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[Junkdrawer]

On 8/1/2021 at 10:37 AM, mattn792 said:

And could you please just advance me the partial refund that I'm going to request anyway?

I could just smell that coming. My Spidey senses were tingling 

[Cpt Kirk]

On 8/1/2021 at 2:10 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

They listed it as the 1st print , but it was a 2nd print. I looked over the picture and knew what I was bidding on. 

Glad all of your dealing with them went smoothly.  

Don't know why they wanted to act this way with me. Guess they just assumed I really was one of those only looking for a $0.99 win. Maybe they were just having a bad day. 

Still with the messages I received and no attempt to offer a resolution, but instead act this this was only due to error ( after the fact) Does not garner any good will.  

Had they just messaged and been upfront that they didn't want to sell it for the $0.99 plus shipping and there was an error that this was the second print, I would have been happy to try to work out a deal as I did bid more on the book.

Only reason I originally responded to his message with the would he honor the original winning bid was due to them saying it was only cancelled due to the error (which the messages right after show when they state , " I will not sell this for $1" 

I didn't really expect them to sell it for that. I just do not like the usage of it was an error rather than the truth of no one else bid and it sold too cheap. I would have respected the honesty and at least made an offer of what my max bid on that specific copy was ($42.88) Which this is also the first time I stated what my max bid was. 

I was thinking this would be fair and if I had won I was looking at other books, but after that communication. No thank you. 

 

All I can say is I try to be fair with everyone buying and selling.  I know I do not have the numbers they do on ebay, but I have over 2700 positive feedback 100% on my ebay. I have sold on may different platforms and a TON more private sales/trades. Including several private sales here on the boards. Both @Cpt Kirk and @Iconic1scan verify how I conduct myself.  

@onlyweaknesskryptonite has been nothing but awesome to buy from.  He always ships quickly and has bulletproof packing.  On top of that, he has found some outrageously rare stuff for me and I can only describe him as a "gentleman and good friend".   You won't go wrong dealing with him.   And my feedback rating on ebay (kwticknor4b21) since 1996 has been more than 1300 transactions (I've only received positive feedback and I've never left a negative).

[FoggyNelson]

This thread scares me about EBay as a seller, 

[Iconic1s]

On 8/1/2021 at 1:10 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

They listed it as the 1st print , but it was a 2nd print. I looked over the picture and knew what I was bidding on. 

Glad all of your dealing with them went smoothly.  

Don't know why they wanted to act this way with me. Guess they just assumed I really was one of those only looking for a $0.99 win. Maybe they were just having a bad day. 

Still with the messages I received and no attempt to offer a resolution, but instead act this this was only due to error ( after the fact) Does not garner any good will.  

Had they just messaged and been upfront that they didn't want to sell it for the $0.99 plus shipping and there was an error that this was the second print, I would have been happy to try to work out a deal as I did bid more on the book.

Only reason I originally responded to his message with the would he honor the original winning bid was due to them saying it was only cancelled due to the error (which the messages right after show when they state , " I will not sell this for $1" 

I didn't really expect them to sell it for that. I just do not like the usage of it was an error rather than the truth of no one else bid and it sold too cheap. I would have respected the honesty and at least made an offer of what my max bid on that specific copy was ($42.88) Which this is also the first time I stated what my max bid was. 

I was thinking this would be fair and if I had won I was looking at other books, but after that communication. No thank you. 

 

All I can say is I try to be fair with everyone buying and selling.  I know I do not have the numbers they do on ebay, but I have over 2700 positive feedback 100% on my ebay. I have sold on may different platforms and a TON more private sales/trades. Including several private sales here on the boards. Both @Cpt Kirk and @Iconic1scan verify how I conduct myself.  

I originally bought from @onlyweaknesskryptoniteon eBay before meeting here on the forums.  I have since bought multiple books from him here and have always been happy.  He has always been fair with me on pricing and is always 100% spot on when it comes to either describing the condition of a book, or sending as many pictures as anyone could ever want to help make a decision.  I also agree with @Cpt Kirk that his packing is always bullet-proof.  Not only that, but he is a wealth of knowledge and just a really awesome person to converse with.

I don't think I've ever dealt with the other person in those messages but it's pretty clear that they were just disappointed to not get the price they wanted for the book, it had nothing to do with the listing accuracy.  They opened up with the statement that their not selling the book for 0.99 cents!  I've got a couple really good deals on eBay auction style (as the only bidder) and have never had a seller do that to me... likewise I've probably made a few sellers happy by paying way more than they expected.  I goes both ways.  I appreciate this info being posted here!  

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

I need to definitively apologize to Zilaf and provide the same clarity that was just shared with me. .           First. 

I misspoke and I am wrong. 

I am sorry to Zilaf.  

Here is the message I just received from @RockMyAmadeus ( Huge Thank you for catching this as I didn't realize what had fully happened.) 

On 8/1/2021 at 8:11 PM, RockMyAmadeus said:

This is the bidding history page of the Akira #1 that you claim you won.

https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/384299606460?item=384299606460&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565

If you look closely, you will discover that the listing was, indeed, an auction, with a duration of 10 days. Further investigation will show that the listing started at 9:17am PDT (see red arrow), you bid at 11:57am PDT, and then zillaf4 ended the auction a little over 5 hours later at 5:02pm PDT. 

That is not a duration of 10 days. The listing did not, despite your claim, run the full duration. The reason "no one else bid" is because zillaf4 ended the listing less than 8 hours after listing it. If it had run the full 10 days, it would not have ended at $1.

It would have ended somewhere in the neighborhood of this listing for the same issue, two weeks earlier:

https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/373641414901?item=373641414901&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565

And I can safely say that, because I was one of the bidders on that listing, as I am on most everything that zillaf4 sells.

What happened is that zillaf4 made an error in the listing, noticed the error, and ended the auction but forgot to cancel your existing bid, making it look you "won."

You did not.

Auctions that run for the full duration have a starting time and ending time that are identical, as demonstrated by this listing for an ASM #300:

https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/133781807067?item=133781807067&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565

So. You owe zillaf4 a public apology and retraction for impugning them without cause. You spoke at great length about integrity and "doing the right thing"...here's your test.

What will you do...?

I am also going to quote everything thing I originally posted as well as anyone who replied so they too are aware of my error. 

(Ok since it appears there were a total of 14 quotes all related I am placing them in a spoiler as these were already too much in the thread and do not want to over load the thread) 

Spoiler

On 7/29/2021 at 1:56 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

This is in reverse order as this is how the messages show in ebay, but figured I would share this one. 

Note if you do not want to sell for $1 do not list it for $1 ( auction not BIN) 

 

On 7/30/2021 at 3:31 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

And it continued. Think this was the end. 

 

On 7/30/2021 at 3:53 PM, Dr. Dank said:

I recently put a $600 book for auction. Last bid was $221.

Disappointed, but hey, that's the way it goes. Cry and move on

 

On 7/30/2021 at 4:09 PM, DR.X said:

we've all been there. when I was selling groups of books on e bay many moons ago, some of the lots went for dirt cheap. boxed them, up and gone and move on. it happens.

 

On 7/30/2021 at 4:29 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

 

I completely agree and have been there as well. Too many of the current Ebay sellers have the mentality that Ebay will just let them cancel and wipe most feedback.  

 

On 7/31/2021 at 3:06 AM, herc2000 said:

If you're a business seller, I have seen deserving bad feedback removed quite often, if you're a private seller though, then it's a lot harder to have it removed.

Surprised at zillaf4, they have always been a good seller as far as I can remember, did the Akira run out of time, or did they end it early?

 

On 7/31/2021 at 5:46 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

It wasn't a run only a single book.  It went the entire time for auction. I bid within an hour of it listed. ( for close to actual guide) no one else bid. I won it for 99 cent + shipping. Then I paid shortly after it ended. The next day zillaf4 cancelled and sent me the messages above. It was obvious he just didn't want to sell it for $0.99 plus $4.50 shipping. 

If he hadn't been tried to brush off his dissatisfaction with the sold price by using the " I made a mistake in the listing " and just been honest. I would have understood and made him a more fair offer, as I did bid more on it; and I expected to pay more. 

Sad part was I was considering more of their books. Instead you see the way the conversation went and I definitely will not be spending any money with them. 

I am sure it is no skin off their back, but the kind of jackwagon messages they replied with are not acceptable.  Same with ebay allowing sellers to pull this kind of carp with no repercussions. 

Yes ebay can be all over the place with Negative Feedback removal.  Larger sellers do get more leeway.  It also has to do with how it is worded and if you sent messages specifically about it with a threatening tone. (Feedback extortion) Which is definitely not allowed and will guarantee it will be removed.  

All the more reason I have been making more purchases from other sites, LCS, and here over ebay.

 

 

On 7/31/2021 at 10:05 AM, herc2000 said:

yeah, I think the forum members are more reliable than anywhere else, we have a few of the big dealers here also ;-)

Good luck, you'll get another akira 1, hopefully cheap somewhere :-)

 

On 7/31/2021 at 1:57 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

I agree. 

I already have one. I was only interested in that one as it was the second print. Not really a big deal and will find another.

 

On 8/1/2021 at 12:06 AM, fastballspecial said:

Im confused I guess. Ive never had an issue with Zilaf bought from them for 10+ years. 

Did they put a picture of a 2nd print and advertise it as a 1st print? Or was it something else?

 

 

On 8/1/2021 at 1:10 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

They listed it as the 1st print , but it was a 2nd print. I looked over the picture and knew what I was bidding on. 

Glad all of your dealing with them went smoothly.  

Don't know why they wanted to act this way with me. Guess they just assumed I really was one of those only looking for a $0.99 win. Maybe they were just having a bad day. 

Still with the messages I received and no attempt to offer a resolution, but instead act this this was only due to error ( after the fact) Does not garner any good will.  

Had they just messaged and been upfront that they didn't want to sell it for the $0.99 plus shipping and there was an error that this was the second print, I would have been happy to try to work out a deal as I did bid more on the book.

Only reason I originally responded to his message with the would he honor the original winning bid was due to them saying it was only cancelled due to the error (which the messages right after show when they state , " I will not sell this for $1" 

I didn't really expect them to sell it for that. I just do not like the usage of it was an error rather than the truth of no one else bid and it sold too cheap. I would have respected the honesty and at least made an offer of what my max bid on that specific copy was ($42.88) Which this is also the first time I stated what my max bid was. 

I was thinking this would be fair and if I had won I was looking at other books, but after that communication. No thank you. 

 

All I can say is I try to be fair with everyone buying and selling.  I know I do not have the numbers they do on ebay, but I have over 2700 positive feedback 100% on my ebay. I have sold on may different platforms and a TON more private sales/trades. Including several private sales here on the boards. Both @Cpt Kirk and @Iconic1scan verify how I conduct myself.  

 

On 8/1/2021 at 4:43 PM, Cpt Kirk said:

@onlyweaknesskryptonite has been nothing but awesome to buy from.  He always ships quickly and has bulletproof packing.  On top of that, he has found some outrageously rare stuff for me and I can only describe him as a "gentleman and good friend".   You won't go wrong dealing with him.   And my feedback rating on ebay (kwticknor4b21) since 1996 has been more than 1300 transactions (I've only received positive feedback and I've never left a negative).

 

On 8/1/2021 at 5:19 PM, FoggyNelson said:

This thread scares me about EBay as a seller, 

 

On 8/1/2021 at 7:12 PM, Iconic1s said:

I originally bought from @onlyweaknesskryptoniteon eBay before meeting here on the forums.  I have since bought multiple books from him here and have always been happy.  He has always been fair with me on pricing and is always 100% spot on when it comes to either describing the condition of a book, or sending as many pictures as anyone could ever want to help make a decision.  I also agree with @Cpt Kirk that his packing is always bullet-proof.  Not only that, but he is a wealth of knowledge and just a really awesome person to converse with.

I don't think I've ever dealt with the other person in those messages but it's pretty clear that they were just disappointed to not get the price they wanted for the book, it had nothing to do with the listing accuracy.  They opened up with the statement that their not selling the book for 0.99 cents!  I've got a couple really good deals on eBay auction style (as the only bidder) and have never had a seller do that to me... likewise I've probably made a few sellers happy by paying way more than they expected.  I goes both ways.  I appreciate this info being posted here!  

 

Thank you to everyone who reached out to me about this and to those who spoke to my character, at the same time I did talk about doing the right thing. This is where I admit I was wrong. I will also send a message to Zilaf on Ebay and apologize to him as well now realizing that I did not in fact win this, but it was cancelled early and he forgot to cancel my bid. Which led to me thinking I had won and paid for the item. Then causing the refund and messages. 

Thank you again @RockMyAmadeus for bringing this to my attention and giving me a chance to apologize for my error. 

[Iconic1s]

On 8/1/2021 at 8:40 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

I need to definitively apologize to Zilaf and provide the same clarity that was just shared with me. .           First. 

I misspoke and I am wrong. 

I am sorry to Zilaf.  

Here is the message I just received from @RockMyAmadeus ( Huge Thank you for catching this as I didn't realize what had fully happened.) 

I am also going to quote everything thing I originally posted as well as anyone who replied so they too are aware of my error. 

(Ok since it appears there were a total of 14 quotes all related I am placing them in a spoiler as these were already too much in the thread and do not want to over load the thread) 

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Thank you to everyone who reached out to me about this and to those who spoke to my character, at the same time I did talk about doing the right thing. This is where I admit I was wrong. I will also send a message to Zilaf on Ebay and apologize to him as well now realizing that I did not in fact win this, but it was cancelled early and he forgot to cancel my bid. Which led to me thinking I had won and paid for the item. Then causing the refund and messages. 

Thank you again @RockMyAmadeus for bringing this to my attention and giving me a chance to apologize for my error. 

@onlyweaknesskryptonite Well, I still think you are a pretty good guy… maybe even better for the public apology.  Sorry I jumped to conclusions also and thank you @RockMyAmadeus for your investigative prowess. 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

Also here are the messages I sent to them directly there on ebay. 

[Semicentennial]

Wow.  Good that you admitted you were wrong on this, but dang...trying to trash a seller for your own oversight 

 

RMA

Edited August 2, 2021 by 50 Fiddy

[fastballspecial]

On 8/1/2021 at 9:00 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

Also here are the messages I sent to them directly there on ebay. 

Okay so this make more sense. Zilaf caught the error and ended the auction right? 

That being said if the book was just the wrong picture I would have ended the auction in error as well.
Ive actually done that one once or twice. 

I just didn't understand the issue. 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

On 8/1/2021 at 9:44 PM, fastballspecial said:

Okay so this make more sense. Zilaf caught the error and ended the auction right? 

That being said if the book was just the wrong picture I would have ended the auction in error as well.
Ive actually done that one once or twice. 

I just didn't understand the issue. 

I agree that it definitely makes more sense.  

I would have done the same thing to avoid more bids on the error as well. 

Obviously I did not understand this as well, but glad that the issue was brought to my attention.

That it was my misunderstanding of how this actually transpired that truly caused the issue.  

I truly am sorry for this as I would have done the same thing in their shoes. 

I definitely deserve the 

  for this one.. 

[Beastfeast]

Brapret58. 

 

New account with 0 feedback sent an offer and then promptly disappeared when time to pay.  Gave them over a week and still no reply to messages.  

[oatcrunch]

On 8/1/2021 at 9:44 AM, Junkdrawer said:

I think it was so much easier to block this guy than to get involved in some sort of trap.

 

As far as I know I haven't been blocked by anyone, but this makes me wonder if it's an inevitably. I frequently request more information/pics about the book I'm interested and would probably ask for more pics of a case if I felt the pictures available were inadequate.

Is that really considered a red flag by sellers? I've never returned an item and have only sent one message noting that a book was poorly secured, so I don't think my additional questions are indicative of how much of a pain in the I am. Is that the impression I'm giving though? Thoughts?

[Shrevvy]

homebsexycool777-2

Made an offer on a book that I accepted (near $1000). No response and no payment. Must have forgot to block him after that. A couple weeks later, he makes an offer on the same book. Not thinking to check the ID, I accept. Again, no response and no payment. I made sure to block him this time...

[herc2000]

I thought it sounded out of character for zillaf4, that's why I asked if it ran out of time or they ended it early.

[kazoo]

I auctioned a GA book for $445 on eBay and the buyer canceled because he "made a mistake" - he is now blocked by me:

cl-872881

Edited August 4, 2021 by kazoo

[FlyingDonut]

Stupid noob buyers. Clueless d-bags who go directly to negs. Nope: crsosn_0

[FlyingDonut]

On 8/2/2021 at 1:26 PM, benny275 said:

As far as I know I haven't been blocked by anyone, but this makes me wonder if it's an inevitably. I frequently request more information/pics about the book I'm interested and would probably ask for more pics of a case if I felt the pictures available were inadequate.

Is that really considered a red flag by sellers? I've never returned an item and have only sent one message noting that a book was poorly secured, so I don't think my additional questions are indicative of how much of a pain in the I am. Is that the impression I'm giving though? Thoughts?

This is one million percent a red flag. Since ebay ALWAYS sides with the buyer - ALWAYS - there is no reason at all to sell to a person who sends this.

Edited August 6, 2021 by FlyingDonut
i am an insufficiently_thoughtful_person

[oatcrunch]

On 8/5/2021 at 1:32 PM, FlyingDonut said:

This is one million percent a red flag. Since ebay ALWAYS sides with the seller - ALWAYS - there is no reason at all to sell to a person who sends this.

You mean always side with the buyer? If that's the case, I suppose I have less reason to pepper with questions since eBay will likely help me out if it's a problem. I don't want to talk someone out of selling to me, so I'll worry less about it in the future.

Thanks for the insight, I don't sell so I hadn't really thought about it from that perspective.

[rjpb]

So back at the end of May I win an item on ebay for around $50 or so. I buy a lot of stuff, so I didn't notice I hadn't gotten it until nearly two weeks later, and sure enough the sale had been cancelled and I'd been refunded shortly after the auction ended. Normally I'd just let it go, but I noticed the same item had been sold a week later by the same seller as a BIN for around $120. I looked up the reason for cancelling, and the seller had chosen "problem with buyer's address" which I knew was B.S. I still considered letting it go, but was in a mood and left negative feedback. Within minutes the seller buys a $6 item from me (the cheapest I have available), before I had gotten around to blocking him, which I probably should have done first. I send the buyer a message asking if the purchase was made in order to leave retaliatory feedback, and they respond with "I look forward to receiving it."

I mail the item, probably not what they expected, and figure they'll either want to return or just leave some sort of negative feedback for no reason whatsoever. Well, the 60 day window passed, and nothing. Maybe they thought better of playing games after cooling off, I don't know. 

 

[FlyingDonut]

On 8/5/2021 at 5:35 PM, benny275 said:

You mean always side with the buyer? If that's the case, I suppose I have less reason to pepper with questions since eBay will likely help me out if it's a problem. I don't want to talk someone out of selling to me, so I'll worry less about it in the future.

Thanks for the insight, I don't sell so I hadn't really thought about it from that perspective.

yes, always with the buyer. Someone asks me about the condition of a CGC case? Nope.