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Are fruitcakes running rampant on eBay lately? Selling, buying, listing, feedback, etc...

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  • jaisonline
    jaisonline

    one of my best ebay message exchanges ever. we can't even make this stuff up.  total fruitcake. happened 3 months ago.   i was the buyer for a diagon alley set. - Sent by me at 7:47pm. "Hi

  • tasiatunes
    tasiatunes

    UPDATE EBAY RETURNED ALL MY FUNDS AND SIDED WITH ME THE SELLER.

  • msdontplay01
    msdontplay01

    Update to this crazy story.  Of course the buyer never returned the item and never sent any documentation verifying they received their package with rat feces inside.  I called eBay

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It's the signal that says "It's time to shut your PC for today, biniou, you have seen enough stupid stuff on the internet."

It's the signal that says "It's time to shut your PC for today, biniou, you have seen enough stupid stuff on the internet."

Here is a good bye for today then. Fits well the auction.

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It's an idiotic listing. Obviously no-one will bid for more than 10 figs worth.

Although, there probably are people dumb enough out there to think they might get 50....

Edited by tractorboy

Here's a question. I have an auction that is listed as domestic shipping only. A guy bid and then sent me a message asking if i shipped internationally. I informed him that i didn't and he was outbid. I thought that was the end of it. He's outbid two other people since that mail. What should i do?

Here's a question. I have an auction that is listed as domestic shipping only. A guy bid and then sent me a message asking if i shipped internationally. I informed him that i didn't and he was outbid. I thought that was the end of it. He's outbid two other people since that mail. What should i do?

Keep his money and don't send the item! ;-)

I'd open a chat session with eBay and ask for him to be blocked and have bids removed. If you've clearly mentioned no international shipping and disabled it in postage section, you're covered otherwise you have no choice but to ship it.

Better option for you. Go into your settings click opt in on global shipping.

If you refuse to ship international why would you not have gs.... You're just leaving money on the table.

I haven't used global shipping yet. If I have a set price for shipping will it recalculate for international?

All the details of global shipping are of no concern to you. The pricing shipping etc is exactly as if you sold to someone state side. Example.... You sell an item. For x dollars. You ship item to Kentucky all import fees etc etc are handled between eBay and the buyer. They know what they are paying beforehand. If you have any other questions concerning this feel free to pm me.

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this...i only sell internationally via gsp.

 

i only use insured  usps priority express international and sometimes global express.   buyer pays.

 

ebay and buyers already control most of the transaction.  at least i dictate the shipping terms.  does it provide me more of an advantage?  no idea but i feel better.

Anyone else selling items on eBay might have come across the countless fake Lego items from China, often using the Lego name (ex. Ninjago).  Aren't these considered contraband? They are blatant rip offs of the actual Lego sets.

 

I have actually had a few people contact me lately asking if my items are actually real Lego.

I thought GSP was set it and forget it until I made an order mistake. It cost an insane amount of money to fix. It was cheaper to let the customer keep the item I sent in error and I had to pay 2x the replacement's value to ship a new one. In the end I was out 3x what the item sold for.

 

When you pack up international orders you need to check, double check, and then check again that you got it right.

Edited by tonysbricks

If anyone has any questions regarding gsp feel free to message me. I have a ton of experience with using it and know the policy well concerning it.

Anyone else selling items on eBay might have come across the countless fake Lego items from China, often using the Lego name (ex. Ninjago).  Aren't these considered contraband? They are blatant rip offs of the actual Lego sets.

 

I have actually had a few people contact me lately asking if my items are actually real Lego.

 

No, they're not contraband. Contraband items are those that have been imported or exported outside the laws of the respective countries/regions.

 

These are, however, violations of trademarks. It's up to TLG and the license holders (Marvel, DC, etc.) to identify and file for their removal. eBay is in no position to determine a real vs. fake minifig or set -- not their job, nor do they have the expertise. So far, TLG and Marvel, DC, etc. don't seem to care much.

 

If these items are listed in the LEGO categories, many of us have had success in reporting them and having them removed.

 

Edited to add: http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/2804-knockoff-brands-bootleg-bricks-mimicked-minifigures/

is a thread that covers the issue extensively.

i only use insured  usps priority express international and sometimes global express.   buyer pays.

 

ebay and buyers already control most of the transaction.  at least i dictate the shipping terms.  does it provide me more of an advantage?  no idea but i feel better.

 

I do not use the GSP (many negatives, and the few positives I found were short lived - as they turned into traps) - I have tried it a couple times, and it wasn't beneficial.

 

If it is the only way you would ship internationally, then of course it should be used - but if you are already shipping internationally on your own, you are better off.

There is another way to get these out of the market and it is thru the SNAD. It takes time and $ (you get it back), but the outcome is that the seller gets banned.

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I do not use the GSP (many negatives, and the few positives I found were short lived - as they turned into traps) - I have tried it a couple times, and it wasn't beneficial.

 

If it is the only way you would ship internationally, then of course it should be used - but if you are already shipping internationally on your own, you are better off.

 

what kind of traps?

most have now taken the word lego out of the title or at least say "compatible w/ lego".  check out the link Mrs. Frog suggested, but be prepared to bang your head against the wall.  

hxckid88

 

I've used GSP once and found it to be very effortless on the shipping end.

 

What I was uneasy about was the return process if a refund had to be given.  I was under the impression the seller is pretty much on his own in getting the item back.

 

Am i mistaken?

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