Dumbass eBay record sellers

[Dave Baldwin]

None of them have copies. At least not when we did the reunion show years ago.

Disappointing, but not surprising.

 

[bosshoss]

3 on the garage-o-meter... 3,379 on the dumb-o-meter...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1147272829...3&toolid=10044&customid=17471.3361236&mkevt=1

 

[chas_kit]

This 13th Floor Elevators 45 of Levitation has a hairline crack. I returned it to the seller, and now he's relisted it - without mentioning the crack, same as before. Wasn't going to give negative feedback but maybe I will now.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/373623107835

 

[Jim]

This 13th Floor Elevators 45 of Levitation has a hairline crack. I returned it to the seller, and now he's relisted it - without mentioning the crack, same as before. Wasn't going to give negative feedback but maybe I will now.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/373623107835

Ridiculous
That's not even "wrong grading" it's just plain deceiving

 

[Dave Baldwin]

Record fraudsters (or "racketeers" as my grandfather used to say):
1) Sell a misrepresented/over-graded and/or defective record
2) Bet the odds that customer won't complain
3) If they do, argue over giving a refund or refuse to offer one
4) Post negative feedback for buyer and "blacklist" them

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

This 13th Floor Elevators 45 of Levitation has a hairline crack. I returned it to the seller, and now he's relisted it - without mentioning the crack, same as before. Wasn't going to give negative feedback but maybe I will now.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/373623107835

He probably assumes a playable crack is covered by the "G" grade. The Goldmine guide is not abundantly clear on cracks.

 

[bluegg67]

No zoom in!

 

[Dave Baldwin]

Link Wray is an icon, but maybe this seller is overreaching a little:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265189932277?hash=item3dbe8d3cf5:g:UHEAAOSwU45gwA-y

 

[Heitkotter77]

You will not find a copy of this record in this condition unless it is sealed.

Which you can find easily for under $10 on Discogs

 

[chas_kit]

78 RPM, but I found this amusing, a seller of broken records:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/Vinyl-Reco...=1&Type=!&_dcat=176985&Material=Vinyl&_sop=10

 

[Rythmn Boy]

78 RPM, but I found this amusing, a seller of broken records:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/Vinyl-Records/176985/m.html?item=234506422738&_ssn=daisy_has_it&LH_Auction=1&Type=!&_dcat=176985&Material=Vinyl&_sop=10

If she sells any you will have to start a new thread for Genius eBay record sellers

 

[Heitkotter77]

If she sells any you will have to start a new thread for Genius eBay record sellers

That would go on the Clueless eBay Buyers thread.

 

[chas_kit]

Long-time seller who, from his feedback, seems to have become sloppier in his grading. I won a 45 on MGM graded VG+, but it came with many scratches including a deep one, and plenty of noise. I didn't return it, didn't ask for a partial refund, just sent a message saying hey J, this wasn't graded well. He didn't bother to answer my message and blocked me! I wasn't planning on bidding on his future auctions, but this one was already in the snipe system - and went for $27 less than I was willing to pay for it.

I understand blocking real trouble-makers, but to block someone who has been a customer for years, and never returned anything that I can remember, is not such a bright idea. Every bidder shut out is money lost. Even if I didn't win many of his auctions, I certainly came in second numerous times, and bid up those auctions.

 

[Dave Baldwin]

Long-time seller who, from his feedback, seems to have become sloppier in his grading. I won a 45 on MGM graded VG+, but it came with many scratches including a deep one, and plenty of noise. I didn't return it, didn't ask for a partial refund, just sent a message saying hey J, this wasn't graded well. He didn't bother to answer my message and blocked me! I wasn't planning on bidding on his future auctions, but this one was already in the snipe system - and went for $27 less than I was willing to pay for it.

I understand blocking real trouble-makers, but to block someone who has been a customer for years, and never returned anything that I can remember, is not such a bright idea. Every bidder shut out is money lost. Even if I didn't win many of his auctions, I certainly came in second numerous times, and bid up those auctions.

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'Intentional fraudsters' never own up to bogus over-grading. They have two modes: 1) Argue. 2) Block.