The Good, The Bad and the EBAY!

Here is a terrible story about an ongoing EBay battle that I eventually won. I do this channel to try and help people to obtain the things they need or want. I learn from my mistakes and I pass them on to you. If you find them comical? That’s great, but I also hope you learn. There are a lot of scammers out there.
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[@phantommedic2328]

That Zak sure seems like a swell guy! ;) Thank you for the kind words. I'm happy to hear your DJ gig went well. You were right though, the timing was right. Those microphones were part of a large estate I bought and was in a pile that was and partially is still filling my garage. I guess that was on top and I grabbed it to list one day.
I didn't know you had a UA-cam Channel until after you bought the mics, but I've been checking it out ever since. I've been reminded of several movies from my childhood that I had forgotten about. Have you ever seen The Dark Crystal? It's a Jim Henson project, but as a five or six year old that movie scared the heck out of me.
Sorry to hear about the issue with the other seller. Unfortunately, it seems those types are becoming more common. There are still plenty of sellers like me out there though. If you avoid stock photo listings you will avoid most of the types of sellers you are likely trying to avoid.

[@meltingmovies1945]

I don’t do “Stock photos” anymore. Now I request additional photos. If they don’t communicate or send them. I just move on. There are a lot of good EBay sellers. Unfortunately you run into those scammers and I don’t know how they do it, but they list their stuff and make their business seem local. Then I find out it’s junk from Hong Kong or China. Stuff I could get from “Wish” but you did come through in a pinch and I appreciate it. The gig was better because I could provide them exactly what they wanted. I believe you get what you give and I’m definitely not a rich person. I know what it’s like to struggle. The gig was for a special family. It all worked out 👍🏻

[@meltingmovies1945]

Oh and Dark Crystal..Use to scare me, but my kids loved it. There is a part where the puppets fall down a hill. I personally don’t remember it, but my kids found it hilarious.

[@phantommedic2328]

@@meltingmovies1945 You aren't supposed to use stock photos unless you are an authorized distributor or the original manufacturer yourself. It doesn't seem to be enforced very much though.
The people that make themselves look local are usually easy to spot to. Look for an item and you'll find that many have the same stock photo, but all slightly different prices and different users with names like "vkg546dgf" or some randomly generated nonsense. The trick is to look for item location. You'll see that many listings with the same stock photo, but different users, all ship from the same city. Coincidence? These companies have multiple accounts and don't care which one you buy from. They win either way. Most of the time the items are drop shipped from Amazon, another thing that is against TOS, but I've never seen enforced. You aren't allowed to sell items that you have to buy from another store to ship directly to the customer. Here is the exact wording from eBay:
"However, listing an item on eBay and then purchasing the item from another retailer or marketplace that ships directly to your customer is not allowed on eBay."
I can find hundreds of listings that likely violate this rule in a few minutes.
Asking for more pictures is a sure fire way to vet them out too. If you ask me for pictures all I have to do is pull it from my inventory shelf and snap away. They don't physically have the item so it is impossible for them.
With eBay's messed up feedback system, after I eventually get refunded I cannot leave negative feedback about that. It blocks it out for me or doesn't even let me leave feedback at all. If you leave negative comments in a positive review just to get it seen, it is also a violation of TOS and that WILL be enforced. To the layman that seems a little complicit, but I'm no detective.

[@phantommedic2328]

@@meltingmovies1945 The part of The Dark Crystal where they are sucking the 'life juice' out of them and killing them was terrifying as a child.

[@iNeverHadMercy]

26:53 Congrats on 23 Years on eBay 🎉 I am on Year 24 myself as a Buyer and Seller. The wild part is I joined using my Sega Dreamcast. Yup. Back then that is how I did online because you could use the controller as the mouse and it had an external full keyboard. The good old days 😂
Bummer on your chair transaction. You resolved it the right way.....with persistence! And Hat Pros fitted hats are the Best! I always order them in pairs just to keep a fresh backup 🎩

[@meltingmovies1945]

Plus you get a percentage the more you buy.

[@kenpope5798]

I know it’s a matter of principles, but guess you should’ve just taken the $22