What do you think of this eBay members personal rule?

[vwnut13]

Send it with a PayPal lable.

If it gets stolen, oops to bad, you have insurance.

If not, hey, it got to him didn't it?

:lol:

 

[jcmint]

whats his ID multiple people have asked.

 

[matfanofold]

"Dear buyer,

Regretably I am not able to meet your demands. It's my policy to ship everyting safely and securely via paypal shipping. Had you made your inconvienient demands known prior to your purchase, this could have been avoided. Whats truely unfortunate here is that due to your unreasonable demands under threat of negative feedback(which is against eBay policy mind you) I am forced to cancel this transaction and forward your email(s) to eBay staff for further investigation of your breech of contract. However, if you feel that it is in our best interest to mutually cancel this transaction, I think we can avoid involving eBay in this unfortunate situation and both go on our merry way. I eagerly await your reply.

Have a great day!"

 

[Mark McGwire Museum]

Maybe I'm the only one, but I like the buyers style. He's a fixer. He knows how to get things accomplished, focusing on the end result, and weighs his chances. I think most of you need to step back and put yourselves in his shoes, and also think outside the box.
Why not do what he did? What does he lose, unless someone that's a little too uptight reports him to eBay, which he just gets a warning anyways? Who here would really curl up and drop your hobby because someone is stealing your mail occasionally?

The guy probably doesn't know how far up the line, starting with his local carrier, the problem is. It doesn't have to be someone targeting his mail specifically; could be just as simple as grabbing anything with an eBay logo, knowing its got to be worth something, as somebody paid for it. The eBay logo screams "steal me" to the thief/thieves, kinda like putting insurance on a package that doesn't have signature confirmation.

He probably started out with a more polite message, but you have to remember, I think statistically something like 84.3% of people have some sort of mental handicap (error of margin +/- 2.6%, depending on area) and they didn't follow the instructions. His message sure got the seller's attention, and he got the package shipped how he wanted.

Why in the world would he message beforehand? He seems bright enough to know that would mean an automatic trip to the BBL. If he wasn't interested in winning, why would he bother messaging in the first place. More often than not, when he wins and a seller doesn't feel like complying, he's in the same spot as not being allowed to bid in the first place.

The card being insured offers little as peace of mind if he wants to own the card. Some things can't be replaced so easily. If he wanted the money in his pocket instead of the item, he wouldn't be bidding in the first place.

Verdict here: not guilty of anything.

 

[tribefan26]

I absolutely agree. And thank you for putting the Stamps.com bug in my ear. I will be sure to check it out, but as another member had asked, do you need to use stickers to print the postage? I like Paypal shipping because I can print and tape the postage down.

You need to mail a lot for stamps.com to make sense. If you just mail a few packages a month there is a monthly fee that doesn't make sense.

I mail a lot of low value cards with first class postage (through sportlots) - I buy the stamp labels (which you have to get from them) and pay the monthly fee. I almost never go in the post office. I don't use DC on these because it is easier to refund the 1 out of 500 that doesn't make it.

They also have insurance - which prints nothing on the label - so that helps avoid identification. I've never had to get a payment from them - I initiated one claim and it was much smoother than the PO, but the package showed up (after about 4 weeks).

Their postage is through Fireman's fund and is 15-20% cheaper than the PO IIRC. That offsets a little of the expense - the $15 a month is easy to justify in terms of gas saved - the time savings is a bonus.

 

[hive17]

Maybe I'm the only one, but I like the buyers style. He's a fixer. He knows how to get things accomplished, focusing on the end result, and weighs his chances. I think most of you need to step back and put yourselves in his shoes, and also think outside the box.
Why not do what he did? What does he lose, unless someone that's a little too uptight reports him to eBay, which he just gets a warning anyways? Who here would really curl up and drop your hobby because someone is stealing your mail occasionally?

The guy probably doesn't know how far up the line, starting with his local carrier, the problem is. It doesn't have to be someone targeting his mail specifically; could be just as simple as grabbing anything with an eBay logo, knowing its got to be worth something, as somebody paid for it. The eBay logo screams "steal me" to the thief/thieves, kinda like putting insurance on a package that doesn't have signature confirmation.

He probably started out with a more polite message, but you have to remember, I think statistically something like 84.3% of people have some sort of mental handicap (error of margin +/- 2.6%, depending on area) and they didn't follow the instructions. His message sure got the seller's attention, and he got the package shipped how he wanted.

Why in the world would he message beforehand? He seems bright enough to know that would mean an automatic trip to the BBL. If he wasn't interested in winning, why would he bother messaging in the first place. More often than not, when he wins and a seller doesn't feel like complying, he's in the same spot as not being allowed to bid in the first place.

The card being insured offers little as peace of mind if he wants to own the card. Some things can't be replaced so easily. If he wanted the money in his pocket instead of the item, he wouldn't be bidding in the first place.

Verdict here: not guilty of anything.

Actually, as many pointed out, threatening negative feedback before the transaction is complete is against eBay terms. So, you're the only one that thinks he's not guilty, because the rules say otherwise...

 

[Mark McGwire Museum]

Actually, as many pointed out, threatening negative feedback before the transaction is complete is against eBay terms. So, you're the only one that thinks he's not guilty, because the rules say otherwise...

You missed the whole point of my entire post. I addressed him "breaking eBay's rules" in the first section of my post. And the "not guilty" part was of my opinion, not eBay's.....

 

[hive17]

Actually, as many pointed out, threatening negative feedback before the transaction is complete is against eBay terms. So, you're the only one that thinks he's not guilty, because the rules say otherwise...

You missed the whole point of my entire post. I addressed him "breaking eBay's rules" in the first section of my post. And the "not guilty" part was of my opinion, not eBay's.....

I got your point. You said he just breaks eBay's rules and takes the punishment, not a big deal. But threatening negative feedback IS a big deal to a lot of people. It's a sizeable deal to eBay. He didn't have to be a dick and threaten the feedback. Your idea of "stepping outside of the box" to be a wank to a stranger.

 

[rsmath]

I was thinking the same thing :lol: The wife must give him an a$$ chewing every time he "wastes money" on cards!

wife????

I bet it's his mom, wondering why he's "wasting money" on cards instead of saving up and moving his lazy 40-year old adult ass out of her house!

:lol:

 

[ThoseBackPages]

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