Get this.... I actually talked to the seller a couple nights ago. I asked him through ebay if he had a buy it now price in mind, he responds with 8k which would gain anyone's interest. I told him i was interested but since he had 0 feedback and he's pretty much starting out on ebay with a Lakers shirt and a AF15, i wanted some background on the comic and how he wanted to go about the sale. he said it was his dad's who just died to the coronavirus and he also sends me a photo with his cell# to text him.
So i text him and he's asking me how i want to pay. I tell him paypal. he said that's fine and he would ship overnight with tracking. I start asking him about his dad and if he had a large collection of comics. he said he did but he can't go into the house because it's dangerous. i asked where he got the AF15 from and he said storage. so i ask that's the only comic he had in storage? he says no he had a hulk 4.5 and avengers (exact words). so i said okay lets focus on the spider-man. So I start texting him seriously on how i handle business and i then get a phone call from him. he sounded young, he had his texas accent. So i get serious business with him and i tell him that i don't exchange a lot of money unless i feel comfortable doing it. even though paypal has it's protection, i don't need my money held up in limbo while i iron out a scam or non delivery. So i ask him to shoot me some new photos of the comic. he asks why? he put plenty of photos in the auction. I tell him i need to see something new. I ask him if he has the comic nearby and that he can take some photos that would be great. so he says ok and rushes off the phone.
I wait about 45 minutes and get nothing. i text him some words of encouragement that i'm interested and i'm waiting to make this deal. I call him...straight to VM. The guy pretty much blocked me lol. so i reach out to him through ebay again and go to sleep. he responded that someone else offered him more. So i ask if i can match it and if he's gonna play the offer game he should just let his auction run. he tells me $9800 which is a weird number $200 from a fresh 10k. Last i communicated with him and the auction still lives.
it stinks, you get ready for a deal and try to make things happen but you know in your heart, it's gonna be a annoying situation. I feel like winning the auction just to see what happens.