#1 eBay Pet Peeve Thread

[jszczech]

When people end auctions early.

 

[Kennesawsportscards]

When people end auctions early.

I understand the frustration however, as a seller, one of the frustrating parts is taking the risk of having one of my items go for less than I paid. If I put a reserve, then it scares away potential buyers because they think the item may be priced too high. If I don't put a reserve then many people want to wait til the last minute to bid or snipe. I sometimes end early, with just a little more than 12 hours remaining if the item is not where I would like or if there are not enough watchers to satisfy me to let the auction ride out to completion. . Will not apologize for doing so because it is protecting my investment. Plus, I have been known to pay more than alot of folks( can't tell you how many times a potential buyer has thrown around how cheaply he has picked up so and so item that I have paid twice as much and I still am able to sell said item.

Otherwise, the only true answer is to offer absolutely nothing for merchancise then every auction item can run to completion and evry buyer and sniper will be happy. I won't play that game however. BTW I experimented a couple of years ago starting out listings at 99 cents for many 20+ dollar cards and letting them ride( about 400 cards)Almost all of them were Marino, Montana, Emmitt, Barry Sanders and Jerry Rice...I got killed!!!!! Then I relisted the unsolds at 50% staring price and did great....Just goes to show who is looking at any given time. Never again with the 99 cent thing!!!!

Bryan

 

[IndiansFan]

When people don't send your cards.

 

[jszczech]

I understand the frustration however, as a seller, one of the frustrating parts is taking the risk of having one of my items go for less than I paid. If I put a reserve, then it scares away potential buyers because they think the item may be priced too high. If I don't put a reserve then many people want to wait til the last minute to bid or snipe. I sometimes end early, with just a little more than 12 hours remaining if the item is not where I would like or if there are not enough watchers to satisfy me to let the auction ride out to completion. . Will not apologize for doing so because it is protecting my investment. Plus, I have been known to pay more than alot of folks( can't tell you how many times a potential buyer has thrown around how cheaply he has picked up so and so item that I have paid twice as much and I still am able to sell said item.

Otherwise, the only true answer is to offer absolutely nothing for merchancise then every auction item can run to completion and evry buyer and sniper will be happy. I won't play that game however. BTW I experimented a couple of years ago starting out listings at 99 cents for many 20+ dollar cards and letting them ride( about 400 cards)Almost all of them were Marino, Montana, Emmitt, Barry Sanders and Jerry Rice...I got killed!!!!! Then I relisted the unsolds at 50% staring price and did great....Just goes to show who is looking at any given time. Never again with the 99 cent thing!!!!

Bryan

I get that frustration. I guess I was more specifically talking about people who list a card for a 7 day auction and then pull it after a day or two because they get a "good" offer. I understand people want to maximize the sell value of there products but why not just list a card with a high BIN/BO and go from there or just commit to letting the auction ride.

Josh

 

[Kennesawsportscards]

When people don't send your cards.

Yeah, that's a bummer for sure. The real bummer is when the excuses and lies start about why they didn't send.

PS. I have to admit on a couple of occasions that I have accidentally relisted through my saved turbo lister files a few cards that I had previously sold. Had to apologize my butt off when that happened. I gave them the ended ebay listing # so they could check out my reasoning....

 

[Crewfan82]

I understand the frustration however, as a seller, one of the frustrating parts is taking the risk of having one of my items go for less than I paid. If I put a reserve, then it scares away potential buyers because they think the item may be priced too high. If I don't put a reserve then many people want to wait til the last minute to bid or snipe. I sometimes end early, with just a little more than 12 hours remaining if the item is not where I would like or if there are not enough watchers to satisfy me to let the auction ride out to completion. . Will not apologize for doing so because it is protecting my investment. Plus, I have been known to pay more than alot of folks( can't tell you how many times a potential buyer has thrown around how cheaply he has picked up so and so item that I have paid twice as much and I still am able to sell said item.

Otherwise, the only true answer is to offer absolutely nothing for merchancise then every auction item can run to completion and evry buyer and sniper will be happy. I won't play that game however. BTW I experimented a couple of years ago starting out listings at 99 cents for many 20+ dollar cards and letting them ride( about 400 cards)Almost all of them were Marino, Montana, Emmitt, Barry Sanders and Jerry Rice...I got killed!!!!! Then I relisted the unsolds at 50% staring price and did great....Just goes to show who is looking at any given time. Never again with the 99 cent thing!!!!

Bryan

If you are worried about the ending price you shouldn't list the item at auction. You should be using a fixed price BIN listing.

 

[Juan Gris]

-Buyers/Sellers that, for whatever reason, won't leave me feedback (especially irritating because I go above and beyond to pay quickly, ship quickly and provide timely communication).
-People who win an item and think there's nothing wrong waiting 1-2 weeks to pay when my description stipulates that payment is expected within 48 hours.
-Sellers that decline offers without counter-offering! If you want the full price then don't list it with a best offer option.

 

[bongo870]

When I am bidding on something and It sits there for about 6 hours with no one else bidding on it and at the last 1 second it jumps and someone else wins it. How can i compete with that?
And why not leave feedback? I did everything perfect and even left you positive feedback so why cant you?

 

[brian26]

What is the #1 thing related to buying or selling on eBay that just drives you nuts?

For me it is when I have a card listed BIN Best Offer and I get a message asking what my best price is on the card. Make an offer! Grrrrrrr!

Easy. Sold an item a few weeks ago that had bids from three different people, all for a nice price. Winning bidder immediately disappears, claims she won't pay for it, won't answer emails, says she "didn't bid on it". Have to wait a week and a couple of days to go through the resolution process and get refunded fees, and then I do the 2nd chance offers for the other bidders, who of course don't want the item anymore because they bid on another one or just lost interest....three bidders, all for a good price, and I'm still stuck with the item. Meanwhile, the no-paying winning bidder has 100% feedback right now and no consequences whatsoever other than an invisible "unpaid strike".

 

[brian26]

Cant neg NPB.

This.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Title spamming - HOT!!!! LQQK!!!! RARE!!!!! SP!!!! WOW!!!!
Related to above, listing common base cards as SP
Calling cards errors that aren't errors, something that can be found with even a milli-second of research (like those 1983 Topps League Leader sheets, cut into individual blank backed cards and called RARE BLANK BACK ERROR WOW LQQK!!!!!)
Hot packs
"Selling my cheating boyfriend/fiance/husband's collection"
"100 rare old baseball cards in packs!!! 20-25 years old!!!!!" - In other words, 1991 Donruss and Fleer
Lastly, one I encountered last night: not listing cards in the cards category. Found a seller with some amazing cards for stupid low BINs, all listed as comic cards, so there was no way to sort any further. Had to go through 35 pages of results.

 

[SINFULONE]

Listing scrub semi rare cards that sold decent 5 years ago as "great investment".If it was that good of an investment you still wouldn't be stuck with the card all this time later.

 

[RJ227]

Warning: Bitter seller gripes.

1) ~15% eBay+PP fees. Utter lunacy. No real alternative, though.
2) Sellers routinely being taken advantage of and without any real recourse when a buyer doesn't pay, read description, changes mind, their son accidentally bid on an item, etc. etc.
3) This is less prevalent now that most listings are 'Free Shipping', but buyers assuming the exact (low) amount it costs you to ship an item and leaving negs, decreasing DSR ratings and complaining if they feel you charged more than what they deem appropriate.

 

[ChasHawk]

This XXXX right here...

2005 Absolute TOTT Tools of The Trade Andre Dawson Jersey Hat Bat 12 65 | eBay

Life Long Andre Dawson Collection 2005 Absolute TOTT JSY Prime Hat Bat 12 65 | eBay

Guy just outbid every Dawson collector on eBay to win this for $15.50 and then list it for double that...:benson:

 

[vwnut13]

When you throw out a best offer that's within reason (most of mine are about $8 - $20 less than the BIN price) and it's an automatic rejection.

I hate when offers are automatically rejected. Not that long ago I made an offer on a 1/1 and was auto rejected. Less than a week later he accepted an offer $2.50 more than what I offered.

 

[ASTROBURN]

"Future HOF" in the title. Laaaammmme...

listing an incredible number of base cards at 9.99, with no picture other than a generic clip art, clogging up the search results, under four different seller names.

Listing Bagwell in the title when he has nothing to do with the item being sold.

listing the same card for over a month and when asked to sell it just three dollars less gives just a "NO" as a response

 

[ASTROBURN]

Thought of another

when there is a card listed that has a variant and can only be determined with a pic of the back of the card, and the seller only has a shot of the front.

 

[Kennesawsportscards]

If you are worried about the ending price you shouldn't list the item at auction. You should be using a fixed price BIN listing.

Open dialogue can be expressed without your know it all, smart a*** comment!!!

 

[Therion]

Well, that was a gross overreaction.

 

[MOFNY]

Seeing overpriced cards for years.
I honestly believe these people don't want to sell their cards!
Perhaps lowering the price of your cards after them not selling for two years would be a good strategy.
Nope!
I would be willing to buy them, but they are legitimately a hundred dollars over a realistic price.
Here are some practical examples:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROY-OSWALT-...1318664617?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item4ad015b9a9. Woah it's on sale! It's a $40 card on a good day.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROY-OSWALT-...0837249585?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item58abab4231. Don't get me started on griffeyfan24. I would love to acquire 8 GU cards I don't have. However, $500 is insane. I would be willing to pay a premium, but come on, each card is about $10-$20 individually.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROY-OSWALT-...0487784961?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item519ab32e01. Gem mint RC refractor, count me in! $399, no thanks. I did a resonable $40 BO--auto decline. I doubled that price--auto decline. Good luck selling that.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roy-Oswalt-...0128356566?pt=US_Football&hash=item4835172cd6. Maybe a $15 card. Better sell it for $125 BIN/BO.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roy-Oswalt-...0284288567?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item5adec1a237. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roy-Oswalt-...0649088959?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item4aa82ccfbf.
These have been up there for years. I think they originally sold for less than half that. No BO is available.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2005-Leaf-L...1317375545?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item3cd7bab639.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2004-Donrus...0743301908?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item3cb5830b14.
Some more fairly normal 1/1s that have been available for years.