Selling Toys - Horror Stories & "Happy" Customers

RicksNerdLife said:
Selling the MOTU Origins 200x as previously mentioned.

Again, retail...180. I'm asking 155, since I opened them.

Guy emails me and says "Will you take 100?". I don't even bother to respond, which I think prompted his next message:

"I can throw in a Darth vader tie fighter completewith Darth figure".

What? Dude, no. I don't collect Star Wars. Besides that, I'm trying to pare down. Thank you, but no.

"How bout a nfl pocket pros set chrome its worth 200 i would trade u".

What the fuck part of this are you not understanding? NO. No means no, no. I want cash.
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Update on this fuckwit.

Messages me again this evening and says "100 and I can pick it up tomorrow". Ooh, what a proposition!

I'm not that desperate to sell these. But I tell him the same thing I mentioned previously. Retailing for above 180, losing my ass on 155.

This is his response:

"I have a ton of loose ones too they dont hold much value.u know the market sucks for motu right now.its ok good luck ."

You don't have these, dumbass. Or else you wouldn't be attempting to buy them.

Not to mention: one, it's a movie year, and they're only going to elevate in price if the movie is a success. Two, I don't give a flying fuck what you have or what you think the market is--you don't know shit. Three, I mentioned what these are at retail--IF you can find them at retail, I've personally never seen the 200x out and about. Yes, I opened them, but brand new, you're still paying 30 more than what I'm asking. And fourth: Fuck you.

Certain Masterverse are going for well over a hundred, two hundred a figure. I'm not even sure this fucknugget knew what line these were from.

I just said "K", and blocked the dipshit. Marketplace might genuinely be worse than eBay. I'm angered to know I live amongst these mutants.
 
RicksNerdLife said:
I just realized I'm not getting creative enough with how I'm rejecting these assholes...
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Tell them the meet is:

A police station. So they can turn themselves in for robbery.

A comedy club. So they can tell their jokes to someone else.

A strip club. Since they're only interested in spending single dollars.
 
When dealing on Marketplace are you dealing under your real names? I've thought about it despite these horror stories, but I do not want anyone having my real info and therefore access to a social media account. I've been trying to sell an expensive table on Marketplace and someone was stupid so I was rude back but it was under my name which I really didn't like.

I guess my Ebay buyers get my name and address - though I do wish that was hidden, as well.
 
Schizm said:
When dealing on Marketplace are you dealing under your real names? I've thought about it despite these horror stories, but I do not want anyone having my real info and therefore access to a social media account. I've been trying to sell an expensive table on Marketplace and someone was stupid so I was rude back but it was under my name which I really didn't like.

I guess my Ebay buyers get my name and address - though I do wish that was hidden, as well.
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Yes and no.

It helps as a buyer and seller to have a legit FBook account with history and activity.

I use my real name, but my name is very generic and live in a high-rise, so good luck tracking me down. Many of my regular buyers have pseudonyms, but that's not uncommon as most people don't want to be found by work or political witch hunting these days. Some of my regular buyers include Richard Ryder and Tony Stark.

For payment, I also have to give out an email address and sometimes for coordination, I vibe this one out, I'll give my phone number because messenger sometimes sucks and a text or call cuts through my day easier.

But I've never been worried about it. Anyone who is questionable, I will choose to meet at a public location if it even gets that far.

So by all means, you can make a Facebook account, post a kitty as a photo, name yourself Bruce Wayne, and as long as your postings are good with legit authentic photos, you can arrange meetings wherever you feel comfortable and get those layers of protection.
 
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