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 Posted: 11/25/03 - 15:41 Post subject: i told somebody off today... (ebay hostilities)
the magical world of ebay.
i had some toys up for sale this past week that were selling for a pretty penny. 25-30US each.
a local fella e-mailed me and asked me if i'd end the auctions early and accept 50cdn for a pair of them, and in return i'd benefit by not having to pay the paypal or ebay fees or worrying about the shipping hassle because he could pick up.
now considering i was making roughly 20 cdn on each figure, he was offering me a "deal" that cut my profit in half, and gave him the figures at a much better price then what they were going for last week (and 7$ lower then even my starting bid - never mind my buy it now option).
i e-mailed him saying that he was free to pick them up if he won, but that i'd been selling them at 30-40cdn a piece versus the 25cdn he'd offered me. i said if i was stuck i'd consider selling that low, but only if i couldn't get rid of them... i sold 4 of 5, for at least 32 cdn each, and the market has since been flooded and are selling for less.
today he sent me this e-mail (based on my offer that he was free to bid and pickup if he won):
| jerknut from ebay wrote: |
Are you sure? Looks like your over inflated selanne market is falling apart now that they are all over Canada and starting to hit the US as well. I guess I will just take my cash and buy one of the hundreds available for the price I offered you with no fees and shipping grief. Good luck and we will see you at the stores!
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what an ass. it's not like he wrote back to ask for an even lower price after my last one didn't sell. he wrote back to TAUNT me.
i e-mailed him back:
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kind sir, i've made 90$ profit off of 4 of these figures. what makes you think i give a f*dge what you do with your money? i wish you the best of luck trying to find these anywhere at a retail price. have a great day.
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and yes. yes i *did* feel better about it after.  if i knew where he lived i'd slap him.
 
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Posted: 11/25/03 - 15:51 Post subject:
Wow, that's pretty intense... to think you had to *** fudge!
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Posted: 11/25/03 - 16:02 Post subject:
People on eBay can be a trip sometimes. My wife used to get stuff like that all the time.
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Posted: 11/25/03 - 16:13 Post subject:
my question is why would anybody want a Selanne---he can't take a hit...... 
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Posted: 11/25/03 - 17:47 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | People on eBay can be a trip sometimes. My wife used to get stuff like that all the time. |
so jerknut wrote back
| jerknut from ebay wrote: |
That is why I said I will see you scalpers at the store Hero. If you want to use obsenitties......save them for store levels. Some of us have children on their computers. I guess we shall hang at your store and see what you get at retail,ha ha!
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i wrote him a very kind letter (honest i wasn't mean at all) in which i explained to him that he offered me a bad deal, i had replied politely, and that he wrote me back just to get in my face.
i explained the logistics of selling toys for what the going rate is and the fact that there are plently of toys on ebay if he didn't like my prices.
i told him that he didn't even try to get a better deal out of me at the end when i was stuck. he just decided to taunt me. i said what'd you expect me to say?
i added at the end that i'd been perfectly polite with him, and that he there wasn't any reason to get in my face. i asked him who the real hero was, and told him to get a life.
like the kind person i am.
i was thinking about just saying "thanks for coming out you f*cking loser". but y'know. i thought i'd have to explain it to him. 
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Posted: 11/25/03 - 17:47 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | People on eBay can be a trip sometimes. My wife used to get stuff like that all the time. |
so jerknut wrote back
| jerknut from ebay wrote: |
That is why I said I will see you scalpers at the store Hero. If you want to use obsenitties......save them for store levels. Some of us have children on their computers. I guess we shall hang at your store and see what you get at retail,ha ha!
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i wrote him a very kind letter (honest i wasn't mean at all) in which i explained to him that he offered me a bad deal, i had replied politely, and that he wrote me back just to get in my face.
i explained the logistics of selling toys for what the going rate is and the fact that there are plently of toys on ebay if he didn't like my prices.
i told him that he didn't even try to get a better deal out of me at the end when i was stuck. he just decided to taunt me. i said what'd you expect me to say?
i added at the end that i'd been perfectly polite with him, and that he there wasn't any reason to get in my face. i asked him who the real hero was, and told him to get a life.
like the kind person i am.
i was thinking about just saying "thanks for coming out you f*cking loser". but y'know. i thought i'd have to explain it to him.
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Posted: 11/25/03 - 18:04 Post subject:
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i was thinking about just saying "thanks for coming out you f*cking loser". but y'know. i thought i'd have to explain it to him. |
Okay now. Let me preface this with a warning. I had to take an asswhippin' with a wiffleball bat over it. Please, please! Don't take this the wrong way! 
"Never get into an argument with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level and then beat you with experience."
He's a small man. Be satisfied with the hope that he won't get a deal like the one you offered.
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Posted: 11/25/03 - 18:39 Post subject:
| msparks wrote: | | blue wrote: |
i was thinking about just saying "thanks for coming out you f*cking loser". but y'know. i thought i'd have to explain it to him. |
Okay now. Let me preface this with a warning. I had to take an asswhippin' with a wiffleball bat over it. Please, please! Don't take this the wrong way!
"Never get into an argument with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level and then beat you with experience."
He's a small man. Be satisfied with the hope that he won't get a deal like the one you offered. |
i tried very hard. my g/f was proud of me. but sometimes you just WANNA!
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Posted: 11/25/03 - 18:42 Post subject:
Soooo...what you're saying is the deal was not consumated, yes? 
and that 'ha ha!' looks strangely familiar...
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Posted: 11/25/03 - 23:02 Post subject:
| shelflifers wrote: | Soooo...what you're saying is the deal was not consumated, yes?
and that 'ha ha!' looks strangely familiar... |
Does that look "brutalish"?
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Posted: 11/25/03 - 23:07 Post subject:
| shelflifers wrote: | Soooo...what you're saying is the deal was not consumated, yes?
and that 'ha ha!' looks strangely familiar... |
holy sh*t. this guy is bloody well brutal.
he wrote back to me telling me i'm some high school scalper punk that enjoys playing the role. says i'm some junior who daddy never taught to respect people, and that i shouldn't be swearing at people on the internet because you never know who you're swearing at, and that it's not very hard to find out who people are.
it was exactly like Brutal wrote the letter (no disrespect to the big fella cuz we all know he's just playin').
i e-mailed back saying "don't ever threaten me. go f*ck yourself." and have since filed a threat of bodily harm by a member with eBay.
i can't even believe this conversation is even going on...
i know he's probably just a big damn tough guy, but i'll be damned if he's going to say that to me and get away with it.
he's right, you shouldn't make threats to people if you don't know who you're dealing with. we'll see how ebay handles it. 
on another note. the ol 24 hour rule is a good rule. don't respond to people that piss you off. i'm just so damn angry right now. i can't believe he even wrote me back the first time. wow. WOW. 
for the record i won't be responding to his future e-mails. i'll simply file them with ebay. jebis i should've let it go. i'm just infuriated.
taking deep breaths now... backing away from the computer. i feel like i've let myself down for getting involved... it'll be ok...
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Posted: 11/25/03 - 23:35 Post subject:
| blue wrote: | | shelflifers wrote: | Soooo...what you're saying is the deal was not consumated, yes?
and that 'ha ha!' looks strangely familiar... |
holy sh*t. this guy is bloody well brutal.
he wrote back to me telling me i'm some high school scalper punk that enjoys playing the role. says i'm some junior who daddy never taught to respect people, and that i shouldn't be swearing at people on the internet because you never know who you're swearing at, and that it's not very hard to find out who people are.
it was exactly like Brutal wrote the letter (no disrespect to the big fella cuz we all know he's just playin').
i e-mailed back saying "don't ever threaten me. go f*ck yourself." and have since filed a threat of bodily harm by a member with eBay.
i can't even believe this conversation is even going on...
i know he's probably just a big damn tough guy, but i'll be damned if he's going to say that to me and get away with it.
he's right, you shouldn't make threats to people if you don't know who you're dealing with. we'll see how ebay handles it.
on another note. the ol 24 hour rule is a good rule. don't respond to people that piss you off. i'm just so damn angry right now. i can't believe he even wrote me back the first time. wow. WOW.
for the record i won't be responding to his future e-mails. i'll simply file them with ebay. jebis i should've let it go. i'm just infuriated.
taking deep breaths now... backing away from the computer. i feel like i've let myself down for getting involved... it'll be ok... |
Don't get yourself so worked up about it..he's probably a small skinny guy trying to act big..You can take him down anytime...
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Posted: 11/26/03 - 00:39 Post subject:
Don't forget: if there have been credible bodily threats, make sure to contact his (her?!) Internet provider and file a complaint.
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Posted: 11/26/03 - 01:36 Post subject:
| msparks wrote: | | Don't forget: if there have been credible bodily threats, make sure to contact his (her?!) Internet provider and file a complaint. |
the guy wrote back to me... (this is post-threatening letter)
| quite possibly the dumbest person i've ever been in contact with wrote: |
hey pal, maybe reading something in. First come, first serve at the store is all am saying. We all got a right to the figs when they hit and I wont have to buy from someone else next time. I offered 50 to begin with the first time and then you say why dont I offer 40 for 2 after they did not go. 50 for both and picked up seemed pretty reseanoable to me. Next time I will just get them at the peg.
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wow. i truly do feel sorry for his children.
i can't even file a complaint now. i don't think he'd understand. i wrote him back to say i threw in the towel. i said "i call a truce. we obviously can't communicate and this is going nowhere. you should never tell someone you can 'find' them. don't e-mail anymore."
i don't even know what this guy is talking about anymore. he clearly has no idea what i've been saying to him.
i'm officially dumber now. i need to get in touch with ebay before they contact him and the stupidity spreads further.
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Posted: 11/26/03 - 11:03 Post subject:
| blue wrote: | | i'm officially dumber now. |
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