All I asked politely was for the seller to describe what was not as described.
āI will be glad to cancel the return and instead leave negative feedback if that is better option for you.ā
Clear violation of ebay feedback extortion policy. Thatās basically the very definition of the violation in his response.
Iām not even trying to prevent a return! I just want to know what was not satisfactory.
I suppose after thousands of transactions youāre bound to run into a few of these.
@Uncle_Willie I can understand your perspectiveā¦gone are the days of just wanting the book to read, not so much caring about the condition.
It the collector market isnāt killed. Itās just differentā¦evolved sort of. Maybe devolved in other ways.
Iād report them to eBay. If you had all those pics along with any flaws listed as well as being undergraded they have no leg to stand on. However we all know how eBay clearly favors buyers over sellers. Iād potentially offer a small credit just to be done with it.
I didnāt list the flawsā¦and typically donāt unless itās NM- to NM+ā¦VF+ even VF/NM have to many to detail. Especially for a $10 book.
Reported them and also told the seller they should review the eBay policy on feedback extortion. Also said Iād take the return back but wouldnāt refund hem until I got the book back,
Funny thing, the seller explained they felt all the flaws werenāt able to be seen in the photosā¦yet the flaws he described were consistent with the definition of VF+ to Vf/NMā¦
If someone describes a book as a grade less than NM I usually assume itās probability over graded by 0.5 or soā¦even if the photos say otherwiseā¦but thatās meā¦
Oh, another interesting side bitā¦I forgot to remove the $1 sticker on the new bag (I transferred it from the old bag) as I got it out of a dollar bin. Probably made the seller think a return would be easier.
Yup, for ebay listings and media mail, I just automatically say the package is 1 pound, itās $2.75 no matter what up to that price. I think 2lbs is $3.17.
Youāve seen my packaging, I put so much cardboard Iām pretty sure the comic is getting a half ass pressing job being sandwiched between cardboard. 
Thatās the difference between me and others ā¦ if I were selling lower cost items such as this, Iād simply refund the guy and tell him to keep the book with my compliments ā¦ itās just too much hassle, frustration and blood pressure raising ā¦ not to mention time consuming ā¦ I prefer to just move on, block the buyer and go on with Life ā¦
I did just that, minus reimbursement for shipping costs. Will also block.
In full disclosure I do not like selling books in less than NM condition because I think itās pretty easy to identify a NM book. One or two minor flaws. Three or four youāre NM-. From there itās a crap shoot.
The persons main argument was, despite the title and description stating it was VF+, the photos didnāt show all the flaws. I looked back at the pic and counted 8 spine ticks clearly visibleā¦I mean, why are you buying a book that clearly has a number of defects visible and listed below near mint if your going to nit pick at it? And itās not like this is Hulk 181 where the values of VF- to VF to VF+ can be $100s.
Hindsight I should have just said it was a reader copy and left it at that. This person did not pay close attention to detail and now is trying to stick me with their bad decision.
This is just me, but where Iāve been disappointed in the quality of grading assigned for a book I bought on eBay, Iāve asked NOT to be reimbursed for shipping, both to and from as part of the return process such that it goes more smoothly and fair.
Thatās on me for either missing a detail in the picture or just being more anal about grading as it is subjective. I try to be fair, anyway. Iāve have far more positive experiences with that approach than negative. Almost zero negative.
Yet, if memory serves, a return based on āNot as Describedā or some such, requires that a Seller pay the return shipping as well as the original shipping ā¦ I think anyway ā¦
I thought it was buyer remorse. Not as described if theyāre proven right I thought sellers pay. Who knows, eBay seems to change their rule dailyā¦
If itās not as described the seller pays it all. They have to refund the entire purchase price including the shipping. As well as the return shippings on them.
Well, I didnāt pay the shipping on my refund.
If the buyer pushed it they would. They also will just write it off and pay it themselves to keep both parties happy.
I recall selling a used video game and I had accidentally left one of the discs in my my gaming system. Buyer writes & I eventually find the disc in my system. Item not as described was filed and instead of me just sending the missing disc they refunded the buyer and he kept 2/3 of the games and I the other. It wasnāt my money they used to refund. eBay also isnāt consistent in enforcing their rules so who knows.
Iāve never had more than a few hundred listings at one time and only have 3 items for sale currently. I always take at least a front and back shot. If itās an older book a centerfold shot as well. Any flaws found are photographed and listed in the description. If a buyer has an issue with grade they have no legs to stand on because itās all in the listing. Sometimes I donāt even assign s grade. I give a general idea. As in Low, Mid, Higher & High Grade.
I never assign a grade myself. Mine are Always described as great book or excellent book. NM type condition but if I say NM I always throw in a āactual grade is not guaranteed, Iām not a professional graderā
@agentpoyo @D-Rog @Uncle_Willie @ToddW
I put NM in my listing headings (if the book qualifies) because if/when I buy on eBay, I put NM in my search. So I assume that others do as well. 
When I have to deal with an unruly customer, I find that killing them with kindness and giving them options helps. Iāll respond to their request for a return stating (this is for cheaper books, -$20) that I would like to offer them a partial refund of 50% of the purchase price of the book. I then follow that up by asking the buyer what percentage of a refund they would deem acceptable. Giving the buyer a chance to voice their opinion, I find, eases their mind. 95% of the time I can avoid the return all together, and typically the customer seems happy to have received a partial refund, and was able to keep the book.
Showing you genuinely care goes a long way.
I had a sell where the user contacted me saying the USPS tracking showed it was delivered but he said it wasnāt in his mailbox.
So I replied with, well, Iāll check with the USPS on my end but since tracking shows it went through your local branch, I can only suggest he open a lost mail inquiry on his end. I did warn him that USPS is very slow, so it could be several weeks and I think they have a minimum 2 week before they even deem itās considered lost. He said he would check with his local branch. I told him to keep my in the loop but no matter, heāll be taken care of.
About a week goes by and I havenāt heard anything so I do a followup email. The buyer replies with he didnāt have time to go through the USPS process and he found the book at a local shop, totally forgot about the comic he bought from me. I just did the right thing and refunded him.
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.
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.
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