posted on November 29, 2005 11:13:46 AM
Last night, about 11 p.m., a question came from a potential buyer, which I didn't see because I'd gone to bed. He wanted a BIN on an item that already had a bid. This morning I answered his question about 8:30 a.m. in my usual polite manner that there was already a bid and I couldn't do a BIN. He wrote this:
THANKS ANYWAY, BUT I ALREADY PURCHASED SOME OTHER ONES SINCE YOU TOOK SO LONG TO ANSWER.
I wrote back something like "LOL, overnight?!, answered as fast as I could but thanks for asking and I'm glad you've found the books somewhere else." He writes this:
TWELVE HOURS [wrong!] IS MUCH TOO LONG TO ANSWER A QUESTION ON AN ITEM. I WAS GOING TO OFFER YOU $15 BUY IT NOW, SO WHO IS LAUGHING NOW? YOUR INSUBORDINATION COST YOU A $$$! NO WAY TO RUN A BUSINESS.
I suggested he chill out a bit, and that's the last I'll engage in conversation with this guy. Sure got my adrenaline going, though. I don't run into buyers with attitudes very often.
(I suspect the books will go for more; I'm getting inquiries from Hong Kong and Italy about cost of shipping.)
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posted on November 29, 2005 11:30:50 AM
These people want to get on the internet and act like they do at their local Wal-Mart.
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Two men sit behind bars,one sees mud the other sees stars.
posted on November 29, 2005 12:37:54 PM
I've blocked that bidder for good.
Fluffy: Now he's arguing about the definition of insubordination. Sheesh. Here's his latest:
AND AS HOWARD HUGHES SAID, -ONE FULL OF EXCUSES, WILL NEVER BECOME A SUCCESSFUL MAN- PERHAPS YOU MIGHT CONSIDER NOT WASTING TIME WATCHING SUCH GARBAGE AS DR. PHIL AND TRY RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS. BY THE WAY, I DID NOT MISUSE THE WORD. TO NOT ANSWER A CUSTOMERS QUESTION IS BEING INSUBORDINATE (DISOBEDIENT) TO YOUR CLIENTS & BUSINESS, BUT MOST OF ALL YOURSELF.
Ow ow ow ow ow! Wounded. He GOT me.
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posted on November 29, 2005 01:04:01 PM
The guy's an idiot with too much time on his hands and not enough grey matter.
TO NOT ANSWER A CUSTOMERS QUESTION IS BEING INSUBORDINATE (DISOBEDIENT) TO YOUR CLIENTS
The only way he could be a client is if you had a signed listing agreement with him to sell his merchandise. He's just a potential customer at best.
posted on November 29, 2005 01:17:31 PM
And Howard Hughes ended up a basket case...LOL. This guy is truly a jerk. If he contacts you again I would ask him to stop or you will report him to ebay for harassment.
posted on November 29, 2005 01:24:26 PM
I've got one now who was questioning my calculator skills. Wanted a 40% discount for buying a large quantity. We offered a more modest discount - because we discourage large quantities (afterall we are retailing these items and not wholesaling them) - then this potential pain questions our ability to calculate - then finally says they think it's not right to charge more for for shipping than it costs us.
Sorry we couldn't fulfill your request... BLOCKED!
Had to get my "Fluff" up - which, by the way, has been in fine form for some time now since we got an early education from the Fluff-meister.
posted on November 29, 2005 02:10:35 PM
HEY! Easy does it Fluffy! I came by my baldness with hard work and I'm proud of it; a divorce, 4 kids, etc. I earned every missing hair follicle and I'm not going to accept being made light of.\
Ralphie says you can borrow this KISS" from him to yer "customer:"
"We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That's what I'm telling you." —George W. Bush, Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 20, 2005
posted on November 29, 2005 03:07:16 PM
I no longer will engage in conversations with people like that. After the first message of waiting too long to answer, I would simply end the conversation, or if they were a real jerk I would block
posted on November 29, 2005 03:24:51 PM
Vet: Normally I'd have ignored this guy, but the Fluffy Factor came into play and I just had to engage him in combat.
Tom: Thanks for the kiss from Ralphie. I will use it for sure.
And, I agree--if this guy keeps it up, I'll send his e-mails to Ebay. Get him out of the gene pool, so to speak.
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posted on November 29, 2005 03:26:45 PM
Those ALL CAPS the jerk used really got to me. It's so true that the caps make it look more like shouting.
Somebody tell me, please, if it's legal to give you all this guy's user name? I'll do it if I won't get in trouble. You can all block him, then.
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posted on November 29, 2005 03:28:18 PM
I've gotten to the point that when a stupid question comes in.
Rather than answer I just go directly to the BBL and make a new entry.
So much easier!
posted on November 29, 2005 03:45:48 PM
Do a search on his UserID - find something he's purchased - and give us the auction #. That way, there's no direct listing of his ID and should keep you out of trouble...
posted on November 29, 2005 03:53:56 PM
You could have avoided all this if you had levelled with him from the beginning. You could simply have told him that every night between 11:00 PM and 8:00 am in the morning you are out dumpster diving for more items to list that day. The lid on the one behind Homer's General Store accidently slammed shut while you were inside and you wern't rescued until 9:00 AM. You answered his inquiry as soon as the Police released you. Even the most obnoxious jerk will accept a reasonable excuse.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on November 29, 2005 04:21:06 PM Those ALL CAPS the jerk used really got to me.
Fluffy's Guide to Diagnosing Personality Disorders
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IF YOU DON'T SEND MY ITEM IN THE NEXT 5 MINUTES I AM REPORTING YOU TO EBAY. IF YOU DO SEND MY ITEM BUT NEGLECT TO RESPOND TO MY EMAIL WITHIN 30 SECONDS I AM REPORTING YOU TO EBAY. IF YOU DO SEND MY ITEM AND RESPOND TO MY EMAIL I AM REPORTING YOU TO EBAY ANYWAY BECAUSE I HATE YOU. YOU LOOK LIKE MY MOTHER.
Diagnosis: Sociopath
ive sent off ur pmt and if it isnt too much 2 ask pls let me no when u receive it i didnt put my addy in it becuz u get that from ebay i no u will cheat me and send a rock in the pkg i cant keep u from cheating me i dont no how u can live with urself taking advantage of a cripple lady living on fixed income god bless
Diagnosis: Passive-Aggressive Disorder
gOOd mOrnIng,
I lIkE yOUr AUctIOns. I lIkE yOU. I wOUld lIkE tO shOw yOU mY prEttY nEw knIfE sOmEtImE. whErE dO yOU lIvE?
posted on November 29, 2005 04:35:46 PM
On some of his auctions (the Missouri book and Elvis Presley TV Guides), he wrote "PLEASE NOTE: I WILL BE AWAY AND SHIPPING WILL RESUME ON 12-05-05".
Think he will be answering emails while away? I doubt it.
posted on November 29, 2005 07:12:51 PM
ALL CAPS is bothersome, but the gratuitous use of exclamation points is, to me, far more annoying. Can belts really be that exciting? or as surprising as his preference for Paypal?
posted on November 29, 2005 07:23:23 PM
"And, I agree--if this guy keeps it up, I'll send his e-mails to Ebay. Get him out of the gene pool, so to speak."
posted on November 29, 2005 07:53:36 PM
Well it took me about a 1/2 hour but I asked this guy a question on each of his 56 items he currently has up for auction. I asked using 4 different ebay user ID's so he will have no idea they are all coming from the same person. Hee, Hee, Hee. Hope he takes more than 12 hours to answer them so I can slam him
posted on November 30, 2005 11:11:46 AM
Mike: Any fallout overnight??? I checked a few of his auctions about 2 a.m. but saw no questions from bidders that had been answered.
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posted on November 30, 2005 01:03:25 PM
Sorry couldn't get back sooner. The seller answered one question from each user ID and sent me their phone number and told me to call them with any questions I had with their items and they would be happy to answer them. And they answered the questions shortly after I asked them. Sh*t, they took all the fun out of it Oh well, it was worth a shot.
posted on November 30, 2005 01:31:06 PM
Well, Mike, you did your best. Too bad he doesn't sleep! Thanks for trying, anyway.
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