04-16-2019 02:59 AM
I need six 1" glass marbles for a project.
I came across a listing for 2 pounds of 1" glass marbles for $23.99 with free shipping.
I'm not sure how many marbles are in 2 pounds but i'm sure t's way more than i need.
I messaged the seller and explained how i only need 6 marbles. If he would be willing to sell me 6, let me know how much.
The seller replied with "sorry such a small amount is not cost worthy for me to sell". Why would he say that without knowing how much i'm willing to pay for 6 of them? Why not make me an offer? 6 marbles for $5 or 6 marbles for $10 or 6 marbles for $20 ... whatever he thinks is worth his time and effort? But to just say "NO" is very poor business sense in my opinion.
04-16-2019 12:00 PM
@inhawaii wrote:Thanks castle! I did find my marbles. I needed them to be glass, 1" in diameter and i only needed about 6 of them.
I should just let this thread burn itself out. I'm losing my marbles! 😃
You're welcome and I am so glad you found your marbles! I think one of the ones I saw was for glass marbles. Maybe the diameter was hard to find~I wasn't checking for that. Just quantity! Just marbles!
Hang onto those marbles! That reminds me of that line from "Hook"..."See, look, I didn't lose my marbles after all!"
04-16-2019 12:05 PM
@inhawaii wrote:@dhbookds wrote:
We all have the right to run our business the way we want........at least in some ways.
The seller sounded polite, he answered your question......and no, he obviously didn't want to "make" a sale of lesser quantity.......
So why the resentment?
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You're are absolutely right.
I see i'm not getting much sympathy here. LOL.
I'm just more in to customer service. If i can do it (and make money doing it) i will.
This is a true story. As a matter of fact it happened to me just the other (Sunday) night. I phoned in a phone/take out order to a local Japanese ramen/curry shop. One of the items i ordered was a mini curry with rice. The mini does not come with meat. I wanted meat. I said i will pay extra for meat. I was told "no" we don't do that. After going back and fourth with the employee AND the manager, the manager eventually spoke to the owner who said $3.50 more for meat.
At some point it becomes worth it for the seller to bend the rules. In my opinion, the answer should never be no.
I got the meat.
This reminds of me of dealing with a local Chinese restaurant. They have combo dinners which come with pork fried rice. I tried ordering one with plain fried rice, because I can't eat the pork, but they steadfastly refused. No one up the management chain was willing to make the substitution for me, so I ordered from somewhere else.
04-16-2019 12:07 PM
@inhawaii wrote:cottage books: The answer to your question is - i don't know. I guess i could have offered up front. I didn't really think it mattered. I was going to wait to see what the seller said, then respond. I was actually kind of surprised by the response. Kind of like when i ask sellers how much to ship to Hawaii and they respond with they do not ship to Hawaii, period, for any amount of money.
And for the record, since i'm getting totally "beat up" on this thread, but i totally respect the sellers decision. It's his items. It's his listings. It's his prerogative. I just don't agree with it or understand it.
I can see both sides of that reasoning. Although many here have said you should have specified what you would offer for them, I can see the flip side~of not putting a price so the seller could set their own.
04-16-2019 12:12 PM
04-16-2019 12:21 PM
@readabouthorses wrote:I've been interested in some of the candies you sell but I don't want to buy a whole bag of something only to find out I don't like it. Would you sell me just 2 pieces of something so I can try it?
Did I miss the answer to this question?
04-16-2019 12:22 PM
Go to Dollsr Tree. $1 for a bag of marbles.
04-16-2019 12:24 PM
@inhawaii wrote:
I got the meat.
And perhaps some extras.
Personally, I make it a rule never to get into arguments or debates with people who are about to control what happens to my body. That includes people in food services, people in medical services, and people in law enforcement.
04-16-2019 12:30 PM
04-16-2019 12:31 PM
A very good point. Anything could be put in that food if they felt you had been difficult.
With all due respect to @inhawaii , the ensuing hassle over the meat request, having to go all the way to the owner, should have been avoided. Much too much hassle. But that is just my opinion. Sometimes no is no.
04-16-2019 12:41 PM
@tracdea1 wrote:
"You're one of those sellers who think you're doing us a favor by selling to us. What a shame. "
Actually, no. I don't DO favors. (Did you miss that part?)
Which is why I do not do business with penny-ante buyers such as yourself. Thank you for revealing your antics to us. Now THAT was a favor!
WOW! You don't do favors and you don't deal with penny-ante buyers. Good for you! I'm impressed. I'm sure everyone else is too.
04-16-2019 12:41 PM
The seller should have said no problem breaking up the lot. You buy the whole lot, pick out your six then you resell what's left. Problem solved. Except for one problem of course.
04-16-2019 12:50 PM
@city*satins wrote:
@readabouthorses wrote:I've been interested in some of the candies you sell but I don't want to buy a whole bag of something only to find out I don't like it. Would you sell me just 2 pieces of something so I can try it?
Did I miss the answer to this question?
I would need more info to answer the candle question.
How many candles per bag? How much is a bag? What is the shipping on a bag? How many bags do i have in stock? Besides the bags of 100, do i have any loose candles?
04-16-2019 12:52 PM
@inhawaii wrote:
@tracdea1 wrote:
"You're one of those sellers who think you're doing us a favor by selling to us. What a shame. "
Actually, no. I don't DO favors. (Did you miss that part?)
Which is why I do not do business with penny-ante buyers such as yourself. Thank you for revealing your antics to us. Now THAT was a favor!WOW! You don't do favors and you don't deal with penny-ante buyers. Good for you! I'm impressed. I'm sure everyone else is too.
Do you know what right-fighting is?
04-16-2019 12:57 PM
@inhawaii wrote:
@city*satins wrote:
@readabouthorses wrote:I've been interested in some of the candies you sell but I don't want to buy a whole bag of something only to find out I don't like it. Would you sell me just 2 pieces of something so I can try it?
Did I miss the answer to this question?
I would need more info to answer the candle question.
How many candles per bag? How much is a bag? What is the shipping on a bag? How many bags do i have in stock? Besides the bags of 100, do i have any loose candles?
I thought the buyer was interested in a couple of candies.
Why do you need to know how many candles you have to answer the question? I'd hate to buy candies and get wax thingies with wicks.
Suppose, in the interest of answering the question - the question specified which candies the person was interested in and you only have a 2 pound bag of those candies in your inventory.
Kind of like the seller you wrote to.
04-16-2019 12:58 PM
@castlemagicmemories wrote:A very good point. Anything could be put in that food if they felt you had been difficult.
That thought never even crossed my mind. Now you got me thinking! I guess because i would never ever ever mess with someones food no matter who they were or how mad i was at them. To me, that's like a cardinal sin. But i know it happens.............