Nasty eBay buyer- UPDATED
cmerlo1
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I'll start by sayng I'm a fan of the new seller experience on eBay. One of my favorite things is the 'Orders' feature- it makes managing multiple purchases from the same bidder/buyer a LOT easier.
A bidder recently won 2 of my auctions, the token in the screenshot below, and an 1893/3 Columbian Expo half dollar in ANACS AU58. I sent an invoice with a combined shipping discount after the listings ended.
See the screenshot below (the conversation goes from bottom to top)- it sounds like the bidder bit off more than they could chew. As a result, I ended up canceling the whole order and they ended up on my blocked list 
Updated- apparently they have no idea how auctions and combined shipping discounts work either:
I edited the title to one that better fits now.
PM me if you'd like to add them to your blocked list.
Comments
All of the buyer's thoughts are beaded on a single string...
I read your thread when you originally posted and thought to myself "I know where this is going", but didn't want to appear too pessimistic. Well, it looks like I was being realistic in this case.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Guy has not got a single clue ...
I knew it too- I was awaiting the reply. And they were so nice at first- they even said 'darn'.
Jekyll and Hyde personality? Kids playing on Dad's ebay account? Troll trying to waste your time? Scammer trying to take advantage? Choose any combination...
How dare you send an invoice with a lower combined shipping cost -
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Exactly. And list the token and coin in AUCTIONS where they determine the selling price.
Problem is, the seller thought it was a tokin' auction, so was tokin'.
Every coin dealer/customer challenge ever invented lives on eBay.
Can't make this stuff up. Was the buyer a relative of Jeff Spicoli?
That stinks. Fortunately most buyers are decent humans.
Sometimes I get buyers who back out of auctions because the price is too high and they made a mistake with their bid. The bid they placed at the last second and won at the lowest possible amount they could have paid, regardless of what number they typed in.
My favorite is one someone outbids a serious buyer / repeat customer but then doesn’t pay - there is no way to then take the second highest price, you have to start the auction over and hope he bids again - but of course he won’t have to bid as high the second time...
And don't EVER come back!
Bidiot.
Pete
One in every bunch, just need to weed them out.
Hoard the keys.
wow, they won 2 auctions and decided they only wanted to buy one?
I had one last week that asked for a cancellation 5 seconds after winning the auction. They put in a manual bid in last second but it was higher than they wanted ....
Where are all the I love selling on eBay guys ?
eBay is awesome
I built a profitable coin business on that platform as it is so easy to do.
Dealing with the public in any environment requires a thick skin. A largely anonymous environment can only be worse.
I like eBay, despite having to deal with people like the one posted here. As an low-volume variety seller, it provides a large audience and market I wouldn't get otherwise. My listings always start at $.99 with no reserve, and I'm hardly ever unhappy with the results.
eBay may not be perfect, but even with its flaws, thanks to eBay I have things like a house, hundreds of flight hours, and an ever-growing nest egg for the future. And besides, I've seen some pretty terrible people in retail stores, perhaps the only difference being the specifics of their terribleness.
You worked hard and made it pay off, good for you. I prefer my pension and no longer have to rely on anyone for the numbers in my bank account to go up every month.