posted on August 5, 2003 10:03:12 PM new
MARINES,,,,,HOOOOOOOOORAH!!!!!!! COME HELL OR HIGH WATER! WE,,,AIM, TO HIT!....WE DO IT WELL,,,,,,,RECON MARINES,,,,,WE KNOW OUR ENEMY,,,,
posted on August 5, 2003 10:14:48 PM new
JAck - perhaps in the future you should state that you would prefer that this item be picked up by the buyer and welcome any and all local bidders however if the bidder is out of the area wyou will be happy to ship it to them for a flat fee of $500 over high bid.
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posted on August 5, 2003 10:25:49 PM new
That is I am sure meant to be comical however ,,,,,,this is REAL Money and REAL Time,,,,,,,,,And REAL loss fees to e bay and ME,,,,NOT to be taken lightly,,,,,do you have any idea of the final value fees on a sale of $250.00? times that,times 100 in a year,,,,,,,this is NO joking matter,,,,,
Get that damned zip code in the auction while it's going E bay!!!!!
posted on August 5, 2003 10:40:10 PM new(is that me? three names??) yall can just call me Nero if ya like!
BTW, where is TomWillie? I hope I didnt come off too harsh to him. (am sorry) Live and let live is really how I move in my life. But he hurt my newbie feelings and I LASHED OUT! (Not that anybody cares)..lol
posted on August 5, 2003 10:46:55 PM new
E mail,sometimes it just gets too confusing!!!!! 3 names knows who I was addressing and NO, it WAS NOT you,,,,
posted on August 5, 2003 10:47:47 PM new
The 500.00 shipping fee would really work Jack no joke ! If the local pick up doesn't stop them the 500.00 fixed shipping fee will ! make sure you have that in the shipping cost section .Shipping and payment details ....put LOCAL PICK UP ONLY OR YOU WILL PAY THE 500.00 fixed shipping fee.Instead of a 100 times a year it should be cut down to like 5....those 5 will still have the brain cells of a flea and say I didn't really think the shipping was 500.00.Just a thought but if it saves you from having this happen ..boy is it worth it !
posted on August 5, 2003 11:01:54 PM new
But that,,,,,I know it's meant as a wake up to the illiterates,,,,,ah,carp, I want to complete a sale,,,,,,,you know what I mean? No games,,,,,,This non reading idiot is GOING TO PAY ME!
E bay,,,,IF YOU ARE READING THIS,,,,,WE WANT THOSE DAMNED ZIP CODES IN THE AUCTION,,,,,,while it's Going,,,NOT AFTER the FACT!!!!!!!!!!!! That WAS MY entire THOUGHT FOR THE REASON OF zip CODES!!!!!!!after the fact is far,,,,,,,,,,,,too LATE!!!!!!!! YOU LOSE!!!!!!!!!AND SO DOES THE SELLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!E BAY!!!!!!!!!!!
posted on August 5, 2003 11:05:42 PM new
Why not send him a bill for the total due, including shipping? If he refuses to pay, turn it over to the Mad collection agency. You may not get anything, but you can play hell with his credit rating.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on August 5, 2003 11:15:06 PM new
hmmmmmmmmm,,,,,great idea!!!!!! their CREDIT!!!!!!!!!! As in CREDIT CARD,,,,,,They Can SURELY relate to THAT!!!!!!! Thank YOU!!!!!! that WILL definitely get them to CLICK their heels!!!!! Yavol, Capitain! Now there Folks is REAL fuel for your NPB's,,,,CREDIT CARD!!!!!!! THEY directly,,,,,,100%,,,,,,relate to that!!!!!! Sparkz,,like I said before,,,You are GENUIS!!!!!! 100%.......
posted on August 5, 2003 11:21:19 PM new
THAT,,,,,,,THOUGHT,,,,,,,IS,,,,,,,the end of NPB's!!!! unless ,,,,,,,they really are just plain STUPID!!!!!! took a credit card just to get on e bay,,,,,,,,,,,,THEY KNOW THE POWER OF THE CREDIT CARD!!!!!!!! OR,,,the LACK,,,,,,,,of it,,,,,,,,,GENIUS!!!!!!!! PURE Genius this sparkz ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,You need to stick around,,,,,$$$$ will come your way,,,,,,,,,,,,,
posted on August 5, 2003 11:37:06 PM new
You have my sympathy JACK. Just a month agor I sold a beautiful Haviland plate which was at least 100 yrs; old. In my TOS in big red letters "I do not take checks" what do you know I got a check, I relemted & deposited it, waited 15 days & shipped it. The next day it came back. Well, my sis lives in Seattle where it came from, her husband is an attorney. When I emailed her & told her to pay by 8-4-03, I got paid in cash with an extra $10.00!!! People just don't read your TOS past the first line.
posted on August 5, 2003 11:49:47 PM new
And from what I have seen,,,,,they just look at the pictures,,,,,,Not EVEN the First line!!!!!!!!
I,,,,,,,am tired of this B.S. Your bid, is an acceptance that YOU read,,,,,, the description. As far as I am concerend,,,,,,Not even a bid,,,ACCEPTANCE THAT THEY,,,,, READ IT!!!!! PERIOD.
posted on August 6, 2003 12:04:39 AM new
Now that I really think about it,,,,,,E bay should step up to bat and incorporate that into their speel,,,,,Your bid is an acceptance that you actually READ the descriptions and agree to ALL the sellers terms. You Bid, You own it! Screw that, binding contract crap! We ALL know that's a pile,,,,,,YOU read it, or you did not,,,,,YOU,,,,,,,OWN IT!!!!!!!! forget all that high and mighty LEGAL talk,,,,,,they need to talk on the average buyer level..
posted on August 6, 2003 05:34:43 AM newWE WANT THOSE DAMNED ZIP CODES IN THE AUCTION
NO "WE" DON'T, THEY ARE WORTHLESS IN THERE AND DO NOTHING... UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY A VERY MUCH HIGHER INSERTION FEE FOR ALL THE LABOR TO KEEP THOSE PRECIOUS ZIP CODES UP TO DATE, THEN IT WILL STILL DO YOU NO GOOD.
EBAY HAS A PREBUYER SOLUTION THAT SHOULD WORK IN THESE SITUATIONS... EBAY HAS A TOOL IN PLACE THAT SHOULD BE USED.
AIN'T LIFE GRAND...
[ edited by Twelvepole on Aug 6, 2003 05:37 AM ]
posted on August 6, 2003 05:35:51 AM new
What ebay should do is charge the buyer a fee for being a NPB !!!!! Should stop some from doing and being a sh*t head, and wasting the sellers time.
I have on average 30-40 NPB's a month.Some pay, but most do NOT. !!!!
I would also like to see the zipcodes while the auction is running, not only for buyers but for sellers also.
Drives me nuts, that so many do not have a shipping amount in the ad.Some are to lazy to put it in,when they can.You send them an email and never hear back with a shipping quote, also if you find an auction near to closing,what are you to do , I for one will not bid until I have a ball park amt.No shipping listed, no sale.
Sorry maybe I need to start another thread, Didn't mean to get off topic.
The best to you Jack.
Hope you know that you do have a few friends here and are willing to give helpful advice.
[ edited by wrightsracing on Aug 6, 2003 05:37 AM ]
posted on August 6, 2003 06:37:32 AM new
We've run many thousands of auctions and i gotta say that 99% of the time, the zip code listed [at end of auction] is either their real zip code, OR they have a zip code close to the one given ebay because they might have moved across town ... i've NEVER ONCE come across yet someone who's moved to a different state [so that ratio number is going to be small, of folks who move from Maine to Nevada and forget to tell ebay] ... I agree how much simpler 'planning' can go for the sellers if they can view the zip codes while the auction is ongoing ... it would still protect identities of bidders if only the seller were able to view this ...
posted on August 6, 2003 06:56:25 AM new
hey, that feature was 'turned on' before ... didn't cost an extra cent. it's right in their current member ID database!
but might be worth a small fee if the seller only wants it 'turned on' for things such as freight sized items. [and OF COURSE recoup the fee within the 'handling' charge,VOILA~!]
edited to add: ... would want to 'turn on' that fee for freight sized items only, and usually those items are pricey anyway, so would be easy to charge the buyer a sizeable handling fee to have them cover the cost of showing their zip code ... heck yah i'd front the $3 bucks for that
But it really would be great [and would make so much sense!!] if ebay would finally block International bidders from placing bids, if our set up terms are U.S. only ....... or if our terms are U.S., Canada, and Borneo, it should automatically block any bidders from any other country.
[ edited by aintrichyet on Aug 6, 2003 07:19 AM ]
posted on August 6, 2003 06:56:28 AM new
I agree with 12Pole ... That's gotta be the reason for no more zip codes for buyers at ebay ... too difficult and expensive to keep them up to date. As sellers we just have to learn to live with it. You can whine all you want but ebay isn't going to change their policy.
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posted on August 6, 2003 09:49:52 AM new
O.k. New Day! Yea! Now, when the zip codes first came out, every bidders zip code was right there in plain siight in the bid history section. As the auction was in progress. It was working fine. It solved the problems. Then, they changed it to only be on the high bidder/winners auction page. AFTER the auction is over. A zip code WILL not place ANYONE at your front door.
Put it back in the bid history section. Please. Thank you. Power seller. Jack.
Why am I a power seller? Because I sell these too big to ship things and they sell for very GOOD high dollar amounts. I could easily sell say 10 things a month and maintain a ps, level.
Make it easy for others selling the same types of BIG items. Better to kill them before it's too late. e bay, YOU lose money on these NPB's $250.00, $300.00, 150, 185 is nothing to sneeze at.
posted on August 6, 2003 10:15:46 AM new
Jack - you can scream and yell and hit your cap lock key all you want but I don't think it's going to change ebays mind. You were given two good ways to deal with the situations within the existing limitations and ignored them both while being quite frankly an absolute ass to people that for no reason other than kindness were trying to help you solve the problem in a realistic manner. Even if an ebay employee was reading this boards, you came across as a full blown nutcase in this thread. Why do you think someone dealing with policies in a billion dollar corporation would even pay attention considering the approach that you took?
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posted on August 6, 2003 10:53:45 AM new
Hmmmmm,,,,Excellent idea! How's the collection ratio? No zip codes needed! Bid away NON Readers! HEY!!!! I,,,,,,Really! like that idea! 15% on $250.00.....$37.50! Yeah! I'll go for that ALL day long!
posted on August 6, 2003 10:57:42 AM new
In reality, now how would you apply pressure to collect the $37.50? What are the conciquenses if they don't pay?
posted on August 6, 2003 11:07:35 AM new
There is nothing that you can do. You going to hire a collection agency? You have to gaurantee them a number of accounts to collect on and then they get most of those that do pay anyway. Rather than trying to penalize the offenders why not try the approach that has been recomended to you every time you bring up this complaint. Pre Approved Bidders list.
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posted on August 6, 2003 11:25:52 AM new
Some sellers write way too much in their description. Some descriptions are like reading a book. I would love to read your description about this auction would you put up its item number.
[ edited by Twelvepole on Aug 6, 2003 05:37 AM ]