Thread: eBay pet peeve

The RAD has been out of control and I have been getting a lot of razors off of the bay and what have you. When I ship an item I use rubber bands around the paper towel or bubble wrap to secure the item. Many sellers use tape and it is a PITA to get it off. Some in layers upon layers to the point that there is more danger to the item in unpacking it then in the journey it made to reach me. I feel better now, end of rant.

yes, I think that excessive taping is just cruel. I usually use one 3-5cm piece of tape. Bill Ellis has a nice directions on how to pack a razor. I have 2 datapoints that he follows them and they work nicely

I hate that! It took me like ten min to get one out! it was also wrapped on a ziplock bag then taped again then stuffed in cardboard then an envelope!

Shipping styrofoam peanuts huge PITA

When I lose!!!

I would rather have to cut through layers of tape and bubble wrap and know the item is very safe inside rather than get an item wrapped in two papper towels and a a rubber band and have the razor come out and have chipped edges.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I would rather have to cut through layers of tape and bubble wrap and know the item is very safe inside rather than get an item wrapped in two papper towels and a a rubber band and have the razor come out and have chipped edges.

I agree. OTOH, an razor wrapped in bubble wrap and secured with a few quality rubber bands and then shipped in a box....... not a padded envelope (another pet peeve) is going to arrive safely to it's destination. I have made many sales on ebay of various items and have yet to have any loss or damage.

I bought a lot of 6 razors that were just taped together into a massive blob. I swear it was the equivalent of buying a car with pennies. The tape was taped right onto the razors and it took me well over AN HOUR to extricate the razors from the blob with a scalpel. That did not include the time taken to remove the residue from the razors. I was PO'd enough to be tempted to leave negative feedback but I decided to leave none. Seriously, I couldn't tell if the taping was the product of some perceived offense or just incredible stupidity.

Whenever I buy a razor off of ebay I always contact the seller and ask that they send it in a box and not a padded envelope. This past week despite my request I received two razors from separate individuals in a padded envelope. One fo the two was wrapped in tape and a paper towel. If that wasn't bad enough both of these sellers did not mail the items for a full week after receiving immediate payment. They both charged significantly more for shipping then they paid. One charged $8.00 and the shipping cost him $1.97. After May 19 a seller will not be able to leave a anything but positive feedback for a buyer. I am waiting until then to post feedback. Not necessarily a negative as I haven't decided yet.

Wow thats a good change in my oppinion on the feedback bit. I have not heard anything about it, but then again I haven't been looking anywhere it would be posted.

One thing that as far as I understand is normal, but I still don't like. Is how sellers apparently don't leave feedback eventhough they get their money and have sent the item.
I have yet to leave feedback on any seller that don't leave it for me once he sent the package.
Coincedently I only have 1 feedback