Ebay handle Ssearp Wasn't much, just bought an Oriental Adventures from him: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 62729715&s sPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=001 When I got the book in the mail, pages 3-12 had come detached from the spine, and fell onto the floor when I opened the book. No problem, right? Send him an email, right? Three emails, a PayPal dispute and then an open claim later, zero response, zero assistance, zero contact from this asshat.
Zenfinite wrote:Got a new one.Ebay handle SsearpWasn't much, just bought an Oriental Adventures from him: ** expired/removed eBay auction **When I got the book in the mail, pages 3-12 had come detached from the spine, and fell onto the floor when I opened the book. No problem, right? Send him an email, right? Three emails, a PayPal dispute and then an open claim later, zero response, zero assistance, zero contact from this asshat. Block him, block him, don't buy from him, and frankly, don't let him buy any of your stuff. Who knows what else he'll do??Zen
FormCritic wrote:Irritating as it is to get a damaged book in the mail....almost all of the Oriental Adventures books were factory seconds the moment they shipped. Pages falling out is the norm...not the exception.The binding on all of the Oriental Adventures was so bad our gaming group used to joke about opening the book facing away from you...to avoid having it go off like a grenade in your face.It is actually more difficult to find one that does not have the pages falling out.It is entirely possible that your seller had not opened the book...and opening the book was what made the binding fail.Seriously.
Yeah, but the seller should have answered.
napoleonsdad wrote:Once you hit him with a negative he will reply. You can send these guys daily emails and they won't respond. But give them a negative feedback and that will get their attention. Good luck.
Do I let it go and move on?
Aneoth wrote:This listing clearly shows a scan/picture of the book having a white cover.The listing does not indicate that the picture is a Stock photo either.Do I let it go and move on?BTW: I have dealt with this seller on several occasions and have NEVER had a single problem, so I feel this was an oversight and not intentional.I also do NOT consider this seller to belong in the category of Shady Dealers either.I just didn't think this post deserved a whole new thread on its own.
beasterbrook wrote:Hmm.. tough one.. Obviosly best practice is a pic of what you are actually selling, if you can't do that (usually because you are lazy) then a stock pic of the item it acceptable as long as there is a very accurate description of the item.. hopefully it is a packing mistake
beasterbrook wrote: .. if it was a orange or green covered Palace of the Silver Princess (which have the same stock code) I'm sure that a few more people would be very upset..Brette:)
JohnGaunt wrote:IIRC, the same seller was auctioning potpourri TSR lots a month or two ago. They took numerous pictures for those auctions because of the crazy combinations of items in each lot. I see they have a Battletech auction and a Gamma World auction, both of which have a massive number of pictures.I imagine they got "lazy" for their one-off lots. Ask them.
Aneoth wrote:LOL, while writing the first post above I thought the same thing.Glad it was not an Orange B3 I had won and was sent a Green one instead....
Judges Guild #88 Dark Tower Dungeons and Dragons module. 72 pages. 1979. Good condition. No pencil marks.
I am not sure how I mistook the printing/copyright date. Is there a date on the back cover that I mistook for the actual copyright date? In the future, I will be more careful about my listings.
Bracton wrote:Yeah, I was probably a bit too quick to dismiss a refund. But it really wasn't about the cost, since I thought the price was still fair for a fourth print. I guess I was really hoping for a bit better explanation. Anyway, this sounds like a good approach. Thanks.
serleran wrote:Well, since you said you didn't want a refund, and it doesn't bother you that you paid for a 4th print when you thought you'd get a 1st print... I'd say leave a positive, but give 3 or 4 stars on "item accuracy" explaining there was a minor discrepancy in description (a shame eBay limits you to not a lot of characters.)Personally, I'd have probably asked for something back, seeing as the description was misleading at best (which is why I always give refunds if I mess up when selling something - not full, necessarily, but something - it is important to mak sure your buyers are happy with what they get, and if not, at least happy with how you treat them because of your mistake) and if he did not, probably leave a neutral.