posted on October 1, 2001 03:30:16 PM new
Potential buyer wanted one of my items, but wanted me to send it to him "on approval", in other words, he wanted me to send it before he paid, even though I have a 48 hour inspection/return policy and nearly 1400 total positives against only 2 retaliatory negs.
No thanks.
Just out of curiosity, I went to look at one of his auctions. His items are sold as-is with no refunds.
Eventer, you would be proud of me. I didn't get nasty with him at all and kept my happy hands.
posted on October 1, 2001 03:47:25 PM new
loosecannon,
Hi! I remember you. You were nice to me on a thread in the RoundTable.
I agree with you, you customer has a lot of nerve. I will gladly refund but I don't send out approvals to anyone (well except as Microbes said, to maybe one of my best clients). Proud American!
posted on October 1, 2001 04:21:38 PM new
Isn't this a common practice among antique dealers. The term escapes me, but a seller ships a box of misc items, the buyer looks through the stuff, pays for what they keep and return the rest?
posted on October 1, 2001 04:29:25 PM new
The term is "on approval", and the only people I know that make a regular practice out of it except to very good clients are stamp dealers, and they only do it with cheap merchandise (until you become a very good client).
posted on October 1, 2001 04:30:02 PM new
Hi Sun818, perhaps the term escapes you because I, for one, have never heard of this situation! Been in the biz for 20+ years. And before eBay, dealers were my best customers in real life!!
LC, a bidder that can view your feedback and demand such consideration is a real pain in the toochus! Spare me from those picky antikew collectors. Tell em to keep watching the Antique Road Show and revel in what they own. Oh brother!
More pics, sure. More description, sure. Any questions before auctions end--please--let's dialog. But to ask for approval before paying and after winning the auction? Maybe they would like to go through escrow? Just wondering.
posted on October 1, 2001 04:38:01 PM new
Mainly I was thinking that he wouldn't even begin to consider giving anyone what he was asking for. After all, his items are sold with no refunds given. Says it right in his terms.
I guess it didn't bug me so much that he asked me to send it before he paid. Neither did it bother me to tell him no thanks.
posted on October 2, 2001 06:50:43 AM new
I've heard of bidder's remorse, this sounds more like window shopper's remorse! Be mighty tempted to put this yokel on a blocked bidder list.
