eBay Buyer Issue- What do you think?

[chaddurbin]

i just took a pic of my dog with my android 2.2 froyo phone 5mp camera...sent it via bluetooth to my pc, then had it uploaded automatically to my photobucket account...took 47 seconds (and i'm on a slow dsl).

it would've been faster and less of a hassle to send him the pic...then making this thread and waiting for opinions (or the time it took to go back and forth with the buyer)

[collectbaseball]

I'd have sent the scan (seems like a reasonable request to me... every email after that seemed pretty out of line, from both parties). If the concern is that he just wants the photo for his collection, open it up in Photoshop and stick "ibuysportsephemera" in big letters across it.

[skooter]

If a buyer is interested in a $12.95 item, or a $1000 item, I think he deserves a scan if he requests one. If you don't agree, you shouldn't sell $12.95 items. The seller is wrong in this one, in my opinion.

[ibuysportsephemera]

Thanks to all for the responses...it seems that I am outnumbered by a lot on the way I handled it. Something to think about for the future.

Typically I would have sent the scan (as evidenced by my 3,075 perfect feedback score with 5 stars in each category), but I am just so tired of prospective buyers who think nothing of wasting a sellers time.

On the flip side, I really do believe that the buyer was just trying to get the scan for his collection and really wasn't interested in the program.

Happy Easter.

Jeff

[sb1]

Well, you probably won't have as many requests for scans now that you have made your business practices clear to the several hundred active collectors that will see this thread. They are not a forgetful group and most have now written you off as a seller to do business with.

You kind of shot yourself in the foot on this one. Sending the scan would have been much easier. I seriously doubt that he only wanted a scan. I can't think of many OR any serious collectors of "scans". They much prefer the real deal.

Scott

[ibuysportsephemera]

Scott, I seriously doubt that I have shot my self in the foot. My feedback is perfect and I acknowledge in my follow up post that I might have made a mistake. I started the thread because my impression is that there are more buyers than sellers on NET54 and I trust the members opinions. I thought that perhaps I didn't handle the situation correctly and it seems that I probably didn't. I knew going in that I was opening myself up to possible criticism and accepted it. If you or someone else wants to hold that against me, nothing I can do about it now.

Jeff

[Jmad]

Originally Posted by ibuysportsephemera

Scott, I seriously doubt that I have shot my self in the foot. My feedback is perfect and I acknowledge in my follow up post that I might have made a mistake. I started the thread because my impression is that there are more buyers than sellers on NET54 and I trust the members opinions. I thought that perhaps I didn't handle the situation correctly and it seems that I probably didn't. I knew going in that I was opening myself up to possible criticism and accepted it. If you or someone else wants to hold that against me, nothing I can do about it now.

Jeff

Jeff,
This and you prior post has changed my mind as a "prospective buyer" of yours. I thought it was a strange thread in the first place for the very reason you could be alienating yourself. Maybe this was just a good outlet for you to vent a bit (based on what sounds like some prior experiences). I appreciate you being open to some criticism and not responding in a defensive manner, which is how I assumed your follow posts would read.

Nice to see this may actually be of some benefit rather than a back and forth argument.

I can say as a buyer that hasn't amassed one tenth the knowledge of many on this board, I request back scans, etc. pretty regularly. If the scan is to my liking I place a bid, if not I don't. If the seller fails to respond or says he does not provide them then I move along. I have 74 saved sellers on Ebay and always check their listings first.

Have a great night and good luck going forward.