Good/Bad Internet and eBay Pin Sellers

[Spiffie]

He could offer the pin to someone else...if he had extras yes... However thats very unlikely and that is also against ebay rules...

According the eBay's website, it is perfectly acceptable to make second chance offers if a seller has more than one of an item.

I realize that the subject of good/bay eBay sellers is very sensitive, but we all need to check our facts before we give advice here!

Here is eBay's link

http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/second-chance.html

 

[DiskneeFan]

How is that against the rules? If I have two of the exact same, and one sells for $10, and there was a second bidder at $9.50, why can't I offer it to that second bidder for $9.50, via E-Bay's system?

According to E-Bay's Help System:

Thats what I thought

 

[Jenn4615]

I say its unlikely that for the fact that he is upping his OWN bids.... not that he doesnt have duplicate pins of course he probably does...
this is the most abusrd convo on... You all defend him to the end I don't care... Buy from him whatever... U guys wanted a list of honest and dishonest sellers... I am out on this convo....this board is ridiculous sometimes...
As far as the duplicate items... If you look further into your quoted ebay terms... you will see that Sellers with stores...are supposed to List how many quantity of an item they have if they are going to do it that way... Ebay wants their money... nothing is free... for the seller...and ebay would lose money this way by the buyer not having to pay all the fees on the item, not being listed properly..
Anyway I am out... I was looking for pins... I got my pins from the will they are legit... anyone who wants to buy from him go ahead.. .I too will still buy from him.. But I am not an idiot and I see whats going on...
See ya people...live in ur lala nieve worlds! OUT

 

[DiskneeFan]

How is that against the rules? If I have two of the exact same, and one sells for $10, and there was a second bidder at $9.50, why can't I offer it to that second bidder for $9.50, via E-Bay's system?

According to E-Bay's Help System:

And.....as a buyer it is up to me to decide if I am happy with the price, if I feel its too high or has been bid up, I can always decline.

 

[DiskneeFan]

Just a note about bidding and second chance offers......if you enter your maximum bid and you are out bid due to shill or legit and you are given a 2nd chance offer to buy at your maximum bid......why not buy it, its what you were willing to pay anyway.
And only E-bay knows for sure if U**D is paying or not....we have no way of knowing.
Just a thought.

 

[blockscrappers]

I appreciated your advice, hope I didn't upset you. Still trying to learn this stuff. I am going to definitely watch any bidding I do very closely. Thanks!

 

[blockscrappers]

Didn't know that's how it worked. Thanks.

 

[blockscrappers]

Just a note about bidding and second chance offers......if you enter your maximum bid and you are out bid due to shill or legit and you are given a 2nd chance offer to buy at your maximum bid......why not buy it, its what you were willing to pay anyway.
And only E-bay knows for sure if U**D is paying or not....we have no way of knowing.
Just a thought.

I agree, what do you look for that would tip you off that you're possibly being shilled?

 

[DiskneeFan]

Didn't know that's how it worked. Thanks.

Yes, on second chance offers, you only have to pay what your maximum bid was, not what the winning bid was. It will state what you need to pay to accept the second chance offer. Accept or decline.
Good luck bidding and happy pin trading.

 

[DiskneeFan]

I agree, what do you look for that would tip you off that you're possibly being shilled?

I honestly dont pay alot of attention to other bidders. I am quite disciplined when it comes to bidding on pins...I know what I am willing to pay and I enter that amount. Usually if you are patient enough you will get the pin you want at the price you are willing to pay.

 

[blockscrappers]

According the eBay's website, it is perfectly acceptable to make second chance offers if a seller has more than one of an item.

I realize that the subject of good/bay eBay sellers is very sensitive, but we all need to check our facts before we give advice here!

Here is eBay's link

http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/second-chance.html

I don't think that Jenn4615 was trying to say that thewill was doing anything just maybe to be alert. Which I think is good advice after all I think that this tread is about being careful and aware of bad sellers. We want to be leary of the bad and not to punish the good that way maybe sometime in the future the good seller will outnumber the bad...

 

[blockscrappers]

I honestly dont pay alot of attention to other bidders. I am quite disciplined when it comes to bidding on pins...I know what I am willing to pay and I enter that amount. Usually if you are patient enough you will get the pin you want at the price you are willing to pay.

That is good advice I guess you just have to be careful not to get into a bidding war and overbid what you are willing to pay. A person can always quit bidding and try again on a different seller or auction. Thanks.

 

[DiskneeFan]

That is good advice I guess you just have to be careful not to get into a bidding war and overbid what you are willing to pay. A person can always quit bidding and try again on a different seller or auction. Thanks.

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

To clear things up, my sister was bidding on a lot of 25 pins on cards, from Will. Not individual pins that she missed out on by a few cents/dollars.

 

[Tammylynn]

I honestly dont pay alot of attention to other bidders. I am quite disciplined when it comes to bidding on pins...I know what I am willing to pay and I enter that amount. Usually if you are patient enough you will get the pin you want at the price you are willing to pay.

That is good advice I guess you just have to be careful not to get into a bidding war and overbid what you are willing to pay. A person can always quit bidding and try again on a different seller or auction. Thanks.

This is exactly what I used to do when I bid on books for my classroom on e-bay. I worked backwards to determine my max bid.

First you have to know what you are willing to pay per pin, say $3.

Multiply $3 x # of pins in auction. Then subtract shipping costs. That is your max bid.

It's hard to let someone 'get' it for a few pennies more, but once you get a set price in your head, you should be ok sticking to it!

 

[DiskneeFan]

To clear things up, my sister was bidding on a lot of 25 pins on cards, from Will. Not individual pins that she missed out on by a few cents/dollars.

Ok....and if she placed her maximum bid and she got out-bid and she was given a secound chance offer....why not take it? She would be paying the same amount as if she had won. If she is happy with her bid, who cares why she is getting the second chance offer. Did she realize that she had bid too high? If she got caught up in the auction, why is that his fault? Until anyone knows for sure that the wining bidder (U**D) is driving up the bid and not paying, noone should be pointing fingers. Only e-bay knows.

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

My sister did not get caught up in the auction. Plain and simple, she doesn't want to do business with someone who has questionable practices.

 

[disneyfantinkerbell]

I recently purchased some pins from seller theatreandfilms and all the pins that were sent were 100% scrappers, poor off color remakes of cast lanyard pins. Contacting seller to see what he will do about it.

I have made 3 seperate purchases from "theatreandfilms"

and it was an excellent service. I have bought off other ebayers and been ripped off.

I now only use this seller as i trust i will get great pins.

I trade pins at disney once a month and always been a great experience.

I recommend this seller.

A+

 

[blockscrappers]

I have made 3 seperate purchases from "theatreandfilms"

and it was an excellent service. I have bought off other ebayers and been ripped off.

I now only use this seller as i trust i will get great pins.

I trade pins at disney once a month and always been a great experience.

I recommend this seller.

A+

Have you looked at the good/bay seller list on this thread? I would highly recommend it.

 

[blockscrappers]

My sister did not get caught up in the auction. Plain and simple, she doesn't want to do business with someone who has questionable practices.

I don't blame her, been there done that.