Wow - Miserable ebay seller ....

[AntonioFP45]

Well on a more positive note...........

Just got my P2K E7 shell that I won on Ebay.  For $9.00 I can't complain. 

Except for the lift rings on the roof (those pesky buggers break if you sneeze on them, LOL!) it's in excellent shape.  The seller was good about mentioning the damaged rings.  

It's a very easy fix since metal replacement rings are available for just a few dollars. I don't have my beadblaster set yet, so I'll be giving it a 91% alcohol "bath" and prepping it for SCL "Bumblebee" colors. 

Peace

[NeO6874]

Your right, no pictures what so ever on any of his items.

He is also SCREAMING! 

He's also selling a Genesis SD70 and he's got 8 bids on it, and he admits it has damage! Does anyone know what he means by the "small tab on the low nose part of the hood broke off?" Oy vey.

 P.S. Cool new post dialog on this forum.

 

The tab holding the whole thing together! LOL! "I was trying to take this engine apart..."

Or maybe one of the steps? either way, a picture would help immensely.  I wonder if he's heard "A picture's worth a thousand words."? 

 

ooh, yeah. I see what you mean about the post thing... it even works in Firefox now

[SteamFreak]

Your right, no pictures what so ever on any of his items.

He is also SCREAMING! 

He's also selling a Genesis SD70 and he's got 8 bids on it, and he admits it has damage! Does anyone know what he means by the "small tab on the low nose part of the hood broke off?" Oy vey.

 P.S. Cool new post dialog on this forum.

[Mark R.]

Now he's posted an ad for a hammer WITH a picture !!!  No - wait - it's a picture of one similar to his, but his is older and has a different handle than the one pictured !!!!!!  What a riot. I can only hope he makes enough money on his ebay sales to go buy a cheap digital camera.

Mark.

[Anonymous]

Your right, no pictures what so ever on any of his items.

He is also SCREAMING! 

[Anonymous]

I never bid on anything that does not have a picture!

 

AndI hate when the shipping cost is outrageous. Obviously to make money off of the shipping costs!

[Texas Zepher]

Caution is warranted, but you don't have to give up on ebay.  While I lost money on one auction, I've won:
An Atlas SCL U36C for $55 new. (this smooth runner retails for $110)
A P2K E7 for $49 new.
A P2K E8 for $58 new. (hard to find ACL in the black "Bumblebee" scheme)
An out of production Walthers HO Car Shop still new in the box:  $56
A P2K GP9 for $48 new. 
A long out of production Bachmann Metroliner car in good condition $22

Are those prices including the shipping?

[AntonioFP45]

Have any of you looked at his other auctions? None of them have pictures: Items for Sale by ral5829

I don't think it's Mr. SD45; at least he had a camera.

I guess he's going to learn the hard way. Maybe we should flood him with questions about all of his items.

Now that's an idea I'd have fun with!  Good one.

[SteamFreak]

Have any of you looked at his other auctions? None of them have pictures: Items for Sale by ral5829

I don't think it's Mr. SD45; at least he had a camera.

I guess he's going to learn the hard way. Maybe we should flood him with questions about all of his items.

[CNW 6000]

...there are sellers with an incredible variety of attitudes including those mentally handicapped in the common sense and courtesy departments.

That's the funniest sad thing I've read in a while.  Sad but true, I guess.

[gn goat]

Well here's the guys final word on taking pictures:

I DO NOT HAVE A CAMERA HENCE NO PHOTOS.THE ORIGIN OF THIS CABOOSE IS LOST TO TIME AND SPACE BUT IT'S A NICE CABOOSE NOT UNLIKE THE CABOOSE OF ONES GIRLFRIEND

the goat

[AntonioFP45]

If someone wins the caboose for a reasonable price and it arrives in the condtion as described then it's not a bad deal.......even if the seller is acting a bit like a moron.  If the caboose is below the quality described, than the buyer can roast him on the feedback.

Guys,

Caution is warranted, but you don't have to give up on ebay.  While I lost money on one auction, I've won

An Atlas SCL U36C for $55 new. (this smooth runner retails for $110)

A P2K E7 for $49 new.

A P2K E8 for $58 new. (hard to find ACL in the black "Bumblebee" scheme)

An out of production Walthers HO Car Shop still new in the box:  $56

A P2K GP9 for $48 new. 

A long out of production Bachmann Metroliner car in good condition $22

I just won a P2K E7 shell for $9!  It's in L&N colors but 91% alcohol and my airbrush will render it in SCL colors not too long after I receive it.

Though I support my LHS with a lot of my purchases, ebay overall, has been a good option for me as far as certain types of locomotives and hard to find items.

 

[Mark R.]

There .... see ? Through all this publicity, the guy actually got another bid !!! The trucks and couplers are probably worth the buck-fifty .... it's the shipping that kills it !!! 

IF anyone here wins it - you gotta post some pics, I'd love to see it.

Mark.

[mikesmowers]

    You all best watch out talking like that,  He may already be taking names!!!!LOL     Mike

[rrebell]

Love ebay, got a six pack of wood and metal old cars, pics looked like i might have to do some restoring but got them cheap, got them and they were almost mint ( broken  brakewheel or missing coupler was all ). Also saw a wheathered bachmane oldtimer box, the ones you can pick up for $2.00 at your local train show go for over $40.00. Also saw a well done model power coaling station go for over $200.00 ( sometimes what I just look at is as much fun as bidding and winning ).

[Anonymous]

I am tired of ebay.

There are just too many problem sales on ebay both sellers and buyers.

We can look, point fingers and laugh at some of the things that goes on in that tawdry ebay auction.

Who is to say that we been down this road before with certain other ebay sales previously discussed extensively on these forums.

I personally am in the market for a very specific caboose and am planning to get it in RTR brass because it is simply not availible in Plastic. This seller's atttitude as defined in both the sale itself and the letter presented here shows complete lack of humanity and respect.

That is not what the hobby is about folks. I would like to rant further but we already are "Up to here" in the garbage from these problem ebay sales and dont need any more.

[SOU Fan]

Just write this ebay auction off as a laughable joke and move on.

This is a helpful,  imho. 

It's good to know about auctions like these.  Too many stories of model railroaders being hoodwinked on ebay auctions; especially newbies.  But, even seasoned modelers that are relatively new to ebay can be "shang-hied" if good sense and caution isn't exercised.

(Yes, I once paid to much for an Athearn BB FP45.  Afterwards I quickly became educated!) 

definently, You have to know what you can get it for elsewhere and bid accordingly.  You see stuff going for muchmore thatn you can get it elsewhere.  You can get good deals though.  I just bought a Atlas GE DASH 8-40CW for $80.

 

-dekruif

[AntonioFP45]

Just write this ebay auction off as a laughable joke and move on.

IMHO, This is a helpful thread. 

It's good to know about auctions like these.  Too many stories of model railroaders being hoodwinked on ebay auctions; especially newbies.  But, even seasoned modelers that are relatively new to ebay can be "shang-hied" if good sense and caution isn't exercised.

(Yes, I once paid to much for an Athearn BB FP45.  Afterwards I quickly became educated!) 

[tstage]

I agree.  As ubiquitous as digital cameras are now, I would think that the seller would at least know someone who could let him borrow one for that purpose.  When someone takes the time and effort to post good pictures of what they are selling, that tells me something about both the item AND the seller.  Even so, you still have to be careful.

A word of advice to any sellers reading this:
If you aren't a real whiz at taking pictures, either find a friend who is or take a 1-night seminar on general photography.  Most digital cameras in automatic mode will do it all for you anyhow, but you will learn about framing your shot and what makes for a good picture.

And your efforts will pay off in the long run with larger bids.  If the pictures are out of focus or of poor quality, that makes me less likely to bid on that item.  (And I don't think I'm alone on this...)

Tom

[lonewoof]

Yeah -- TWO feedbacks (on PURCHASES); NO PREVIOUS SALES. He's been on Ebay for a whole month. Has the world's worst attitude. Can't even BORROW a camera so he can post a picture.
Does this listing have "STAY AWAY" written all over it?
/Bill

[emdgp92]

Count me among the group who find tales of utter stupidity hilarious!

I don't bid anything if there's no picture, or the picture looks like crap. There are too many sellers who take things seriously and who will show me clearly what I'm bidding on.

[tstage]

    If we see the shipping costs are around 35-40 dollars.We know we have our athearn sd-45 ultra rare, first edition, my father bought it  and I say its worth 1500.00,because I said so.  ebay loser. Did I forget anything?

Dan might be right.  Except for the price, he does sound strikingly similar to the rantings of our Athearn entrepreneur.  (Didn't he get booted off of eBay and then post here on the forum that he had all of our names?)  $10 for shipping one caboose?  Hmmm...Could be him?

Tom

[IRONROOSTER]

There's a bid on it...  Now, which one of you is it?

Notice that although his feedback is 100% positive, he has only 2 feedbacks.  Always check the feedback rating before bidding.

And it's for stuff he bought.

Enjoy
Paul

[Dave Vollmer]

There's a bid on it...  Now, which one of you is it?

Notice that although his feedback is 100% positive, he has only 2 feedbacks.  Always check the feedback rating before bidding.

[NeO6874]

wow... how does he expect to sell anything with an attitude like that?  I mean... the questions are/were valid (and probably a really good idea b/c of the lack of pics...).. but his responses were completely out of line.

all kinds of characters on the 'net, huh?

[dknelson]

Imagine if shoe stores worked that way ... "What do you mean, you want to try them on?  You know what shoes look like, don't you?"

Dave Nelson

[Mark R.]

Not trying to take sides here, but I think it would only be fair if you posted the content of your letter to the seller as well as the auction number.  If you are going to go out of your way to publicly flog a seller on eBay, then you really need to put all the facts on the table. 

Check out the bottom of his ad - my letter in full is posted for all to see.

Now, the personal e-mails I've received, they're just not nice - bordering on personal attacks which I thought was totally uncalled for.

Mark.

 

[Mark R.]

There are miserable people everywhere but do we really need to keep bringing it up week after week?  

.... Sure we do - some of us warped individuals find "stupid" entertaining !!!

I've exchanged a couple "offline" e-mails with the seller over this - his last response contains a classic line responding to the fact I have a couple pics of the real caboose ....

.... AND IF YOU HAVE AS MANY PICS OF THIS CABOOSE AS YOU SAY YOU DO THEN I DON'T HAVE TO POST ANY ON EBAY,DO I.

Obviously this person has no concept on how to sell his stuff for maximum profit !!!

 

I didn't know if we could post links to auctions, so here it is ....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=017&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=270060215988&rd=1&rd=1

Mark.

[MAbruce]

There is a current ad on ebay for a resin cast caboose. There is no picture. The ad simply states ....

THIS IS A VERY NICE WELL DETAILED CABOOSE.IT HAS NICE SCALE METAL HANDRAILS AND GRABIRONS.CAR # IS 35940 IT HAS ANGLED OUTSIDE CORNER BRACING AND A  LOW COUPALA AT THE END OF THE CAR AND ITS 32' LONG 

Obviously, with no picture, and graded C7, I wanted more info. I contacted him to see if the caboose was complete ( painted / lettered / trucks / couplers, etc. ) .... this was his reply ....

NO PIX.LOOK,YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE USE YOUR IMAGINATIONS IF YOU WANT TO BE THE NEXT MALCOLM FURLOW.OFCOURSE THE CABOOSE IS COMPLETE.WHY WOULD I SELL SOMTHING THATS NOT COMPLETE? AND AS FAR AS HURTING THE SALE.I DON'T CARE IF YOU BUY IT OR NOT.I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A DEDACATED D&H MODELER OUT THERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO OWN A NICE CABOOSE.THERS NOTHING ON EBAY THAT SAYS I HAVE TO POST PICTURES ANYWAY.HECK.GET ON THE INTERNET AND DO A LITTLE RESEARCH AT ONE OF THE RAILROAD PICTURE GALLERY SITES.THATS ALL I GOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS

I dunno .... I don't think I'll be buying anything from THIS guy anytime soon - sheesh !!!

Mark.

Not trying to take sides here, but I think it would only be fair if you posted the content of your letter to the seller as well as the auction number.  If you are going to go out of your way to publicly flog a seller on eBay, then you really need to put all the facts on the table.