Sunday, March 16, 2014

When eBay sellers mess up and then make up for it.

If you buy and sell enough things on eBay you will eventually run into problems. I have been ripped off, sold damage stuff and have been misinformed. Sometimes the buyer makes good, sometimes the buyer doesn't and you are out the cost of shipping their crap back to them and even worse, sometimes you need a dispute settled. No one wins in the last case because you have the stress of trying to solve your problem and getting your money takes even longer than when you sell something!

However, this past summer I did have a pack that took nearly two months to arrive and the seller was kind enough to make up for their mistake with some loot. I bought 40 05-06 Upper Deck Ice rookies for 10 bucks with shipping. Yep, 10 bucks for 40 rookies, sure they were all level 4 ones but I am considering finishing the level 4 set so it is a nice head start. Biggest names were like Dustin Penner and Ryane Clowe but still not a bad deal in my books. The seller apparently didn't pay enough postage the first time and it was bounced back to them so they had to do a resend and things got busy etc. But to make up for it they threw in two game used cards (Tanguay and Zubov) and an auto!

Here is the auto that was thrown in which in my opinion exceeds the rest of the package. Good to know there are great people out there and all the extras certainly weren't necessary but it did make things better and it got them a positive review. Any stories you have come across in your experiences with sellers making good?

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  1. I absolutely love the Crown Royale Scratching the Surface autographs. It's cardboard ingenuity at its finest. They took a "sticker autograph" and made it look really good. Kudos to Panini and of course that eBay seller.

    As for your question... I'm having a total brain fart. Pretty sure I've run across a few eBay sellers who were cool enough to kick down bonuses here and there, but they're just not coming to me.

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    1. Interesting point Fuji, I strangely never considered this a sticker auto but of course you are definitely right on that one. I agree, Panini did some amazing stuff during their time with the NHL and it is a shame they didn't get their renewal. I hope they continue to make a product or two with hockey.

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  2. I had purchased a bryce harper sepia for my 2012 topps chrome set.. the seller kept delaying delivering it making up different excuses, turns out they lost it. Thankfully I was able to purchase another one from a different seller before the prices went crazy. The original seller (after the 45 day dispute period) came through and sent me a bill bergey auto and an auto ball of ken griffey jr and ken griffey sr.

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    1. Shame it needed to go to a dispute but it sounds like you got some pretty cool stuff in return regardless.

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