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Pirates! Scalpers! Villains!
« on: August 04, 2011, 05:34:48 PM »
Just a heads up: Found a dirty action figure scalper on eBay! Avoid any users with this handle as they're only in it for profit through reselling: "mariostoysandcards" Keep an eye out for these pirates who want to ruin our hobby!

This guy just filed a bogus claim against me for damages to some figures i sold him and demanded a refund (so he can get free figures to turn 100% profit on?) saying that they items (which i packed very well) were damaged and thus he couldn't resell them.

First rule of scalping! Don't admit you're a scalper!

Lucky for us, we now know to have no dealings with this guy! Spread the word!
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Re: Pirates! Scalpers! Villains!
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2011, 08:27:04 AM »
Thats the sad thing with ebay, they always side with the buyers. I think they really need to get an outside firm to arbitrate their disputes. I think there needs to be some balance for both sellers and buyers. I think these types of things, coupled with their increasing fees they charge to sellers really could mean that another eauction site could make a strong bid against them now.

Sorry you are having a rough time with this buyer AFE.
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Re: Pirates! Scalpers! Villains!
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2011, 12:21:33 PM »
my thoughts exactly Tamer! I was really appalled at the lack of options and support for sellers. Like, "Wait, whose got my back?" Yeah maybe we should start a new site! An auction site for collectors by collectors!  Where y if you see someone you sold something to turn around and sell it they get banned. Would be a cool place to sell and buy stuff knowing that we looked out for both parties' best interests.
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Re: Pirates! Scalpers! Villains!
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2011, 01:57:02 PM »
Oh we have definitely played around with the idea, but even the start up would be a full time job. I can't even imagine the amount of webwork you would need to do to set up a consistent data linked field what would use a standard shopping cart and shipping options. I have seen some places that have tried that and they just didn't seem to catch on. I do think though, as the technology gets more and more available that you will see this done. I have been meaning to take a look at how much per month a shopping cart would cost that would let you use paypal or credit card options. If I can find some time I do plan to look into it and if I can make it available as a service we offer shipyarders for as small a fee as possible, which is another problem I have with ebay. ::)
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Re: Pirates! Scalpers! Villains!
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2011, 07:46:15 PM »
Sounds cool! Count me in! I kind of wish there were an eBay Amazon combo...
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