Or, it’s like he’s lying that’s he didn’t get the item…tracking says it was delivered.
If he’s telling the truth, either USPS failed (and he should file the claim) or he didn’t provide a secure drop of point at the address (not your fault).
I don’t live in an area of porch pirates, but long ago I made sure I had a large mail box that would except comic mailers…in fact, when I replaced it recently I brought a Gemini mailer to Home Depot and Lowe’s and tried them all out to make sure they fit with room to spare.
Just saying it helps to have a mail box that accepts packages to mitigate the risk of theft. Leaving something “at the mailbox” is not acceptable for me…be it risk of theft or damage from the elements.
I had a buyer contact me today about one of the Mark Spears Wolf and Monster foil I have on eBay. He asked me if I thought CGC would grade it at 9.6 or higher. Usually I don’t respond to these questions but I went ahead and told him “I have no idea what CGC would grade it as”. Truth be told no one does. Just a best guess that this would. Anyway, he comes back and asks about corners and spine tics. I said there were none. He asked a couple of other questions. I said look. I disclosed any possible error or problem on the book in my description. I did say there was a potential it had the bag line like many books that came out of these blind bags had. I said I would need to look when I got back home. This one didn’t. Anyway. He comes back and said since there. Was a line going across the logo would I take 30% off because of the production issue (which was disclosed in the listing and reflected in the asking price). I told him no. That not only was I not interested in selling the book at 30% off, I really wasn’t interested in selling to him as I suspect there would be nothing but issues with him. Blocked and moved on. Plenty of other fish in the sea.
Dude, same guy hit me up! I told him the same thing and he didn’t like my answer.
Are there any spine ticks, blunted corners or blemishes on the front or back? Anything that would stop it from getting at least a 9.6 grade?
My response:
The pictures accurately represent the condition of the comic. I can’t guarantee any CGC grades. Just know that most of the blind bag Mark Spears books have difficulty getting high CGC grades due to the seam from the bag they were inside. If you buy raw it will likely need to be pressed before grading due to that defect. I’d suggest buying one already graded if you need to hit a certain grade.
My listing has 10 pictures showing every aspect of the comic
Assessing what CGC will give a book?
Oh that’s funny.
That’s like asking someone if they know of a good one-armed bandit at the Golden Nugget.
Or if they’re interested in actually winning 3 card monte.
Asking if CGC will grade less than 9.6 would not garner a good response from me
Just that dude believing in their grading is enough to know I’m in potential big trouble with him, regardless of any other traits he has
I would reply with something like… “All my comics in my opinion are perfect 20.0’s… I’m not however CGC nor work there, you’ll have to send them my pics and ask them! Buy the book, not the potential label!”
No body wants slabs right now except staple books. Modern market is cheap now. I should do a CGC blow out post again. Seeing bargains across the board.
I will tell buyers in my listing what I think the grade or grade range is but I also have a disclaimer stating that grades are subjective and I can’t guarantee any of those grades, and I certainly can’t guarantee any of them if sent into a professional grading service and then tell them to take a good look at the photos and read the description carefully (as most of you do as well). Better to have those disclaimers in a listing than not, just incase the buyer overreaches and becomes a problem.
Ok, so check this out. So once ebay closed the case I haven’t heard from him since. Up until that point he was messaging me a few times during the process. Once the case was closed I thought about blocking this individual because the whole process left a bad taste in my mouth, particularly how he waited exactly one day before opening a case on me. He never contacted me before opening a case and once he did he messaged me for updates every couple of days. I forgot to block him, I thought this case was done.
Today just a few minutes ago I got an offer for a comic. Two different offers actually, I accepted them both. As I looked over the order details I noticed a name that looked familiar. Of course the name was familiar because I’ve been dealing with him the last couple of weeks. It’s the same guy lol.
Had I known it’s the same guy I most obviously would not accept the offer. It could all be above board and he may have put this behind him however, he’s someone I do not want to deal with based on our interactions. At this point the sale still says “it’s awaiting payment”. Is there a way for me to cancel the order before he pays? I have never canceled an order before and don’t intend to but it hasn’t been paid yet and I really don’t want to deal with him, regardless if there’s any shenanigans involved.
Edit: can’t cancel order. The book I listed has many extra copies lol
I don’t know why I’m dragging my feet on this. The whole process of canceling an order makes me feel icky. He still hasn’t paid yet. However, I’m bracing myself for my first ever negative feedback from this guy if I go along with this sale
Against my better judgment, I did an auction (I NEVER do auctions) on a trading card I acquired and was unsure about the value of. I had someone bid on it but at the last second someone else outbid them by five bucks. A brand new account (which isn’t always bad, we all were new to eBay once). I mesage this account as I do anytime someone buys anything from me to thank them for their purchase and get zero response. I message the next day if they have any questions about paying I’m happy to help. No response. I suspect this is someone sabatoging me as the same card was listed by other folks for more money. I don’t want to wait to open a, “Buyer didn’t pay,” case within another chunk of hours as it is a clearly some kind of fake account. I simply cancel saying I noticed a problem with the address as eBay will let ya do. I relisted, told the person who got outbid that I had the item now listed as a, “Buy it now,” for what they bid. They bought it, and off it went. I just hope it arrives safely to them now. Long story short, I feel zero remorse for my cancellation. ZERO! You should cancel, @SpicyWasabi and never look back!
So I went to go cancel the order and to block the individual. I then noticed the buyer ID is different (?) Did this guy make a new account? What is going on here? I then see that this new buyer is in Canada. What are the chances it’s 2 completely different people with the exact same name
This is the original buyer who opened the case on me. Take a look at the name and user ID. I blocked out the last 3 digits of his name and zip code. He was from Los Angeles.
This is the new buyer. Look at the name and user ID. He’s from Canada.
Looks like it’s a false alarm and they’re completely different people who both happen to have the same first and last name and likes comics.
