Fucking eBay sellers

[Anonymous No.4338540]

Literally wrapping a SNES game in paper and sending it.

[Anonymous No.4338541]

>>4338540
That's some bullshit. Claim it won't work and get your money back.

[Anonymous No.4338550]

At least one reseller sent me a game disc in a paper sleeve. The backside was taped so the sleeve wouldn't open, but still. USPS easily could have crushed that shit.

[Anonymous No.4338554]

>>4338540
so it works doesn't it? fuck is your problem dickhead

[Anonymous No.4338587]

>>4338550
>usps

Those fucks give me the wrong mail at least twice a week. I even wrote my address and last name iniside the mailbox on the door. The faggot just laughed it off and said "sorry" when I confronted him about it a year ago, he still keeps doing it. I made the mistake of helping him push his mail truck free in snow two years ago and I've never made the mistake again. Every time I see him get stuck now, I keep right on blowing snow off of my driveway and ignore him calling out for help.

I wish resellers would warn in advance if they're planning on using USPS so I could cancel my order or ask for UPS.

[Anonymous No.4338590]

>Order some 2032's
>seller waits about three business days to even bother to ship(hahah, he claimed to ship, didn't actually do it)
>tracking number doesn't work
>week later, tracking number still doesn't work because it's a fake number
>complain, let seller know he's already lost good feedback, only way to get neutral feedback is to get me my fucking item within three days
>get envelope in the mail containing the batteries the next day(not padded, just plain fucking envelope), clearly postmarked as the day before
>didn't even properly label the envelope as per USPS standards
>report him to USPS for violating 349.22, USPS hates that shit since it places their carriers at risk
TL:DR version:Dipshit tries to scam me for $5 worth of batteries, probably gonna get fined for mailing shit improperly.
I hate seeing good shit get destroyed by stupid ebay sellers, but it's still the safest place to shop in terms of refunds.

[Anonymous No.4338614]

>>4338590
>2032

Do you have a local Dollar Tree? They should have double packs of these for just USD$1. I wouldn't bother with online sellers since they inflate shipping costs. You'll end up paying $5 or more for just one battery.

[Anonymous No.4338617]

>>4338587
>>4338590

ITT Entitled manbabies.

[Anonymous No.4338619]

>>4338590
>USPS Hates that because it puts their carriers at risk
>CR2032 batteries
>killing anyone

A lot of ebay sellers are fucking retarded. Back when I was a serious collector I'd get shit like
>panzer dragoon saga
>bubble mailer
If I'm paying over 100 for a single game, use a fucking box, or AT LEAST double bubble mailer it. I know USPS bubble mailers are free because they're flat rate. In canada, you gotta buy that shit but you americans are just fucking retarded.

[Anonymous No.4338623]

>>4338617
Useless union employee detected

[Anonymous No.4338640]

>>4338617
>ITT Entitled manbabies.
About the UPS post, I'm not from USA and we don't have that shit here like when you hear how awful UPS is.
We just have a working proper infrastructure for post. I can't see how entitlement has anything to do with things just working like the should

[Anonymous No.4338641]

>>4338587
Find out who is manager is.

[Anonymous No.4338645]

>>4338619
I fucking abhor getting games that come in jewel cases that are shipped in envelopes. Especially those envelopes that have that fucking housing insulation for the packing or even envelopes that have that real thin layer of bubble on the sides but don't do jack shit.
Instant negative feedback even if it's fine by a miracle.

And I swear to god if I order anything worth more than 30 dollars and it comes in one of those I'm making damn sure your eBay feedback gets fucked I'll buy something small off another account just to leave more negative feedback fuck you

Sorry, just seeing PDS and bubble mailer in the same sentence gave me nam flashbacks..

[Anonymous No.4338647]

>>4338619
I recently shipped something in a bubble mailer, but I also wrapped the item itself with bubble wrap and reinforced the top and bottom of the mailer with cardboard and threw in some packing peanuts (reeeee) to keep stuff from moving around too much.

[Anonymous No.4338652]

>>4338587
Depends on the driver we had an awful fedex driver and a good UPS driver but now we have a bad UPS driver and a great fedex driver. There's a couple USPS drivers and one is bad and the other is good.

[Anonymous No.4338658]

>>4338554
>how to turn a like new snes cart to acceptable in just 3-5 business days

[Anonymous No.4338671]

>>4338640
USPS and UPS are different services

[Anonymous No.4338679]

You faggots who use 2 dollar shipping and expect the seller to use 10 dollars of packing peanuts can go fuck yourselves. I understand not wanting to be ripped off in shipping but ses like you just want to rip off sellers too. I ain't ever sold shit on ebay but I certainly never will if some little faggot is going to leave negative feedback because I didn't use more shipping materials than the cost of the shipping option he chose

[Anonymous No.4338691]

>>4338679
>You faggots who use 2 dollar shipping

No one in this thread specified $2 shipping. Go be a dick somewhere else.

[Anonymous No.4338692]

>>4338679
>seller only offers free shipping
>skimps on materials
This is what happens.

Ebay will literally take away your best seller status if you don't offer free shipping on most items. It's bullshit.

[Anonymous No.4338696]

>>4338540
op here, the game i bought was super mario rpg. it game came in good shape but still tempted to leave a negative feedback for this shit.

[Anonymous No.4338703]

>>4338679
Nigger if you are going to sell and ship something valuable online, you better at least have the materials to get it to its destination O.K.

Is that hard for you to understand? Or do you not care if you order a new CD and it arrives broken and cracked all around?

[Anonymous No.4338708]

>>4338696
Dude you are in the absolute right to leave negative feedback for terrible shipping!!!! What that package was, man if I ever got that I'd be super pissed regardless if it works or not because it could have been so easily destroyed!

[Anonymous No.4338712]

>>4338696
i also bought 3 other cheap cib genesis games and they all came in packaging envelopes. one guy even double bubble wrapped and stuck it in a bubble walled envelope thing for $14 total.

[Anonymous No.4338714]

>>4338617
Ebay scammer detected. Go fuck yourself

[Anonymous No.4338716]

>>4338692
eBay also charges 10 percent now of total transaction cost AND a shipping fee unrelated to the actual shipping costs. (20-40cents but still wtf why)

Don't put anything on eBay for less than 20 dollars because half that is literally spent just to fucking sell it

[Anonymous No.4338728]

>>4338696
>>4338708
In before "you should demand a full refund and keep the game."

In all seriousness, if the game arrived in the condition advertised, it seems a bit dickish to leave a negative. I'd probably just leave no feedback whatsoever. Then again, I've received a game that arrived not functioning properly due to a socketed EPROM with bent pins that were so bent that they broke off so I had to fix them and didn't leave a negative, so maybe I'm just too lenient.

[Anonymous No.4338731]

>>4338540
you're probably one of those fags who expects ultra cheap shipping and bitches and asks for a cheaper option.

[Anonymous No.4338751]

>>4338728
If you're serious about eBay you'll take the time to pack your stuff properly.

You're clearly too lenient. If I received something advertised as working, but got it broken I wouldn't fix it myself.

[Anonymous No.4338764]

>>4338728
It would seem dickish, wouldn't it?

It's equally Dickish to wrap a snes game in paper and call it a day

The amount of things that could have gone wrong and the carelessness of the seller outweigh the fact it didn't get fucked up by miracle. This is not standard at all

[Anonymous No.4338772]

>>4338731
Your propanly one of those Fags that assumes shit without base

Propanly...my autocorrect thinks I'm hank hill today. Either way nah son your wrong

[Anonymous No.4338781]

>>4338728
This case does not warrant a full refund but it does warrant negative feedback on the shipping.

[Anonymous No.4338826]

>>4338540
holy shit that's fucking bad

>>4338587
depends on your location
heard some real horror stories with USPS, but they've been mostly fine in my experience, and I've lived in a few places

only real dumb shit is the postman not fucking knocking on the door or anything and just leaving a pink slip even though I'm fucking home
should be fired for that shit really

UPS has generally been fine, FedEx can fuck off.

>>4338703
no point in selling it if you're not breaking even

>>4338645
god, fuck US Saturn boxes
I've literally never seen one not broken to some extent in shipping.
and they're needlessly huge too
ended up just saying fuck it and either buying JP releases or just getting bare discs, which weren't likely to be flung around in an ordinary CD-R case
this was pre-PseudoSaturn, and back when Saturn game prices were cheaper anyway

[Anonymous No.4338883]

>>4338826
>the postman not fucking knocking on the door or anything and just leaving a pink slip even though I'm fucking home

i swear to god thats happened to my house a few times. but no, the worst is when the ups driver is a lazy shit AND I LITERALLY WATCHED HIM take 2 steps up my porch, look at the five remaining steps, and just fucking lobbed my package to my door that had breakable shit in it

why i didnt immediately ask for his manager's name astounds me but i guess i just cucked out at the moment

[Anonymous No.4338932]

>>4338623

[Anonymous No.4338935]

>>4338826
Postman never rings.
And if he does, you're on the can.

100% of the time.

[Anonymous No.4338936]

>>4338696
>it game came in good shape but still tempted to leave a negative feedback for this shit.

It looks like paper works. You should save your weird anger for situations where you actually get slighted.

[Anonymous No.4339060]

>>4338936
That's kinda my opinion, Yeah, obviously throwing an SNES game in some paper with no bubble or cardboard isn't ideal and ran a high risk of getting destroyed, but if it arrived undamaged, I honestly don't know what you could claim from ebay. You should try to resolve it with the seller before taking it up with ebay, but in this case, what could you argue? If the game arrived in the condition shown, then I don't know what ebay would do. A message to the seller letting them know that they did a shitty packaging job would probably be sufficient in my book, or at worst leaving a neutral feedback.

[Anonymous No.4339084]

>>4338696
>not happy with shipping
>have every right to be unhappy
>leaving a positive review when you have legitimate criticisms

I dont throw the word cuck a lot but holy shit. Give them a bad review. It helps others make the decision to buy or not to buy from these sellers. Birthday wraping a game may be good enough for them but its not for me and i will gladly take my money elsewhere.

[Anonymous No.4339109]

If you guys seriously leave bad feedback because you didn't like how it was shipped then you're fucking retarded.

If it arrives damaged, I understand, but if not...fuck off

[Anonymous No.4339136]

>>4339109
stop right there, if you think OP's pic is in any way an acceptable way to ship a SNES game you are lying thru your teeth on retro video games or you are fishing for salt.

this isnt about not liking how it was shipped, this is about blatant carelessness and liability.
negative feedback, op, negative feedback. nothing else.

[Anonymous No.4339137]

I've made my auctions free shipping over the past few years due to people like you bitching about the condition of the packaging. If your item gets to you in the condition that the auction specified, then go fuck yourself. Shipping is expensive and I'm not gonna go out of my way to spend the extra dollar if the game isn't worth that much. However, if the game is a high dollar item, I absolutely will get you a proper box and send it priority with insurance. Otherwise, I'm making my own boxes and hopefully only playing between 3-10$ shipping.

But yeah, fuck you.

[Anonymous No.4339160]

>>4339137
IN THE CENTER RING

>making your own boxes
VS
>literally wrapping a loose cartidge in paper

alright now i want a clean fight you two know the rules no below the belt no holding i say the fights over the fights over. now touch gloves.

[Anonymous No.4339193]

>>4339084
This is what people don't understand. Feedback is meant to be you know, feedback.

You have no obligation to "talk it out" with the seller. Give them a negative, justify it, and move on. If they just wrapped it in A1 paper and shipped it, I'd give them a negative too.

eBay is a big ass hugbox since everyone has 100% positive feedback. I've seen sellers get 1 negative and shut down their entire ebay store.

[Anonymous No.4339325]

>ebay continues to find ways to fuck over the sellers and make them give out free shipping
>get mad when they start cutting corners

[Anonymous No.4339339]

>>4338617
>calls people out
>in reality, (You) are an entitled manbaby. (You) even do it while shopping at Wal*Mart.

[Anonymous No.4339340]

>>4338658
It's like 25 years old it will never be "like new" you dumb fuck.


God I wish the summerfags would just go back to /v/ already Jesus Christ.

[Anonymous No.4339341]

>>4339325
literally couldve stuck it in a bubble envelope and it wouldve been fine.

[Anonymous No.4339345]

>>4338587
>I even wrote my address and last name iniside the mailbox on the door.
If there's anything I've learned from some of the jobs I've had in the past it's that most people will NEVER read anything no matter how important it is. I swear there's been times where I'll hang like three different signs up along with some safety cones to block access and still get asked why it's not working when they try to use something.

[Anonymous No.4339346]

>>4338540
I think I've had more fucked up packages from Amazon than I've ever had with eBay sellers.

[Anonymous No.4339363]

>>4338826
>no point in selling it if you're not breaking even
If $5 on decent shipping supplies is going to totally kill your profit then it's probably something you shouldn't be selling in the first place.

[Anonymous No.4339382]

Aren't jap sellers the best?

[Anonymous No.4339386]

>>4339340
some people actually take good care of their shit and can be able to list such shit as such: like new.

[Anonymous No.4339387]

>>4338826
>god, fuck US Saturn boxes

Fuck you. If I buy a game I expect it to come intact. It doesn't matter if you like the box or not.

[Anonymous No.4339451]

>>4338658
lol, you know those carts aren't that fragile. Stop being such dramatic baby

[Anonymous No.4339476]

>I refuse to change shipping to something "Cheaper" and use a box for every game I sell on Ebay no matter the price of the game.
>Guy comes along asking for cheaper shipping and all this special shit for a $10 game
>MFW

It protects the game most of all from the shitty postal service. Hell I double wrap them and use packing peanuts but people want their $2.50 shipping.

[Anonymous No.4339485]

>>4339382
Yes. Can someone explain to me why it's literally cheaper to ship from Japan to Canada than it is to ship from USA to Canada? Like... what the actual fuck is the deal with this.

[Anonymous No.4339490]

>>4339485
Import fees. Seriously, I sold a game to a guy and not only did he have to pay $15 for shipping he had to pay another $10 for importing (From USA to Canada)

[Anonymous No.4339489]

>>4338617
People are perfectly entitled to have their bought items shipped properly, dunce.

[Anonymous No.4339491]

>>4339485
prob the jap seller is eating some of the cost

[Anonymous No.4339494]

>>4339490
Yeah, but why? Are we not free trade countries? Or does that not mean what I think it does and why are there no import fees for a country fucking farther than 30 minutes pass the border?

[Anonymous No.4339497]

>>4339491
Possibly? But when I buy something from Japan the shipping price (which is applied by the post office on the package) is the exact same I paid.

[Anonymous No.4339498]

And then what really boggles my brain is stuff from aliexpress. You can buy shit for like a $1 (not small stuff mind you) with free shipping. How in the fuck are they making any profit?

[Anonymous No.4339503]

>>4339497
just low import fees then I guess

[Anonymous No.4339506]

>>4339503
I don't know could be I suppose, but I never get a decent enough answer that I can swallow and be satisfied with.

[Anonymous No.4339507]

>>4339494
Free trade doesn't mean free in the monetary term. It means you're free to import and export what you want, taxes apply.

[Anonymous No.4339509]

>>4339498
>How in the fuck are they making any profit?

Volume

[Anonymous No.4339519]

>>4339498
any kind of unscrupulous/illegal practices on their end that they can get away with and just bulk selling shit I'm guessing

I don't know about y'all but I associate some level of guilt to buying cheap chink shit and sometimes the thought of supporting child labour or whatever does stop me. With aliexpress and Wish and the likes it's less that and more about reaching for a human misery high score.

[Anonymous No.4339584]

>>4338932
>soul purpose
>soul
you done goofed

[Anonymous No.4339723]

>>4338540
How much did you overpay for that "gem" you ordered?

[Anonymous No.4339848]

>>4339382
Can we talk about how well packed Japanese shit is? Even with the cheapest shipping they wrap shit in bubblewrap and put it in a box or padded envelope

[Anonymous No.4339905]

>>4339584
Not him but it's just as bad as seeing people type in "bear" when they mean "bare" or "Should of" when it's "Should've"

[Anonymous No.4339961]

>>4338540
>collecting plastic toys at age 18+

[Anonymous No.4339976]

>>4338540
I got an NES game and it arrived in a small manila envelope, not even a padded one, just plain paper, no paper towels, bubble wrap, or any padding of any kind around the game itself. I opened my mailbox and the damn envelope was ripped half open, it's a miracle the game didn't somehow fall out. Fuck's sake what is wrong with people. Back when I used ebay I used to go to the shipping store and spend $3 on an actual cardboard box and bubble wrap to send my games in.

[Anonymous No.4339997]

>>4338935
it's not been 100%, but when it happens, it's fucking retarded

>>4339498
IIRC, they're getting subsidized a bunch by their government or something.
but it's actually bullshit when it's cheaper to get something shipped from China than from the next state over

[Anonymous No.4340015]

>>4338679
If you are getting fifty dollars or more for a physically small product, that should more than cover a box and padding.

[Anonymous No.4340019]

>>4338703
It's the buyers responsibility to pay for the shipping he wants. I can see being upset if you paid enough for a parcel and not getting any padding but when you choose the cheapest option you have no right to complain.
>>4340015
No shit eh I'm willing to bet the whiners in here chose free shipping then fucking wonder why it has no padding

[Anonymous No.4340043]

>>4339345
People are morons by nature. I did some work at a park and there is an off-limits to the public area. There are four (4) signs, two on each side of the trail, plus a metal railing with a sign on that, that says stay the fuck out, no access, and some months ago I catch two people wandering around on that trail and call them back. When they return they said they "didn't know" they couldn't walk there. What I was most pissed about is the blatant lie to my face and they thought I was stupid enough to believe them.

[Anonymous No.4340047]

>>4340043
People want what they can't have.

[Anonymous No.4340052]

>>4339997
The Chinese understand that funding a public service such as the post office ends up being a good investment for everyone. Communism is in the right for once?

[Anonymous No.4340062]

>>4339382
>>4339848
>buy from Japan
>seller includes a hand-written thank you note saying how much they appreciate it and hope you enjoy the game
>sometimes they put in candy or something too as a bonus

[Anonymous No.4340068]

>>4340052
It's not the post he's talking about its aliexpress so is it really fair they give money to subsidize one company and not everyone else. It's nepotism and that happens to be all over a system like that. Governments are ran be people too they aren't any different from a corporation and just as corrupt that's why I don't understand people who trust them. At least corporations have their customers interests in mind where as people like justin trudeau will throw his own countrymen under the bus cause he's a fag

[Anonymous No.4340075]

>>4340052
Funding something isn't Communism, hippie.

[Anonymous No.4340081]

>>4340068
Excellent Post

[Anonymous No.4340158]

Guys I'm worried now, should I sell my PS3 games? Most are common and not worth more than $10. I don't want to just put them in a bubble envelope but if everyone these days expects free shipping I can't afford to be shipping priority in those free USPS boxes either.

[Anonymous No.4340164]

>>4339382
Shit from Japan gets to me quicker than anything I order in this country. It's astounding.

[Anonymous No.4340176]

Just had an excellent experience with an ebay seller.

[Anonymous No.4340179]

>>4340176

SNES Chrono Trigger for $110, cart only, pretty much near flawless condition.

Seller responded to all questions about the item within 5 minutes (was being careful that it was indeed authentic and not a repro). Gave him the best feedback score I could.

[Anonymous No.4340623]

>>4340158
>should I sell my games while they're worth nothing?

Of course not. Wait five years and they'll be worth a lot more. PS3 was the last era of games with only physical disc releases. Now is a great time to start buying, actually.

[Anonymous No.4340637]

>>4338671
I'm talking about the UPS stories.
Not so familiar with USPS.

[Anonymous No.4340639]

>>4339498
What >>4339509 said, plus by charging so cheap they'll eventually force out the competition who can't or won't compete this making their volume even higher.

[Anonymous No.4340652]

>>4340158
Bubble envelope plus a bit of bubble wrap wrapped and taped around the game should be plenty sufficient for a PS3 game. If you want to go the extra mile, cut up some cardboard and line the top and bottom of the mailer with it.

[Anonymous No.4340929]

>>4339506
>>4339503
Japan and Canada to have low import fees. For the weight of CD's it's like 125 yen.

t. buy from Japan nearly all the time for music

[Anonymous No.4340932]

I've posted this before and I'll post it again.

Who here /goodboybuyer/?

>never buy from anyone under 99%
>always leave feedback
>don't cause problems because government postage system is shit so it's literally not their fault that it takes so long to get delivered
>if package legitimately doesn't show up or goes missing, kindly let them know and get immediately refunded
>japs wanted to add me on facebook, some americans as well
>gotten to be good friends with some of them

Been buying from eBay for over 5 years now and it's been nothing but smooth sailing. If you play by the rules, you won't get in trouble, and you won't cause trouble.

>tfw japanese sellers always give me oi ocha green tea or hojicha tea and kit-kat bars

Feels good man.

[Anonymous No.4340972]

Who here /goodseller/?

>Always leave buyer feedback after payment has cleared, since the buyer has fulfilled their end of the bargain
>Always list items with free shipping, with price adjusted to assimilate the cost if the item is particularly heavy
>Always use sturdy packaging
>Don't print labels because scales are sometimes inaccurate, and the postal service might ask the buyer for additional shipping upon delivery
>Use high-def photos to illustrate item condition accurately

In all my years selling, I haven't had any incidents with returns / refunds. Whenever these claims have come up, something did seem to be amiss on my end. (e.g. Tracking info never even registering the existence of the item, so the postal service clearly lost it)

It's pretty obvious if someone is trying to scam you. If I shipped out something expensive like a game console, I would be sure to take photos of the serial number or other identifiable features in case the buyer might try to swap it for a defective piece of hardware. But that issue has yet to come up.

[Anonymous No.4340979]

>>4338645
>And I swear to god if I order anything worth more than 30 dollars and it comes in one of those I'm making damn sure your eBay feedback gets fucked I'll buy something small off another account just to leave more negative feedback fuck you
This is autism.

[Anonymous No.4341003]

>>4338935
Can confirm this.

[Anonymous No.4341008]

>>4340972
>Don't print labels because scales are sometimes inaccurate

As a seller, I agree with everything you said except this. I've always printed my own labels and used my own scale. It's much cheaper than the Post Office and they pick it up at my house. Round up on weight, if anything, and you'll never have a problem.

[Anonymous No.4341026]

>>4338935
>waiting on a needs-to-be-signed-for package
>sitting not far from front door so I would hear a knock or however he chooses to announce himself
>"Hmm, I wonder where the delivery is..."
>go out to check
>that motherfucking pink slip

[Anonymous No.4341027]

>>4340979
Not recognizing an obvious exaggeration for the sake of comedy is a sign of autism, yes.

[Anonymous No.4341043]

>>4341027
>exaggeration
>on /vr/
>the land of people arguing about scanlines and crts to no end
anon pls

[Anonymous No.4341046]

Recent experience.

>order a Dreamcast VA1 model
>comes with a controller and cables so you can hook-up and go on arrival
>listed as used
>seller says tested and working
>deeplyconcerned.jpg
>gets here when it was supposed to, test it out
>internal battery is dead
Gave him a positive review, since the item was EXACTLY as described. It plays just fine, burned games work fine, all controller ports work fine, fully 100% working. Gonna open it up and solder in a proper battery holder. I don't know how long these rechargeable batteries last, but I don't want to have to solder again next time I have to replace it.

I'm not looking to screw buyers. If shit isn't packaged right, if shit isn't as it was listed, if shit gets shipped two weeks after it was promised, then yeah, I have a beef. I'll file a complaint, I'll give neutral or negative feedback depending on how things go. All I'm asking is that the item I buy to be as described and for it to ship when you claim it to be shipped. That's it. That's all they gotta do to get positive feedback from me.

[Anonymous No.4341051]

>>4341043
I'm not sure if there's such a thing as double autism but if there is, you've sure got it

[Anonymous No.4341068]

>>4338587
I keep having an issue when I order stuff from Japan that requires a signature upon delivery. I am at work when it gets delivered so it goes back to the post office and the carrier is supposed to leave a notice letting me know its there and for me to pick it up. Past four or five times the carrier did not leave a notice so I have no idea it has arrived and it sits at the post office for like 5 days before being returned to Japan. Last seller this happened with was a total bro and reshipped for free without requiring a signature.

[Anonymous No.4341074]

>>4340179
Not bad. Very nice catch there.

[Anonymous No.4341078]

>>4341051
>no u
Why even bother

[Anonymous No.4341080]

Okay, there's really no excuse for most of these awful shipping practices to exist. Why? Because eBay gives $50+ worth of shipping materials FOR FREE several times per year at the sellers request. If you can't make enough profit to buy some shipping mats after getting the free stuff from eBay, selling isn't for you.

[Anonymous No.4341089]

>it's your fault the seller decided to be a jew and wrapped your game in paper and tape.

kage bullshit no jutsu

[Anonymous No.4341094]

>>4341078
It's fun winding you up

[Anonymous No.4341138]

>>4339584
>>4339905

It's a bait, bait image you retards. The hook is a fucking sickle which wouldn't work as a fishing hook.

[Anonymous No.4341212]

The worst is when ebay sellers list a game that needs 20 minutes of cleaning as "cleaned and tested".

If sellers weren't so insane about ratings, I'd leave a neutral rating (or negative for the really bad ones). But then I'd have to deal with them blowing up my mailbox trying to get me to change it. So instead I just don't leave ratings when I get a dirty cart. But recently they've started to harass me when I don't leave a rating.

The whole system is retarded. One fucking bad review isn't the end of the world. ebay sellers are retards.

[Anonymous No.4341245]

>>4341212
I left a neutral rating for a "untested" SNES I bought and the power plug was literally rattling. Shit rattled like a spray can and the seller blow my shit up demanding I change it. And he had the balls to say I was lying. I had to throw that shit away when I was hoping to keep it as a backup.

[Anonymous No.4341259]

>>4338652
>good UPS driver

I work in logistics and boy is this a fucking rarity.

[Anonymous No.4341286]

>>4341245
You can usually tell when someone is selling something"untested" because it's a one time thing and they just found their relatives old nintendo games with no system versus the one who constantly sells "untested" electronics because they can get away with selling broken garbage that way.

[Anonymous No.4341297]

>>4340972
I'm a top rated seller.
Rarely do free shipping, it's just a trick and it's almost always built into the cost. I know it works on people but I'd rather try to attract customers who know better. In my experience the cheap ass buyers are the worst, most likely to complain or try to run scams.

I am a meticulous packer, do same day shipping and am clear and concise about condition and description.
Those three things will get you the best ratings and happiest customers.

I use my own scale and print my own labels. I have a $15 scale that has never did me wrong in 7 years. It's much cheaper so you can pass savings on to customers and still have a little bit to apply towards shipping fee and printing/packaging costs

[Anonymous No.4341328]

>>4338540
Is it damaged?

[Anonymous No.4341686]

>>4341046
Every Dreamcast I've bought in the last few years has a dead battery. Since most people don't replace them, I replace them with a battery holder and insert a new battery. You're dealing with almost 20 year old game systems. Did you really think the battery was still good?

[Anonymous No.4341808]

>>4341328
on the forehead

[Anonymous No.4342158]

>>4340047
This is true cause I want you~

[Anonymous No.4342397]

What are some tips to find retro games in excellent condition on eBay? Or better yet, does anyone have some sellers that they can recommend who take several, high quality photos of the games that they sell?

One of the biggest headaches for me on eBay is that I'm very particular about the condition of the items that I buy, and I try to get something that's as close to mint as possible, even if it means paying extra. The problem is that there are tons of scammers and shitty sellers on eBay who advertise their product as "EXCELLENT CONDITION NEAR MINT" when the game has tears in the label, mysterious shit stains, etc. That or you get sellers who think that taking one picture of the front of the cartridge is sufficient. It's just a headache to sort through all of the garbage to find games in good condition. Anyone have good tips for doing that or any sellers that they can recommend who consistently sell games in good condition?

[Anonymous No.4342423]

>>4342397
As much as I hate to even suggest it, try ordering from gamestop. I've picked up a handful of carts when they went on sale, and they've all been in near mint condition.

They have fucked me over in the past though on a few ps2 games. Ordered a bunch when they went on sale, some shipped to me over several days, but some never showed up, and any attempts to reach customer service got no reply whatsoever.

[Anonymous No.4342470]

>Bought a Gamecube controller from Japan
>Item description was very good
>Controller arrives
>Loose af joystick, A button sometimes works

Well fuck, this will be my first negative feedback and I guess I'm gonna request a refund

[Anonymous No.4342526]

>>4342423
the biggest issue with Gamestop is that they send games disc only most of the time, but they're really good for cartridge games.

[Anonymous No.4342550]

>>4338696
You are within your right to leave negative feedback, fuck all they can do about it. Fuck you can order items on ebay, not pay, leave neg feedback and they cant do anything, had it done to me.

[Anonymous No.4342556]

>>4339485
Your postage is insane. Saw some dude get charged 30$ for a package that would cost like 7-10$ here in the UK

[Anonymous No.4342560]

>>4341212
Nah but if you get too many you lose your status and your listings get slapped on the 7th page.

[Anonymous No.4342731]

>>4338540
Leave them a bad review.

[Anonymous No.4342772]

I started selling on ebay recently, I wrap all my games in bubble wrap, then tape two pieces of cardboard on each side to secure it, then drop it in a poly mailer, seal it and wrap the excess plastic around the package and tape it so it's secure and can't shift around.
Now if only ebay would let me list more then 10 items a month, the cunts.