settle the issue with them only for them to blame me for the mistake, then correct themselves a few emails later. After they admit to the error, they wouldn't refund me the items and the extra shipping cost (I only wanted them to pay return shipping and give me a refund, I was still going to pay for the normal shipping amount and the items I wanted), so I just ended up taking the dispute with paypal, and they refunded the extra cost for the order after a few days. Did I forget to mention they kept telling me to not take the dispute with paypal, only to tell me they would do nothing to resolve the issue? Hell, I was nice enough to tell them I would still send the items after getting the refund, but they never responded.

Haven't used them since, don't know if they banned me, don't care.

>>6305552
Not to take blame off HLJ...but that's exactly why I don't shop at places that charge immediately. It's so easy to have a system error then fixing the error even if it goes smoothly is a total extra pain in the ass. I refuse to shop anywhere where I pay in advance or THEY are in charge of paying for me. I want an invoice first.

>>6285527
I need some advice asap. I sold one of my fixed price items today for the buy it now price and I was happy until I noticed the buyer. They have 0 feedback, didn't haggle despite the listing being best offer, joined today, and have an odd name that starts with a word and is followed by a jumble of alphanumerics, a period, then more alphanumerics. Should I just go through with the deal and use signature confirmation to play it safe, message them to see if they're legit, or should I cancel the deal? I had a bunch of filters to block buyers with bad feedback, but I guess it doesn't filter out new people. I'm afraid it might be this one buyer who I had to block since he kept leaving me troll offers of a few cents above half my asking price, but this user isn't in the same state so I doubt it's them.

>Looking for two figures
>Seller has both sold as a pack
>Make offer that is exactly what I could buy both figures for from other people right now with free shipping
>Seller counters at a higher price than I could buy the figures seperately for from his own store
Okay, well, I guess I'll just buy them from anyone else.

Why do people set up to take offers when they

a) Don't understand the concept of haggling.
b) Don't even know what their prices and the fair market price is.

>>6305938
Contact them and see if legit. To guarantee safety, you could record the whole packing process including shipping label on box and verifying the weight. Basically all proof under the sun that box has in it exactly what it said in the listing.

>>6285563
I sold something a few weeks ago with basically almost the same story.

>item worth about $250
>post it for bid at $150 starting no bid
>do this for like 3 weeks
>post it for $230 which was basically a super cheap price for it since its fucking rare and usually fetch for about $300 and it has a best offer
>nobody buys it for another 3 months but there is one guy who keeps low-balling me hard to the point he was spamming me a message why am I not selling it to him
>the low-ball was always around $160 then every time I put it up to $180 he declines when I was already willing to give it $70 cheaper than listed
>block him from my page because I feel like he's just harassing me and that guy has like only 16 points of rating
>put it for $225 no best offer just buy it now
>finally gets sold.

Oh I also got an item that sold for $250 in less than 24 hours.
>needed extra money since I blew almost $1000 for an Acer Predator monitor for my new gaming setup
>found an item that is sought after at the moment in Ebay
>check the complete listing
>80% were trying to sell it for $400+ but nobody was biting it
>decide to put it for $250 since the last guy who sold one also priced it for $250
>go to sleep then wake up and it already sold.

Easiest $200 I made since I literally got it on clearance for $50.

>paying a fee to have a reserve price that people won't even bother with
Why do they do it

>buy it now item listed
>pay immediately
>Seller prints shipping label 1 day later
>item has yet to be shipped 4 days later

I hate this so much.

>>6305938
Almost certainly a scammer. I've had people like that buy stuff from me too and they never reply to my messages when I question why they have 0 feedback and only recently joined.

>>6309556
Whenever they do this, I send a message saying it's for someone's birthday and they always get it shipped shortly after.

Posts in this thread are why eBay should adopt a system like Yahoo Auctions JP, where if an item gets any bidding in the last minute, it auto extends the auction by about 5 minutes. It's proper anti-sniper

>First time buying something off of eBay, can't find the item anywhere else
>Buy something ~$45
>It arrives early, in fantastic condition
>Decide to leave feedback because it's only fair.
>Can't leave feedback because I've only been a member for 4 days.

Guys, am I an asshole?

This there a way to tell if my package was shipped with registered SAL or airmail? The tracking number starts with RR5 and ends with JP.

I asked the seller and they said "air shipping", but I don't think they understand english.

>>6310040
worse than hitler, you should commit sudoku and send your liver to the seller as a form of regret.

>>6285527
Had similar happen. Listed a figure. Got a message asking what the lowest I'd take for it would be, but not an actual offer. Told them. They asked if I'd hold it for them until they could pay. I said the listing would stay up and if someone beat him to it, that's his problem. It sold for full price the next day.

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>>6285527
Not a Ebay story but a Mandrake one.

>Have some money to spare and want a rare Transformers for cheap on Mandrake
>See a 100% complete G1 Apeface with paperworks, box, insert, and even unnaplied stickers.
>80$US!
>Commit to buy that shit NOW!
>Confirmation email and saying the total with shipping will come in a day.
>80000JPY.
>That's EightY Thousands. Not Eight.
>MFW I bought a Transformers worth 800$US. Not counting shipping and customs.
>Grovel on my hands and feet in a Email begging the seller to cancel because I'm a idiot.

In the end, the seller did cancel but I've been warned. I need to calm my tits when I see a collectible that I want.

>>6310587
>seller
>Mandrake
huh?

>>6310576
> sell figure for reasonable price
> somebody asks if he could trade the figure for some of his own stuff
> a couple hours later someone else bought it for full price
> I only read the trade offer message after it was already bought

Happened twice to me already.

I just heard Paypal is banning PP accounts created when the user was under 18. My Paypal was created last year when I was 19 so I'm safe there. However, my eBay was created a few years ago under my mom's name and Paypal and a few months ago I changed it so it had my info and belonged to me. Can eBay /Paypal ban me for owning an account that was created before I was 18 even if I didn't own it until I was 18+? Should I just change the eBay account back to my mom's info and PP account and just make a new one for myself or should I do something else? I'd change the info right now, but I have pending payments coming in to my own Paypal.

>>6311468
You're fine, don't worry about it.

>post my might max collection on this board.
>people offer me 40 USD.
>I post it on eBay for 200 with best offer
>get offered 190 within the first day
> Accept. Instant payment. Dude gives me great feedback.

Feels good man.

>>6315740
eBay is all about if they decide to show your listing. It's crazy how fast or slow stuff sells sometimes.

The fuck? You can leave negative feedback to buyers who agree to buy your item at an offer they originally made that you agree to and then they decide to back off.

Well here's a weird one. I have an item at $1.99 and its being watched. During a sale almost everything else is an average of 25% off. What the hell are they waiting for?

eBay 15 years ago
>start a 10 days auction at $1
>day 1: $1
>day 3: $1
>day 5: $3
>day 7: $5
>day 10: $7
>winning bid: $160

eBay today
>start a 10 days auction at $1
>day 1: $1
>day 3: $25
>day 5: $65
>day 7: $95
>day 10: $95
>winning bid: $95

Why? People have less money, I get that so I do understand stuff selling for less but why did the bidding pattern change this much? With people using the internet on their phones everywhere all the time, it should be the opposite shouldn't it?

>>6317182
eBay's visibility algorithm fucks with everything, that's what. Aside from hiding, so you can't bid because you can't even find it, defaulting to best match instead of ending soonest keeps those auctions from bubbling brother the top, where they're seen and bid on, like they used to. I wouldn't doing that they selectively hide auctions at a certain dollar amount to prevent overbids that back out and cost eBay their commission.

>>6317207
Brother=up
Doing=doubt
God, autocorrect is stupid.

>>6301081
I'd report the troll and let the guy who bought it know what happened and ask him what he really thinks the fair value of the toy is.

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>>6288973
>I've had this problem with sending Mandarake links as well
One of the BST price sheriffs finds out his shit doesn't fly in the real world!

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>>6305552
>Did I forget to mention they kept telling me to not take the dispute with paypal, only to tell me they would do nothing to resolve the issue?
Sounds like Boss Yuhei is working with HLJ now.

>>6305562
>but that's exactly why I don't shop at places that charge immediately
If it's a pre order, they don't charge you until the item is in stock. If you're ordering something in stock, they always send an invoice first. Nobody just charges you and sends the item until you OK it.

>>6317182
Supply and demand, baby. A lot of it depends on what you're selling. If you're scalping or flipping something recent, there's hundreds of people doing the same thing. The guy who can undercut you by 5 dollars gets the sale.

>>6318952
Both funny and sad to have somebody watching an item that costs $2. Where do you think they are, Ethiopia, Brazil, Elbonia?

>>6285554
Wow, legit, dumbest thing I've read on this board.

>item market value: $15-20
>seller lists for $49.99
>best offer $30 cos it looks nice
>counters $48.99
>stick to $30
>counters $49.99
>been a year and a half, item keeps getting relisted on ebay
>every time they relist I now offer $20
>they've stopped responding

i'm real surprised they haven't blocked my user yet

>>6319077
>Price $2
>Shipping $35

Maybe we're not getting the whole story?

For real use the phone app Mercari, it's like eBay but buying shit instead of auctions, and all fees are taken upfront so they can't fuck you later. They have the biggest market for toys ive ever seen, it's run by Japs, it's pretty sweet

Also to shill, if you sign up using a referral code you make $2, so you can shill to your friends and get free shit. Use VPZBGQ so we both get shit

For real though I just sold a box of shitty magic cards for $120 and bought a DBZ premium cell figuarts like new for $30, nobody will listen to me and check it out

>>6319280
No, shipping is 8oz calculated so $4? Toy itself is tiny but I saw them sell at $15. Either way, definitely not a ball buster if they buy just one other thing. But getting somebody on ebay to buy two whole toys is stupid hard.

I can ship 3 toys for like $1 more than 1. Shipping on 2nd and 3rd is practically free. But everybody wants each toy shipped alone for free because autism or something.

>>6319329
So I'm reading the terms and I don't get paid until the buyer confirms? I have a hard enough time getting feedback on eBay. What's to stop somebody from just never confirming receipt? Does it time out after a week or something?

>>6319419
>I have a hard enough time getting feedback on eBay.

THE WORST

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>>6318623
Kek, Made me remember all the memories I have with Otacute. The Touhou figma preorders, shipping boxes used was from beer boxes, Yakuza style hand writing emails, no yakuza themed/inspired drawing for their mascot campaign, man those were the days. I missed the store since I bought almost all the ex:rides(including the Daihatsu midget) and other figures(figma Ryomou and Figuarts Gohan for $10) from them on sale.

Just to be on topic I'll share a personal story from Ebay.

>Be new user from ebay
>Bought complete 1/12 Beck Drums from seller
>1 week has past, still no tracking number.
>email them when they'll ship
>2 weeks passed still no reply
>escalate to Paypal
>seller then email me ta racking number
>check tracking number, not found
>email seller about it
>seller said the reason it was incorrect is because the item was returned to them and I need to cancel the escalation for them to send the item again


My 1st time encountering a scummy seller, I didn't reply anymore and waited for Paypal to return my funds and I just bought the drums from a different seller at a much cheaper price to boot.

>>6319143
I know when I listed Best Offer, offers of 50% off were not what I expected. When I buy stuff at shows, I'll sometimes offer $5 less or round down to the nearest 10 (like 22 down to 20). As a seller, that was the kind of haggling I had experience with. But I have no time for some shit that wants to start at $1 for a $50 item. If I wanted to play that game, I'd be doing auctions, and clearly I'm not.

>>6318952
No you're wrong. It applies to all kind of items. People did change their bidding habits

>have bad experiences selling on eBay
>buy it now prices always reasonable
>always offer free shipping
>buyers always lowball via PM
>put BAF lot for sale without BIN price of exactly half my perceived value
>buyers pays shipping
>sells within five minutes of listing
So roughly $75 of BAF parts, as I'd have sold them in the BST on a 1 by 1 basis, or $60 at the deal that I'm offering there (with no extra shipping) sold for $61 shipped on eBay. Worked out better than expected.

Can't believe how many watchers I have right now. 48! Not a single one will convert though. Mix of brand new stuff below retail and collectible stuff below market.

One thing I've never done is offer free shipping. It's stupid, really. Everybody knows you pay more with "free" shipping, right? Should I jack my prices up $10 and make shipping "free?"

>>6320354
>One thing I've never done is offer free shipping. It's stupid, really. Everybody knows you pay more with "free" shipping, right? Should I jack my prices up $10 and make shipping "free?"
Yes, you should. As a businessman I can tell you free shipping is about convenience and psychology. Outside of eBay it's generally used as a reward to get people to buy way more stuff than they need and it's worth sacrificing a few bucks to get way more bucks. On eBay you're correct that it does raise prices on people who might buy more from a single seller but MOST people who use eBay aren't doing that. They are buying one at a time.

The main reason to offer free shipping is it works on a raw instinctual and emotional level. It lets you get buyers in an impulsive mindset rather than an analytical mindset. The longer someone thinks about a purchase and does calculations the more likely it is they won't go through with it or will find reasons to wait or look elsewhere. Free shipping on eBay isn't necessarily about saving people money so much as being convenient and creating the illusion of a deal.

So you have to decide if you're comfortable with that on an ethical level but it would probably increase your sales.

>>6320407
Yeah, I've been running a deal where 3+/$100+ gets you free shipping for years but nothing has ever come of it. I guess after my current sale ends in about a week I'll try the "free" shipping game.

>>6320354
Just want to say, not every watcher watches something intending to buy it. Like they might want to see how much it sells for. Some people might just watch some stuff intending to buy it later and change their mind. or they might be the kind of person to watch anything and forget about it.

>>6320407
>tips kippah

>smoke free home
>item's smell of stale smoke

really makes me think

>>6324944
Smoke free home = home of free smoke.

The guy obviously meant that he let the smoke move freely around his home.

>>6324944
A lot of people sell items as "smoke free" when they themselves aren't smokers and maybe smokers aren't allowed in their room. The problem is smoke travels and even if it's not happening in that room it WILL make everything in the home stink.

Unfortunately people who live with smokers tend to go "nose blind" to things. The brain has an amazing ability to block out things in that way. So they might give the stuff a sniff and say "smells ok to me" and genuinely think they sold you a smoke free item.

>>6302770
I need you to tell me (in the shinki thread >>6319648) where you got that sweet couch.

>>6311468
>I just heard Paypal is banning PP accounts created when the user was under 18.

What. I made my account like 15 years ago I have no idea how old I was at the time.

>>6320407

>>6320407
>As a businessman I can tell you free shipping is about convenience and psychology.

lol what is all this bullshit. You raise the price and offer free shipping to avoid Ebays percentage on the shipping cost.

>>6325457
Whoa, can you hear me all the way back in 2007? They've charged fees on shipping for a decade now.

>>6285539
Fucking hate this.

>List item for $100
>Offer $20
>Decline
>Offer $21
>Remove option for counter offer

>>6325461
>Whoa, can you hear me all the way back in 2007? They've charged fees on shipping for a decade now.

lol what does this have to do with anything yes they charge shipping fees that's the point

>>6325476
eBay collects FEES on the total moron. If you sell an item for $1 and charge $34 in shipping it's the same as if you offer free shipping and charge $35. They will collect their full selling fees regardless of how it's configured.

>>6325467
I keep getting $20 offers too. The latest one was on an $80 item and I've yet to receive a response after my $70 counter offer 24 hours ago. I wish people wouldn't be so cheap and abuse best offer. I try to give even the cheapest people a chance and give them a fair counter offer but most just ignore my offer or up their offer by $1. Only once have I managed to get a lowballer to pay close to buy it now price.

>>6325486
Shit happens everywhere. Whether it's BST, toy forums or MFC. Even if you explicitly say you will not accept any offers sometimes they will still waste your time with lowball bullshit. God forbid you say you're open to offers because it will be an endless parade of insulting offers. It's like the floodgates open anytime they sense the slightest bit of weakness. The obnoxious part is learning many of these people aren't even disadvantaged or poor or even want the toy in question. A lot of them are just eBay sellers and people wanting to flip stuff you sell them for cheap.

I basically quit offering low prices to strangers when I saw someone blatantly reselling something I sold them for cheap after they gave me a sob story. Days after receiving it they re-posted it on eBay for a huge profit and mine had a very specific identifying mark on the package and on the figure, both were visible. Also happened to me in the BST a few times but I chased that person off by calling them out for being a douche and they got blacklisted here more or less.

>>6325494
Exactly why I won't clearance stuff I've had for awhile. I'd rather burn it than take a loss so somebody else can profit.

>>6325485
All eBays don't work the same, dumbshit.

>>6325857
I agree. Only people I will give cheap prices are friends and people I have known a while. It's bad enough that businesses rip people off with used goods to make massive profit margins but lying to people online and pretending to be a collector to flip toys is beyond fucked. It's taking advantage of trust, kindness and the desire to help others in the community.

>>6318625
They do if you activate the Paypal payment agreement thing, or at least did, haven't bought from them in a while. Why would anyone do that is beyond me however.

>>6325000
>>6324989
on this topic, what's the easiest way to get rid of the smoke smell from Plastic & Fabric? i have a fabric outfit and a plastic/soft rubber belt that stink of smoke

>>6320407
> sell lego star wars soldiers
> charge shipping cost so it's easier for people to buy more of the same
> only sold multiples of the same figure five times in about 50 figures
> everyone only orders one of the same figure

I don't understand these people. I am also hesistant with free shipping because when I incorporate the shipping price into the normal price I get a shitty deal because Ebay does not charge fees on shipping costs where I live.

>seller lists something for a reasonable price
>auction only
>day of the auctions end
>"This listing was ended by the seller because there was an error in the listing"
>they relist it with a greatly increased starting price

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>>6285703
sniper here, feels good man. once on a facebook auction page i sniped a harry potter trinket for 25 cents over the previous bidder. She looked like a sweet old lady.

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>>6326862
>tfw I sniped a EV Mirai Miku from someone in the figma general and they made a post whining about being sniped on eBay
feels pretty good man

The only offer I ever make is free shipping if the cost is unreasonable.

Eg the item is in the next town over and charging 15 dollars shipping for a MicroSD card.

I can't believe people still cry about sniping. You gotta play to win, bitches.

povertEbay strikes again

>list 2 rare Figuarts for half market price BIN
>offers below MSRP, shipped

>searching for hard to find new Funko Pop
>find 2 listed
>same price, same pictures, same seller
>auctions end one minute apart
>first goes for almost $20
>snipe the second for fifty cents over msrp shipped
>still hasn't shipped

The idiot seller made a duplicate listing didn't he? This is what I get for buying a fucking Pop

>>6327368
At least you saw why you failed before you submitted the post.

eBay is so poor

There's nothing like the same poorfag making the same lowball offer multiple times a day. What part of "no thanks" do they not understand?

Just had a cheapskate who had the balls to message me that I should be posting my item for 1/100 of its buy it now price. I know the value and rarity of my item and have best offers open if you want to negotiate. It's not like I'm forcing you to buy it either. If you can't afford my item that's too bad either save enough to make a decent offer or look elsewhere. It's not right to berate me as a seller with snarky, sarcastic comments.

I know it was most likely some kid or someone with terrible manners, but all they had to do was offer and I'd tell them my lowest price and then they could have just said,"I can do that," or, "I can't buy it for that price," and then we either could have had a deal or they could have just went on their merry way, but no they had to be a jerk and get blocked.

I want to sell somewhere besides eBay since the fees suck and there are too many scammers and trolls, but I can't find a decent collectors community for the toys I'm trying to sell.

There's nothing like the same poorfag making the same lowball offer multiple times a day. What part of "no thanks" do they not understand?

>>6331611
>>6331585
Oops, sorry, kept getting a bad gateway error.

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>sell item on ebay for £41 + £10 postage
>send it out to buyer after he pays
>a few days pass
>buyer messages me saying item is broken, opens case
>can't be bothered to deal with a return
>offer him a partial refund of £41 and tell him he can keep the item
>buyer accepts
>return case should be closed
>"Unfortunately, the refund that you sent didn't go through. To get more details or try again, go to PayPal"
>go to Paypal, my account balance is now -£49.07
>what the fuck? They've put the original transaction on hold because of the return case
>add £49.07 from my bank account to settle the balance
>ebay still says the partial refund hasn't gone through
>paypal seems to have eaten my money
>call them, they tell me the issue is on ebay's end because of the return case
>call ebay, they tell me the issue is on paypal's end because of the pending original transaction.
>It cost me £11 to post the item to the buyer. Paypal has taken £49.07 from me. I don't have the item any more

I'm never selling anything on this shitty website ever again.

>>6320354
>One thing I've never done is offer free shipping. It's stupid, really. Everybody knows you pay more with "free" shipping, right? Should I jack my prices up $10 and make shipping "free?"
I offer free shipping so I don't have to offer combined shipping should someone buy more than one thing from me.

To the point on free shipping, if there's an error and it gets sent back to you, say dumbfuck buyer put in a wrong address and return to sender or "unable to deliver, pickup in three days or it gets sent back," you're out the shipping cost if it was free, you're not if it was paid and you shipped it to the exact address of the buyer.

>>6286687
YOU HAVE TRACKING AND INSURANCE. Jesus Christ, it's not hard anon.

Is there a way to put "would you mind doing this by PayPal instead" so it doesn't come up as a flagged message? I'm selling some out of print manga and someone gave me a decent offer for one of the listings without a BIN.

>>6332827
Nevermind I figured it out.

>>6332504
>somebody on eBay
>buy more than one thing
Not bloody likely.

>>6285539
I wish they wouldn't even post a best offer if they don't mean it.

Also, if you're selling PLEASE load up the price with the shipping costs, even if it's slightly more. It's much better to exploit ebay bucks/cashback when it's all in the listing price.

>>6327368
Think this happened to me with some artbook.

No tracking, almost identical prices on Amazon, grabbed both, one never shows up and I eventually get a refund.

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>list item to get free $5 ebay credit promotion
>not hard pressed to sell the item so add a 20% markup over trending prices
>listing is $250 w/ best offer
>get reasonable offer for $140
>couple hours later, get pic related

I have no fucking words.

>>6306276

Well...that depends on the numbers.

Specifically, what was the original price

What was your offer

and what was his counteroffer? Because if his counteroffer was the same as the starting price, then I'm right with you

Otherwise, no. It's not his fault you can't afford what he wants to sell his figures for. I will say I don't really understand why people bother with the Best Offer feature when they really aren't willing to go down much in price, but hey, if you can save any money, go for it.

In my experience, most sellers aren't really willing to drop the offer price much more than $5 (this of course depends on the starting price of the item), but with anything $50-$100, it seems like a seller won't go lower than $5.

Because in their mind, it's just enough of a sacrifice not to affect them, and enough to seem like you're getting a good deal (in their mind, anyway)

>Seller has combined shipping
>One item's fairly big, but the other isn't
>Since the shipping for one was only 10 dollars, and the other was 4, I assumed it would end up at 11 or 12
>"Nope, I can't combine shipping for these items"

Third time trying to use this, and it's always this crap.

>>6327368
It's not only what you get, it's what you DESERVE for buying Funko

>>6338431

Yeah, feel free to call that person a cunt when you respond. You have my blessing

>>6338620
You guys have to remember that eBay is eating 15% of every sale and 15% of every shipping charge. You also need to realize table prices are out of control and too many podunk shitshows think they should be 2-3 days (Steel Jew Con) and cost lodging on top of the $100-$1000 we were already paying.

So often there just isn't any room for us to move. Unless you want to help us by:

1. buying more than one item. Don't pay full freight over and over when we combine shipping!
2. going off eBay to save at least 10%
3. going off JewPal for cheap shit where the fees are high relative to item price. I have seriously had poorfags at shows try to charge $3 items. The fixed fee digs so much deeper under $10. My cash prices are ALWAYS lower.

>>6338735
As long as you're unwilling to help yourselves, why should sellers bother?

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>>6285554

>>6306276
I once took the time to autisticly link all of the way better prices for several items from the same seller. I explained that I'd still prefer to buy through ebay because I could combine cashback, gift cards, bonus bucks, etc. all from the same seller.

No dice. Just ended up buying them all piecemeal through amazon, mandarake, etc.

>>6310576
I've had this happen but with the same person. They sent an offer I would've been wiling to take in the middle of the night. By the time I checked my Ebay account the same person had paid for it in full. Weird as fuck, but whatever.

What's the rule of thumb for making a reasonable offer?
e.g. two thirds of asking price

>>6338735
I am well aware. I only refer to people that grossly overcharge on their items

(which, in fairness, I wonder why I bother looking)

I have a perfect example. Just yesterday I found someone selling a Swamp Thing figure I wanted for $76 dollars. and was charging $18 for shipping. And the seller and I BOTH live in the Continental US and this Swamp Thing figure isn't massive so I KNOW that shipping cost is grossly inflated. I offered him $50. This figure was about $25-$30 when it came out in 2013.

His counteroffer was $75. A dollar off. Why the fuck even bother having a best offer option.

I will grant, there are plenty of people on eBay trying to sell this same Swamp Thing figure for over $100. Thing is, nobody is buying it at that price. No one wants to buy it at $75 either.

Yes, it is the seller's product, so they have the right to sell it for what they want to sell it for, but at the same time, you should probably realize what you're selling is an unnecessary hunk of plastic, that apparently, not too many people are willing to throw down big bucks for. If he had counteroffered $60, I would have bit the line. Even with that ludicrous $18 shipping cost

>>6339627
I don't agree that items not selling on eBay is an indicator that they're unwanted. Lots of stuff sells just fine at shows but not eBay. And I have on multiple occasions sold stuff for 25% more on Amazon while it was ignored on eBay (although it evened out for me because Amazon is very greedy with fees and shipping).

I think it's a combination of eBay manipulating visibility and shoppers being too fixated on shipping costs. I charge actual shipping (~$7) instead of "free" shipping. On Amazon, they won't let me, so I add $10+ to every price, but people think they're getting a deal paying "$4" (really $14) for shipping.

>>6339699
Never said they're unwanted.

Just not at the price they're put at.

Shows and conventions are a whole different bag, and it's not really fair to compare them. People who go to shows or conventions are much more likely to buy something, even if they know they could get it a little cheaper online because "I came all this way, I'm not going to leave empty-handed". Or sometimes "I paid to come in here, damnit, I'm buying something"

Not to mention that they see fellow collectors buying things all around them, and it becomes contagious. They're getting cool things, ergo, I should also be getting a cool thing.

>>6285527
Why would you take down a listing before someone's payment clears

Are you waiting for them to mail you a check or what

>>6339990
Ebay probably locks a listing once an offer has been accepted.

>>6339558
At shows, I usually round down to the nearest $5 unless the difference is greater than 10%. So like for Batman Animated stuff at $22/$27 I offer $20/$25. Usually try to get MSRP or slightly below and if $5/10% won't take me there I move on. I sell too so I don't like to take advantage of somebody else.

For stuff where MSRP doesn't apply, it's usually down to an even dollar amount. Unless the price is already good, in which case I just pay it.

eBay, the price has to be up there for me to even bother with BestOffer. At a show, if you're willing to deal, you can make it up in volume. eBay, it's the same 15%+ jacking on each and every sale.

>>6338431
So will you take $25 shipped now that you still haven't sold it. I think is great price. :\

>>6308245
Can I ask what these items were?

>>6287678
This. I absolutely hate fucking idiots that start bidding wars like 5 days before the auction ends. Like you just arbitrarily raised the price 20$. Sniping should be the only method of bidding besides the occasional 1st or 2nd bid and may get lucky no one ever bids on the item again.

>seller takes a week or more to mail shit

Unless you were in the hospital or a family member got sick/died, you have no excuse. Most sellers who do this are just too lazy to go to the PO. They "request a pickup" that never happens and fail to deal with it themselves. I very rarely give these sellers repeat business, and I think I will start leaving neutrals for it. Really, more than 2-3 days is already lazy and if you can't reliably ship stuff in a timely manner, have a yard sale.

>seller does not offer combined shipping, wants to charge me 2X to stick 2 things in a box

Total cheap assholes willing to pocket shipping cash they do not need. Rarely bother to buy more than 1 item from them if that's the case.

>Sell a bunch of stuff
>One guy buys 3 items, but pays for each one individually
>Asks me to then manually refund him the shipping difference for combined shipping
>okay
>He then messages me saying I didn't refund him enough
>Refunded him down to exactly what combined shipping would have cost
>He still demands more

I just ignored him after that.
>>6343299
I say it may take up to 5 days for stuff to mail, but it's also clear that I have to pack and mail up to 200 boxes a week, so that's why.

I know I shilled a little bit in here with trying to get people to sign up for Mercari and offered my referral code to get us some credit, but I see some people are signing up now.

If you signed up using my code or are already a member, how are you enjoying it? After a month of selling toys on there I've completely abandoned eBay, the upfront fees and no bullshit with scammers is awesome. I almost got banned for asking somebody if they wanted me to email them though and that was fucking dumb. Just curious if I'm weird or if anyone else likes it

Also, I had a metal gear play arts on eBay and this dude never paid me because he said he was "stuck in a foreign country and had no money and waiting for the plane to be fixed," I wrote it off as a troll and canceled, then last night got a notice that he actually just sent money for it even though it was canceled. I looked and it's letting me still ship it and stuff, my question is will eBay get mad since they won't get fees because it's technically cancelled?

>>6343335
I'm the same Anon who posted this

Another reason why I'm thinking of giving up on eBay is I sold this guy a Play arts Liquid snake figure that was brand new when I got it, but I guess due to a factory defect didn't have a pouch on his belt. Other than that, perfect. I kept it untouched in the box, took pics showing what it came with, and said in the description that although I listed it as used, it was new and to please check the pics to make sure you're cool with the accessories it comes with/doesn't come with. I didn't flat out say "hey it's missing this," but included a zoomed up photo of the belt so it was obvious.

This guy buys it and explains he lives in the Bronx, NY and the mailman never brings packages to the door and instead makes him go to the post office, and demanded to not pay shipping since he knows he'll have to go get it. I explained he already paid for the shipping and that's not my problem, but assumed he was a little kid and said id pay for signature confirmation for him so they have to bring it

Half a day goes by and he sends an email demanding I mail it right now or else he'll ask for a refund because he needs it for a video? I explain it's Sunday and that's kinda impossible and I mail it Monday. It gets there and he doesn't say anything for days, so I ask if it went okay. He replies acting astonished saying somebody must have messed with the package because it was damaged.

He sends pics of it's leg completely broken off and says he wants a refund. I explain I have pics and that it was basically new. I called eBay at this point and explained it all and they literally said I'm fine and to block him if I want.

He sends a message saying the leg actually wasn't broken but it is missing the pouch so he wants a refund. I asked how the leg he showed me magically fixed itself and he ignored it. I opened an insurance claim for the leg and then he immediately opened a case against me

>>6343357
Wow this was long sorry

Anyways within an hour of the case being opened eBay sided with me and I got the money back

Now I'm scared he'll discover you can open PayPal cases too because those always take a fucking month no matter what and I can't deal with that.

I have like consistent 5 star reviews for seven years now so this sucked

>>6343315
Most buyers don't for a single minute take in to account that they are not the only person who bought something from you.

It sucks.

>Why haven't you shipped my shit yet its been two days!
>Sorry, I'm packing orders in the order they were purchased and there were 75 people ahead of you
>RABBLERABBLERABBLE

>>6343405
that's true if they do high volume business but when they have 3-5 items listed then that doesn't apply.

>>6343405
>its been two days!
>post calls out sellers who take 7 or more days

fucking selfish illiterate asshole

>>6343473
>Responded directly to another anon and not the post you are referring to.

Do you want me to call you an illiterate asshole back, or what?

Good Lord, I'm one more message away from putting this guy on my blocked bidder list. He just doesn't get that I'm already offering a deal way below market price. Just keeps begging and begging. Jesus, where were you when I was trying to sell this crap at MSRP? Why do these people come out of the woodwork 5 years later?

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>>6343299
the worst is when a seller doesn't mark an item as as a preorder. Especially as the item was out in other countries months ago. Maybe it'll show up next week.

>>6344736
I have never figured out where that option is. I figured it was Chinese only, like being able to rack up tons of bad feedback and delete it at will.

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When searching completed listings on ebay does that mean the item actually sold for the price indicated?

>>6346142
No, dingdong. That's what Sold Listings is for.

>>6346257
Dang I thought I was sitting on a goldmine. The ebay completed listings were for $1300-2500.

>>6344623
And welcome to my blocked bidder list you filthy poorfag.

>>6285527
Do poorfags message multiple sellers at once or focus on the cheapest? I may need to jack up my prices to shake off the riff raff.

>>6285527
Turns out I'm a fucking retard, and I bought a knockoff figma. The seller accepts returns though so I should be fine. My only problem is that I've never mailed anything out before, and I don't know the proper way to mail the figure to the seller to get my refund.

It's my first time using eBay if that wasn't obvious enough.

>>6285692
>obese middle aged sesame street fan
Okay, story time anon. I gotta hear about this.

this is why i stopped using eBay, jews all around and some guy from /toy/ saying his son died and the toy was for him but now that he's dead he cant pay for it, plus other ridiculous things that was mostly cringe from /toy/, so now i just use use BST only to sell since 99% of things i bought were broken and glued back together.

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>>6285527
>buy cheap fake items on ebay
>wait for item to arrive
>message seller telling them it was fake and I want a refund
>threaten them with negative feedback/ reporting them
>usually get fully refunded and keep the fake item
>Chinese knockoff is pretty much as good as the real thing, only I got it for free.

>buy dvds/blu rays on ebay
>crack the casing ever so slightly as I open the parcel
>claim it arrived in this cracked condition and request the seller send me one in good condition
>now I have two blurays for the price of one
>sell the good one on to gain profit.

>live near local private property woods
>lots of interesting bits of dead wood in there
>trespass frequently to steal said pieces of wood
>clean them up wish a power washer and put them up on ebay
>people will pay a fortune for shitty dead bits of wood if you list it as part of a fish/reptile tank
>make an ebay fortune off some old dude's dead bits of wood

>>6349007
I've done the same before, dude and you're doing it all wrong.

Wait for a refund and then just keep the knockoff figma.Tell them you'll keep it as compensation for them selling you a fake one. If they have a problem with this threaten them with negative feedback/reporting them to ebay for falsely advertising their product. If they where selling it as a genuine figma you have them by the balls.

>>6287917
>Seller suddenly responds to deny the dispute offer, claims he wasn't getting my eBay messages on his phone

Never EVER talk to someone about an ebay purchase outside of ebay, you lose your entire standing ground if you use ebay or paypal to dispute

>>6350483
Turns out I did pay the $21 already.

Am I supposed to wait until the item shows up before I message the seller asking for a refund? Do I HAVE to message the seller before I try to get a refund, or can I just request a refund without messaging the seller?

>>6350481
I sure do hope karma is real.

>>6350562
It's not

>>6350803
Obviously, >>6350481 still has working fingers to type his story. Though really only the second bit is unambiguously wrong.

>>6350523
If I where you I'd wait until they've posted the item, then message the seller as soon as possible. Let them know that you know the item is a Chinese knockoff and that if they don't fully refund you then you'll report them to eBay and leave a highly negative review. Act all infuriated and mad and clench their Chinese balls as hard as possible. Eventually they should give in and refund you, plus you get to keep the item. If that doesn't work I'd give ebay a call to get your refund, however if you do it through ebay they might make you return the item, but maybe not.

>>6350871
It's being shipped from Florida.

>>6350871
>>6350978
Also, the figure should arrive today. Should I message the seller when I have it in my hands, or just message him now?

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>>6350871
Is this good enough?

>>6351632
Do not message the seller at all. Wait until you receive the figure. Go to your my ebay summary. In your orders page, under the feedback button it says more actions. Select return this item and select item not as described. Explain it is a bootleg and wait for the seller to respond. If the seller doesn't respond in 7 days you can escalate the case and ebay will step in and force the seller to accept a return.

If the seller approves the return you will need to print a shipping label that the seller pays for and find a box/bubble mailer big enough to return the item.

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>>6351704
Well, I already messaged the seller, but what should I put here? Doesn't seem authentic? Also the figure arrived today.

>>6351719
Doesn't match description or photos. Unless the listing lists the item as a bootleg you should be fine. Put that Max Factoty picture along with your short message describing why it didn't match the listing.

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>>6351724
It won't let me add photos. Nothing happens when I click the "add photo" button.

>>6351728
Probably a bug because you are on a cellphone, Ebay mobile is ass. You can just add the photo later if you need to escalate the case.

>>6338431
i low ball all the time on items I dont really want but if some one is welling to do a good deal on something then why not offer pennies?

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how do i get combined shipping i messaged and asked and he said yes, will it change to a lower price after i pay?

>>6352442
Because you don't want it, dummy.

>>6352472
Go to the cart page and click "Request total from seller"

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>>6352630
thanks anyway

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Thanks guys.