So here we go again, my perfect 100 percent was shattered by new buyers who don't have a clue!
The last one really made me mad! New buyer just signed on in May of this year. Buyer asked if I would discount the item from $19 to $12, okay I did. Shipped it out ASAP as I always do. They asked if they could return it, I said no problem, keep the item, I will refund in full, which I did. Then they left negative feedback, my second negative feedback in 20 years – from a new buyer! Asked for a revised feedback never heard from the buyer again! Of course I blocked them! This sucks! Looking at their buying habits they never bought a 78rpm record before, so they probably played it on their regular player and it sounded horrible! Of course 78rpm records need a 3 mil needle, if you play them on anything else they will sound bad! Their buying habits point to the fact that they only buy vinyl records not shellac! Here's another example of an idiot! Buyer buys an item, leaves neutral feedback says: “Bought this for a friend not sure if it's good?” or words to that effect! Never heard back from them!
So far the only problems I have had are from new eBay members! I think this is going to get worse!
The first negative feedback from an idiot in Missouri – checked back on the feedback he left for other and sure enough he did the same thing to another seller! Left negative feedback before contacting the seller for a resolution – seller made the same comment that I did, why didn't you contact me first before leaving negative feedback! I have never – ever left negative feedback for another seller! I know that there is always resolution!
Here's a classic tale from the old days when I started! Shipped an LP record to a buyer! Apparently this guys wife took the LP out of the mailer, rapped it in gift rap, placed it under the Christmas tree, and
their son accidentally stepped on the gift rapped LP, breaking it in half! Unusual for a vinyl record
to crack in-half but it could happen! The man contacted me in a rage asking me why I removed the LP
and placed it in gift rap! I told him, I never did that? I shipped it in an LP mailer! He said: “Well thanks a lot, I won't be buying from you again!”
Another tale: Got a huge collection of LPS from a university professor – his LPS were in near mint condition, he placed on the spine of each LP a very small discreet sticker with his name on it. One of the LPS was a cover done by Robert Crumb, sold it $20 bucks! The buyer contacted me and said he was very disappointed with the item! I said the LP was near mint, what's wrong?” He said the sticker on the spine blows his trip! I'm like do you play the record or the cover?
Best tale! Found a Rolling Stone yellow vinyl LP on the famous Pig label! These were bootlegs from the 1970's! Listed it, and a member contacted me in a rage, he said something like he's a huge Rolling Stone fan and he doesn't want to see other Stone fans ripped off! I asked what do you mean? He said that the bootleg I was selling originally came as a two record set, and if I didn't change the listing he would report me to eBay! So I updated the listing sold it for $38 bucks and the guy who bought it was happy as a lark!
Best II – member contacted me asking if I could see if their dad was in a yearbook I was selling. So I looked for his name, and he was in the yearbook. Buyer asked if I could shoot a photo of his photo in the yearbook and send it to them, I said no, because the last time I did that, the member posted it on Facebook, and never bought the yearbook so I lost a sale, I just won't do that! OMG the member
called me ever dirty name in the book told me I was cruel and that this was going to be a gift for their
dying father, they said people like you make the world a horrible place to live in! I thought gee, so I went to the warehouse pulled the yearbook, took a photo of the small class photo of their dying dad,
when I went to email it, I said it doesn't look that good because you can see the dots of the half screen.
They emailed me back saying, “Yea it doesn't look good at all!” That's the last I heard from them!
I have a dozen stories like this! But what's a girl to do! Carry On Regardless!
albertabrightalberta
