Thread: Ebay seller in a bad mood

I saw this listing for a totally unrepairable worthless razor described as in "good condition." It has a chunk the size of a quarter broken out of the middle of the blade.

See: "SPECIAL" BLUE STEEL STRAIGHT RAZOR by KINFOLKS - N.Y. - eBay (item 220720361164 end time Jan-12-11 14:54:29 PST)

I wrote to him and told him the razor could not be repaired, sharpened or saved in any way. I was nice about it too. He responded with a very snotty sarcastic response. Oh well, can't win them all.

Well, I'm pretty sure you could win that one for $4.95!

Originally Posted by Ogershok

I wrote to him and told him the razor could not be repaired, sharpened or saved in any way. I was nice about it too. He responded with a very snotty sarcastic response. Oh well, can't win them all.

This is exactly why, even if I'm tempted to write to an ebay seller to try to give them more information about something they are selling, I never do. There are too many that "know" they are right and simply will not be told otherwise. But then again, any ebay seller wouldn't know who you or I or Lynn is, so I suppose they don't have any reason to take someone at their word.

And for the reasons described above, it makes more sense to send the seller a snotty sarcastic message in the first place. It just saves time!

Utope, Done and done. I await his response.

Plus... Ignorance is bliss and all that. Easier to sell junk, if you can say you dont understand.

Maybe someone with a blue steel blade, but missing the original scales would want it for $5 though. who knows.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

This is exactly why, even if I'm tempted to write to an ebay seller to try to give them more information about something they are selling, I never do. There are too many that "know" they are right and simply will not be told otherwise. But then again, any ebay seller wouldn't know who you or I or Lynn is, so I suppose they don't have any reason to take someone at their word.

The psychology of eBay sellers is interesting. I've messaged sellers a few times before telling them that their listing was labelled wrong and that they could make more money by changing a word or adding a keyword so that people looking for that particular item would see it. Without exception the response has been along the lines of "**** off and mind your own business". Only one time did a seller update their listing after that.
Apparently to a lot of them being right is more important than making money...

I have noticed more sellers have realized "Shave ready" = more money.

I pm'd one once and he said he didnt shave with it, but it seemed sharp enough.....

Originally Posted by HNSB

The psychology of eBay sellers is interesting. I've messaged sellers a few times before telling them that their listing was labelled wrong and that they could make more money by changing a word or adding a keyword so that people looking for that particular item would see it. Without exception the response has been along the lines of "**** off and mind your own business". Only one time did a seller update their listing after that.
Apparently to a lot of them being right is more important than making money...

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

I have noticed more sellers have realized "Shave ready" = more money.

I pm'd one once and he said he didnt shave with it, but it seemed sharp enough.....

Now that would definitely cheese me off, except it wouldn't be cheese. I once bought a unique trumpet mouthpiece that turned out to have the end that was supposed to be inserted into the trumpet almost completely flattened. When I pointed out that he failed to point it out, he said it easily could be fixed.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Now that would definitely cheese me off, except it wouldn't be cheese. I once bought a unique trumpet mouthpiece that turned out to have the end that was supposed to be inserted into the trumpet almost completely flattened. When I pointed out that he failed to point it out, he said it easily could be fixed.

That was what made it unique .....