posted on August 25, 2004 01:05:57 PM
I just had an email that the potential bidder wants to come see the items before he bids. Very strange. He said he lives in TX also, but TX is a very large state. He wants to know where I live so he can come see the belt buckles. What would be a polite but firm way to say "not on your life". No one can get your personal information unless they win an auction with you can they? Kind of spooky. Photos is all this guy will see. Wondering if I should add him to my blocker bidder list.
posted on August 25, 2004 01:34:20 PM
I have a very odd last name and we are the only ones in the book. I will add him to the blocker bidders though just in case he decides to bid anyway.
Thanks
posted on August 25, 2004 02:52:42 PM
paws, NEVER have a buyer come to your house or even meet you in a public place.
No sale is worth your life or a burglary robbing you of all your possessions.
Don't be so timid about saying "no". There is nothing wrong with that word...it sometimes saves your life.
Email back a SIMPLE, "Sorry, I can't do that."
If he argues, copy his email and send it to ebay....he's dangerous.
If you never hear from him again he was just too cheap to pay postage.
posted on August 25, 2004 03:13:07 PM
That's the reason you invested in a digital camera, a scanner and spend so much time writing descriptions, so as to avoid having to have a parade of people come to your house to look at items. Otherwise, you could have listed it in the classified section of the local paper. Just tell him that you're afraid if your two pit bulls maul one more person, your insurance rates will go up.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on August 25, 2004 04:21:30 PM
I have blocked the guy and decided to ignore the email. I think he lives in East TX and I live in West TX so it would be a 400 mile drive just to see two belt buckles. I checked some of the things he has won and he bought a pick-up truck that he had to pick up personally. The location of the truck was in E. TX. Thanks for all the great advice.
posted on August 25, 2004 08:51:44 PM
Yes indeed...with a side trip to Vegas for 3 days. Took me a week to get home from Vegas with 300-500 mile days. Just me own my own for 10 days..it was heavenly.
posted on August 25, 2004 09:07:51 PM
After spending 3 days in Vegas, then returning to Alaska, it must have taken a while to get re-aclimatized. If you came home via Barstow and Bakersfield up Hwy 99, you came within 8 miles of me.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on August 25, 2004 09:57:36 PM
Sparkz,,,,I just KNEW you was a Cal i for nian,,,,I get the BEST insurance rates cause I use an address from out in the middle of nowhere land. Mammoth.....pardon the pause,,,,,I had to go L@@K where I live on the papers in my truck, Bishop. America, don't ya just LOVE it.You can be from ANYWHERE..
posted on August 25, 2004 10:16:55 PM
Ten years ago I wents to the DMV ta get my cookie truck registered,20 footer,,,looked like a UPS truck.......DMV Woman looks at me and says,,,,,,Are you disabled? What? how, why, Well matter o fact the Fed Gov. says I be. The Marines, ta be exact, er more precisly the DEPT. of the NAVY. Ih' just happened, to have have a Copy o' my DD214 in mah wallet,why? is beyond me...... Good thing I did,,,,she walked to the back of the DMV offices and 7 heads popped around the corner,,YUP, he lookes Disabled,,,,how in the world they could tell by L@@KING that I was MENTALLY is still,,beyond me The bullet entered my jarhead and exited. leaving NO trace of,,,ah hell,,,,yeah,,,,I qualified! Got a disabled Vet DMV plate, yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MIND you,,,,,I NEVER asked for that benefit!
Thank you State o' California.
I guess you could call this a LONG days ,,,,,,,,,,,,rant?
Semper Fi..Salute! Thank you ALL Californians for this Benefit. I Appreciate it. 100%..........
posted on August 25, 2004 10:33:25 PM
Hey Sparkz, you aren't too far from me. I get to Bakersfield at least 2X a year chasing china. There are some great antique shops there on H & 19th street.
posted on August 25, 2004 10:40:42 PM
Sanmar, do you know if a used bookstore called "Dusty Tomes" is still in Bakersfield? It was located downtown and I used to haunt the place as a kid.
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posted on August 25, 2004 10:40:49 PM
Jack,
I went to a convention in Vegas a few years ago. My company was advertising in Time magazine. Time had a booth there and were running a contest. If you could name any town in the U.S. that had a post office, and there were no subscribers to Time in that town, you could win a REAL silver dollar. I had a customer in Pumpkin Center Ca. with an address of P.O. Box #1. I figured it must be a real small place, so I entered Pumpkin Center as my choice. Won the silver dollar! You don't need to go to Bishop or Mammoth. We have all kinds of small places here in the SJV, many of which you won't find on a map. Tonyville, Yettem, Fountain Springs, Zante, etc. Many are nothing more than RR team tracks, but they still have their own zip and SPLC codes. I'm thinking of buying 20 acres out in the country and calling it Sparkzville. As soon as I can get a zip code, you can register all your trucks at that address.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on August 25, 2004 10:57:13 PM
Thank YOU,,,,,,,,,,wanna split that 20 acres? 50 / 50.........? me at the far end you at the other far end so we DON'T bother each other.......and all that space in between,,,,,,,,,,,Hell, we could hook up cans and a wire ta talk ta each other,,,anything around there we could FRESH kill fer dinner?
posted on August 25, 2004 10:57:36 PM
Sanmar..Yep, I'm just a hop, skip and jump from you. I havn't been to the coast for awhile, but I used to haunt the antique shops there. Last time I was over there, we went to Paso Robles and was surprised at the goodies we found. We also hit the swap meet at the fairgrounds and I scored big on a bunch of Candlewick. Kept an eye in my rear view mirror all the way home. I was afraid the vendor would discover what the stuff was worth and send the cops after me.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on August 26, 2004 05:27:49 AM
I might write something like, "Dear customer, We do not have a shop or store and choose to keep our eBay business strictly mail order. We do our best to photograph and describe our items accurately and are willing to answer any questions or concerns you may have before bidding. Thank you for your interest in our auctions."
Now get lost and go bug some other seller you noisy weasel.
