The Ebay Seller/Policies Discussion Thread

[waccy]

Q) What is the purpose of this thread?
A) To discuss Ebay policies/issues

Q) Where can i find the Ebay Presale Policy?
A) Click HERE

Q) Can a HDN Trade mod help me with an Ebay sale/trade issue? Also why is there no 'ebay bad traders' list?
A) Simply put, no. To find out why, ensure you read the following spoiler:

Spoiler

please use this thread as a RESOURCE to ask your fellow members about problems you've had with a reseller or questions about e-bay.

do NOT use this thread to attack or refute other members. if you an e-bay dispute with a member here, perhaps it's best to approach a trading mod before posting? we don't police e-bay, but maybe we can give you a tip or two.

if members ignore these suggestions, then the thread might be locked for a couple of weeks.

thank you.

hey folks,

as a reminder what myself (and other mods) have continued to mention via private message, e-mail and other areas. we do NOT police other trading marketplaces like ebay, youtube, amazon and the rest.

there is ONLY a certain amount of information at our disposal and we do not have the resources in these other locations as we do on this forum - things that we can look at and evaluate.

having said that, there are trading rules on this forum that have been instituted for your own protection for trading transactions that happen HERE.

this includes the pending / active sales threads, the requirement of feedback posted for any new traders, our support ticketing system, the active investigations held by trading moderators and many other things we do not discuss openly.

we have long held that problems occurring on these other forums and marketplaces should be taken the appropriate authorities on THOSE websites.

many of you are established traders here on this forum and you should know all about the guidelines that are stickied in this section - including having new traders send first, getting tracking from the other party and proof of shipment, and what other precautions can be taken to protect your trading safety.

trading via ebay and their messaging system is against their stated policy and should not occur - and there are reasons why they have created that policy. you don't have protection of paypal or their listing system as a buyer or seller.

having said that, if there is trouble with an ebay seller or buyer, you should go to their website and report it there. if you are not aware of this process, follow the below link for more information.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/report-trading.html

so folks can feel free to chat about a seller or buyer that they are having problems with, but I can tell you right now - there will not be a "witch hunt" by moderators or staff based on one person's account of the problems or trouble they are having - and we limit the action taken for or against members here to transactions that occurred on this forum.

as stated in the thread title of our bad traders list - that list is for FORUM MEMBERS ONLY.

thank you.

Q) Where can i find the HDN Buyer Beware / Bad Traders list?
A) You can find the thread HERE

 

[apsmith21]

On ebay, I believe, you have the option in your listing to designate donations to charity - so the buyer can check off a box and donate on their own or a certain percentage automatically gets donated.

But if you didn't see "Donate for Breast Cancer" or whatever in the listing, then that would be something that person would do on their own and it's not automated part of e-bay...not sure either way on that.

 

[frankfish44]

What is a private listing and why would one use this form of listing ???

 

[digitalbabe]

Frank, some examples of when this may be used is if a seller is listing "adult" items or is trying to conduct a transaction on a protected marketplace but perhaps with a specific person, so that both are protected under Ebay and Paypal, but don't want to disclose their identities publicly. They may not want others to know what they are buying, or the seller has reason to keep the sale private such as protecting a source of an item, etc. Then of course some want to hide for more sinister reasons but as usual, that is not why that option was created, I am sure. For more info, see "Help" on Ebay and search 'private listing' for more reasons or examples of listing this way.


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[Nisei]

Also had a bad experience with eBay seller "lace_the_f**k_up" (I should've known, no reputable seller would use a name like that)
Bought 4 top expensive SteelBooks of which 2, on closer inspection, had a slashed spine.
Seller kept me waiting for a reply for weeks and in the end said he was 100% sure the scratches weren't there when he shipped them. He quickly changed his eBay name and PayPal address hoping I couldn't reach him anymore but of course that didn't work.
The guy's real name is Eric Negrete (that should ring a bell for some people here) and he's from Orange, CA.
His new eBay name is theroastmastergeneral so watch out with him.

 

[Horhay]

That's a good ok' scammer right there.

 

[axcraig]

Beware this new ebay seller frenchpredators is the former Couscous94120.

 

[grospaquet31]

Comment tu l'as su?

 

[axcraig]

Comment tu l'as su?

I can give informations to the mods or you via PM.

 

[Xavier]

Also had a bad experience with eBay seller "lace_the_f**k_up" (I should've known, no reputable seller would use a name like that)
Bought 4 top expensive SteelBooks of which 2, on closer inspection, had a slashed spine.
Seller kept me waiting for a reply for weeks and in the end said he was 100% sure the scratches weren't there when he shipped them. He quickly changed his eBay name and PayPal address hoping I couldn't reach him anymore but of course that didn't work.
The guy's real name is Eric Negrete (that should ring a bell for some people here) and he's from Orange, CA.
His new eBay name is theroastmastergeneral so watch out with him.

He has changed it a few times over the years....

sorry you got screwed by him...Its always good to see if they change their name a lot IF THEY do it should be a RED FLAG to everyone

 

[apsmith21]

hi folks, I've deleted a few comments. Lets not get the forum in trouble for a he said / he said discussion & series of events which did not take place here.

Thanks

 

[ocielz]

^^^but it sounded interesting

 

[apsmith21]

^^^but it sounded interesting

We're getting dangerously close to a situation that might involve lawyers. Personally, I would rather spend my money on steelbooks and not law advice.

 

[ocielz]

We're getting dangerously close to a situation that might involve lawyers. Personally, I would rather spend my money on steelbooks and not law advice.

WOW!?!? That bad?? But yeah I'm with you on buying more steels

 

[Lone Crusader]

Were not going to start pointing fingers here people. Let's just drop it and move on. If you have an issue with someone or are concerned with someone hit the report button or PM a trading mod. Thank you.

 

[blu-steel]

Another one to put on the block list. I hate it when a person comes into the auction and wins while there are two other good people that I know who are bidding on it. He then says he doesn't want it. Would have been nice if I would have had that info earlier.

mezzazine is the ebay name of the person who wont pay the Terminator 2 Japan.

Nothing and I mean nothing pisses me off more than when people don't pay. I call them deadbeats.

 

[Lutzo]

He won this one for $100 less:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/221194897733

Still a shame to do this, I HATE non paying bidders!!!!!!!!

Another one to put on the block list. I hate it when a person comes into the auction and wins while there are two other good people that I know who are bidding on it. He then says he doesn't want it. Would have been nice if I would have had that info earlier.

mezzazine is the ebay name of the person who wont pay the Terminator 2 Japan.

Nothing and I mean nothing pisses me off more than when people don't pay. I call them deadbeats.

 

[stevo]

Beware this new ebay seller frenchpredators is the former Couscous94120.

Are you sure that frenchpredators is this Couscous94120 guy? I looked at all his items, and they are not stock photos. His photos look mainly black, but if you look at enough of them, theres other things that are accidentally captured with the pic of the steel. In many of them, he's got his ebay name in the same pics as the steels he's selling. Also, alot of what he's selling is not that expensive, Clash of the Titans? Green hornet?. I know if I was to rip people off, those 2 wouldn't be on my top 1000 to list lol. Just asking, because he's got a few I am interested in.

 

[XxIluvatar]

Are you sure that frenchpredators is this Couscous94120 guy? [...]

Yes I'm sure !!!

I asked him the question and he confirmed his identity !

 

[clacfunk]

Yes I'm sure !!!

I asked him the question and he confirmed his identity !

yes, i confirm....so be careful guys

 

[stevo]

Yes I'm sure !!!

I asked him the question and he confirmed his identity !

Hmm very interesting. I guess he's trying new techniques in luring in the big bucks. Instead of T2 V2 and FS IM, he's using Clash of the Titans and The Green Hornet as bait lol. Maybe he's got some ancient mystical Chinese technique that I'm not aware of lol. Quite funny when you think about it.