Thread: Had my first run in with a rude ebayer in awhile

Been a few months since I had to deal with unnecessary ill manners. Someone messaged me on there trying to beat my price down on something with the justification being that straight razors weren't hot anymore and were a retro fad that died down 5 years ago... And that he had like 40 blades so he is well-experienced(when you're talking to a guy who lost count on what he has/d once it got to the level of a good bowling score-as if that makes me a genius about blades, but that is a different matter). His offer was not even terribly under an acceptable one, but it was the tone of it all.... I informed him that he was in error and prices on desirable hones and blades are pretty consistently trending upward and of course the insults start coming from his end... Onto the blocked bidder list... Did me a favor for the future... Is this standard stuff lately, or more isolated?

I would think this is more of a random jerk occurrence. People have to act like they know what they're talking about so that you'll feel dumb and lower your price and then when they find out you're not dumb they insult you. Just some random jerk that you don't want to do business with anyways

It's like ppl assume that since you have something on the bay you are:

1: Completely ignorant about the item you are selling.
2: Hard up for $

This just reminded me of a video I just watched on raceism, it was the guys openion that the stuff all the people are yelling about was not racism, the people involved were simply a$$ holes that happened to be black, white, middle eastern etc and people just like to play the racism card .

I mean, I don't put terrible amounts of stock in worthpoint as ebay can be so random on any given night if you are running a straight auction, but if you take any given desirable piece, prices are universally trending well up... Especially hones and sheffields. The only things that are in icu on life support are wilkinson empires (which were getting huge money a few years ago), and the nicer model schick injectors. Big solingens are up, japanese westerns are up, jnats are up, solingens with ornate scales are up, nice examples of american blades are even getting traction...

Originally Posted by kcb5150

I mean, I don't put terrible amounts of stock in worthpoint as ebay can be so random on any given night if you are running a straight auction, but if you take any given desirable piece, prices are universally trending well up... Especially hones and sheffields. The only things that are in icu on life support are wilkinson empires (which were getting huge money a few years ago), and the nicer model schick injectors. Big solingens are up, japanese westerns are up, jnats are up, solingens with ornate scales are up, nice examples of american blades are even getting traction...

I've noticed the same.

I think my reply would have been something like, "thank you for the offer, I can't sell it for that price". That's way easier then trying to figure out who's is bigger.

I would like to believe this is an isolated case. But as in life, there are always a few bad apples when harvesting. 😁 I to have had a in fair share of individuals.
Just the other day, I listed an item, hastily I might add. I had listed an item with a best offer (accidentally). After a day, I received a best offer. ??..Why is this? I contacted the buyer after declining his offer and stated this was in error and was a BIN only.
He meeasged me back and stated I was an idiot and a fool to sell something priced as new, stating it was used. I should just throw it away and that I was wasting my time and listing space, to sell an item, no one will buy.

There will always be someone smarter than you,in everything you know.....

Originally Posted by kcb5150

Been a few months since I had to deal with unnecessary ill manners. Someone messaged me on there trying to beat my price down on something with the justification being that straight razors weren't hot anymore and were a retro fad that died down 5 years ago... And that he had like 40 blades so he is well-experienced(when you're talking to a guy who lost count on what he has/d once it got to the level of a good bowling score-as if that makes me a genius about blades, but that is a different matter). His offer was not even terribly under an acceptable one, but it was the tone of it all.... I informed him that he was in error and prices on desirable hones and blades are pretty consistently trending upward and of course the insults start coming from his end... Onto the blocked bidder list... Did me a favor for the future... Is this standard stuff lately, or more isolated?

The seller seems to think "What he has is Gold" and is "selling it as if it was "Platinum Gold", when it's only worth the price of scrap iron, if that". " I bought a Gillette Razor listed as a "Fat Boy" when it was only "Gillette Slim Adjustable" When I called the seller on it he called me a liar,among other things. Yes it seems to be the standard as of late. At least to me it seems that way.

I do all my Ebay sales with an "or make offer", I know what my bottom price is and as long as I get that or better they can try every trick in the book or insult me all they want, as long as I get my money I could care less, it's all part of the Ebay game.