ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 5, 2001 07:26:51 AM
is that a canned response for all forms of payments-check,mo and online payments?
It appears that it doesn't matter how you pay. All items will be shipped within 10 DAYS of payment being received.
This person also has 1 neg for every 10 feedbacks she has received.
[ edited by ExecutiveGirl on Oct 5, 2001 07:28 AM ]
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holdenrex
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posted on October 5, 2001 07:54:20 AM
Geez, a 10% neg rate - just out of curiosity, what seems to be the major gripe stated in the negs? Are people complaining about that "within 10 days" shipping policy that they find out about after the auction closes?
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 5, 2001 08:00:13 AM
90% of her negs say something like:
it's been XXX days, still haven't rec'd item
A few call her a FRAUD.
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susan1232
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posted on October 5, 2001 05:20:16 PM
Needing to vent here, also. I finally found a piece for my Christmas Village that I've been looking for. Only mention of shipping is that buyer pays. I email seller with my zip and ask for price. I wait and wait. Nothing. Zip. Zilch.
I've been burned on shipping too many times to bid without knowing. Besides, if a seller can't even answer a simple email, I don't trust them to complete the sale.
I really want this piece. Would it kill them to answer a freaking email?
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 5, 2001 07:28:35 PM
Susan: I know just how you feel  One of the items I am looking for there is only ONE seller selling them (not even anyone on YAHOO) and this guy has TONS of them, but he's the only seller who has them. This guy is the guy I was referring to in my first post. Wants $6 (first class) shipping on something that could easily ship for probably $1, and he answers his emails with 1 word (like I'm bothering him), and he has 2400 feedback and 82 negs.
As much as I want the item, I will NOT give him my business. Some day I will find a reputable person to buy this from.
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rca001
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posted on October 6, 2001 05:30:06 AM
ExecutiveGirl-
Maybe you can find a wholesale source for that item, and sell them yourself. With only one competitor, who has pretty bad terms of service, you could potentially clean up in this category.
rca001
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amy
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posted on October 6, 2001 07:53:51 AM
It appears that it doesn't matter how you pay. All items will be shipped within 10 DAYS of payment being received.
This person also has 1 neg for every 10 feedbacks she has received.
90% of her negs say something like:
it's been XXX days, still haven't rec'd item
A few call her a FRAUD.
Just curious...why bid on an auction from a seller with feedback like this? It has me curious because on another seller it was said;
One of the items I am looking for there is only ONE seller selling them (not even anyone on YAHOO) and this guy has TONS of them, but he's the only seller who has them. This guy is the guy I was referring to in my first post. Wants $6 (first class) shipping on something that could easily ship for probably $1, and he answers his emails with 1 word (like I'm bothering him), and he has 2400 feedback and 82 negs.
As much as I want the item, I will NOT give him my business. Some day I will find a reputable person to buy this from.
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glasshappy
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posted on October 6, 2001 08:23:22 AM
EG:
Was it stated in the auction they ship all items with in 10 days or was it sprung on you after the fact?
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BobAlberti
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posted on October 6, 2001 08:41:37 AM
Definitely off topic, but it would be WONDERFUL if more posters would leave their email addresses so some of us that would like to communicate privately could do so. Alas, it would take a lot of research to locate someone's email address and probably not worth the effort.
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 6, 2001 08:43:52 AM
Glasshappy:
The first I heard about the 10-day shipping period was in her EOA email to me...
Amy:
I bid on her auction because I was able to get it at a VERY low price, she did not overcharge for shipping, and I was able to pay with my CC.
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amy
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posted on October 6, 2001 09:09:25 AM
But she DID have a 10% neg rate that indicated she was a slow shipper, no?
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trippys
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posted on October 6, 2001 09:37:47 AM
As both buyers and sellers we have to agree 100% rgarding photos you can't see, music, and backgrounds so dark you can't read the description! We try hard in what we list to have the photos look as much like the product as possible because I know how much of a turnoff it is when you're looking for something and can't see it! Also - what about handling charges? To me, another turnoff. So we live and learn!!
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bettylou
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posted on October 6, 2001 11:29:26 AM
OK, ExecutiveGirl, you've vented. And then some. Initial vent was fine, but...
Yes, many people don't know how to create great pictures. I've had four years experience and I still find it hard to get a clear scan occasionally. Even for the Macintosh there are lots of different scanner programs and each produces a different result. I experiment with them but then I've been using computers since Hector was a pup. Many people haven't. I shudder to think of a novice who bought Photoshop because he was told he'd need it...and trying to manipulate images with it. Yikes. That's like handing a Ferrari key to a toddler.
I can't resist noting that one very high volume seller who posts here frequently does no pictures at all. Zip. Nada. It doesn't seem to have hurt her business any.
When I buy, I *like* the listings that have poor or no pictures. I'm willing to live dangerously and I have gotten some great bargains that way...one an antique silver calling card case for $20. Thank heavens eBay sellers aren't perfect.
Perhaps you could do half your Christmas shopping on eBay and half in brick-and-mortar stores. Those shoddy eBay sellers might not look so bad when all is said and done.
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 6, 2001 11:36:21 AM
Bettylou:
Not sure what your problem is, I'm just stating what annoys me when I'm trying to buy on ebay. No, I don't think I'll do the rest of my shopping in a B&M store, thank you very much.
I NEVER said all ebay sellers had to have perfect pictures. We all started out somewhere. My first auctions had no pics at all. Then I went on to a scanner, then a digital camera, and after buying several different digital cameras, I've finally found one I'm happy with.
All I'm saying regarding bad photos, is I'm not about to bid on something where the item is black on top of a black background. All you see in the picture is a black blob. Sorry, there's no excuse for that. I'll hit the back button and bid on something where I can actually see what I'm getting.
I'm familiar with the seller you are referring to who has no pics in her auctions. She sells the type of items you don't NEED pics. I personally will not bid on something that does not have a picture. Again, that's my opinion, my choice, and my right to do so.
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bettylou
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posted on October 6, 2001 11:44:03 AM
ExecutiveGirl: I don't have a problem, but you're certainly indicating that you have lots of problem transactions. To me that suggests your expectations are much too high.
So you don't bid on auctions you don't like. Truly, so what?
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sulyn1950
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posted on October 6, 2001 11:44:59 AM
BobAlberti-After your post, I started clicking on userID's and was surprised that nobody has their email showing in their profile. Including you... 
Don't know if you are aware of the fact that AW lets you show your email addy in your profile if you choose to do so. I use my Yahoo mail addy.
Then, all anyone has to do is click on your ID in a thread and they will have an email addy.
Of course, maybe nobody shows their email addy because they don't want "private" discussions!!! 
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 6, 2001 11:55:40 AM
To me that suggests your expectations are much too high.
I don't think asking for half-way decent pictures, reasonable shipping, and sellers who answer emails is asking too much.
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bettylou
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posted on October 6, 2001 12:33:16 PM
ExecutiveGirl: Of course you don't. No one ever thinks their own expectations are too high. 
I buy high dollar amount items on eBay. Okay, I'll come clean; many times what I'm buying is whole sets of sterling flatware. I pay anywhere from $400 to $5,000 per set. In just about every purchase, once the flatware arrives there is some "gotcha" not disclosed by the seller. Set A was advertised with a jelly spoon; arrived without jelly spoon. Set B's picture showed an intact salad server fork; arrived with the tip of one tine broken off. Set C arrived with one knife blade rusted through. These are just quick takes, mind you, I've got a ton more from my other eBay buys.
Sometimes sellers will make good, often not. But my bids are not based on "perfect" condition, no matter what the ad claims. Furthermore (and if you've read this far, this is the actual point), in the real world I cannot get these sets anywhere near as cheaply as I can on eBay. Scrap 10% of the flatware pieces in the set and it's still a good deal. RL auction houses, antique stores, matching services and pawn shops don't offer the kinds of prices that eBay generally does.
So there you have it: another buyer's perspective. I think that when you expect so much from amateur sellers you are setting yourself up for disappointment (or making fodder for more AW threads).
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 6, 2001 12:38:50 PM
I think most buyers would expect decent pictures, reasonable shipping, and sellers who answers emails. That's not asking for a lot. It doesn't get much more "basic" than that.
But, I guess we will agree to disagree on this one
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kiara
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posted on October 6, 2001 01:21:20 PM
What you expect and what you get are two different things.
I click into hundreds of auctions almost daily. I have no great expections. At times I get a few smiles, a few surprises, a few disappointments. No big deal.
Maybe I have been fortunate but almost all my e-mails have been answered fairly timely and quite sufficiently by the sellers.
I would never sit and vent if an auction that I planned to bid on wasn't to my liking. It only takes a second to click out and find something else. Life goes on.
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 6, 2001 01:30:38 PM
I would never sit and vent if an auction that I planned to bid on wasn't to my liking
You might want to go back to post #1 and re-read this thread. It is not about me not liking one auction. It's about the majority of auctions I'm finding. Bad pictures, loud music, no response to emails, no shipping or excessive S&H costs.
Myself and others were DISCUSSING these issues on this thread. If you don't like the thread, you don't have to read it.
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kiara
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posted on October 6, 2001 01:42:38 PM
Myself and others were DISCUSSING these issues on this thread. If you don't like the thread, you don't have to read it.
EG, I just stated my view. I didn't say I didn't like the thread. But I guess my view isn't welcome because I don't agree with you?
Gee, time for a nap? Settle down. Seems like you just feel a need to vent.
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robnzak
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posted on October 6, 2001 01:44:31 PM
as this discussion EVOLVES...
kiara says: Maybe I have been fortunate but almost all my e-mails have been answered fairly timely and quite sufficiently by the sellers
executive girl replies:...no response to emails...Myself and others were DISCUSSING these issues on this thread. If you don't like the thread, you don't have to read it.
sorry kiara guess your opinion is null and void regarding this subject!
Rob
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 6, 2001 01:55:50 PM
No, I think the ones who need the nap are the ones who can't just stick to the topic. Telling me that you wouldn't have started a venting thread was not sticking to the topic. You can agree or disagree with me on anything, I expect some of both.
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kiara
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posted on October 6, 2001 02:03:15 PM
Telling me that you wouldn't have started a venting thread was not sticking to the topic.
Did I tell you that? Hmmm.....perhaps you had better go back and reread what I said. I said I personally wouldn't feel the need to vent. I didn't say others couldn't.
As for you, vent away and be happy.
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pattaylor
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posted on October 6, 2001 03:09:17 PM
Ahem!
This thread is becoming combative. Please address the topic, and refrain from discussing individuals.
Pat
[email protected]
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susan1232
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posted on October 6, 2001 05:00:41 PM
Ok-I may have "jumped the gun" as my mama used to say. Either that or I was very impatient. I got an email from the seller-a very nice one. I have my bid placed and am waiting. I've already bid $15.00 more than I wanted to pay, but I've been looking for this piece for three years. Why can't I be selling these things?
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