eBay first time buyer

Bodin

Someone with zero feedback just bought several coins from me. They set up their account 5 days ago.
What do you think happens next?

A) They're honest, first-timers.
They deny ever having received the coins.
C) They don't pay............in a timely manner.

lostincoins

My hope for you is that they pay in a timely manner, that you mail the purchase very quickly, they are very happy with the coins and you, they leave you 5 stars and you get a loyal lifetime customer who purchase from you often.

nankraut

At one time, we were all "newbees". Give this new buyer the benefit of the doubt. What was the $$$size of the purchase?

TwoSides2aCoin

He read about AliBaba wanting to wipe ebay off the face of the map and decided to join forces with the last of us holdouts. Be afraid , at least until the transaction is complete and 180 days have passed. LOL

Bochiman

D) Paranoia sets in for the seller and PCGS forum members go crazy with "block him!" comments

3keepSECRETif2rDEAD

...if may be a buy account...and then they flip them for more on their sell account. Maybe your price was too nice, or maybe I've had a little too much to drink tonight, probably the latter

me,
Erik

ajaan

A

DollarAfterDollar

I had a first time buyer just in the past 2 weeks. The Paypal payment was there within a hour. As long as you get your money and you track the item when necessary, no sweat.

Everyone starts somewhere. You just hope they buy more often.

derryb

value of their purchase?

OPA

If you have a "PayPal only" payment method, I would not be concerned. PayPal will dictate when or if it's ok to ship. It would help if you let us know what the $$ amount is.

I've found out through experience in selling on eBay, that most so called newbies, pay a heck of a lot quicker than some of the old timers that have been around for years.

Cougar1978

What is the total of their purchase? - this is very important. Is this junk box material or what?

All 3 are possible. Just have adequate tracking and insurance; I would be nervous if these were big ticket coins. The thing is if they have money for nice coins, then why not on ebay long ago?

Its possible they are someone who has their reasons for being a newbie like an x Dealer friend who is 76. SSI is his only source of income. His inventory was liquidated years ago. He can not afford a computer nor ebay (would not have patience for them / paypal) and is not computer savvy. He is divorced and lives alone. He would pay on time. He simply does not have the money or expertise to be online - I give him old greysheets and NN all the time. He does subscribe to CW Trends (Values) which is only $19.95 a year. His house is paid for, and he took out a reverse mortgage which sometimes pays him money. His main hobby now is girls (strippers) which is where any spare money goes. All of his siblings did not live past 76. Occasionally he tells me he wants to get back in the coin business and start setting up at shows again. We joke about the "scary commercials" about outliving your money.

Another friend who is in the coin club just now recently got on ebay pulled in by the bullion prices in freefall. He wants to load up on silver and hopes it gets cheaper. As far as the stock market he says "I don't want those &*# to get a dime of my money - its all going to coins! He shops for coins in the $50-$300 range, bulk accumulation - Walkers, Dollars, Commems. He has a footlocker full of USM material. He is an engineer but his wages the last ten years have remained stagnant bc of corporate downsizing. He just now recovered from a bankruptcy, divorce, and layoff. While the elite have done very well, ordinary working people continue to struggle in this economy. His goal is to get 100 slabbed coins and open an ebay store. He has indicated an interest in sharing a table with me at the upcoming Houston money show and this would take a bite out of the table fee as I was planning set up there this year.

I recently got a letter from an auto dealer where I had bought a car. A salesman I knew had died (at 62) and they were telling me who the new salesman was. For that fellow who passed away, outliving his money is obviously not an issue.

johnny9434

honest first timers (till proven otherwise)

JamesMurray

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