I'm on Ebay and notice a backglass for auction. So before I bid I send the seller a message and ask if I can pick the item up instead of shipping it. First I am going by there on the way to Atown and it would save me a hundred bucks the seller is charging for shipping. Second, I would rather transport the glass myself rather than receive a box with a shattered backglass as has happened many times before. The seller replies "no you can not pick it up and then take it to the pinball show in Allentown".

Thanks for reading my rant.

#2 10 years ago

ABB

Aurich

Mods and Opinions

Torrance, CA

11y 144K 23,395 3

You dirty flipper you.

#3 10 years ago

BDM

brimc

Pinside member

Biddeford, ME

11y 30,300 40 29

I guess I am or a dumb flipper. Instead of buying a BG for a machine I own that has no BG I am going to buy the BG and sell it at A'town??? Yeah the makes sense to me.

#4 10 years ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

Playfield restorations

Burlington, WI

11y 148K 22,432 37 77 1

he didn't say he was selling at alllentown, said he taking it there because it's already with him.

#5 10 years ago

GEO

Geocab

Pinside+ Frequent

Cleveland, OH

11y 78,550 2,387 8

Maybe you can ask him if you can pick it up on the way home from the show in Allentown.

#6 10 years ago

JSS

Stack15

Inactive member

Macon, GA

12y 64,300 2,939 4

Quoted from Geocab:
Maybe you can ask him if you can pick it up on the way home from the show in Allentown.

I was just about to type that.

#7 10 years ago

MMT

Xerico

Pinside Moderator

Rockwall, TX

11y 148K 3,604 14

You provided too much information.

Some sellers are petty.

Next time, just ask if you can pick up in person.

Marcus

#8 10 years ago

JQH

jhanley

Pinside member

Elko, NV

12y 80,900 2,311 2 8

Maybe you need to tell the seller where to stick his backglass.

#9 10 years ago

ERY

Eryeal

Pinside member

Poolesville, MD

11y 87,900 1,414 1

You may want to tell the seller you'll pay cash on pickup - perhaps they think you want to pay Paypal and pick it up (in which case the seller would be open to fraud and a not received claim).

#10 10 years ago

BDM

brimc

Pinside member

Biddeford, ME

11y 30,300 40 29

I didn't give him any info, I just asked if I could pick the backglass up instead of shipping it. My first and second point was made to this group not the seller. Geo I like your Idea but I wouldn't buy from this seller period!

#11 10 years ago

MAB

DeathHimself

Pinside+ Frequent

Staten Island, NY

11y 101K 4,342

If you really need the BG for a machine that you have which don't have the BG, I would try like Neo said, as well as pay cash in person option where he saves fee's too. If he agrees and once it's in your hands safely in the car then tell him where he can stick everything else he owns. But try not to miss out on something you need.

#12 10 years ago

GPD

KoolFingers

Pinside member

Youngstown, OH

11y 68,800 1,146 7 7

I would say he's making extra money on the shipping cost so it would be less in his pocket. What would it matter to him what the buyer is doing with it AFTER the sale.

#13 10 years ago

BDM

brimc

Pinside member

Biddeford, ME

11y 30,300 40 29

I was going to post his last messages but the guy or kid is a flake and not worth the effort. I should have looked at his ebay rating before I sent the message. He likes to sell things and if he doesn't get what he wants for the item he doesn't complete the transaction.

#14 10 years ago

???

Irishbastard

Pinside member

12y 89,800 1,923 11

Brimc, I emailed this guy and asked him the same question.... He responded with this:

"NA i am makin money on the shippin to or im takin this to the Show"

#15 10 years ago

ABB

Aurich

Mods and Opinions

Torrance, CA

11y 144K 23,395 3

Heh, theory confirmed. What a douchebag.

#16 10 years ago

PGL

lowepg

Pinside member

Cary, NC

11y 79,400 4,738 3

Some people don't want strangers coming to their house that they met via ebay....

#17 10 years ago

BDM

brimc

Pinside member

Biddeford, ME

11y 30,300 40 29

I responded that he should not worry about what people do with items he sells on ebay and that I would pick up a glass at A'town

Here are his two replies to me,

see you there. I can worry about what ever I want to. I am here to make money. $$$$$$$$$$$

I am at booth 55 with a total gorgar parts collection and a minty complete maching that you can try.

He is comical and probably cannot afford the admittance fee into the show.

#18 10 years ago

SDG

BloodyCactus

Pinside member

Lexington, VA

12y 40,150 534 2 8

so tell the guy you'll pay the ebay price sans shipping when you meet him at the show and you'll both win!

#19 10 years ago

BDM

brimc

Pinside member

Biddeford, ME

11y 30,300 40 29

Why would you pay for a service you are not getting?

#20 10 years ago

JIM

rennervision

Pinside+ Frequent

Columbus, OH

11y 46,300 368 9

I'm pretty sure that charging extra shipping costs to cheat eBay out of their commission is a violation of their policy. Someone should drop that little nugget of info on him.

#21 10 years ago

MEL

scylla

Pinside+ Frequent

Toronto, ON

11y 74,900 749 10 8

Quoted from rennervision:
I'm pretty sure that charging extra shipping costs to cheat eBay out of their commission is a violation of their policy. Someone should drop that little nugget of info on him.

That's exactly what it is. He's trying to bypass paying more to ebay by charging a shipping fee that is higher than the actual cost of shipping so that he can add to his profits. It's definitely against ebay's policies - it's fee avoidance. He's a moron for actually confirming this in an email. All it would take is for someone to forward his email to ebay and he's in trouble. Clearly not the sharpest tool in the drawer...

#22 10 years ago

BRI

gweempose

Pinside Moderator

13y 154K 20,204 37

If you really need the backglass bad, then offer to pay him the full amount in cash, shipping included, and pick it up in person. If he declines this offer, then I'm not sure what to tell you. Personally, I wouldn't give the guy a penny at this point, but it depends how desperate you are for what he is selling.

#23 10 years ago

KLB

kbliznick

Firebird Pinball

Phoenix, AZ

11y 63,900 2,437 5 4

Ebay started charging their commission on the shipping costs as well to try and negate this.

#24 10 years ago

RDS

RustyLizard

Pinside member

12y 121K 4,724 7

Quoted from scylla:
That's exactly what it is. He's trying to bypass paying more to ebay by charging a shipping fee that is higher than the actual cost of shipping so that he can add to his profits. It's definitely against ebay's policies - it's fee avoidance. He's a moron for actually confirming this in an email. All it would take is for someone to forward his email to ebay and he's in trouble. Clearly not the sharpest tool in the drawer...

They charge fees on shipping, makes no difference to ebAy. Educate yoursf before grabbing the pitchfork.

#25 10 years ago

PGL

lowepg

Pinside member

Cary, NC

11y 79,400 4,738 3

Quoted from rennervision:
I'm pretty sure that charging extra shipping costs to cheat eBay out of their commission is a violation of their policy. Someone should drop that little nugget of info on him.

Quoted from scylla:
He's trying to bypass paying more to ebay by charging a shipping fee .......All it would take is for someone to forward his email to ebay and he's in trouble.

yup... because when theres not prices to police here, folks should spend their spare time policing CL posts and ebay policy violators...

Sigh. Someone misses their old hall monitor job from middle school

So many crybabies, so little time....

#26 10 years ago

JIM

rennervision

Pinside+ Frequent

Columbus, OH

11y 46,300 368 9

Well I never thought of myself much as a hall monitor. I just have no love for a lot of sellers on eBay. Been ripped off more than once (nothing pinball related) which often makes me wonder if these guys' positive feedback came from their mothers with multiple accounts.

#27 10 years ago

MSY

Dr_Gonzo

Pinside member

Loveland, CO

13y 54,050 961 7

Quoted from lowepg:
yup... because when theres not prices to police here, folks should spend their spare time policing CL posts and ebay policy violators...
Sigh. Someone misses their old hall monitor job from middle school
So many crybabies, so little time....

It seems you have the same problem...

#28 10 years ago

???

chas010

Pinside member

Waterloo, NY

12y 19,400 234

Hi kettle my name is pot and your black...

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