Re: The Yankee trader. (Buyer beware)

Tue, 24 May 2016 23:35:31 -0700

Curtis (and all others),
Looking over their eBay listing page, going to their "eBay Store" and briefly looking at it, I noticed:
1.  They do NOT tell you WHERE is the US they are (Immediate "red flag" for me. Are they REALLY in the USA?)
2.  They have HUNDREDS of items that are not concentrated in one category (like tools or kids' toys) - rather a mix of everything under the sun.
3.  They have a "Feedback score" over 32,500!
4.  Not counting what they possibly (probably?) cut & pasted from Magnate's site for the Description, it seems that whomever did the rest of the page's authoring is not a "native" English speaker nor a very good proofreader.  Those may be clues that I'll let you give thought to.
 5.  Much of what they have posted for sale is WAY overpriced!  - As you have so correctly pointed out.

This brings up an observation I made several years ago: There are a number of eBay seller sites that the above (1-5) comments apply to.  I don't get it!  How do you OVERPRICE your items and get enough people to pay the ridiculous price and be so happy that they "overpaid" that they will then give you POSITIVE feedback?!? 
If any Group members have "broke the code" on how these Seller sites work/what is really happening here, please let us know.  I can't help but wonder: Does eBay know what these sites are doing?  I wonder if eBay knows OR cares - as long as they get their money.

Bill, I think you are right - you probably won't get an answer back that you will be satisfied with. I know - because I wrote one of these sites questioning their asking price.  Like you, I provided them with several links to the exact same item being sold for LOTS less - like one fourth the price or less! 
I did get a reply:  "Sold several at the price."  (Do I believe them? Hell no!)

Have a Wonderful week!
Mac
-----Original Message-----
From: CURTIS GEORGE
Sent: May 24, 2016 10:26 PM
To: Legacy-Ornamental-Mills
Subject: The Yankee trader. (Buyer beware)




On E-bay today. this router bit is on sale! ;-P
Please people do your homework first. for the price on E-bay you could buy two bits form magnate.

Franklin was right - when the "Takers" outnumber the "Makers" - the Republic is DOOMED!

"When the people find that they can vote themselves money - that will herald the end of The Republic." Benjamin Franklin

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