It is against ebay rules to list an item if you do not have it in your possession.
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 3:16 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi to you all > > A buyer recently told me that he purchased a poster from a seller on ebay > and was told that the item was on consignment from a third party in another > country. The interesting thing is that the seller did not actually have the > poster. He had apparently made an agreement where the consignor would send > it to him only if a sale was made. To me, that seems to open up all sorts > of potential problems. What if the consignor changes his mind despite the > fact that the sale has been made? What if the poster turns out to have more > issues than expected bearing in mind that the seller has not physically > handled the poster? What about shipping delays caused by the double > handling? > > I'm just curious as to how this works. Have you come across dealers > who sell posters on consignment without actually holding the posters? Have > you ever consigned posters in this way? Have any sales worked out well for > you? > > Regards > John > > JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA > Websites: > www.moviemem.com > www.OzeFilm.com > www.OzeAuction.com > www.BodyCorporateNews.com > Facebook: > www.facebook.com/moviemem > Mailing Address: > John Reid > PO Box 92 > Elanora > Qld 4221 > Australia > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > -- Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
