Bad Seller or Just No Knowledge or Computers

[pwaldo]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2727018969

Here's the auction.

I am really getting scam artist vibes from this seller but that Kobe card is sweet and at a decent price.

But I don't think that I am going to bid. Because I don't want this guy taking my money.

So do you guys think that he's a rip off or just knows nothing about computers?

[leftyshan]

I wouldn't mess with it.

[radioheadfloyd]

Not worth it, the card might be bent in two, who knows.

[plunge]

I think you just need more information, pwaldo. A red flag goes up for 1) no picture, 2) no feedback yet, 3) no item description.

If this seller has an "About Me" page, that's a good start. But what you really want to do is email the seller. Even tell him (nicely) his auction set-up sucks. Ask for a picture, how will it be packaged. A good indication is how he replies in both quickness and how he does.

Another possibility is emailing the other bidders to ask what they think.

Good luck.

[pwaldo]

Good advice plunge.

I think that I will email him.

Because sometimes I have emailed sellers before and then they reply real nasty and then I don't bid on their stuff. I don't get why some people get so mad at me for asking a question when they write in the description to ask any questions if you have any.

[plunge]

Originally posted by pwaldo
Good advice plunge.

Because sometimes I have emailed sellers before and then they reply real nasty and then I don't bid on their stuff. I don't get why some people get so mad at me for asking a question when they write in the description to ask any questions if you have any.

It's poor professionalism. Rule #1 with ebay: Play Nice!

[pwaldo]

Your right.

If the people would have responded nicely I would have bid on their auctions but since they got mad I said nuts to them and didn't bid.

So by them being mean it hurt them in the sales department and even though some of the cards were real nice I felt better not getting them because I'll be able to find those cards by somebody else on ebay.

[gioperation]

and you know what he will get more bids on that auction, when I was really sellig alot on ebay, I would desciprtion and pictures of the cards and had nice feedback, and I would get no bids or 1, then you see crap like this and he gets 15+ bids and a good price, I just don't understand.

[leftyshan]

There's no way this is a legit auction. That card books for $2000 and you don't put a reserve? Please. Check out his other items for sale. He has 2 with pictures and the rest are like this. SCAM!!!!

[gioperation]

it books for $2000 do you think that he knows that, I might try to snag it on a snipe, just to see.

I have been known to take a gamble, once or twice in my lifetime.