Originally Posted by Halfcan (Post 14128449)

It looks pretty obvious they broke it themselves to get a refund. Then they put a fake description of how it was packed and sent three pictures making it look like we just tossed it in a box and shipped without due care.

Her description was ridiculous:

"I carefully unwrapped this precious vase ( how else would you unwrap it bitch) and was shocked beyond belief that it was shipped broken. (How do you assume the seller shipped a broken vase) It was barely wrapped and loose in the box (both lies) and was appalled at such shoddy packaging. (which now indicates it was broken in transit because of packing) I was so disappointed I was almost in tears!!! (really, over a vase) I have never seen a vase so poorly packed, plus I nearly suffered a severe cut from the broken glass. (wow, such a traumatic experience) This has been one of the most dangerous packages I have ever handled as glass could have gone all over my house. ROFL

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 14405455)

And more on the whole Chinese sellers on eBay rant. So, I bought some tennis shoes for the kid, knew they were coming from the chickie-de-China, and man am I paying the price! After a couple of email with the asshole who some them to me, I went to "SpeedPAK" and got this GEM of an answer:



Live and learn...

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 14431157)

Update...

Almost two months and still no shoes... I'm all but certain this is fallout from the trade war.

Don't buy from Chinese sellers on Ebay, you might regret it, I know I do... Pay more and buy it from somebody not-China.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 14392825)

I've bought some pretty big ticket stuff off ebay.

Some electronics, a diamond and my Camaro all came off Ebay and with no real issues. Had the diamond independently appraised and it came in over what the Seller appraised it at by a couple hundred bucks - seller was even up front about the placement of an inclusion and whether a prong could hid it (it could and did). The Camaro purchase was seamless; I communicated with the guy and offered him a few hundred bucks to trailer it up to Columbia from Tulsa. Had it in the driveway within a few days.

Then again, all of that stuff was a decade or so ago. By most accounts its fallen to hell since then. I've grabbed some LED aquarium lights on there (the chinese sellers) and while customer service takes awhile, it's not really their fault. Time zones are a bitch - usually limits you to a couple interactions/day while trying to figure stuff out.

I've never done anything as a seller though - and I can't imagine I ever would. Too many assholes that have become entirely too savvy about screwing people.

If I can't sell it locally, I'll just find a way to write it off or if its something with a niche market, I'll utilize a more specific auction service.

Originally Posted by TLO (Post 18021485)

I remember Simply Red farted into sandwich baggies once and listed them for sale on EBaY

Originally Posted by irafreak (Post 18021474)

Ebay was once a fun place to shop (like 1999). But now it's a crap shoot. And people are just nasty and dishonest. Tired of buying things listed as like new that are at best ok. Pictures taken at angles just leaving out the damaged parts and then getting all defensive when you call them out on it. Had one guy claim he never received an item I sold. I simply sent ebay the tracking info with delivery confirmation.

Once Amazon got involved with the used market, ebay dropped their listing fees. Items used to have to be sold or you'd pay to relist. This just let's sellers inflate their prices and leave it for months.

Originally Posted by TLO (Post 18021485)

I remember Simply Red farted into sandwich baggies once and listed them for sale on EBaY

Originally Posted by TLO (Post 18021485)

I remember Simply Red farted into sandwich baggies once and listed them for sale on EBaY

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 18021763)

Are these still available????