shadroch Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I listed a bunch of Pittsburgh Steelers items on eBay that I bought from the owner of a defunct Steelers bar out here. Sold a couple of items and two days ago got an offer from a guy who said he'd bartended there. We struck a deal on a few things and then he asked about picking them up in person as he also lived in Henderson. My local police and library actually have a program where they assign an officer to a room in the library a few hours a week to provide a safe place for transactions, and also do the same in the city courthouse. Neither worked for him as he works graveyard at a bar. When I asked which bar, it turned out to be the one on the corner of my complex. When I mentioned I lived here, it turns out he lives in the next quad. Each building has four apartments, hence Quads. Turns out his wife and son know me from the dog park. Small world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Interesting but no, I could see it happening though I've often looked on ebay and found an item that the seller and origin address is near by. I'm in Dallas. I have never bought, I don't think, from MycomicshoP and I think there in Arlington near by. But from someone you somehow know personally indirectly that is rare..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 54 minutes ago, shadroch said: I listed a bunch of Pittsburgh Steelers items on eBay that I bought from the owner of a defunct Steelers bar out here. Sold a couple of items and two days ago got an offer from a guy who said he'd bartended there. We struck a deal on a few things and then he asked about picking them up in person as he also lived in Henderson. My local police and library actually have a program where they assign an officer to a room in the library a few hours a week to provide a safe place for transactions, and also do the same in the city courthouse. Neither worked for him as he works graveyard at a bar. When I asked which bar, it turned out to be the one on the corner of my complex. When I mentioned I lived here, it turns out he lives in the next quad. Each building has four apartments, hence Quads. Turns out his wife and son know me from the dog park. Small world. Yup. Many years ago sold some comics on eBay to a guy who lived across the road from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Adjoining township. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action252Kid Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I have sold stuff on eBay to people who live within a mile or two of the post office where I drop off my eBay items for shipment. I've been tempted a few times to hand-deliver the books myself (or put the package in their mailbox myself), but I ended up just shipping them anyway just so that I'd have the tracking/proof of shipment and delivery from the post office. Never an actual neighbor though, that's crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Needed a slicer for my coffee shop. Used nearest first to search for one. Bought one and it was my next door neighbor! He threw in an awesome pair of mountain skis too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unca Ben Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Years ago I bought some statues from a guy that lives just down the road from me. We met in the neighborhood Safeway parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Bought an X-Men 10 off a guy that lived about 10 miles away. I asked him if I could just pick it up and we agreed. I just dropped by after work one day & picked the book up off him at his front door. Nice guy. Offered me a beer but I passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Years ago I bought a TOS 58 from a guy and he sent me a TOS 59. Got in touch with him and he lived just outside my town. I asked if he had anything else for sale and ended up leaving with these... Chadwick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadwick Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) 27 minutes ago, october said: Years ago I bought a TOS 58 from a guy and he sent me a TOS 59. Got in touch with him and he lived just outside my town. I asked if he had anything else for sale and ended up leaving with these... Where's the good stuff? Edited March 8, 2017 by Chadwick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 55 minutes ago, Chadwick said: Where's the good stuff? What did the Af15, TOS39, & JIM83 end up grading out at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I bought a set of Preacher TPBs on ebay and before the seller sent them to me she contacted me and told me I only lived a couple miles away from her. She then told me she was one of those people who buys Storage Units at auction. She said she had just bought a storage unit full of Comics and the Preacher TPBs were part of it. She said if I was interested I could just come over and buy them all from her. When I got to her house she showed me 20 long boxes of comics. It was 98% modern (which I know nothing about), but the first box I examined had a New Mutants 98 in Mint condition so I knew they hadn't been cherry picked yet. I asked her what she wanted for them and she said $30 a longbox. I thought that was more than fair so I paid her $600. I asked her how much she paid for the storage unit and she said "$25" for the whole unit. Wow. She said she was the ONLY person that showed up to the Storage Auction that day and they start the bidding at $25. I was hoping to find a Batman Adventures 12 & a Walking Dead 1, but they weren't in there, however there was an 8.0 WWBN32 (Yes there were a few bronze age too) I sold the collection for about $3000 (except for the wwbn32), but the greatest joy I got out of the collection was READING all the modern Marvel comics and catching up on storylines that I knew nothing about. It was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Delivery with tracking is mandatory to be protected against "I never got it" Yup even a canceled check or MO won't fly with ebay. A signed letter in blood of the buyer won't suffice either. Many transactions on eBay should be delivered through a carrier with tracking. if you do meet up off eBay, get cash and before you hand over the goods be sure the buyer cancels the transaction so you get your fees back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 55 minutes ago, gadzukes said: What did the Af15, TOS39, & JIM83 end up grading out at? I still have the AF 15 and JIM 83, they are both 2.5 range. The TOS was about a 2.0 and I sold it raw right after I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hado Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I hit a kid on her bike with my sisters car, turns out her mom babysat my niece. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punksdropdirtysrh Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Hado said: I hit a kid on her bike with my sisters car, turns out her mom babysat my niece. Does that count? Were you on your way to buy comics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hado Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 55 minutes ago, punksdropdirtysrh said: Were you on your way to buy comics? touchè Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I sold some Magic Cards on Ebay and a guy that was local to me bought a few. He said he bought them because the shipping would be cheaper and he would get them sooner because we lived in the same city. I shipped them out, and the following weekend I hooked up with some friends of mine to play some magic the gathering and my friend showed me the cards he had "just bought." Turns out he was my buyer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STORMSHADOW_80 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I sold a X-factor 24 to someone on Instagram. He ended up living just a few block away. We met at the neighborhood park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
