"Mr. Hershenson feels a need to complain about "awful rule changes." WTF does he care? Why is it his business? ... I've had someone relatively well-known in the poster community with whom I've never even done any business and whom I hardly know decide to go on a personal campaign against me."
Given the proximity of those statements (and since I am relatvely well-known in the poster community, I just want to clarify that it is not ME who has gone on a "personal campaign" against Mr. MacLeod. I don't know him, and to the best of my knowledge have never had any personal dealings with him, and have never commented on him or his sales in any way, and I have now removed him from my Christmas card list. Bruce On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 12:58 PM, CK MacLeod <ckmac...@ckmac.com> wrote: > Your own post, Brek, answers your own complaint. Ebay has unique value > to you, so you're "stuck" there. I've been selling on eBay for several > years, and still do the bulk of my business there. I never checked a > buyer's feedback before completing a sale. Why would I waste my time? The > percentage of dishonest buyers is very low - not just on eBay but generally > - though every seller has to decide on his or her own at what point he or > she needs to insure items for the sake of self-protection. > > > > Meanwhile, months and months after having left eBay, Mr. Hershenson feels a > need to complain about "awful rule changes." WTF does he care? Why is it > his business? > > > > Whether or not he or any of us could leave negative feedback on a "wacko," > what reason is there to believe it would make any difference? Sooner or > later, all dealers, on eBay or anywhere, has to deal with difficult or > outright fraudulent customers or with people who for one reason or another > decide they don't like us. I've had someone relatively well-known in the > poster community with whom I've never even done any business and whom I > hardly know decide to go on a personal campaign against me. It's just > part of doing business at all. > > > > As for the monetary aspect, Paypal doesn't handle such disputes much > differently than "normal" credit card companies or even your bank in the > case of a stop payment. > > > > *CK MacLeod Collectibles at ckmac.com* <http://ckmac.com/> > > *Kymar's on eBay <http://stores.ebay.com/Kymars-Stuff>* > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu]*on Behalf Of *Brek > Anderson > *Sent:* Saturday, June 13, 2009 07:19 PM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] A major problem continuing to face eBay sellers due > to misguided rule changes > > > > I totally agree and wonder what the hell they are trying to do. > > > > I wish I could leave eBay, but I don't know how or where to sell the wide > variety of items I sell for higher $. My last 5 sales have been a 2001 A > Space Od. 6 sheet for $1600, Stella guitar for 800, a train for 300, 7 45 > records for $490, and a toaster for $50. You or Grey could have sold the > poster, but everything else I could not get those prices anywhere else. I > was lucky that all accepted the items with pos feedback, but where the buyer > can't get a negative I have to read their received feedback to get an idea > of their trustworthiness. What else can I do? I do shows already, but they > are expensive and hit and miss, I have space at a retail antique mall and > that is also hit and miss, I can't start my own auction site, so I guess I > am stuck unless someone has a brilliant idea they want to share. > > > > Brek > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Hershenson" <brucehershen...@gmail.com> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 7:51:02 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain > Subject: [MOPO] A major problem continuing to face eBay sellers due to > misguided rule changes > > When eBay changed the rules and made it that sellers couldn't leave > feedback, I predicted that some number of buyers would take advantage of > this and "blackmail" sellers into free items or discounts, using the thread > of negatives as a club. > > > > That was one of the reasons I decided to leave forever, and why no longer > sell there. > > > > Before I could "get out of Dodge" completely, so wacko Italian buyer > ordered 10 cheap items for around $100 total, and he asked for them to be > sent via uninsured Airmail. I e-mailed him that if they somehow were lost it > would be HE who was responsible for the loss, and that if he wanted ME to be > responsible, he would have to send them insured. > > > > He replied back that he wanted uninsured, and I sent the items, and a month > later, he put in a PayPal claim saying the items never arrived, and he also > left 10 negatives on eBay (without contacting me in any way). > > > > I disputed the PayPal claim, showing the items were sent, and showing the > e-mails where he requested uninsured and accepted responsibility. > > > > Of course, PayPal ruled against me and seized the money from my account and > refunded him, and of course the 10 negatives still stand. > > > > Now these awful eBay and PayPal rules give terrible buyers like these > complete power over sellers, and for what purpose? Look at this guy's > feedback: > > > http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=almightyblue&ftab=AllFeedback > > > > Even with all this great "protection" eBay now has, this guy hardly ever > buys anything and has quit buying for months. So *WHO* do these awful rule > changes benefit, and is this not a major reason in why eBay continues to > circle the drain? > > > > Bruce > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
