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Post by FireflyFlanatic on Jul 29, 2005 23:19:08 GMT -5
I wouldn't worry, you have a ton of feedbacks for people to check out and you're a long time ebayer even if you don't sell a lot. I buy more than I sell but I've been around for awhile too.
And yeah, once you're burned on Ebay you are a lot more picky with who you buy from. I've only had that one major incident with getting ripped off and a couple of non-paying bidders but for the most part I've had good results with Ebay.
Cute baby by the way!! My kids are practically grown up now and I kind of miss that baby stage, even when they're crying!
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Post by Sanity Fair on Jul 30, 2005 16:07:15 GMT -5
I still have her address and think about going to her house and beating the shit out of her lol. Too bad she lives all the way in Florida . . . . I'm in florida... ;D Wanna beat her up for me me? lol
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Post by ToodlesMrJim on Jul 30, 2005 17:04:55 GMT -5
haha I would be Shawn the bad ebay slayer!!!
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Post by pxl on Jul 31, 2005 16:45:59 GMT -5
I just did a UPS ground estimate and from the London, ON airport to the Orlando, FL airport, it would cost $21.01Can to ship and would take one week. And I think I exagerated - I said it was a 5 pound box worth $100.00 US. Even if it was a lot heavier, charging a lot more than that would be ridiculous. First, the guy is wrong for asking $25 per figure since his auction clearly states that $25 is for shipping the entire set. No ifs, buts or whatnots, he's wrong. Second, I ship to the U.S. all the time and it is not even close to what the U.S. charges to ship to Canada or within the United States. Canadian postage sucks...it costs us a fortune to ship out of the country. UPS and Fed Ex are even worse (sometimes...depends on the size and weight of the package.) For the most part, the most economical way to ship outside of Canada is by Canada Post. You said that it would cost $21 to ship 5 lbs to Florida. However, 5 lbs is only about 2.3 kg and the average Sideshow figure weighs just under 1 kg before being boxed in an outer box. So shipping 4 Sideshow figures is actually closer to shipping just over 4 kg (8.8 lbs) (Thank god for calculators that do conversions!) So, put in 8.8 lbs into the UPS calculator and then put in the size of the package (stack 4 Sideshow figures together and put that cubic volume in...) and I bet it costs way more a bit more than $21 to ship 4 figures to Florida. In this case, dimensional weight would be used instead of the 8.8 lbs (ok, all that conversion for nothing...) That being said...it would probably cost about $30 or so to ship it by Canada Post. We ship Puppet Angel to the U.S. (all the way to California!) for about $30 or so. (The farther you are from the shipper, the more the shipping costs.) And by the way, if you're buying from outside your own country (this goes for everybody), you don't want your packages sent by UPS, Fed EX, DHL or any courier because the brokerage charges you incur will be astronomical. (Unless you pay higher shipping costs and have them sent express as opposed to ground...then brokerage is usually included.) So, to summarize...the guy is ripping you off and to ship to the United States from Canada is not at all as cheap as some people think.
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Post by pxl on Jul 31, 2005 16:49:00 GMT -5
Oh...forgot to add that this is a holiday weekend in Ontario. Lots of people have gone away for the weekend so if you don't hear from him, he may be on vacation until Monday evening. Nevertheless, do not capitulate. He may be just mistaken in his Ebay beliefs or he's a scammer. I'd like to think he's just made a bad mistake. Just don't worry too much if he hasn't gotten back to you yet....maybe he's at the cottage.
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Post by philnjill on Jul 31, 2005 16:59:01 GMT -5
Cute baby by the way!! My kids are practically grown up now and I kind of miss that baby stage, even when they're crying! Thanks! She just turned two. She's our youngest of four, but we've got another coming in Feb! Yippee! And Pxl, I agree. I wasn't sure how much the Sideshow's weighed. $100 shipping that guy wants is ridiculous. Unless he's padding the boxes with some sort of brick-like substance But the shear fact that he stated an amount in the auction and is trying to change the deal deserves a ;D
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Post by Digital Leonardo on Jul 31, 2005 17:13:24 GMT -5
Oh...forgot to add that this is a holiday weekend in Ontario. Lots of people have gone away for the weekend so if you don't hear from him, he may be on vacation until Monday evening. Nevertheless, do not capitulate. He may be just mistaken in his Ebay beliefs or he's a scammer. I'd like to think he's just made a bad mistake. Just don't worry too much if he hasn't gotten back to you yet....maybe he's at the cottage. It's holiday weekend around Canada, actually.
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Post by pxl on Aug 1, 2005 7:44:53 GMT -5
Y'know, I've always wondered because when I call Fed Ex or UPS they say that there's no pickup or delivery today except in Quebec. So i wondered if this was a nation wide holiday. I mean, this holiday has no special significance (in my opinion) except that some politicians a few years ago wanted a long weekend to go to the cottage or something. And philnjill, if he was lining the box with a brick-like substance at least you could use it to build a wall or something in your garden...as it is, I think he's lining his pocket. Too bad. I hate it when somebody ruins somebody's Ebay experience.
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Post by BuffyForever on Aug 1, 2005 8:02:17 GMT -5
I won a slave cordy and normal cordy from ebay last year and it cost me about US $45 with shipping. I never received them and i went to his feedback awhile later after no replies to my emails and he had about 100 good feedback but screwed over his last 5 or so trades including me and never sent the items. Its really hard to tell which are the good sellers and which arnt its just a gamble you have to take i spose. I still havent bought a slave cordy yet, i think im too scared of the same thing happening lol. Hope you get this trade sorted.
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Post by urbandruid on Aug 13, 2005 15:15:27 GMT -5
Hey, ToodlesMrJim, what happened with your eBay troubles? Did you ever get the figures, or get things resolved with this guy?
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Post by ToodlesMrJim on Aug 18, 2005 22:34:24 GMT -5
nothing.... I've heard nothing after contacting ebay several times, the seller and now I've contacted paypal. I have not gotten anymore responses from any of them. All I know is the guy has $101 of my money.
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Post by FireflyFlanatic on Aug 18, 2005 22:38:26 GMT -5
I hope you get the figures ToodlesMrJim - this really sucks - I know because I did get ripped off and had to go through the whole process to get my money back. I hope you don't have to through that. Hopefully it's just a case where the seller is the type that just doesn't let the buyer know the status of the order and that your items are on their way.
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Post by pxl on Aug 19, 2005 6:24:38 GMT -5
nothing.... I've heard nothing after contacting ebay several times, the seller and now I've contacted paypal. I have not gotten anymore responses from any of them. All I know is the guy has $101 of my money. When did you pay him? No excuse for not contacting you but shipping from Canada sometimes takes a while since it can get stuck at Customs. Also depends if the guy sent it regular parcel (God knows how long) or expedited (up to 9 days). Still, the guy should email you and let you know he's shipped it...especially if you asked.
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Post by madvicks on Aug 19, 2005 15:10:34 GMT -5
nothing.... I've heard nothing after contacting ebay several times, the seller and now I've contacted paypal. I have not gotten anymore responses from any of them. All I know is the guy has $101 of my money. I am really sorry you are in this situation. Now you have gone to PayPal you should either get your figures or the money back. What I mean is either way it should get sorted. This seller is a real jerk, I have encountered a few myself on eBay, so make sure you write a suitable comment in his feedback. I hope its sorted soon!
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Post by ToodlesMrJim on Aug 20, 2005 19:44:12 GMT -5
I finally got my figures lol and this is how great the shipping and handling went. Good thing I open them up. I'll resize the image later. At least i didn't get ripped.
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Post by Digital Leonardo on Aug 20, 2005 19:47:34 GMT -5
o.o
looks like someone took a bat to it... a couple of times.
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Post by ToodlesMrJim on Aug 20, 2005 20:06:56 GMT -5
so did the boxes inside
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Post by Digital Leonardo on Aug 20, 2005 20:12:52 GMT -5
Woo! Can we see pictures^^
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Post by philnjill on Aug 20, 2005 20:18:56 GMT -5
Wow! I've had some boxes beat up before but that one takes the cake!
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Post by ToodlesMrJim on Aug 20, 2005 20:41:52 GMT -5
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