Anyone here done business with Chris Long Management?

FrankWakefield · #1 08-02-2010, 05:13 PM

Yes, Jim, the $4 was there up front. I processed payment with the $4 in there, and then sent that email... it has "please" in it.

I got a Hindu backed T206 once in an envelope. Stamp on envelope, in a top loader, no sleeve. It had one stamp on it, and I had to pay a bit postage due on it.

And I've gotten cards in a bubble envelope with 2 stamps on the outside, postage due, which I paid... I think about 78 cents postage was on it, it needed a dollar something, I'd paid $4 shipping for that.

Maybe it will all work out. Maybe he's busy scraping at the back of the card before he sends it... I just didn't think that email was that insensitive with it being sent after I'd paid the shipping. Thanks.

Peter_Spaeth · #2 08-02-2010, 05:23 PM

I think what Frank did was reasonable enough, paid to show he wasn't going to be difficult about it, but asked the guy for some consideration.

Speaking of postage, some day I am going to affix an address label and postage to an actual slab and mail it lol.

Jim VB · #3 08-02-2010, 05:25 PM

I didn't think your email was "that insensitive" either, but I have resigned myself to paying whatever the seller asks, factoring it into my bid, and, if they don't sent in a method appropriate with their fee, I do their stars to reflect it.

For $4.00 I would expect a sleeve and a toploader, wrapped in cardboard and tape, in some sort of bubble mailer. By the time a guy buys a bubble mailer, toploader, sleeve, etc., and drives to the Post Office, he's into it for a couple of bucks.

For anything over that charge, I'd expect Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation.

But, if you felt the $4.00 was too high, you could have asked before the auction was over.

But, from your email, it certainly doesn't sound like you were trying to start a war.

rdixon1208 · #4 08-02-2010, 05:37 PM

I don't want to get into a "message board war", but I would be a little pissy if I got that email from an auction winner after an auction. The underbidder surely factored in the shipping cost in their bid.

Tcards-Please · #5 08-02-2010, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I think what Frank did was reasonable enough, paid to show he wasn't going to be difficult about it, but asked the guy for some consideration.

I agree that it was a reasonable enough question, but I probably would have asked before bidding. I personally wouldn't say anything about the postage after the fact and would leave appropriate feedback about sellers shipping fees. I don't think $4.00 is really that unreasonable for stamp, supplies, time & sometimes gas.

I can certainly see where the seller might be like wtf. You bid and won, now you want to address the shipping fee.

Just my take.

r/
Frank

Jantz · #6 08-02-2010, 05:54 PM

Is his Ebay user name docgodzilla or docgodzilla213?

I have dealt with the latter and emailed him a question about the back series on a raw T206. He told me that it was a 350 series. So I bid high on the card and when it arrived it was a 150 series. I kept the card and chalked it up as a lesson learned.

Quite possible they are the same guy.

Jantz

GoldenAge50s · #7 08-02-2010, 06:22 PM

Got to be docgodzilla213 from CA--The other name is in Germany & has never sold anything.

slidekellyslide · #8 08-02-2010, 06:40 PM

I had a perfect 5.0 on my shipping charges star until some guy complained after he won about shipping charges even though they were listed in the auction. It was for a vintage magazine (which btw can NOT be shipped via media mail). I charged a whopping $3 to ship the magazine and he still hit me on the shipping star. I've since blocked him from bidding on my auctions.

When I'm buying if the shipping is high I just take notice and see how they ship it to me...some guy recently sent me an autographed photo which he charged me $6 shipping on and sent it in an envelope with no protection at all which cost him $1.30. I gave positive feedback, but ripped him on his shipping star.

rp12367 · #9 08-02-2010, 07:38 PM

I won a T206 MALARKEY raw auction off of him. No problems card came as decribed $4 shipping, don't think he used delivery confirmation, just a brown bubble mailer if I recall but it came...

lharri3600 · #10 08-03-2010, 05:26 AM

i've also bought from him with no problems. he does send the package insured. therefore, insurance is included with the $4.

Rich Klein · #11 08-03-2010, 06:06 AM

To your credit the letter was very courteous. However; if the auction in question, and please post the link, did say $4 postage then you technically made a contract to include that amount in your bid. Thus, your email could be considered an attempt to modify the contract and if so, the seller has the right to be upset with you.

Regards
Rich

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