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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Selling an item for $200. That's beyond fair. I checked every sold history could on this item. And even if you were to eBay it there are the people asking 30 to 50 to ship it.

So of course the first offer I get is 100. And a sob story about how he lives 3 hours away.

I asked him why he was looking at listings well out of his area, told him I could do 180. It's amazing how quickly he snapped to attention and said that he could do that and he would conveniently be in town tomorrow.

Huh.

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Another outrageous lowball.

Selling one item for 80. One for 40. One for 20. One for 15.

Guy asks if he can do 90. I said 100. He says sorry I can only do 90.

To be fair: I had misread his text and I didn't realize the $40 item was part of this debate.

He then says hey I've only got 100 on me. Do you have change?

???

And then he says oh actually I've only got 80 but I can give you the other 10 later.
 
Guy put down a $30 deposit last night.

Just now he messages and says he found it for a little bit cheaper than I had it listed so he would like the deposit back.

He eats that right?
 
I'm the wrong person to answer... but I guess what is the point of the deposit? I would l think normally, yes. That's why BBTS does deposits and such. He was promising to buy it and has now gone back on that, so... I mean... isn't that the point of the deposit? You didn't call it 'layaway' right?
 
Yeah, just like Richard Simmons says above people are treating marketplace and eBay like malls lately.

Honestly, I think the rise in bullshit is a recession indicator. Nobody gave a f*** when they had the covid checks. Nobody gave a f*** when everything returned to normal.

But now everyone is like second-guessing and penny pinching.

Like who's shopping for items after you've already put a deposit down and arranged pickup?

He sent me a screenshot of the item and yes that person also had it listed for the exact price I did, but apparently brokered a deal at a lower price. There was absolutely no other of this item up when I posted it yesterday.
 
I'd agree with Ru on this one. Not that I buy things requiring deposits all that often, but when I do, they always make it clear that the deposit is non-refundable. You're making a promise to buy it, and in turn, they're holding one for you. Obviously, they can't legally make you buy the thing, but in order to not completely screw them over, you then forfeit the money. If he'd paid beyond the deposit, maybe refund that, but the least he can do is let you keep the deposit. If he was still looking elsewhere, he should've made that clear from the beginning, and since he didn't, not getting the deposit back is his punishment, I'd say.

Yeah, selling stuff is getting tougher and tougher. In my neck of the woods, we have a lot of "Buy Nothing" groups- basically people giving stuff away- old couches, shelves, appliances, clothes, etc. On one hand, it's nice getting something for free- helping others out, clearing some room yourself, etc. But it also makes selling things around here a bitch and a half, because people are so used to not paying for anything. I love free shit as much as the next guy, but I also know I can't get everything for free, and me buying something from someone may also count as a form of "helping your neighbor".
 
Alt said:
Guy put down a $30 deposit last night.

Just now he messages and says he found it for a little bit cheaper than I had it listed so he would like the deposit back.

He eats that right?
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Yep, I agree he should be out the deposit, which is an intent to purchase. I’ve eaten plenty of those over the years with BBTS and Sideshow but that’s the agreement I made when I placed the order. No reason to expect this to be any different. Scummy on him to be shopping around after placing that deposit. People won’t learn if consequences don’t follow.
 
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