Bad dealings on this forum ?

[ibuysportsephemera]

The Post Office has been the worst in the last few weeks than at any time in the last 20 years (based on my recent eBay transactions). I had a first class package take almost 2 weeks to go from me in New York to California.

You should email and ask for tracking information. Until the seller has had a chance to respond and explain themselves I think that you're premature in being upset with the seller. Just my 2¢.

Jeff

[ls7plus]

I understand your frustration, but my experience with transactions (buying, almost exclusively) with other members of this forum has been extremely positive.

Best wishes on your purchase,

Larry

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by ls7plus

I understand your frustration, but my experience with transactions (buying, almost exclusively) with other members of this forum has been extremely positive.

Best wishes on your purchase,

Larry

There are times where I've similarly gotten frustrated. I am generally very impatient. But always remember that there's a chance some genuine calamity has hit (death of a parent, bad accident with child, home fire, lost job, etc.) that could send send someone reeling and render a card transaction off the radar. I'd like to think if I was ever that guy I'd at least find a minute for an apologetic email, but you never know.

[Jim65]

The one thing I will not put up with is someone ignoring me when they have my money in their pocket. Unless the person is dead or in a coma, everyone has a phone these days and it takes 5 seconds to send a message.

[Mountaineer1999]

It seems to me the buyer should have just asked the seller if he had mailed the cards.

[39special]

Originally Posted by Jim65

The one thing I will not put up with is someone ignoring me when they have my money in their pocket. Unless the person is dead or in a coma, everyone has a phone these days and it takes 5 seconds to send a message.

Like I stated,My communication was bad.And I don't have a phone that I can get on the internet.I work in a bodyshop where there are no devices that I can send messages.My home is the only place that I can get on the internet.
My communication should have been better, which it usually is.I have had the same thing happen,on a few occasions that I bought something on here and waited to hear what was going on.I just sent a message to see if they received
my payment.Sometimes sh*t happens.

[Sophiedog]

The seller should keep the buyer updated every step of the way

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by Sophiedog

The seller should keep the buyer updated every step of the way

Within reason. If it's a $5 card a "dropped it in the mail" is plenty, IMO.

[bmattioli]

Getting back to the original point of the post, if the seller just sent the buyer this:

" I always wait for a check/MONEYORDERS to clear before I send cards with people I have not
dealt with before, because I have been burned in the past.The moneyorder
was deposited 2 days after I received it, which was Feb 25.. I got an alert
Thursday the the money order cleared,and sent out this morning."

This post would have never happened..

[Directly]

When I have sold a item I suggest they pay by a US Postal Money order. Your local Post office can verify its authentic and depending on the amount might be able to cash it too.

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by Directly

When I have sold a item I suggest they pay by a US Postal Money order. Your local Post office can verify its authentic and depending on the amount might be able to cash it too.

My bank frowns on Postal Money Orders. Well, let's say that the cashing process takes every bit of 20 minutes, per M.O.. They need to do the automated "Dial 1 for,,," dance to get a confirmation #. Others, they just treat like a check ....

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

My bank frowns on Postal Money Orders. Well, let's say that the cashing process takes every bit of 20 minutes, per M.O.. They need to do the automated "Dial 1 for,,," dance to get a confirmation #. Others, they just treat like a check ....

No reason in the world anyone should be dealing in money orders today. Just don't see it. Should have gone the way of traveler's checks.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

No reason in the world anyone should be dealing in money orders today. Just don't see it. Should have gone the way of traveler's checks.

Don't travelers checks get faked too? What's the difference?

[frankbmd]

A well-known respected forum member on the east coast sent me a money order issued by a respected well-known national drug store chain as payment.

I was in California at the time, where the local respected well-known national drug store chain looked at the money order like it was a fossil from a foreign archaeological dig. They wouldn’t cash it.

I carried the MO with me to Wisconsin (as part of our annual migration during the “snowbird” years) a couple of weeks later, where the respected well-known drug store chain did not exist. There I took it to my bank where it was simply deposited or cashed it without difficulty.

The well-known respected forum member on the east coast is still a respected forum member and hobby friend (Hi STEVE). The respected well-known national drug store chain has not seen one of my dimes or dollars since (Hi CVS).

[39special]

He is referring to me.My fault for bad communication. I always wait for a check/MONEYORDERS to clear before I send cards with people I have not
dealt with before, because I have been burned in the past.The moneyorder
was deposited 2 days after I received it, which was Feb 25.. I got an alert
Thursday the the moneyorder cleared,and sent out this morning.
Due to my job,kids,and other stuff going on,I was bad with communication,
which I apologize for.I'm usually good about that.In the future,just shoot me a message,I'm only human.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by 39special

He is referring to me.My fault for bad communication. I always wait for a check/MONEYORDERS to clear before I send cards with people I have not
dealt with before, because I have been burned in the past.The moneyorder
was deposited 2 days after I received it, which was Feb 25.. I got an alert
Thursday the the moneyorder cleared,and sent out this morning.
Due to my job,kids,and other stuff going on,I was bad with communication,
which I apologize for.I'm usually good about that.In the future,just shoot me a message,I'm only human.

Well Steve-O, someone should take you and beat the hell out of you behind the woodshed.... just kidding. I get it. Life takes over and things just get a bit crazy but I understand the OPs point. Communications is key. You probably already figured out a message to the OP should have been sent when the M.O. was received. Sounds like another happy ending on it's way....

[1952boyntoncollector]

I had g & m sales offer to buy my jackie bank and i agreed with his offer. He said would pay next day in response to my agreement. Been more than a month, maybe even 2 months now..sent 4 pm/emails no response

[Leon]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

I had g & m sales offer to buy my jackie bank and i agreed with his offer. He said would pay next day in response to my agreement. Been more than a month, maybe even 2 months now..sent 4 pm/emails no response

And since I am just now made aware of this he can no longer see or use the BST. LMK if it gets settled but this kind of stuff won't be put up with. If he gives me a different story then the 3 of us will hash it out but he isn't allowed there until this gets settled. I don't know why members don't say anything to me or another mod about these situations. Hanky crap will get dealt with quickly. BST should be a good place and no one should be there that won't deal and communicate in good faith.

[timn1]

Hanky crap - Sounds nasty, Leon.

Spell check, I assume 😅

[Leon]

Originally Posted by timn1

Hanky crap - Sounds nasty, Leon.

Spell check, I assume ��

I just made it up though it's in the urban dictionary