Another Battlefield?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by irv

I had a chuckle as well, but I don't think he found anything funny with my negative feedback!

E-Bay was contacted and told about this and his disparaging comments, but based on what I have read here, it's likely the last I'll hear about any of this?

Can you imagine, the dude blocked me! I thanked him for doing me a favor.

Sometimes ebay will act and other times not so much...

[ullmandds]

As Pat Benatar once said..."Love of old cardboard is a battlefield!"

[irv]

Originally Posted by Leon

Sometimes ebay will act and other times not so much...

I have never been down this road before but I am not expecting much, if anything, to be done.
I see the sellers remarks are still there after the E-Bay lady told me that was unacceptable and definitely unprofessional, which is against their values and rules.

[Marchillo]

I've stayed away from this seller based on feedback even though they have a ton of stuff I'm interested in. My buddy bought a nice looking Yaz rookie from them. When he told me who the seller was I said good luck with that. He felt good about it because he had two successful transactions with them (just slow shipping). Sure enough he never got the Yaz rookie and got a refund. To me this kills the integrity of the auctions. Is it an inventory issue or is it an issue that the card sold too low and they just don't send the card? That is enough for me to stay away.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Marchillo

I've stayed away from this seller based on feedback even though they have a ton of stuff I'm interested in. My buddy bought a nice looking Yaz rookie from them. When he told me who the seller was I said good luck with that. He felt good about it because he had two successful transactions with them (just slow shipping). Sure enough he never got the Yaz rookie and got a refund. To me this kills the integrity of the auctions. Is it an inventory issue or is it an issue that the card sold too low and they just don't send the card? That is enough for me to stay away.

I took a chance with this seller back around the beginning of August. His cards were ones I wanted/needed and the price I won them for were good as well.

When I received the cards, they were at least in individual plastic sleeves but were packaged roughly the same way. I let it slide and gave positive feedback but before I paid this time, I asked the seller to please place the cards in top loaders of card savers and place in a bubble wrapper between cardboard.
I never received a reply so I assumed I was right when I thought, I am going to receive them the same way as last time.
This time, as mentioned, they didn't even come in individual sleeves and he refused to answer my questions except for some smart ass counter questions, so that is why he received the negative feedback this time.

The guy is an idiot, and it is easy to tell it is trying to squeeze every last cent he can out of a sale.

[Fballguy]

I don't think this guy is an intentionally bad seller (99.1% isn't exactly terrible). I think it's more of a quality control and inventory management issue. The guy is high volume and most likely understaffed. I've bought from him in the past...after all there's a 99 out 100% chance it will be fine...but I am on alert when I deal with him.

[edhans]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

(99.1% isn't exactly terrible).

129 negatives IS terrible, regardless of the number of positives.

[irv]

Originally Posted by edhans

129 negatives IS terrible, regardless of the number of positives.

So are the 86 Neutrals, and if you read some them, they could very easily be negatives as well.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by edhans

129 negatives IS terrible, regardless of the number of positives.

Not really. He's got nearly 25,000 positives. When was the last time you looked t someone with a 99.1% feedback rating and said "ugh..terrible!"?

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by edhans

129 negatives IS terrible, regardless of the number of positives.

I couldn't agree more!

[Jenx34]

Originally Posted by edhans

129 negatives IS terrible, regardless of the number of positives.

Exactly, because so many of those positives are people who aren't paying attention, don't bother leaving negative feedback or think it's just not worth it, or are just tolerant of customer service.

I left positive feedback for Battlefield after the first transaction. It was only one card and I didn't look close enough to see what was on the card but not on the doctored on the auction scan.

On a separate note, Irv, I called ebay to register a complaint about Battlefield and offered proof with photos I could email them, and full details if someone from their investigations would talk to me, via email or phone. Three weeks later I've heard from no one and received no emails.

Sadly, all 10 cards I returned were re-listed and sold before I got my refund. My refund was held the full 15 days Ebay allows because I left negative feedback. One of the cards was a 1960 Mantle AS. In addition to their normal "cleaning on the card scan", there were 2 spots on the back of paper loss. The auction description stated "absolutely no paper loss." That card was sold the next time for $264! I originally paid $72. Of course, that 2nd transaction received negative feedback as well. It never ends.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

I'm not defending him. I just think you're overreacting to a seller with 99.1% feedback. Especially one as high volume as him. You do that many transactions, your bound to have an issue with a buyer once in a while.

Like I said...there's one out of every 100 buyers. I think you may be one.

100% Postive feedback for me by the way.

Sure you are!

Many sellers, with sales in the thousands or higher than the guy we are talking about, have zero neutral and zero negative feedback.

I maybe forgiving with one or two, or a few, depending on the nature of the comments/problems, but someone with 85 neutral and a 129 negatives, no matter how many sales they have, is someone to stay away from, imo! Judging by the comments, on this forum alone, I don't think I am the only one who thinks this either.

If your feedback is as you say it is, I assume you are expecting your reputation to drop below 100% positive feedback soon?

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by irv

Sure you are!

Many sellers, with sales in the thousands or higher than the guy we are talking about, have zero neutral and zero negative feedback.

I maybe forgiving with one or two, or a few, depending on the nature of the comments/problems, but someone with 85 neutral and a 129 negatives, no matter how many sales they have, is someone to stay away from, imo! Judging by the comments, on this forum alone, I don't think I am the only one who thinks this either.

If your feedback is as you say it is, I assume you are expecting your reputation to drop below 100% positive feedback soon?

The way I look at it...Chances are excellent that I can have a transaction with the guy without issues. Do I realize he might not be the most diligent seller? Sure. You have go into it with realistic exceptions. If you expect 5 star service, there's a chance you'll be disappointed. But if he has what I want at a good price, I'm going to chance it. And most likely be no worse for the wear.

As far as my feedback goes, I used to fret about it. Now I figure I'm on borrowed time (Been on since 98 and no negs). If I get one, it's a battle scar. No biggie. Besides, I buy much more than I sell on eBay. Just don't tell my wife.