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laserdisc_fan
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Post subject: Re: Question for sellers and anyone that has an opinion Posted: 02 Mar 2012, 11:47 |
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brenner wrote: mikeystoyz wrote: I went to go buy something and was told that I wouldnt be sold to. On another site. Was an automated message. No biggie, I can always go elsewhere. I look all over for my discs and will pay what I want. I have been buying stuff from a guy called creepozoid or something like that on ebay, awesome discs, awesome prices and awesome shipping. I really like the quality of the guys stuff. Forgot the middle o, he seems to have some nice weird stuff. I have purchased from Creepozoid before. And I agree. Awesome stuff at decent prices. And he knows how to ship. If a seller refuses to sell to you it is their loss. Makes no sense. I'd just like to clarify that my experience with seller Creepozoid was far from positive. I'd agree he did seem to have some rare items, however this is how the transaction went for me: Bought 200 Motels LD late last year which is a rare title. Packaging item was sent in was utter garbage - no bubblewrap, no card protection, just one of those flimsy white LP mailers. Sleeve was destroyed - all four corners dinged/dented/creased. Disc also sliced through sleeve in several places. The disc was rotted and the picture was filled with speckles. I emailed the seller and they reluctantly issued a partial refund and then said I would not be allowed to ever bid on any of their other items again. To me it was obvious this seller didn't have a clue how to package LDs and also didn't test play what they were selling so I was actually relieved I would never accidentally bid on any of their other items. It is no loss not being able to bid when a seller is this bad. Perhaps 'Creepozoid' has improved their service since I got back to them - they certainly needed to. The name 'Creepozoid' they use on both Ebay and LDDB.com seems very appropriate to me - at least that part is accurate!!
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mikeystoyz
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Post subject: Re: Question for sellers and anyone that has an opinion Posted: 03 Mar 2012, 04:19 |
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ohreally wrote: This is just a seller vs. collector issue and is the same for anything not just LD. If I have something that I know is going to a collector rather than someone who is just going to try to resell it for a profit I will most likely sell to the collector even if it is for less profit. For collectors it is a 'pay it forward' kind of thing. Many times I have even given away things free of charge to people who will cherish them and otherwise could not afford them.
I can't fault anyone for trying to make some cash though. Sell for profit if you can but realize there are people with a different view; it is just the way of things. Stay well. The irony of your statement is I never make a profit. It is when I make a mistake and always buy a better item then I was selling so I am always, 100% of the time out of money, so what I should do then is say hey, I sold this item for x dollars and really need a nice copy, I see you have one for x+ whatever dollars and could really use it to make the collector that bought my item happy and would appreciate it. Here is the item number that I sold and you can see that your item is listed at 50 bucks and mine sold for 35. You are making your money, I am not making anything and am actually losing 15 dollars and the collector that has bought laserdisc x will be happy with the new disc?
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rein-o
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Post subject: Re: Question for sellers and anyone that has an opinion Posted: 03 Mar 2012, 15:58 |
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mikeystoyz wrote: ohreally wrote: This is just a seller vs. collector issue and is the same for anything not just LD. If I have something that I know is going to a collector rather than someone who is just going to try to resell it for a profit I will most likely sell to the collector even if it is for less profit. For collectors it is a 'pay it forward' kind of thing. Many times I have even given away things free of charge to people who will cherish them and otherwise could not afford them.
I can't fault anyone for trying to make some cash though. Sell for profit if you can but realize there are people with a different view; it is just the way of things. Stay well. The irony of your statement is I never make a profit. It is when I make a mistake and always buy a better item then I was selling so I am always, 100% of the time out of money, so what I should do then is say hey, I sold this item for x dollars and really need a nice copy, I see you have one for x+ whatever dollars and could really use it to make the collector that bought my item happy and would appreciate it. Here is the item number that I sold and you can see that your item is listed at 50 bucks and mine sold for 35. You are making your money, I am not making anything and am actually losing 15 dollars and the collector that has bought laserdisc x will be happy with the new disc? how do we know that show me the money
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mikeystoyz
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Post subject: Re: Question for sellers and anyone that has an opinion Posted: 03 Mar 2012, 19:29 |
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Disc Cracked somehow http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0878952104what I paid to get one shipped http://www.ebay.com/itm/120848949020?ss ... 1439.l2649One Example. I have other times where other things happen and I need to take care of it. So on that one I lost about 7 dollars after you take out the fees. Want me to go on? The most I have ever done was I had a copy of Return of the Living Dead I sold for 30 and paid 50 to get one to someone. I try to do the best I can but I am a one person operation and hand do everything. In the above case the PO destroyed the LD by running a forklift over it. It was pretty interesting to look at the box with the tireprint over it. Regardless, it was destroyed and I wanted to do well by my statements and bought them a new one. So, some people are making decent cash, I keep customers happy even when it isnt my fault. Though I have taken to insure everything over x amount and when I send foreign I try to insure 100% of the time. Thats how you know. I dont buy singles to often to resell, I try to buy in lots.
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rein-o
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Post subject: Re: Question for sellers and anyone that has an opinion Posted: 04 Mar 2012, 06:58 |
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mikeystoyz wrote: Exactly where am I bragging about anything? Please let me know. Please re read what I wrote I sold for 30 and couldnt fufill my end of the deal and bought another for 50. So if that is bragging please tell me why. What oh yes, I sold something for 30 and then couldnt complete the order, so I paid 50 to someone else so I could fufill my end of the deal. Yeah, I lost 20 dollars on the deal and can do that for each transaction and stay in business forever, losing money. So please, where is the bragging? i don't really have time to find it but you were bragging about getting a lot on ebay with south park the movie and spending X amount. now you have it up for sale. i personally don't have any issue with this but that is what i believe they call bragging. some people don't like that. not my fault, not yours, it's just how it is. you my friend are a dealer again nothing wrong with it but that's how it is.
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mikeystoyz
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Post subject: Re: Question for sellers and anyone that has an opinion Posted: 04 Mar 2012, 07:05 |
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Ahh, that one That is sharing a story! I dont care what I paid, that is getting something I wanted! Though I could see how that could be taken as that! I am still not understanding how that matters about when I was paid 20 bucks for something, and wanted to buy same object for 40 to send it to someone, but oh well! I pay what people want for their stuff. I dont coerce them into less, that is my point. If the dude wanted 250 dollars for the cool collection that is what I paid. I didnt say, I see you have it for 500 and I will give you 250. I paid his price. As to getting southpark, personally, I think Iron Giant is cooler, lol. Have agood one!
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