MattHawes

The scan is seen above, and at the auction link. I am referring to the artwork by the cover artist when I wrote "drawn," not that the art "drawn" is the defect.

Most of the Buy-It-Now comics have sold (Thanks to those buyers), but the auctions will all in in one day's time from this post. So, if interested, now's the time to bid.

NEW eBay auctions and Buy-It-Now Comics!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 (1st Doc Ock); #4 (1st Sandman); #6 (1st Lizard); #50 (1st Kingpin); and #300 (1st full Venom)

All are on auction until Friday night, LOW starting bids!

BUY-IT-NOW comics include:

AVENGERS ANNUAL #7 (Thanos); IRON FIST #14 (1st Sabretooth); MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #8 (Origin of Spider-Man's black outfit, AKA Venom); MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #5 (1st Ghost Rider); SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #64 (1st Cloak and Dagger); and TOMB OF DRACULA #10 (1st Blade, The Vampire-Slayer)!

I will be listing more items very soon, as well!

https://www.ebay.com/str/comicsunlimited

Comics Unlimited's eBay shop!

I listed a number of "Buy It Now" comics at the COMICS UNLIMITED eBay shop! It's a batch of Golden-Age era comics, including two Platinum-Age comics from 1919 (nearly a century-old), and one Bronze-Age comic!

AIRBOY #85
WHIZ COMICS #50
WILD BILL HICKOK #1
BRINGING UP FATHER (1919) #3
ROGER BEAN (1919) Baby Grand #2

and others (see pictures below)!

These comics were all part of the basketball hall-of-famer coach Jerry Sloan's collection!

Most are low-grade, but all are complete!

Some cool stuff, along with many other cool items I already had listed!
 

These auctions have just one more day left!

Thanks!

Just two nights left before these auctions end.

Comics Unlimited's eBay shop!

I listed over 20 new auctions on eBay that include 1950s' crime comics, Jesse James (with double covers!), superhero Dracula, some sci-fi fare, and FANTASTIC FOUR #52 (1966) featuring the first appearance of THE BLACK PANTHER! All these auctions end on Sunday night, January 21, 2017.

Some images below.

Thanks!

4 minutes ago, Mapleleafvann said:

Good stuff---congrats!  

Thanks!

An update:

I don't know if it was the result of opening a non-paying bidder case, or whether the buyer always was intending to pay on the date he did, but the payment did come through. Also, the buyer left me positive feedback, so the transaction in fully completed and overall went well.

Honestly, the only reason I opened the non-paying bidder case as soon as I did (a day later than when I was first able to do so) is that the buyer's feedback was disconcerting. If the book had been a few bucks, I wouldn't have sweated it so much. Admittedly, when we are talking about a book that fetched a few thousand bucks, I get a bit more concerned when I see other sellers leaving comments about how the buyer failed to pay on their transactions.

NewWorldOrder wrote: "... I have been selling on eBay since 1999 and I have to be honest some of you guys as sellers put yourselves in these situations by not setting your eBay settings properly or just plain old common sense. I have had maybe 2-3 terrible transactions and I have done prob 10,000 sales. .."

Firstly, I have seen people in this thread tout how long they have been on eBay to others like myself, as if I haven't been using eBay for as long as they have. For instance, I have been on eBay every bit as long as NewWorldOrder. Now, I agree with one thing: I (inadvertently) put myself in my last situation because I hadn't double-check my settings and realized that my block on bidders who had strikes on their account was only set to a one month period.  I did, however, have a block in place, it was the specifics that weren't attributed properly as I would have had them set.

Now, as for common sense, in my situation I did use common sense, as much as it could be applied.

I have done more sales than my feedback ratings suggest (as we all likely know, a good number of people don't leave feedback of any kind), and I, too, would say I've only had a few terrible transactions. The key word is "terrible." I don't see how you can be a seller anywhere (online, or at a shop -- I owned and operated my own shop for 18 years) and not had to deal with the occasional headache from a buyer. Maybe not a "terrible" thing, but the law of averages suggests that at some point there's going to be some issue with a buyer. If you can go nearly 20 years and 10,000 transactions and never hardly dealt with some annoyance with getting paid, or shipping, or any other trouble with a transaction, then you are truly blessed and I envy you that. But, people being people, and bad sorts being bad sorts, yes, even sellers who use plain old common sense, and even having their settings properly set can run up against a buyer who causes them headache, grief, and even loses them money.

So, in my particular recent situation, I stand by what I did and why I did it. I am happy the buyer came through, naturally, and he might be a great guy. I am certainly appreciative for his business, but I think most people understand how something like the negative "positive" feedback he received from several sellers might be reason for concern that I might have been facing a similar issue. Thankfully, my transaction ended well with him, though.

I will say again: Offer full refund, and only full refund.

Yes, the buyer might try to be spiteful and damage the book when shipping it back, but don't let that deter you. And, yes, eBay notoriously sides with the buyer, right or wrong, in way too many instances. Still, if there is something screwy about how the item is returned, you DO have an option to appeal the case. I know this because I had a buyer try to scam me, and when she didn't send back the books in the manner she should have, I appealed the case and -- get this -- the appeal was found in MY favor. So, it can happen that eBay does the right thing for a seller... occasionally.

No matter what, simply on principle you should stick to your guns on a full refund. Don't let the threat of negative feedback, or what they might do to the book before shipping it back scare you. I don't let buyers hold me for ransom, so to speak, with threats of negative feedback. I want to avoid complications and conflicts, but I don't believe in letting the buyer scare me into doing what they want when I know I am the one in the right. If eBay still sides with the buyer, I deal with it and move on.

I'll add to the chorus: Full refund. The guy is trying to play you. He's balking at a full refund because he knows he's trying to screw you and still wants those books.

UPDATE! I did file a non-payer case, and fully expected the bidder to ignore it based on some of the feedback left for him that I read, but he did come through! I just hope he isn't retaliatory because I opened a non-paying bidder case. Honestly, though, as I mentioned in my first post on this matter, he has never left anyone a negative before. I am sure he has had other cases opened against him, since there were those other sellers that said he was a non-payer in the feedback. Hopefully, from hereon things will go smoothly and he and I can end this deal in a satisfactory manner.

On 4/22/2015 at 12:55 PM, KPR Comics said:

What, no cosplayer repellent?

 

Nevermind, I see you packed longboxes. That'll keep em away.

LOL! It's funny, 'cause it's true... And sad for the exact same reason.

Very cool thread, though it does remind me why I haven't set up at many cons the past few years: So much work! LOL! Most of the cons I have been able to set up at haven't been worth the effort. I have attended many major conventions over the years, but I've only really set up at smaller-mid level conventions.

1 minute ago, Mapleleafvann said:

Well, eBay seems like more of a battleground these days since buyers can do whatever they want with very little consequence.  Lots of people have moved or are moving more of their books onto Facebook and Instagram.  I am really thinking about it myself...

Same here!! I was hesitant to sell though Facebook, because I didn;t know how manageable or secure it was to use FB for selling, but I am thinking more and more of using it these days.

This is the setting I have on eBay:

"Have received 2 Unpaid Item strike(s) within 1 Month(s) "

I didn't know it was set for only one month! D'Oh! I have updated it to 12 months. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, fellas!

It's funny, I've been on eBay nearly 20 years, and I have been a dealer for almost 30 years, owning a shop for 18 years, and there are still some things I am not overly familiar with on eBay like the cancellation process.

4 minutes ago, 01TheDude said:

If they fail to do anything when you click on cancel-- the transaction will be cancelled by ebay eventually. It takes longer than someone just agreeing to the cancellation but it will end at some point. Thanks for pointing out this buyer-- they are definitely worth blocking.

Do you have the option selected to automatically block any bidder with X number of strikes? It is in the seller setup. That should have stopped this person if they are doing this repeatedly.

 

I thought I did. It's something I will be checking again now. Thanks!

Just now, Poka said:

@MattHawes- you may wish to do yourself a favour and update your eBay setting to block any bidders who have 2 non-payment on record for past 12 months - then you probably would have avoided this situation.

I thought it was set up like that! I will have to check it again.

01TheDude, sorry I wasn't meaning to intentionally misconstrue what you posted. I think I misunderstood what you wrote.

1 minute ago, Mapleleafvann said:

It doesn't hinge on the buyer at all.  If you have sent messages and they don't reply and you cancel the transaction....and they still don't do anything, eBay will cancel it so you can relist it.  I understand what you are saying with repercussions and all, but do you really want it to cost you your book + negative feedback?  Even if this insufficiently_thoughtful_person gets a strike on his account, it's only temporary with no lasting repercussions.  

My basic message to you is to not cut your nose off to spite your face.

I thought the cancellation of a transaction had to be a mutual decision between the seller and bidder? I must admit, I haven't had to cancel many transactions in the past. I do appreciate your advice. Thanks!

2 minutes ago, Mapleleafvann said:

I feel for you as I am enjoying my 2nd deadbeat this week.  I would drop your case, cancel the transaction and just relist it.  If he leaves you bad feedback, eBay will remove it.  While you have it up as a BIN, drop a few messages to those interested parties....maybe you can sell it quick for a decent price.  Don't spend any more time than you have to with these turds....they're not worth it at all....

That hinges on the bidder agreeing to cancel the transaction, though. What if he doesn't agree, or fails to respond to the request? Also, while I respect it would save me some time if he did agree to cancel the bid, this guy would also not suffer any repercussion for his actions (if eBay actually does strike bad bidder accounts, that is), and he can go on playing this game with other sellers.