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So I sold some coins on Ebay, check out what this guy said to me......

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  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Feedback extortion is against eBay policy. Report him.
  • 22 purchases for a total of $47.27... His average purchase is $2.14 and one of the two "positive" feedbacks he's left is "OK price". He's a sadistic, demented, and illiterate freak who buys pocket change. There are some other seller's (victims) he's won multiple items from, and I'm sure he's getting his jollies with them as well.
  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
    Report him. Blocked!!
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  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 23,956 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The "real money" is lost when the scumbag ruins the seller's feedback with 7-NEGS; NONE of which EBAY will remove.

    Unfortunately, this is the natural progression that will result from ebay's new feedback policies. There will be precious little justice in this world.
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  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    Blocked. Life is too precious to waste any of it dealing with a POS like this. The aggravation simply isn't worth the potential $1.73 profit (estimated).
  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Your auctions state paypal only, and he is offering to pay you via cheque in return for positive feedback, that is extortion.
  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,053 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Send him 7 large Priority Flat Rate boxes filled with sand as packing.
  • I'm on the fence as to whether the buyer is the Secretary General of the UN or the General Secretary of the Peoples Republic of China.

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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edit for political correctness
  • garsmithgarsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭
    How he pays is up to him, how you ship is up to you. I would ship all seven coins in one mailer. But I would not ship the coins before complete payment is recieved.
  • That fellow is high bidder on this auction of mine right now.

    Do I have the right to cancel his bid and block him??
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    "How he pays is up to him, how you ship is up to you. I would ship all seven coins in one mailer. But I would not ship the coins before complete payment is recieved. "

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    Once again................

    The scumbag will file an INR with PayPal for the "missing six coins."

    PayPal WILL refund the money.

    EACH unconsolidated PayPal receipt MUST have its own Delivery Confirmation ticket,
    in order to be covered by the "Seller Protection" scheme.
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  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    "Do I have the right to cancel his bid and block him??"

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    It would be negligence to do otherwise.

    Hopefully, the dirtbag will be on 100 BBLs by nightfall.

    By tomorrow, a google search of the buyer's EBAY ID will be on PAGE ONE.
    This thread will be available for ALL to read; FOREVER.
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  • << <i>"Do I have the right to cancel his bid and block him??"

    //////////////////////////////

    It would be negligence to do otherwise.

    Hopefully, the dirtbag will be on 100 BBLs by nightfall. >>



    OK, I cancelled his bid and blocked him
  • dac076dac076 Posts: 817


    << <i>Wow, You had me until you offered (tongue in cheek?) to request from eBay your selling fee back. If he were to report you for this you'd possibly be in a bit of a jam with eBay (if eBay cares enough to do anything about it).

    I'd chalk this one off as a loosing deal no matter what you do.
    Others here have offered wise advise and I'd follow it. >>




    I agree. Never negotiate with extortionists.
  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,960 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You are acting foolish to continue to waste your time on this ebay member and have possibly put your ebay account in jeopardy through your continued correspondence. Cancel the transaction and report the member to ebay unless you like garbage such as this.
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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Agreed. I wouldn't send this scum anything. I'd also make him
    sweat to get his refund too.


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • CertifiedGoldCoinsCertifiedGoldCoins Posts: 1,644 ✭✭✭
    Wondered what all the hub-bub was about, so scrolled through all four pages of this. Lots of good suggestions, here's mine. Give the darn things to some lucky kid who collects, tell the jerk bidder the coins are on the way, then refund his money when he complains, and maybe he won't neg you if he believes they were lost in the mail.

    Don't take offense, but it always amazes me how so many sellers go through so much work, when the guy flipping burgers down the street is better paid for his time.
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  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,790 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I just keep thinking of a member recently asking best way to increase feedback and looking to sell really cheap items to do it.
    One of the responses was "Don't do it....you will have the worst hassles with the really cheap stuff".......well, this just goes to show that is likely true.

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

  • That guy is crazy and stupid!!
  • he's an idiot....these things should be worked out before a bidder bids. BLOCKED. Like someone said, "Who needs this BS."
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  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    The google spiders will crawl here, tonight.

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  • Get his address and hire a leg-breaker to deliver them to him.image


    BLOCKED!!!!
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  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    The buyer talks he does a small bit little

    like Yoda.But open minded I am, to turnout

    how this becomes.image
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  • Coll3ctorColl3ctor Posts: 3,386 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You are acting foolish to continue to waste your time on this ebay member and have possibly put your ebay account in jeopardy through your continued correspondence. Cancel the transaction and report the member to ebay unless you like garbage such as this. >>




    +100
  • TrustNo1TrustNo1 Posts: 1,359
    Just reading his email made me want to hunt him down and cut off his fingers separtly and make it a long drawn out tranaction
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭


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  • RBinTexRBinTex Posts: 4,328
    Without commenting on the specifics, is $6 not enough to ship 7 quarters? image

    "But I would not ship the coins before complete payment is recieved."

    Sadly, you have NO right to NOT ship whichever coin(s) he pays for.

    Simply leave the appropriate feedback (&/or followup) when the time is right (i.e. AFTER he leaves you feedback) and space them out as much and as evenly as possible.
  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    Have him send the money order but don't send him any coins.
  • Makes sense, steal from a scammer. Who cares about that pesky thing called karma........
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  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    Bet he won't pull that stunt again! But if you care about karma just toy with him for a week or two and then send the coins.
  • Thats ok I guess.



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    Also looking for VF-EF Seated halves.

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  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    It is interesting how much anger can be generated over six dollars. This person is a small time extortionist.

    This persons 'Borat' like english also bothers me. Coins is 'good time'. High five. You like.

    As much as i've run the scenarios through my mind to scam the scammer...

    Six dollars is not worth creating additional trouble.

    I'd stick with plan 1, not allowing this person to save any money. I'd mail the products.

    And this person gets added to the ever growing list of blocked bidders.

    I do not believe eBay will trouble their little heads over this. It's over six dollars; big deal. The inertial do-nothing path for them nets them more fees. It is much more economical for them to ignore this.

    My, but it is hard to get over the anger caused by a small time extortionist with limited language skills. I want to pound his/her fingers flat with a lead mallet.


  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,816 ✭✭✭✭✭
    TTT. Wondering how the OP wound up dealing with the situation.


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  • blu62vetteblu62vette Posts: 11,968 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I need to list a few things on the bay but stories like this prevent me from wanting to list anything there. For the occasional lister it seems hardly worth the potential hassle anymore.
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  • dohdoh Posts: 6,457 ✭✭✭
    Report the scumbag P.O.S. to eBay and have his sorry, extorting a$$ kicked off. And then e-mail him this thread so he can see how many people block him.
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  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,432 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I learned long ago to "not sweat the small stuff". I think this situation is small stuff.
    Go for option A and forget about him now that you (and a bunch of us) have blocked him and learned from your experience.
    It's up to you whether you want to make a big deal of this to Ebay - I don't think they will do anything.

    Thanks for posting it - I learned not to sell small stuff on Ebay - it tends to attract the bottom feeders.

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  • coindudeonebaycoindudeonebay Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭
    Cancel the auctions, send me your paypal address... I'll give you 23 bux for the coins straight up just so you don't have to deal with this guy any more. I really don't care what year or state they are.

    I guess we could call this option 4... or is that D... can't remember. image
  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I just keep thinking of a member recently asking best way to increase feedback and looking to sell really cheap items to do it. One of the responses was "Don't do it....you will have the worst hassles with the really cheap stuff".......well, this just goes to show that is likely true. >>



    excellent point.
  • VTCoinsVTCoins Posts: 1,361 ✭✭✭
    Have him send the money order for $16.72. Then send him $16.72 worth of coins.
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  • moonshinemoonshine Posts: 1,039 ✭✭
    this thread is still here?

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