Vicious part of me says: David has friends in many places, I'm sure if he doxxed the shipping addresses visits could be arranged. Fatalistic part of me heavy sighs and says this is why we can't have nice things.
Vicious part of me says: David has friends in many places, I'm sure if he doxxed the shipping addresses visits could be arranged. Fatalistic part of me heavy sighs and says this is why we can't have nice things.
Alright, we'll call it a draw.
It’s crazy how some folks are wired. I would never even think to have David ship without payment and then not pay. I haven’t been lucky enough (or fast enough) to get something from these consignments, but if it suddenly showed up my first thought would be “oh, I didn’t even pay yet, where do I send payment”. It may be a pain for him, but he needs to get money up front before sending product. That will keep these idiots from doing it again hopefully.
WANTED:
Any DT S/L’s #181
Agreed. I have never had him ship me a thing without his cash first. AND I make sure I pay him so Horst get charged fees. Damm near 3% or more on all platforms AND this guy operates at a 15% margin. Plus his storage, packing materials and time. Losing this money hurts when your margins are that low.
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
You really have to be some sort of sociopath do that to someone. If karma exists, let it find them.
It was hell's season, and the air smelled of burning children
Add davidmcdphotos on ebay to the list.
On Aug 4th I won an auction for a 1/150 Colorado Kid and an ARC for it. The seller was from Canada but it indicated international shipping.
Within a minute of winning the auction I went to pay for it and got an error that seller won't ship to Texas. The message indicated I could either change the address, or request a total from the seller. I tried to request the total but ebay said it could not send the message.
So I used the contact seller button and told him that I got the error message, and he replied back that he was "absolutely prepared to ship to Texas" and asked that I contact CS. He also suggested that I pay directly to his paypal account, but I felt nervous about that. I then contacted CS. They said there was an error on his end, that he forgot to check some box (I don't know the details, since I have never sold on ebay). They told me to ask him to cancel the order and set up a buy it now action for me, but since I got it for a good price I was affaid he might try to just start another auction.
I emailed him and suggested that I pay the paypal, but I still needed to know the shipping cost. He came back with a very hostile message. He claimed he called CS and they told him the error was on my end that I didn't set up my payment properly (It never got to payment, was still stuck on shipping address). He called me a deadbeat and a fraud and was going to video tape the packing so I couldn't claim it came damaged and . At this time the auction had ended only 9hrs earlier.
I contacted CS again (this time via chat so I could have a log of the conversation). The said that all he needed to do was send me a "manual invoice". I replied back and asked why he was being so hostile and gave him the info from CS and included screenshots of the error messages and the CS chat log.
He replied back the next night and apologized explaining he had been out of work for a year and others had scammed him. He said he would try to send the invoice in the morning (that would have been Aug 7). That is the last I heard of him. Sent a reminder about 3 days ago. Contacted CS again, and they just said I should cancel the item and look for another one.
I even tried to do him a favor. Although I won two books, I was only interested in one, and only bid what I was willing to pay for that one book, so I told him he could keep the ARC since I don't collect them.
So do you think I should cancel it, or just let it ride in case he finally responds?
Wanted:
'Salem's Lot Portfolio #606
Fairy Tale UK S/L
Cancel.
Cancel. Im with RF.
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
Cancel
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
thanks, I will cancel.
Anyone know how to cancel the item?
I only see :
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Wanted:
'Salem's Lot Portfolio #606
Fairy Tale UK S/L
I won an auction for the orange and yellow “leather bound” version of The Stand, sold by keifo_65, on 9/22. I remembered seeing that if I bid on the item, shipping would be delayed, so I wasn’t too concerned that it was taking awhile to ship. Two and a half weeks later, on 10/9, I was sent a refund.
Since the seller had never contacted me once, I was irritated and sent a snarky comment about how I’d at least be inclined to offer an explanation if I had to issue a buyer a refund. I got a reply that said, “Well you got your money back. Piss off.”
Now, sure, I probably opened myself up for that one...however, I’d be more inclined - as a seller - to be a bit more professional. For a $21 purchase (that I DID get back), I wasn’t screwed over or anything, but I thought I’d throw the name out there so that everyone’s warned before dealing with this person. Personally, I prefer to treat buyers the way I’d want to be treated.
Anybody else that buyers should be aware of?
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I did not think that a long time member here would steal from another member but unfortunately it has happened to me. In the interest of protecting other members I wanted to mention it. After receiving a book from him (Cook), that did not meet the F or NF criteria due to obvious fading/browning to the dustjacket, I promptly let him know and paid the post to return it. The member decided to refuse my refund and keep my money. He even said if I gave him $8 he would send the book back to me or "otherwise quit bothering me." Here is a pic below that I showed him to illustrate the obvious discoloration compared to my, already slightly browning copy. I Just simply wanted my money back and did not even hesitate to pay shipping on the return.
I ALWAYS want to make sure any buyer is happy with what I sell them so was obviously stunned by the theft. The book collecting world is tiny so trust and honesty is a big deal to most of us. Be careful on here and I think most of us assumed we had a safe buying space. Sad.
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ANYTHING DT Related #246
Dead Zone First Edition F/F or NF/NF
I did not think that a long time member here would steal from another member but unfortunately it has happened to me. In the interest of protecting other members I wanted to mention it. After receiving a book from him (Cook), that did not meet the F or NF criteria due to obvious fading/browning to the dustjacket, I promptly let him know and paid the post to return it. The member decided to refuse my refund and keep my money. He even said if I gave him $8 he would send the book back to me or "otherwise quit bothering me." Here is a pic below that I showed him to illustrate the obvious discoloration compared to my, already slightly browning copy. I Just simply wanted my money back and did not even hesitate to pay shipping on the return.
I ALWAYS want to make sure any buyer is happy with what I sell them so was obviously stunned by the theft. The book collecting world is tiny so trust and honesty is a big deal to most of us. Be careful on here and I think most of us assumed we had a safe buying space. Sad.
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ANYTHING DT Related #246
Dead Zone First Edition F/F or NF/NF
Lol,
It's not my fault that you're an ignorant rude dumbass, you should probably tell the whole story.. what a tool.
Like I said, pay me for shipping and I will send you your book back, you own it.
“The battle between good and evil is endlessly fascinating because we are participants every day.” - Stephen King
Definitely told the whole story. More Pics above that show the fading I referred to . Helps illustrate my point. Perfect. Stealing money from a collector is the rough part. Like I said. Sad.
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ANYTHING DT Related #246
Dead Zone First Edition F/F or NF/NF
I've noticed some people can be more generous in the grading of a book. For myself if someone is unhappy with something I sell, I'll refund them.