Here is my business plan that I TRY to stick to. Auctions always end on
thursday, I work on shipping stuff saturday or sunday, and have a batch
of USPS pickup on Monday, and a fedex pickup on tuesday. If somebody
doesnt pay by then then there item goes out the next week. Sometimes I
get
In fact there was an email from eBay just the other day talking about that
and that they intend to shift back to what was originally intended.
I'll believe it when I see it...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:40:57 -0700
From: David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay
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From: Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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I'd like to give a big banned reply to this message, but I have to sensor
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To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:27 AM
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Had to add my $0.02 here.. I earn a significant portion of my income from
ebay sales, and have been selling on ebay for the last 8 years. All of my
auctions include some sort
. It won't
happen. Consider also that I get 1.5% of my fees back just for using my
Paypal debit card.
Mike
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From: Brian Smyla [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
Had to add
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Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 9:28 AM
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I agree. THough last time I used USPS, I could order the tape and stickers
for free as well. But that was a while ago... (:
Levi
On 7/29/06, Mike
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From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
I agree. THough last time I used USPS, I could order the tape and stickers
for free as well
: People living
in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. :-)
-brian
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Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:44:28 -
From: Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Message-ID: [EMAIL
. It won't
happen. Consider also that I get 1.5% of my fees back just for using my
Paypal debit card.
Mike
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From: Brian Smyla [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
Had
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
Had to add my $0.02 here.. I earn a significant portion of my income from
ebay sales, and have been selling on ebay for the last 8 years. All of my
auctions include some sort of packaging fee, clearly stated in the auction
text, and is usually
Not if they will fit in a Flat Rate box for $8.10 anywhere, any weight.
Mike
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
I
Guilty as charged. But it isn't necessarily to avoid eBay fees, it is to
sell the item dirt cheap but not lose money on the legitimate fees. I think
everyone knows what is happening when they bid. And I don't inflate too
much, maybe $3 over actual costs. Nothing sucks as much as having an item go
This can be sticky and sometimes completely innocent. Brand new
OM606IP I recently bought on german ebay with the intention of trading
for a rebuild to go into my '87 wagon was weeks arriving even though
I'd paid for 'express' shipping. Turned out it got to US customs
quick time at which point
YHAW, I Like. A totally different way to bust his @!!$ :D :D
:D :D I just reported 10 of his auctions as excessive shipping and handling
charges. All of them were at least double and likely triple the true charges.
That'll keep him busy for a while
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From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:07:33 -0400
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
he actually committed mail fraud, which is a federal offense. Just realize
that sooner or later, he'll get what's coming
I know I should be taking my own advice and let it go, life is too
short, but.. It is not the ebay seller that is the bad actor here but
the buyer. Kaleb take note. If Luther ever orders a used part from you
even if he you give him a great deal, he'll likely find something to
bitch about. There
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On Behalf Of R A Bennell
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 4:56 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
I agree with Bob. Life is too short to worry about small matters. Stress
like this is not good for you. You got the item. You
I'd like to give a big banned reply to this message, but I have to sensor the
message. he'll likely find something to bitch about. WTF is your reason
for saying this? This seller tried to defraud the USPS by sending it Media
Mail. That is illegal and he was busted by the USPS and they
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Luther, dealing with stupid men and women for the last week.
Could you take your angst and childish antics to myspace.com and keep it off the
lists, please? Thanks!
--
John L. Ervine
1981 240D 4-spd 272+kmi
1980 300TD 183+kmi
1980 300SD 277+kmi
1977 280S 4-spd 81+kmi
Yeah I'm with both of them. If you wanted next day shipping and such buy it
from a company. You wanna save money, expect slower shipping...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:56:20 -0500
From: R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
To: Mercedes
A brand new Pioneer A110 16x DVD burner from Tiger direct is $42.99...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:11:22 -0400
From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Not talking about luther, but I run across people ALL the time who will
bitch about ANYTHING. They didnt like the box, they didnt like the tape.
They wanted bubble wrap. Was your item damaged? NO? Then why bitch?
OR its not delivered quick enough for them. I put in all my auctions to
This is a good point. People buying on eBay have become increasingly
impatient to have their stuff NOW. It's become markedly worse over the last
year. I have to deal with it more than most of you, as shipping from Canada
takes 2-3x your domestic time.
There is a good reason you will see
Steve MacSween wrote:
This is a good point. People buying on eBay have become increasingly
impatient to have their stuff NOW. It's become markedly worse over the last
year. I have to deal with it more than most of you, as shipping from Canada
takes 2-3x your domestic time.
I think the
-Original Message-
From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:07:33 -0400
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
he actually committed mail fraud, which is a federal offense. Just
realize
that sooner or later, he'll
Remember this? So, I stopped by the USPS today and asked them about the
package. I went into it expecting to take a few pictures proving that the
seller short paid the shipping or sent it to the wrong address. It was a bit
different. Turns out he tried to ship it Media Mail to save some
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Now, what is the time frame for leaving feedback? I'm gonna negative him bad
on this and would rather him not have a chance to levae me feedback. Can I
do this?
It used to be 30 days. I think it's now been extended to 60. You might
get lucky if you leave
accordingly.
Dave W
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From: Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 3:17 PM
Subject: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
Remember this? So, I stopped by the USPS today and asked them about
Flat rate shipping of $65. Price was BIN for $20 or best offer. I offered
$5 and it was accepted. I'm not disputing the price I paid, which was less
than every other auction for this DVD burner I loked at, I'm disupting the
seller trying to save a few bucks at my time expense.
Dave Wakin
Geeze louise! Did you get your item? Did you pay a good price? If the
guy wasn't trying to rip you off and just tried to save money on
shipping, why try to burn him with bad feed back with no chance to
respond. Suck it up, quit your bitching, and just move on. Life is too
short.
Bob DuPuy
On
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Randy B
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob DuPuy
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 3:38 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
Geeze louise! Did you get your item? Did you pay a good price? If the
guy
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From: Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 3:17 PM
Subject: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
Remember this? So, I stopped by the USPS today and asked them about the
package. I went into it expecting to take a few
I have been ignoring this discussion, but
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200606270927042.html
deals with something like it
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From: Bob DuPuy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Geeze louise! Did you get your item? Did you pay a good price? If the
guy
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