[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: eBay seller gustavus1

[tonym]

Frank, if I knew what his ebay ID was, he'd ALREADY be on my block list.
Many people on here have already bought from me on eBay, and straight sales, and know
I shoot straight.

But, I don't need these kinds of headaches, and neither do others. There's enough of 'em already.

Right now, that seller has 50+ items listed - I can only imagine what a pain THAT is.
I've never had more than about 10-12 simultaneous items listed, and THAT drove me insane.

But when you get cheap at sses bitching about a couple of dollars?
Come on - that's just sad, and petty... I wish I had that kind of spare time in my life...

It really makes me want to just haul the stuff to a recycler, and watch it get crushed.

Maybe some folks need a less expensive hobby?

Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Pittel fwp at deepthought.com
Sent 11/11/2007 2:10:43 AM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts coco at maltedmedia.com
Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: eBay seller gustavus1


If I were smart I'd stay out of this like my initial instincts tell me
to. I should start by saying that I don't know any of the people
involved including tonym. While I don't think $9 is unreasonble for
shipping something from Canada to the US. I also don't think it's
unreasonable to ask and I think it's unreasonable to "ban" a person
for asking.

Frank


On Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 05:39:04AM +0000, tonym wrote:
 Which brings us back to my original point: You CANNOT ship anything for $1.97.

 $1.97 may be for standard USMail, or first class mail, but neither is a PayPal-approved method.

 If you look in the PayPal policies, *ANYTHING* you ship *MUST* have an "online trackable" tracking number.
 Anything. If you send something USMail, and the buyer says it never got there, you have no proof.
 If they file a dispute, yo AUTOMATICALLY LOSE, period. No discussion, no faxing the USMail receipt - seller loses, period.

 And if the price is $250 or above, it MUST be sent with signature/delivery confirmation.

 USMail, and first class mail do *NOT* have a tracking number option - must be Parcel Post or above, and
 I think the Parcel Post minimum price is like $2.50 or so. Priority Mail starting price is $4.60.
 Add a tracking number for $0.90 (I think) and you're at $3.40 or $5.50 accordingly.

 Now does $9 from Canada to the US seem unreasonable?
 We're talking domestic rates - look up the rate for sending 8oz Parcel Post to Canada from almost anywhere in the US, and
 you'll see it's actually rather fair, if not kind of low.

 

 Tony

 -----Original Message-----
 From: Jim Hickle jlhickle at yahoo.com
 Sent 11/10/2007 11:45:14 PM
 To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts coco at maltedmedia.com
 Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: eBay seller gustavus1

 Seller is in Manitoba. If you are in the US, he can't send anything bigger than a letter for $1.97.

 

 Neil Morrison neilsmorr at gmail.com wrote: 
 I asked why he was charging $9 to mail an item which cost $1.97 to mail. His 
 response was to ban me. His feedback is very bad:

 See 
 http://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?User=gustavus1&Dirn=Received+by&ref=home

 He also leaves vile feedback for those he has screwed. Watch yourself.

 Neil

 ----- Original Message ----- 
 From: "David Grimmel" 

 
 I just had a very unpleasant exchange with this guy in Manitoba, Canada. 
 Be careful about any dealings you may have with him - looks like a bad 
 one to me. I have reported him to eBay and I hope he is banned.

 Neil

 Why? What happened? I have a couple of bids on his stuff.

 Dave

 
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