[Mccoypottery-talk] OT: ebay auction help

[Joe Pulliam]

I would do what Michele had mentioned. Use paypal, probably you only
recourse at this point. The seller would have to be PC whiz to change those
descriptions atfer the fact, that is. I am not saying changing it is
impossible, just not likely. E bay will be a good place to rid yourself of
those estate items, but it alot of work too. Packing the items to arrive
safely will be the key to your success. If I were you I would list some of
lower priced items first and get a feedback rating built up before listing
your nicer items. Bidder will want a history behind the seller before paying
good money for the expensive pieces.If you need any help getting started or
questions,  I sell on  ebay and help if I can
Joe


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michele" <michele.simmons@insightbb.com>
To: <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 9:55 PM
Subject: RE: [Mccoypottery-talk] OT: ebay auction help


> Hi!
> I would recommend you pay him through PayPal or a credit card so that if
it
> is defective you can at least get your money back. Also
> PayPal has a thing on the pay for auction page that lets you purchase
> insurance so that if the item is crap - you are covered .
>
>
> Michele Simmons
>
> _Original Message-----
> From: mccoypottery-talk-admin@lists.mccoypottery.com
> [mailto:mccoypottery-talk-admin@lists.mccoypottery.com]On Behalf Of ACP
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 11:32 PM
> To: mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com
> Subject: [Mccoypottery-talk] OT: ebay auction help
>
>
> This is off topic, but you guys are the only people I thought
> might be able to answer this question for me.
>
> I have an ebay problem.  Here's the story:
>
> My mother has a lot of old glassware and pottery, etc. (yep,
> even some McCoy)  that I thought I'd like to try to sell on ebay.
> I tried taking pics with my cheap digital camera and they turned
> out so poor that you can't see the detail.  So, I need (and want)
> a much better digital camera.  I've researched them and decided
> I'd try to buy an Olympus C-4000 online.   I could get a new
> one for $311+shipping, but was hoping to do a bit better.
> So, STUPIDLY, I went to ebay.  I"m not a past ebay customer.
> I've bid a few times, but never won an auction and never really
> paid much attention to ebay.
>
> So, recently I've been searching for and bidding on new
> Olympus C-4000 cameras.   My search criteria is
>         "+Olympus +C-4000 -refurbished".
> To my knowledge, I've ONLY bid on new items.
>
> Today, I received an email saying I'd won an auction.
> I used the included link to view the description of the
> item I'd "won".   I'm not sure what happened, but when
> I looked at the more complete (post bidding) camera
> description, I didn't see a word about "new" or "nib" or
> anything similar.   It is as if the item description has changed.
> Of course, I can't PROVE that, cause I didn't save the one I
> found when bidding.
>
> Ordinarily, I would not question the description of this item,
> but the item "ratings" puzzled me.  I have not seen that section
> before (certainly not before bidding) and this camera is not even
> rated the highest in functionality,  parts, etc.  It's rated a 3,
> out of 5. That seems rather odd for a new camera.
> I don't really care about the condition of the box, which is
> rated a 3.  If it is roughed up, that's not an issue.
>
> I DO care about the condition of the camera and enclosures.
> The camera must look and function perfectly.   I don't
> want to have to send it off to be repaired before I can
> use it.  And it must include everything the typical new
> C-4000 includes.
>
> So, do you guys think the description was switched (I think it
> was)?  Have you heard of this happening?  And how do I get
> out of this deal??  I want a perfectly functioning camera, with
> a new US warrantee.
>
> I suppose I could just refuse to buy it if it's not a new one, but
> then it sounds like I'd be blacklisted.  :-(
>
> I've contacted the seller (realcrazymo) and asked him to
> confirm that the item is new, but I suspect this is going to
> be a huge problem, in that he's not going to admit to a
> change of description and will expect me to honor the bid,
> regardless of the circumstances.
>
> BTW -- the winning bid for this item was $260.  If it needs to be
> fixed right now, it would cost at least $100 to send it off to Olympus
> for repair.
>
> Also BTW -- My search criteria specifically omitted refurbished items.
>
> Also BTW -- I'm a computer professional, and have worked a great
> deal with ebusiness software, so I do know how all this works,
> software wise and what can be done and what types of bugs can
> exist.
>
> acp
>
>
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