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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: lordtodd75 on July 30, 2009, 09:40:06 am
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Yesterday I bid on and won a lot of nes games on ebay from a zero feedback seller. The shipping price was showing $4.00 for shipping. So, like i always do, I sent payment via paypal immediately after the auction. This morning I received an email from the seller stating that he needs my address so he can assess shipping costs. Huh, the auction said $4.00. I sent an email back that he had the shipping cost set at $4.00 and I had already sent payment for the price of the auction plus the $4.00. I went to ebay to check the listing one more time and I noticed that my paypal payment has not gone through. Apparently this guy is not registered with paypal, at least not under that email address. I am starting to get a little worried that this guy is going to grab my money and run. Any suggestions on ways I can prevent this? And please, I dont need to hear things like "you should not have bid on an auction with a zero feedback seller", that is clearly not helpful at this point in the game.
Edit: I cancelled the paypal transaction for now, just in case.
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You could at least give us the auction link.
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My apologies sir:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290333566898&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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You should've questioned $4.00 shipping for that much stuff. Obviously the guy is a moron, but you're also at fault for taking that shipping cost for granted. Pay more attention. If it looks too good to be true....
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i did not question it because most of the lots I looked at had free or very low shipping as a selling point.
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Did you see this in the description?
I prefer using US Postal shipping but if you want to use UPS or FedEx that is fine. We can calculate the shipping costs and work it out. I am guessing it will be around $20 for priority mail.
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Yeah, that would've been good to notice.
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they have 1 feedback now, if that makes you feel better
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As a buyer, though, not a seller.
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Did you see this in the description?
I prefer using US Postal shipping but if you want to use UPS or FedEx that is fine. We can calculate the shipping costs and work it out. I am guessing it will be around $20 for priority mail.
Yes, thought it was an upgrade option. So now that everybody has gotten there digs in does anyone have any helpful advice as to how I can prevent being screwed.
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No, it is not settled. I still want to go through with the transaction. What I need to know is: are there things I can do to help protect me in the event that this guy wants to screw me. This is what I stated in my original post.
Questions:
-Should I pay via paypal with a credit card. I have heard that you can do a charge back if there is an issue with not receiving your items. I know paypal will do this as well but I heard the process can be problematic and takes a long time.
-Is it ok to pay via paypal if the person gives me an email address that is different from the one connected to their ebay account. Will there be an issue with linking the seller with ebay in case I am screwed.
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What I need to know is: are there things I can do to help protect me in the event that this guy wants to screw me.
Make sure he wears a rubber.
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What I need to know is: are there things I can do to help protect me in the event that this guy wants to screw me.
Make sure he wears a rubber.
:laugh2:
paypal protects you.
you should read up on paypal more,you used it so you should make it your business to find out how ebay and paypal work and protect both parties.
:)
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As a buyer, though, not a seller.
On a cheap, worthless book about ferrets. Definitely a strange first acquisition.
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Coverage: Pay with and your full purchase price is covered | See terms
Brush up on your reading, lordtodd. You'll need to double check the terms, but as mentioned before, and as mentioned on the auction page, you should be covered.
Just be sure to not let him string you along for any more than a day or two. i.e. None of these types of shenanigans:
1. Can't find a box to ship it in.
2. Can't find time to get to the post office.
3. Sent it, but forgot to get the tracking number
4. It's on its way, I swear!
5. Don't know how to get my money from paypal.
6. And the list can go on and on....
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Thanks for the info guys. It looks like I need to pay 1 of 3 ways in order to get the buyer protection and since he has a different email then the one listed in ebay, I cannot choose any of the 3 options. I sent him an email stating that he needs to add the email address to his paypal account in order for me to be comfortable. I guess I will see what happens. I will also make sure I pay with my credit card so I can "zap" the purchase if the need be.
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I fail to see how $20 shipping on 200 NES games is screwing you. That's cheap. If you actually want the stuff you have to accept that the $4 shipping was a mistake in the listing and go by what was actually in the description. Nobody is going to ship a box that big for $4.
Either walk away or pay a reasonable shipping charge. Those are your options. I see nothing here on the surface that makes it look like a scam.
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Did you even read my posts you moron :laugh2: my god you are annoying!!!!
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I fail to see how $20 shipping on 200 NES games is screwing you. That's cheap. If you actually want the stuff you have to accept that the $4 shipping was a mistake in the listing and go by what was actually in the description. Nobody is going to ship a box that big for $4.
Either walk away or pay a reasonable shipping charge. Those are your options. I see nothing here on the surface that makes it look like a scam.
He wasn't saying $20 is unreasonable, he's saying he doesn't want to get screwed by the seller who doesn't have any feedback from selling anything and the email addresses on the auction doesn't match the one he wants paypal'ed to.
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The first post reads as though he is demanding the $4 shipping.
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The first post reads as though he is demanding the $4 shipping.
Yesterday I bid on and won a lot of nes games on ebay from a zero feedback seller. The shipping price was showing $4.00 for shipping. So, like i always do, I sent payment via paypal immediately after the auction. This morning I received an email from the seller stating that he needs my address so he can assess shipping costs. Huh, the auction said $4.00. I sent an email back that he had the shipping cost set at $4.00 and I had already sent payment for the price of the auction plus the $4.00. I went to ebay to check the listing one more time and I noticed that my paypal payment has not gone through. Apparently this guy is not registered with paypal, at least not under that email address. I am starting to get a little worried that this guy is going to grab my money and run. Any suggestions on ways I can prevent this? And please, I dont need to hear things like "you should not have bid on an auction with a zero feedback seller", that is clearly not helpful at this point in the game.
Edit: I cancelled the paypal transaction for now, just in case.
bolded for the comprehensionally impared.
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well.. id tell him to get a damn paypal at the right email address.. if you're selling on ebay you better have paypal.
as for the shipping, ya i would hold him to the 4 bucks, sure 20 is reasonable, sure 4 bucks was probably a mistake.. but thats what his listing says.
he should double check before posting his listing.
as for someone shipping that for 4 bucks.. some people ship for free so dont tell me someone would never charge 4 bucks to ship that.
at 295.77 fetching price i think he can afford to cover the difference in shipping..
a deal is a deal, i've made screw ups in the past, made mistakes, but i always still honored the deal, even when i knew i was kinda getting screwed when it came down to it..
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Did you even read my posts you moron :laugh2:
It would seem that he read your posts about as thoroughly as you read the auction listing ... ;)
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Did you even read my posts you moron :laugh2:
It would seem that he read your posts about as thoroughly as you read the auction listing ... ;)
:laugh2: :lol :laugh2: :lol :laugh2:
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I am surprised there have only been that many.
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I wonder why saint did not send it to post hell?
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well,...all i see is that you tried to rob him/her first,...who in the right mind will give up "alot of nes games for the LOW shipping of $4.00?
Obviously,..YES the ebay seller is probably a newbie,....and doesnt know how to properly sell his item/s....SO WHY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT!!!......insted of pulling a fast one on him,...you should try to school the person to be a better seller,..so you can have future dealings with him,..thats why crap like that happens here on this site too..
I wouldnt blame the seller if he took your loot and ran,... :laugh2:
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That had to have been at least the third '---smurfette--- about chadtower' thread I've seen that disappeared.
All "---smurfette--- about an individual" threads get post helled. Pay attention.
BTW, I saw that he got email from the side, but was focusing on the initial fact that he was bitching about the $4 as well. If he so much as responds to the email on the side he gets what he deserves which is why I ignored it.
Then again, at this point, he deserves to get screwed, so let's just sit back and enjoy the show. :laugh2:
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Run, don't walk, away from people that keep ferrets as pets.
We have a ferret. She's cute.
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Pwnt?
:dunno
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well,...all i see is that you tried to rob him/her first,...who in the right mind will give up "alot of nes games for the LOW shipping of $4.00?
Obviously,..YES the ebay seller is probably a newbie,....and doesnt know how to properly sell his item/s....SO WHY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT!!!......insted of pulling a fast one on him,...you should try to school the person to be a better seller,..so you can have future dealings with him,..thats why crap like that happens here on this site too..
I wouldnt blame the seller if he took your loot and ran,... :laugh2:
Ok I am going to say this really slowly so everyone can understand. This post really has nothing to do with the shipping price. I simply included it because it was part of the story progression. I already spoke to the seller and agreed to pay him the shipping that he asked even though I am not obligated to do so. I am a reasonable guy. Jesus, we have a lot of jaded ebay sellers around here ;D I am not sure, even if I did hold him to the 4 dollar shipping, how that would be robbing him. I bid on three other lots that had the same amount of games and had free shipping. Was I ripping them off as well. Sometimes I wonder where some of you guys get your logic from. I am a bastard because I assumed he correctly posted his listing?
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well,...all i see is that you tried to rob him/her first,...who in the right mind will give up "alot of nes games for the LOW shipping of $4.00?
Obviously,..YES the ebay seller is probably a newbie,....and doesnt know how to properly sell his item/s....SO WHY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT!!!......insted of pulling a fast one on him,...you should try to school the person to be a better seller,..so you can have future dealings with him,..thats why crap like that happens here on this site too..
I wouldnt blame the seller if he took your loot and ran,... :laugh2:
Ok I am going to say this really slowly so everyone can understand. This post really has nothing to do with the shipping price. I simply included it because it was part of the story progression. I already spoke to the seller and agreed to pay him the shipping that he asked even though I am not obligated to do so. I am a reasonable guy. Jesus, we have a lot of jaded ebay sellers around here ;D I am not sure, even if I did hold him to the 4 dollar shipping, how that would be robbing him. I bid on three other lots that had the same amount of games and had free shipping. Was I ripping them off as well. Sometimes I wonder where some of you guys get your logic from. I am a bastard because I assumed he correctly posted his listing?
I think you are being reasonable, and making sure of your recourse with a questionable new seller is always smart.
Saint, you seriously let that thing run around your house?
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Saint, you seriously let that thing run around your house?
She's cute and a lot of fun, but mostly she stays in her cage or locked in my daughter's room. We do let her run the house sometimes. Finding her can be tricky, because after running around like crazy she gets tired and takes a 10 hour nap and won't come out unless you find her and drag her out.
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Somewhat off topic here, but saw that Buy.com was selling one of those modern NES/SNES consoles for $30 shipped... are these things licensed? Guess nobody cares now...
http://www.buy.com/prod/retro-duo-twin-video-game-system-nes-snes-silver-black/q/loc/108/210893765.html?adid=17992&dcaid=17992 (http://www.buy.com/prod/retro-duo-twin-video-game-system-nes-snes-silver-black/q/loc/108/210893765.html?adid=17992&dcaid=17992)
AFAIK nintendo doesnt care about the hardware, its running their software they dont like. looks like that thing only runs retail games and doesnt have any built in. If I had any SNES or NES carts around Id order one
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Somewhat off topic here, but saw that Buy.com was selling one of those modern NES/SNES consoles for $30 shipped... are these things licensed? Guess nobody cares now...
http://www.buy.com/prod/retro-duo-twin-video-game-system-nes-snes-silver-black/q/loc/108/210893765.html?adid=17992&dcaid=17992 (http://www.buy.com/prod/retro-duo-twin-video-game-system-nes-snes-silver-black/q/loc/108/210893765.html?adid=17992&dcaid=17992)
Meh...no more off-topic than conversation about oversized and elongated rats.
Looks like that system has two glowing reviews. But only two reviews. It could use some more.
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No disrespect to your ferret Saint, but the coolest ferrets have to be Kodo & Podo from Beastmaster!
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No disrespect to your ferret Saint, but the coolest ferrets have to be Kodo & Podo from Beastmaster!
Man those bat guys freaked me out when I was a kid! Anyway, as I mentioned earlier, I ended up just paying the guy $20.00 for shipping and now I am waiting for my games ;D but now there is another issue. During this transaction the guy kept screwing up his paypal account (email address on paypal did not email address in ebay so I could not use ebay checkout) I would try to pay him and paypal would tell me his account was unregistered. Being that I was already a little suspicious about the whole thing I cancelled my payment. Two more times he told me the account was straightened out and two more times it was not. So I ended up cancelling the payment three times total. The fourth time everything went off without a hitch. The problem now is that ebay paypal has debited my checking account $1200.00 (4 x $300.00) and it is stuck in limbo somewhere. It says right there on the paypal web page that if you cancel a transaction it will still be taken out of your account and then returned to your paypal balance when the transaction clears. I am not upset that they took all of that money out. I am upset that it has been four days since they have and it is still in limbo somewhere. Does anyone know how long this process usually takes. Should I worry?
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Should I worry?
Yes.
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I'm worried, and its not even my money
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Ok. I got my games today. WOOOHOOOO ;D so I don't have to worry about that anymore. All of my money was returned to my paypal account; now I am just waiting for it to be put back into my checking account. So everything seems ok. Thanks for all of your feedback, even you Chad :cheers: Now all I need is someone that I can trade games with. Anyone collect or want to get rid of there nintendo games?
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congrats glad it worked out for you.
i got rid of all my NES games when i got a SNES, i was young, stupid, and did'nt understand the value of money.. i think i had about 50 games i traded for like 80 bucks.
the only games i kept was micro machines, river city ransom, hogans alley, and i think i also have the mario/duck hunt some where..
oddly i have like 5 systems though :dizzy:
they are emulated to perfectly now days to ever bother recollecting them.
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Actually, they aren't. Try playing NES PunchOut on an emulator. Any emulator.
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ah, i was never a fan of punch out, all the games i liked play fine.. i would'nt own a NES for just a couple games.
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Actually, they aren't. Try playing NES PunchOut on an emulator. Any emulator.
Can't seem to get it to do anything. What's up with that?
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Actually, they aren't. Try playing NES PunchOut on an emulator. Any emulator.
Fine on Wii Virtual Console, kthx.
It's barely even close. The timing is still all off. You just can't emulate the hardware speed timing in the original. I can beat the original, can't come close in any emulator.
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Using fceultra on a pc, I couldn't get it to start a new game, or start a match after entering a code. No button presses worked.