Bad ebay sellers?

[rehkal]

I just wanted to put up a post asking if anyone else had a bad encounter with the ebay seller "theplayerscove". I did what their own auction said and asked questions about the items I was interested in before bidding, glad I did as their response was extremely rude in nature. Pretty much told me I should never buy from them, reading their negative feedback comments pretty much confirmed my beliefs even further.

Anyone else have any bad experiences with rude ebay sellers?

[Helonion]

Luckily all my experiences with people are good.

And from those 26 negatives that guy sounds like a douche.

[rehkal]

Pretty much, yes. After seeing his reply to my simple questions about an item he has listed, I wouldn't ever even consider buying anything from them.

[Edzilla]

You buy from ebay, you always run the risk. Thats the advantage of gaming stores.

[Deleted]

That's why I always check seller feedback before buying. Have had zero bad experiences in years and have saved a lot of money.

[Overread]

Aren't ebay also honouring all sales now so even if there is a dispute buyers are protected?

Asides which I'm very much like 60mm. I don't trade extensively there, but when I do its always a case of checking the feedback given and generally reading the ads as well as getting a feel for the seller. Honestly most people there do want to do an honest trade, its just a very small handful who are out to cause trouble (esp in a very niche market like wargaming).

[rehkal]

Ebay would hopefully do their best to protect both sellers and buyers.

Selling an item for a friend recently ebay backed me up on information that was listed on the auction. Ebay basically made the buyer (who never asked questions of me before bidding on the item) return the item to me to receive their refund. Which I had no problem doing, but the buyer didn't want to send the item back and pay for the return shipping as my auction listed would be the case. Shipping on 100lb trailer hitches is rather expensive and I really didn't want to mail the thing in the first place. Rather annoying when people are needlessly rude in their dealings, regardless if they are buying or selling. Or even discussing game rules.

[Hive Carnithrope]

Just checked out their Ebay store. Never bought anything from them, since I'm in the UK and I like low postage.

From their reviews, they sound good. A few negatives, but nothing beyond what a normal large Ebay seller might get.

Could you post some of the responses guys, censored, of course, if they need to be. I'm really intrigued.

[Helonion]

Just going to link to the negatives

feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&ftab=AllFeedback&userid=theplayerscove&iid=-1&de=off&items=25&interval=365&which=negative&mPg=2&page=1

[1deadcop]

yeah, there are some bad apples but the sellers are now protected pretty much from all sides that's now it should be(the customer is always right), just look at the sellers reviews before you buy.

[carnogaunt]

The name "theplayerscove" sounds really familiar. I might have bought from him before, but my buying history only goes back to 2010. Or maybe I've just seen his listings.

To be fair, a lot of the negative feedback is from people saying that their (presumably metal) models fell apart in shipping, and there's not a whole lot which can be done about that. Admittedly, the "wrong item shipped" comments are a little worrisome, but a 99.1% feedback score is pretty good and overall I wouldn't be deterred from buying from him.

[immortalblue]

I wouldn't buy from him on just how rude and abusive he has been in a lot of follow ups.

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[Helonion]

Sept 24, 2012 18:39:47 GMT immortalblue said:

I wouldn't buy from him on just how rude and abusive he has been in a lot of follow ups.

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Agreed. Because it sounds like 1/100th of the time if something goes bad, he is a dick. Those are really high odds.

[Geneva]

Wow... I just read through his feedback replies and, yeah, he sounds like an absolute ass. On the whole, his feedback record is pretty good but with a lousy attitude like that I honestly have no desire to purchase from him in the future. The guy seems to do everything he can to avoid taking responsibility for anything that goes wrong and has a problem with abusing his customers. He even berates one of them for being a buyer for three years and calling him rude. Generally when a dedicated buyer starts telling you to get your act together it's a wise idea to listen rather than shout him down and lose a customer.

[rehkal]

Unsure about the description of the items and wanting to see better pictures of one of the pieces he had listed I decided to ask a question of him. So I read through the 'already answered' questions about the item and it almost seemed worded like the item was custom made, so I just sent him a question (something his auctions even say to do) asking about the auction in question.

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Dear theplayerscove,

Do you ever post actual pictures of the items you make or are they all made after they are ordered? I'd like to see some of the actual items you make before purchasing anything. Also, do you have a webpage you offer them through? ((I figured there might be pictures posted on his page if he did indeed do custom work))

- rehkal
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Dear rehkal,

make? I don't make anything.
I actually don't really have any clue what you are talking about. Do you ask Walmart if they make their stuff after you order it?
What??? And how are my pictures not of the actual items ? HUHHHH??
This tops my list as the weirdest questions I have ever received...
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Dear theplayerscove,

Thanks for answering my question the way you did, now I know not to order from you. Ever.

- rehkal
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Dear rehkal,

That's ok, you went on my blocked bidder list before I even clicked the send button. I have learned to stay away from bidders that ask
really dumb questions as it shows they don't think when they bu and usually that gets me plenty of (please do not swear) AFTER they buy....
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Took him 5 days to come up with that last message. Though, I should have written him back and thanked him for his kindness and efforts in protecting me from himself...

Funny thing is, he has it all wrong... people that ask questions, are the ones thinking... and he'll never figure it out.