Input on Breaking Deals on B/S/T

[Leon]

This is the part of moderating I don't care for; getting in the middle of stuff. All I have to go on is what is supplied to me and a history of a members posts/threads. I have spoken, on the phone, to both parties today. I trust both of them but obviously something is awry. The seller didn't send delivery confirmation, or tracking, which are both big no-no's. However, even with one, or the other, it doesn't mean that what was supposed to be in the package(s), was. If this ends up being a "he said, she said" and both parties are believable, then I am stuck at what to do, except nothing. I am privy to some emails already so we shall see where this goes. Yes, the seller could use a little better punctuation but he isn't a kid and has done a lot of good transactions lately.

Also, the original poster of this thread posted some private correspondence in the BST posts and that, in and of itself, is prohibited on the board. For what was posted I don't see anything more than a polite reminder being needed. If nothing gets worked out then I guess the members will have to go the legal and/or paypal dispute route. And to reiterate what others have said, this is a rare occurrence. I doubt I have to get involved in more than 1 BST situation every several months. That being said please remember it is always caveat emptor. regards

[IronHorse2130]

Leon - I purchased a few items from this seller and while communication was a bit slow I did receive all of them just as described. Did you or one of the other moderators combine all of the threads the seller had posted in the BST section? I know there were many postcard threads as well as the counters, Cardinals stuff etc. Shortly after I agreed to take a few of the postcards and a counter all of those threads were combined into one massive thread.

I understand that section of the BST was becoming a bit unwieldy but I think this may have led to some of the confusion. It was hard to tell which posts were responses to which threads.

Ben

[wrapperguy]

Bryson22 sold me about 60 stadium postcards which arrived without incident and are an excellent addition to our collection. Actually emailed him again asking if he had any other postcards for sale. Would do business with again.

[slidekellyslide]

Sounds like miscommunication between the buyer and seller rather than an outright attempt to defraud. I'd let the folks at paypal handle this one.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by IronHorse2130

Leon - I purchased a few items from this seller and while communication was a bit slow I did receive all of them just as described. Did you or one of the other moderators combine all of the threads the seller had posted in the BST section? I know there were many postcard threads as well as the counters, Cardinals stuff etc. Shortly after I agreed to take a few of the postcards and a counter all of those threads were combined into one massive thread.

I understand that section of the BST was becoming a bit unwieldy but I think this may have led to some of the confusion. It was hard to tell which posts were responses to which threads.

Ben

Many times I won't go into a certain BST area for quite a while. Another board member had alerted me that there were a LOT of individual threads started by Bryson and it was annoying. Bryson and I exchanged a few emails, spoke on the phone and yes, I did combine many of them. If I look down a page and the same poster has over 20 of the 30 threads, then something needs to happen, so I did do it and let Bryson know to consolidate them a little better in the future....It could have led to some confusion but not enough that something should have gone wrong, if there were good communications on all ends. regards

[IronHorse2130]

Originally Posted by Leon

Many times I won't go into a certain BST area for quite a while. Another board member had alerted me that there were a LOT of individual threads started by Bryson and it was annoying. Bryson and I exchanged a few emails, spoke on the phone and yes, I did combine many of them. If I look down a page and the same poster has over 20 of the 30 threads, then something needs to happen, so I did do it and let Bryson know to consolidate them a little better in the future....It could have led to some confusion but not enough that something should have gone wrong, if there were good communications on all ends. regards

Just to make it clear, I totally understand why you combined the threads - there were A LOT! I purchased one of the balls/strikes counters from this seller and I believe he marked it as sold but that was lost in the shuffle when everything was combined. That said, he should have notified the other buyer of the remaining counters that one of them was no longer available.

As everyone else (myself included) who dealt this with this seller received their items I have a feeling any error was a mistake or miscommunication. I don't think any deception was involved.

[shimozukawa]

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[Leon]

Originally Posted by shimozukawa

This said, I think the seller should at the least refund whatever 20% of the final sale price was. It sounds like that hasn't even been offered.

That is a no-brainer and if 5 were paid for and 4 delivered, I am 100% sure that a partial refund will be given. The issue might get stickier with some other things going on...we shall see.....

[oriolesbb6]

Please note that seller has agreed to Refund purchase for counters. Remaining items have been reportedly sent via USPS 1st class postage. I will keep you posted upon arrival and thank you for all your input and concern.