Rude/Unhelpful eBayers-

[BellyTank]

I just 'asked the seller a question' about an item (in my usual curteous, inquiring, yet knowledgable way) and its condition because his blurb only used 'nice' to describe the item (which is very old) and its condition- it looked a little stained and faded.
Since he says on his auction page "please ask all questions before bidding", I did just that.
He then told me there were no 'major' stains on it- no other points from my message were addressed.
So I asked again politely for an elaboration- then I get told I'm obviously OCD, there are no stains at all and told that I shouldn't bid, so as to avoid problems with me...

Jeese Louise!

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[Briscoeteque]

I know the same thing, I asked this fella why his (ulabeled) size 40 suit had a 44 inch chest and 30 inch waist, and he told me he's been selling suits for a long time and has got the right feedback. Eiather the jacket's not a suit with the pants, or he's taking one measurement wrong. Eaither way, in poor taste.

I should talk though, I didn't notice this one auction I won doesn't accept paypal, and when I found out a money order cost $15 for $18.66, I have to wait till I redorder a checkbook. Sorry, seller. But you bowties are also definately not from the 1920's, so we both are wrong.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

What does "OCD" mean?

 

[Briscoeteque]

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, everything's always got to be neat and perfect to the smallest detail.

 

[PrettySquareGal]

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, everything's always got to be neat and perfect to the smallest detail.

I have an imperfect variation of it which by nature is maddening. I like neat and clean a little too much.

 

[BellyTank]

But apparently- through the gift of the internet- his observation is that I am
"obviously SO OCD"- SOCD, you might say. He should become an internet psychiatrist with his gift.
All I did was ask a Q:, not get an A:, then repeat said Q: and he conradicted the first partial answer with the second.

My guess is that he would be able to diagnose our Mr. Chevalier as OCD on the first question...

But I want the item...

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[Rosie]

One time, I asked a seller how long it wold take to ship an item, I just wanted to know around the date the item would arrive, I received a profanity laced e mail calling me all types of names. On top of that, the person continued to mail me for like a week, even though I didn't respond to them and then left me negative feedback, claiming I asked for free overnight shippindg. Some people are just plain disgusting.

 

[BellyTank]

I have an imperfect variation of it which by nature is maddening. I like neat and clean a little too much.

You oughta straighten up that disorder!

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[PrettySquareGal]

You oughta straighten up that disorder!

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I'm working on it! But it's never good enough.

 

[BellyTank]

By the way- I'm in Europe and 3 or more times, I've had US based eBuyers threaten me with cancelling the sale due to slow/lateunreasonable delivery(times), even after I've sent the item and sent the buyer proof of sending. I've experienced buyers being sweet as a nut before they pay and then becoming irate, confrontational (as can be on the internet)and threatening after they have parted with their money.

Do you Americans realise that Europe is not a State of America?
Economical postage can take 3 weeks to the door.

These are also the ones who quibble over the cheapest postal rates and don't want insurance on a $200+ It would be really tough for them if the items had gone missing in transit- they'd be out of pocket, not me.

I have found that the Danish Post is able to supply a service to the US in as little as 3 days(all going well of course) but the USPS can take another 10 days to deliver to the door. Apparently, the USPS treats foreign parcels as just that, 'not their own', even though the receiver is a US customer.
There is also no insurance agreement between the US and Danish postal services(the US won't agree to it), so an insured parcel must be sent by intl. courier service. Of course, most of my sales are to the US-

I also hate it when someone tells me after they've sent the item to me, that they sent it surface mail. Up to and beyond 6 weeks.

No disrespect is meant to you beautiful Americans- just the uglies.

I also had a nice hat from Italy, which was sent in a small postal envelope-
it was, shall we say encouraged with great vigour, into the envelope- didn't quite fit through the mail slot. Very flat and destroyed.

I once paid $350 for a WW2 leather flight jacket, the vendor was one with whom I had dealt before and even though I had updated my new address, in a different country and reiterated it by email, he sent the jacket to my old address in London, which was at that stage vacant and under refurbishment.
I DID receive the jacket, by post, almost a year later.
That eBayer was, after the fact, very dutiful in making a claim, following up on it and keeping me updated- at intervals of a few months.

The Wheeling and dealing life is hard these days-

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[scotrace]

Of Course, Mr. Tank's "Polite yet knowledgable" tack...

"Say NobberSeller, looks like yer shirts has seen a wee womit'n Sir. I put it t'ye now, and I leave it t'ye, was them shirt tails yoozed fer double booty dooty 'r not then?"

 

[KAT]

Do you Americans realise that Europe is not a State of America?

No disrespect is meant to you beautiful Americans- just the uglies.

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lol :whistling

 

[BellyTank]

I just got this reply from Major Stain, the eBay Pain...

"Mr. I have been onest with you I always say no major stains just in case I miss a small smudge. All I have bin is streight with you down to the point that your style and mine clash. See, I sell many items and I am really not going to write a discriptive ess ay on this one item. I find you quit rude as you even said you were sorry for it! So we can agree that we find eachother quit rude. Good luck on your future purchases. Please do not bid nor write me as I want nothing to do with you."

The bit where he says "I find you quit rude as you even said you were sorry for it! " was where I said,
"..sorry if I appear rude or repetitive but you still haven't told me about the stains"

This is what polite enquiry gets you.

Best not to ask questions about eBay items for fear of being abused and
banned from bidding. Although, when he got the 4th message from me, asking the same unanswered question, I guess he must have started to become peeved. Not my fault really.

I'm putting my finger in my throat and going Guuurch... gurrrghhh, has I write this.

Good Evening to you, one and all-

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[KAT]

i hate when that happens! seems he is really rude!

 

[Pilgrim]

Belly Tank, you have to cut them just a little bit of slack - because they clearly are challenged by the written English language. They may be a 100% US 'Murrican, but they're clearly semi-literate. Writing may tax their abilities.

Or at least their response to you fully indicates this. It's scary that such people can vote.
lol

 

[Rosie]

Belly Tank, you have to cut them just a little bit of slack - because they clearly are challenged by the written English language. They may be a 100% US 'Murrican, but they're clearly semi-literate. Writing may tax their abilities.

Or at least their response to you fully indicates this. It's scary that such people can vote.
lol

Does anyone find it strange that the most rude people always seem to be the ones that have the least command of the language?

 

[KAT]

HAHHAHAlol now i know why im so rude and sarcastic all the time lol

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

The meanest of the ebay meanies,....

"Mr. I have been onest with you I always say no major stains just in case I miss a small smudge. All I have bin is streight with you down to the point that your style and mine clash. See, I sell many items and I am really not going to write a discriptive ess ay on this one item. I find you quit rude as you even said you were sorry for it! So we can agree that we find eachother quit rude. Good luck on your future purchases. Please do not bid nor write me as I want nothing to do with you."

The bit where he says "I find you quit rude as you even said you were sorry for it! " was where I said,
"..sorry if I appear rude or repetitive but you still haven't told me about the stains"

This is what polite enquiry gets you.

Best not to ask questions about eBay items for fear of being abused and
banned from bidding. Although, when he got the 4th message from me, asking the same unanswered question, I guess he must have started to become peeved. Not my fault really.

I'm putting my finger in my throat and going Guuurch... gurrrghhh, has I write this.

Good Evening to you, one and all-

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.....Always seem to be the poorest at spelling and grammar! I think there is a connection here,.......lol

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

And even worse.

Belly Tank, you have to cut them just a little bit of slack - because they clearly are challenged by the written English language. They may be a 100% US 'Murrican, but they're clearly semi-literate. Writing may tax their abilities.

Or at least their response to you fully indicates this. It's scary that such people can vote.
lol

They're allowed to drive!!!

 

[BellyTank]

Although I'm not really rude by nature, I can be very rude if I put my mind to it but it's probably easier and faster to blurt out mis-spelt obscenities.

I think perhaps, that people like this take English that's better than their own, whether perfect or not, as sarcasm and superiority.

When someone is offering an item for sale, with mysterious and attractive historical provenance, which is, by their own item description undefined, I think they should expect questions, lots of questions. Especially when they're hinting that it's a "real good one"...

My tactic is to ask all the questions in the first message, so's to avoid too much annoying agonising and antagonising to-ing and fro-ing.

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