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Part three: Trouble with eBay, and stuff.
So I returned on Tuesday evening, ready to catch up with the flist and my eBay stuff, and then I read this message from one of the people who have bidded on eBay items that I have:
It is very obvious you as a seller drove up the price of the coins. There are ways of seeing this that you obviously don't know about. Since i live in [my hometown] Michigan your Neighbor i will be want to pick these coins up in person. By the way i am 6.2 255pds and i don't like getting ripped off! We will be talking soon.
At first I laughed and laughed because I thought it was a joke. Then I realized that he was serious. I sent him a note saying that I have never done things like that, and that when the odd bidding occurred on the items, I was actually driving through MI because I wasn't even home for the last week, and had scheduled the auctions to begin.
I called the police, and sent a report to eBay. Of course, just after I did this, he sent a grudging email back saying that he was talking to the people who had done the bid inflation trick, and could I please reduce the cost on shipping because we were so close.
Argh!
It really made me angry, and freaked me out, and made me not want to ship anything out or even look at eBay. Of course, that was a stupid reaction, and I'm about to go put together a bunch of things that need to be shipped. But still.
I'm still fuming.
It is very obvious you as a seller drove up the price of the coins. There are ways of seeing this that you obviously don't know about. Since i live in [my hometown] Michigan your Neighbor i will be want to pick these coins up in person. By the way i am 6.2 255pds and i don't like getting ripped off! We will be talking soon.
At first I laughed and laughed because I thought it was a joke. Then I realized that he was serious. I sent him a note saying that I have never done things like that, and that when the odd bidding occurred on the items, I was actually driving through MI because I wasn't even home for the last week, and had scheduled the auctions to begin.
I called the police, and sent a report to eBay. Of course, just after I did this, he sent a grudging email back saying that he was talking to the people who had done the bid inflation trick, and could I please reduce the cost on shipping because we were so close.
Argh!
It really made me angry, and freaked me out, and made me not want to ship anything out or even look at eBay. Of course, that was a stupid reaction, and I'm about to go put together a bunch of things that need to be shipped. But still.
I'm still fuming.
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Too bad you couldn't say "I'm 5'4" and the owner of a loaded .357 Magnum. Stop on by. We'll chat."
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Looks like it's over now, though, so that's good.
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Depending upon shipping methods, the prices aren't different due to proximity. WTF.
Don't let this guy bully you. If he continues the online harrassment, and you need any assistance in proving its him doing it, let me know, because Steve can trace that sort of thing back for you quite handily.
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And it all boils down to this:
Most people on eBay (experienced bidders) wait until the last fifteen minutes to bid.
What is happening with him, is he's bidding early, and then people watch what he's bidding, and screw with him because they don't like him (gee, I wonder why). So he pays more for his auctions. *rolls eyes*
I miss you, girl!
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I miss you too!!! We need to make plans - the next couple of weeks are heavily focused on getting my house ready to sell but after that I should start having some more free time. :D
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I'd tell him that I had absolutely no desire to see him in person after 1) being called dishonest It is very obvious you as a seller drove up the price of the coins); 2) being called ignorant (There are ways of seeing this that you obviously don't know about; and 3) being threatened (because if By the way i am 6.2 255pds and i don't like getting ripped off! isn't an implied threat, I don't know what is).
At best, I'd arrange to meet him in a public place, and take someone else along. A donut shop where lots of cops hang out would be good. And I'd still charge him full shipping, for your time and aggravation. But then again, I'm a bitch, so YMMV...
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There is no way on Earth that I would voluntarily meet him face to face.
He still hasn't even paid for it after all that grief!
I've been holding my breath, waiting for the moment when I would have to deal with a jackass on eBay. All of my other transactions have been delightful. Ugh.
The police said it wasn't really a threat, btw. So I was doubly embarrassed. :(
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Apparently the really diehard eBayers have 'bot programs that watch the auctions and bid for them. Crazy, huh?
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Want me to send my hubby over? With a big stick?
Heheheheh...
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Thanks for the offer!
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For a while there, people were massively overcharging on shipping. $5 for a book? No, you pay the media mail rate, which is like $1.85. I can see charging two dollars to keep it even, but not five. I'm sure you weren't doing anything like that.
And I find it odd that the police don't consider that a threat.
I'm also 5'4" and have a Glock 17 named Pookie. (You know, the shells come out the side... Pook! Pook!) I want to get some magnetic bunny ears for the slide. That would be whacky.
It's been a while since I've sold on e-bay. I was thinking of selling again, but this scares me.
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I knew something like this would eventually happen; there is always someone who has to cause trouble, after all. Still, 99% of the transactions I've had have been positive.
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Soft....
like a pillow...
so it doesn't hurt....
stoopid pillow.
what are we talking about?
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