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09-03-2014, 10:18 AM
bowspearer
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 169
Hi Guys,
Well after just having an "experience" with a questionable ebayer, which I regard as me dodging a bullet and then some, I thought it was worth giving people here a heads up.
Today I bit the bullet and decided to list my MOTUC stuff on ebay to get rid of it, when I received the following message from
bunman2005
regarding the sealed
MOTUC Fisto
and sealed
MOTUC Kobra Kahn
I listed:
Quote:
id give ya 200 cash for fisto kobra khan and if you have triklops and whiplash and ram man another 300
let me know
To which I responded with:
Quote:
Sorry but $200 for Fisto and Kobra Kahn is a bit on the lowball side of things.
What I got back was the following response:
Quote:
not really a kobra khan sold for 75 and fisto is 125 to 150
and I was paying cash
hav you got other figs I asked for
and whats your best price then
A quick check showed those claims were false, so I responded with the following:
Quote:
Actually the low end of completed listing prices for sealed Fistos on ebay $165 and up (the average falls around the $190 mark). In fact one went on auction for $253 (179 euros) only 4 days ago- so nice try.
As for Kobra Kahn, you need to check the listings again. There's currently an auction with 21 hours to go which is already at over $80 (the only other sealed Classics Kobra Kahn on ebay I'll add). Considering that most auctions take off during the last half hour, I wouldn't be surprised if it sells for over the $100 mark. Furthermore if you were to win that auction, you'd be looking at $40 in shipping fees- a good $10 more than the combined total of what I have on the listing amount.
Under the circumstances and considering that ebay wants a 10% cut of the final amount, I'd consider maybe taking $5-$10 off each. Let me know if you're ok with that, however I suspect we're too far apart on this one.
As for the other figures you asked about, I don't have them.
In case anyone is wondering here are a few
completed
listings
for
Fisto
-
including the auction which went for $253
, as well as that
auction for Kobra Kahn
.
At this point, I was getting a gut feeling that the guy could be trouble, so I checked his feedback - specifically the "feedback left for others" section, which revealed a couple of troubling transactions:
Quote:
Horrible Dishonest Seller ,Accepted offer ,then backed out of sale ,Dont trust! Seller:
Member id narcissist23 ( Feedback Score Of 533Purple star icon for feedback score in between 500 to 999)
29-Jul-14 18:52
Reply by narcissist23 (01-Aug-14 22:46):
Bought item thru global and refused to pay, then asked me to violate Ebay policy
Quote:
Horrible Seller , Offered free shipping, then tryed to charge me for it E---- Seller:
Member id a1onlineshop ( Feedback Score Of 116Teal star icon for feedback score in between 100 to 499)
15-Jul-14 20:42
Reply by a1onlineshop (25-Jul-14 12:12):
Buyer wanted a better price by offer to buy large quanity and ended up buy one.
As things weren't sitting well with me, I sent the following additional reply:
Quote:
Actually, after giving it some thought, I've decided to go with my gut and block you from buying. Your hardball/lowball approach was giving me a gut feeling that you could be trouble to deal with, and after looking at the feedback you left for others and a couple of responses from sellers - which seem to indicate similar patterns to what I've encountered with you - I've come to the conclusion that I probably should listen to my gut on this one. I realise that this will disappoint you, but as I'm just a collector trying to refocus their collection and not a business, I can't afford to take the risk I'm sorry. I wish you all the best in finding the figures elsewhere.
A few minutes ago, I got the following response which simply confirmed I'd made the right decision:
Quote:
What are you a spy How dare you insult me you don t know me from a bar of soap
I would nt buy off you at that price anyway I v e been collecting for too long to overpay on items from rip offs like yourself . I was straight up with the price I wanted too pay ...and I told you what it was
What I ve discovered motuc sellers are dreamers ..its a toy man... wake up ...a toy
I buy marvel statues for under $200 .... I would nt pay $200 for a crappy motuc toy
Don't ever email someone and talk like your something
selling motuc toys grow up
and send you the link on what I told you sales were big mouth
I posted the following response, thinking it would be the end of things.
Quote:
Thankyou for just confirming the decision to block you from buying was the right one. Your abusive response here has simply confirmed that you would be nothing but trouble to deal with. It's highly telling that you tell me to "grow up" and accuse me of being a "rip-off" in an act which amounts to a childish tantrum because I refuse to rip myself off by letting you low-ball me. Please don't ever contact me again.
I was wrong:
Quote:
Ebay filling up with cocky heros
egg on your face .....ha my prices were spot on I was nt lowballing anyone ..fair and reasonable is how I work
Also you don't have to block me I would nt buy off you in a million years dreamer
And let me remind you rudey Don't you ever contact someone accusing off something when you don't know the half
the bad feedback left for triklops cos seller backed out of sale read my comment ..I wanted him it a good price
I will ring up and have them comments removed
and the other seller offered free shipping and went back on there word so I left the appropriate feedback
look at all my other feedback I m a top end buyer ...rare collectibles I pay inastant I have money
not crappy little motuc toys dodgy sellers asking big bucks
these motuc worth 25 bucks and to me that's all there still worth
I've just sent the following reply and if they continue their harassing messages, I'll be reporting them as I threatened:
Quote:
At this point, all you're doing is proving yourself to be a pushy and abusive buyer and confirming my decision even more. Furthermore, the fact that you're accusing me of lying about prices when the Kobra Kahn auction I referred to can currently be found on ebay.com and the Fisto prices can be found on ebay.com.au completed listings, is simply reassuring me further about just how much I dodged a bullet by blocking you.
At this point I am regarding your communication with me as harassment. If you contact me again, I will be reporting you to ebay for harrassment.
Their badgering continues:
Quote:
sellers like you who think there too smart over inflating prices
kobra khan
Masters OF THE Universe Classics Kobra Khan Evil Master OF Snakes Unopened | eBay
And:
Quote:
fisto completed listing ... theres been a few at 125 not saying they don't go at 150 either
I don't like getting ripped off so I wait for the right price
ebay you se to show completed items from months ago not anymore
last one I seen $125
Mattel Mattycollector Masters of The Universe Classics MOTUC Fisto New SEALED | eBay
so what you saying
watch your mouth next time hero ..I emailed you for business ..to give you a sale
dont reply to me saying I m bad when I m 100% feedback buyer
I only leave bad feedback when shonkys like you try to be shifty
At this point, I was left with no alternative but to respond with the following:
Quote:
You have politely been told I do not wish to deal with you and after being asked multiple times to desist from contacting me, you still continue to harrass me. I am reporting all your messages to me to ebay as what they are - which is blatant harrassment. I would also remind you that such an act is in breach of code 474.17 of federal law - "Using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence" which carries a maximum imprisonment period of 3 years. At this point, either you respect my wishes and desist with your harrassment or I look at bringing the police into this. The choice is yours.
I'll leave it up to members here as to what they do with this, but I thought it was worth giving people a heads up.
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