Darth_Raichu Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I just had two Spongebob sets sell to different usernames in the Russian Federation, accounts opened less than 60 days and feedback of 1. Thought nothing of it for the first sale, but canceled the second transaction as I'm sure it's a scam. Luckily the first guy left me positive feedback the same day I shipped it, so hopefully that'll help protect me in what I"m already assuming will be a loss. All eBay sellers need to remember their ebay ids had a big fat ZERO next to it at one time. Everybody starts with 0 feedback and not everyone is a scammer. In actuality, dealing with untrustworthy buyers is just one aspect of the business, whether online or at B&M stores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emes Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 All eBay sellers need to remember their ebay ids had a big fat ZERO next to it at one time. Everybody starts with 0 feedback and not everyone is a scammer. In actuality, dealing with untrustworthy buyers is just one aspect of the business, whether online or at B&M stores Amen brother...if people can't tolerate some risk, they shouldn't be selling on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleboy Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I for one don't mind repeated questions. If I don't feel like answering them or reading the answers, I don't. It's that easy. A well visited forum is going to have the same questions asked dozens of times, dozens of different ways. Sometimes it's better to start a new thread than having to read through ten previous pages of comments to catch up. And I am certainly not going to do a search before every question I ask. Some of those threads have dozens of pages and I am not sure I want to look every time it is updated to see that someone is talking about something that happened 5 pages/two weeks ago. Relax everyone. The forum isn't always going to be knowledge bombs that is new to everyone. That being said, I certainly wouldn't come to a LEGO forum to ask ebay /shipping questions if I wasn't an active member of that community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mdpadgett Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I just went ahead and emailed the seller to get a refund. He never answered me back so I figured I was stuck with it. But today when I checked my email I saw that he had refunded the entire order. Now I don't have to worry about it anymore. Thank god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 So I am seeing a growing number of listings on eBay of currently available LEGO sets that are being listed as retired in the headline and/or description. Now I know some of you here say its the buyers job to protect themselves from being scammed by doing their research. I somewhat agree. I just think its ridiculous the lengths so seller will go to to get an "edge" on the competition. I frequently email these sellers and very politely inform them that the set they have listed is in fact not retired and more times than not their true scammer Dbag colors shine through in their responses. Most say too bad don't bid/buy then. Newsflash skeezbayer, I never was going to bid or buy, I just want your listing to be honest. What are your thoughts here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick2k1 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 This seriously aggravates me so much when I see this, so your not alone. Thank you for taking the time to email them regardless of their idiotic responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 False listings such as these are meant to capitilize on the misinformed and flat out annoy me. Some people can justify them in various ways all they want but there is no need for these kind of listings at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I am totally against this too. It also kills Ebay's search function as searching "retired" is worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Ebay is just a more organized version of Craigslist. For the most part, the sellers and just as crooked, you just don't have to meet them. It was like the Mr. Gold "Hot Pack". Anybody that had half a brain knew darn well what was in the package, but the world has enough morons that think "Maybe I'll be the lucky one that gets Mr. Gold!!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunMan3 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I'm sure there are many crooks on EBay just like other places but I believe there are far more honest people. It is a shame that some have to mess up things for all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I do not worry about this thing too much. There are always people selling fake items from the back of their trucks. If someone is willing to risk it and buy from them instead of going to my nicely organized store, then far be it for me to limit somebody's freedom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadowsk1 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I see it in listing and I think that the word retired has lost all meaning as far as ebay goes. Does it mean people are jumping on auctions and bidding more because it is listed as retired? The potential is there. I think the majority will be desensitized to the word in time and something flashier will have to be used to replace 'retired' like...limited production run, first edition, sold for a limited time, or insanely deadly (the last one was in an auction I came across the other day). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I think that the people listing these sets are well aware of what the term retired means as it relates to LEGO. My whole thing is that you don't have to take advantage of ANYONE in order to make a comfortable living for yourself. Not sure how some people can see stuff like this and think nothing of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 If I worry about every potential scam out there, I can never get anything done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lego Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Those listings are annoying. People should just be honest and fess up. They are intentionally tricking people for their gain and that's not right at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diabolos80 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I agree, it's a lie and that's about as immoral as it gets. On the flipside, I've had buyers pay full price on my "best offer" listings before I ever received an offer. The world is a strange, ignorant place. One can take advantage without even trying, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grolim Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Can you report the listings to Ebay somehow? Seems like you could clearly prove a case of false advertising or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateral-G Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I am sure most here are in-tune with false or mis-leading ebay listings for Legos because that's what we're primarily interested in. However, you will find false claims made in listings in almost every category on ebay. I have numerous other hobbies (model railroading, R/C, plastic modeling, shooting/firearms, Lego) and I can tell you these all have listings with false claims about what's being sold. It comes down to knowing what you're buying. I don't bother contacting the seller. I just smile and move on to the next listing. You're not going to change what these sellers are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicblast Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 To be honest, very few eBay sellers know the meaning of "retired". I've seen one or two sellers call the set retired because the set had taken a beating! They don't know what they are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 To be honest, very few eBay sellers know the meaning of "retired". I've seen one or two sellers call the set retired because the set had taken a beating! They don't know what they are talking about.I don't know man, I think in have to call BS on this ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTX Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 To me, its annoying to see that, but I don't feel like I'd be bothered enough to act upon it. I also get annoyed when people label things with other corny buzzwords in stores or on ebay, such as "HOT!" "LIMITED SUPPLY!!" or RARE!" Funny how grocery stores will do this alot in the produce section. You walk up on a display of apples and theres a freaking sign there that exclaims "BEST PRICE IN TOWN!!" and its actually 5 cents per pound more than their competitor, ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 To me, its annoying to see that, but I don't feel like I'd be bothered enough to act upon it. I also get annoyed when people label things with other corny buzzwords in stores or on ebay, such as "HOT!" "LIMITED SUPPLY!!" or RARE!" Funny how grocery stores will do this alot in the produce section. You walk up on a display of apples and theres a freaking sign there that exclaims "BEST PRICE IN TOWN!!" and its actually 5 cents per pound more than their competitor, ha ha. Yeah I wish their was a way to get rid of it. Honestly a lot of times i ignore that because they are normally overpriced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lego Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 To me, its annoying to see that, but I don't feel like I'd be bothered enough to act upon it. I also get annoyed when people label things with other corny buzzwords in stores or on ebay, such as "HOT!" "LIMITED SUPPLY!!" or RARE!" Funny how grocery stores will do this alot in the produce section. You walk up on a display of apples and theres a freaking sign there that exclaims "BEST PRICE IN TOWN!!" and its actually 5 cents per pound more than their competitor, ha ha. I remember right after the Jabba's Palace scare lots of listings had "discontinued" or "rare" in the titles/descriptions. Most of those listings were $200+ dollars and even one was about $800! Those same listings claimed they had a great price for a rare set. Yeah, riiigght. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diabolos80 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I ignore them. I don't bother contacting or even worrying about their karma, for the same reason I don't flip off people who cut me off in traffic anymore. As my wife has had to repeatedly remind me, they don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest betsy805 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Unfortunately positive feedback is not going to protect you when the real owner of the paypal account files a claim and says their account was hacked. Was it in Moscow, or did they spell it Moskow? They spelled it Moscow. And I just got the chargeback that I'd been waiting for...credit card fraud. Can't really be mad about it as I had a suspicion it was coming and didn't take the correct steps to protect myself. At least I canceled the second transaction, right?! I'll take this as a $100 lesson learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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