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Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy
I’ve got to the point where it just isn’t worth it to sell on eBay anymore. With all the NPBs and with the economy the way it is (lower prices), I just find other ways to sell/trade cards I’m wanting to move (like our B/S/T). I’ve sold 10 items on eBay in the past year.
One thing that is really irritating me lately though are the sellers that take a week (or longer) after payment to mail out an item. If I pay quickly, I expect the item to be mailed quickly. I realize that once it leaves the seller’s hands, it’s up to the post office and he has no control over how long the delivery takes. When I leave feedback (especially DSR’s), I never look at the shipping time, but instead compare when the seller shipped the item as to when I paid. If they ship within 2-3 days, that is fine. Anything after that and they should email the buyer to let them know that there was a problem. I’m very understanding as long as there is communication.
So, I made a purchase from a fellow board member via eBay last week (about $185). The auctions ended on September 4th and I paid the morning of September 6th (the 5th was a holiday). I was hoping the cards would be here by the end of last week, but no such luck. I finally get an email this morning informing me that the seller just mailed the cards today. Why did it take him 8 days after payment to mail my cards? No email, no communication. Since he is a board member, I will leave positive feedback (assuming the cards are as described), but I will ding his DSR’s for Communication and Shipping Time.
You will hardly ever see me rant about eBay and I can’t stand it when others do it either. I think I am entitled to one though. I didn’t want to start a new thread for this so I just posted it here. Anyway, it just seems like this is happening a lot lately where sellers are taking longer and longer to ship. Is this happening to anybody else?
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I agree, David. After a buyer pays me for an item they've won, I make sure that item is shipped the very morning (excluding Sunday, of course). But presently, as a buyer, I am still waiting on items that I paid for over 12 days ago. And no communication from the sellers. In my opinion, there is a new breed of buyers/sellers on Ebay, and it's a breed I can do without when it comes to buying and selling. My 2 cents.