Thread: ebay question

I'm just glad it's over with now. This guy has serious mental health issues going on. The lady at ebay that helped me didn't even need convincing after she read through all the messages! I highly recommend anyone who sells on ebay to block him. He lives in NYC, so I doubt he even knows what a lumber yard is, and yes he should be put down for speaking blasphemy against PBR! Lots of valuable lessons learned from this guy, so I guess it wasn't as horrible as it could have been. The guy who wins said razor will be very happy, I used an escher as a slurry stone for my JNAT, and the edge is much better than the one he had. The nicks came out quick with only a few laps on the chosera 1k.

Because he said he only used a tape measure doesn't make it true. From the way you describe the nicks, chips, whatever they were, I wouldn't be surprised if he used a calliper, or was careless in handling the blade at the very least. At least you got rid of the negative.

Originally Posted by DaveW

It's just part of the deal using ebay. I haven't used etsy yet, but I'm going to start selling vintage things on there (non razors, I'm not much of a razor seller) just because the 5% idiot tax that you get dealing online added to the 13% ebay total is starting to get kind of steep.

I can't see a reason for it to be any different. When the problem is with people it follows with them on any platform. The only way to avoid unreasonable buyer complaints is to avoid any complaints so you have to set and be able to enforce a firm no return policy. You'd have to be accepting only money orders and cashier's checks as a form of payment and have your own website where you can ensure no negative feedback is left for you.
Ebay/paypal is a pretty good deal for the occasional seller, I think amazon has been trying to compete with them for the last few years on current goods, and etsy for artisanal/crafted goods, but I don't think they've been particularly successful.

It was definitely calipers. From the heel to the toe there were 55 + little dings. The widest part of the blade had the most severe dings, and more of them. There is no way a tape measure could have caused such damage, unless it was 100% intentional. He was just upset that I did not cancel another auction and sell him an additional razor.

Originally Posted by prodigy

It was definitely calipers. From the heel to the toe there were 55 + little dings. The widest part of the blade had the most severe dings, and more of them. There is no way a tape measure could have caused such damage, unless it was 100% intentional. He was just upset that I did not cancel another auction and sell him an additional razor.

Looked like he was a prolific seller as well, maybe he was engaging in a little competition bashing....

I just listed a puma on eBay as a 6/8+ because I measured from spine to edge, and not hone wear to edge. I did however use advice from this forum and listed a picture with a measuring tape and instructions to judge for your self. This has me worried though.

It's probably too late, but in general I would say if you sell a shave ready razor and the buyer returns it, as in this case, no longer shave ready, then you should be able to convince ebay that you are owed $20-$25 from the buyer for the price of a re-honing. In fact I would say that it would be reasonable to include a statement to that effect in the original listing.

I agree, buy after talking to the lady at ebay, it's virtually impossible. I guess if you have a camera good enough to take pictures of your edge before and after it might be possible. In reality that is a lot of time on hold with ebay, waiting for responses from the buyer etc. When it only takes a few minutes to an hour to re hone. It's just one of those things that no matter what you do it sucks. I don't think it is very common, out of 55 transactions on ebay I've had nothing but great comments, this one guy was out to get me. I will take your advice and add it to my description that if they intend on using calipers to measure a shave ready edge, their refund will not happen.

Originally Posted by prodigy

I will take your advice and add it to my description that if they intend on using calipers to measure a shave ready edge, their refund will not happen.

I would extend that to ANY harm done to the edge. If it is returned in a non-shave-ready state, then the buyer should be held responsible for the price of returning it to the condition it was originally sent.

To me, the shipping cost and honing would be very minor compared to the hassle and aggravation. Trying to get the person to pay for honing would just be more hassle and aggravation. Aren't you glad you didn't sell him that other razor too!