Iāve never searched Near Mint personally. Iām sure lots of people do though. Killing with kindness is always a good option. I have a hard time doing that if Iām in the right though.
All good advice.
I also do not search near mint or NM discretely because many do not want to give a grade as they know itās subjectiveā¦even if the book is actually NM or better. You miss out on those diamonds in the rough if you search for āNM.ā Some of my 9.8s I bought had no gradeā¦or āhigh grade.ā Just gotta look at the photos and if thereās doubt move onā¦or ask for more/better photos.
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Did anyone else get the $5 coupon promo ($50 or more purchase) from eBay if you text BINGO to 70799? Iām leery of texting to strange numbers.
That and iām also pissed I just bought something for $50 late last nightā¦
and I sat there contemplating āif I wait a few more hours there might be an eBay bucks promoā¦but it might sell at this price like the last one did very quicklyā¦and then I wonāt see another at this price again!..ā
Come onā¦sign up for more headaches! You know you want to!
I just tried and this is the message that I got.
eBay.: Reply with your zip code to agree to receive autodialer messages at this number. No purchase necessary. T&Cs and Privacy: http://vbs.cm/l8HVQF
Yeahā¦hard passā¦
Yeah I didnāt reply ether. Not worth the $5 lol
Autodialer? Yeah, itās gonna take a whole lot more money than $5 to get me to add my number to autodialer spam callsā¦ Weāre talking thousands of dollars need to be offeredā¦ like new BMW thousandsā¦
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So not a headache but it ticked me off. Found Spectre #54 for $5.45 shipped. Thatās a steal. Itās easily a $20 book or more in the advertised condition which was VF+. Itās the first appearance of Mr Terrific and a sweet cover Iāll post it as well. Idk who Mr Terrific is but I really dug the cover. I immediately get a refund and itās stated itās unavailable or damaged. I called the seller out and he admitted it was sellers remorse and that I took advantage of him. Funny thing is when I received the refund I was actually writing them about combined shipping on about 20 or so other Spectre books they had. So not only does he lose my business there but any future business. If you see my new pickups you know I buy a lot of books strictly through eBay. Thatās just the tip of the iceberg as some fall through the cracks. If itās not already a topic here I donāt post them. I really should just start my own pickups thread but itād be a lot of pictures. As well it earned them negative feedback. Oh I feel so much better after venting.
Did you reply with āyou just lost another 20 books in sales.ā? Let them remorse about that in these times.
āTook advantage of himā¦ā Oh Please.
I got another book sandwiched in a small unpadded yellow envelope between two pieces of thin cardboardā¦miraculously made it across the country with what looks like no damage.
Will know more once it comes out of quarantine and I feel safe handling it.
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Do you think ebay is doing really well To start 2020? They havenāt had a big promotion (like 10% or more eBay bucks) since December I believe,ā¦there have been a few 5% ebay bucks promotions the past several weeks but thatās just chump changeā¦
Usually they have one last push at the end of the 3 months for people to acquire more eBay bucks before having to cash them out (starting April 1st), but a few days ago it was 5% again.
If their sales were down Iād think theyād push a promotion outā¦stocks lost half their value during March tooā¦
Looking back at my totals, I know I made them more money in Jan/Feb this year than in the 5 months prior to that.
I would absolutely let the seller know I was interested in many many more books, and that he gets to spend more money on in order to relist them every month that they donāt sell. I canāt think of one buyer who ātakes advantageā of a seller by simply buying his product. That is a statement made by a person who tries himself to take advantage of others, imo.
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Sellers remorse? Perhaps sellers who have such symptoms should review the crap they have listed and yank them before theyāre sold.
I know thereās buyers remorse but you could probably get eBay involved since he openly admitted he had sellers remorse and voided the contract on terms that are not covered.
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Yes, I let him know that he not only missed out on me buying all his Spectre books, of which there were 20-30 just for the sweet covers. Also any future business, a negative feedback & Iām reporting him to eBay when I have a moment. He will be listing those books for months I hope. I was going to buy the other books not only because of the sweet covers but because I did feel like I owed him one for the bargain. Oh well what can you do?!
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Never understood why people would allow their rep to be ruined or why they would anger a customer like that over tens of dollarsā¦ doesnāt seem worth it.
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How is It possible for a buyer to buy an item BIN for asking price and then not pay? I understand how thatās possible for accepted best offers or auctions, but how is it possible on a straight up Buy It Now?
A few days ago, I got an email that a Venom statue I had up was sold for asking price but was still awaiting payment. So, for almost 3 days, the item has been invisible to other buyers because itās stuck in ābought but not paid forā limbo. Why would eBay not just default to considering the item unsold until the buyer actually pays? Un-fing-believable!
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You must check the box on the listing page that says āimmediate payment requiredā ā¦
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Why would that even be an option that isnāt a default?! What kind of lunatic would actually prefer that people have the ability to lock items down without having to pay for them?!
Btw, Iām raging out against eBay, not you Uncle Willie. I appreciate your reply.
Well, I think it has to do with buyers buying multiple items and then asking for a shipping cost consolidation prior to actually paying ā¦
If I list anything, itās always free shipping and immediate payment required ā¦ there can then be no ask for a shipping cost consolidation ā¦ because, itās already free ā¦ (of course, itās not free, Iām paying it) ā¦
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Hmmm. I guess that makes a little sense. In any case, the fact that buyers can do this without any repercussions, that I know of, is irritating.
Will eBay hold it against me if I cancel the order?
Just file a non-payment report against them ā¦ then block them as a buyer ā¦
If they still donāt pay, follow up the non-payment report as eBay will still charge you the commission if they pay or not, unless you follow up ā¦
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