Thread: He must be Joking!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

I could come up with a few ways that would matter, but they'd lead to an arrest afterwards. Imagine making him shave with that puppy

We could sic my old grammer teacher on him. That would show him

I wish there was something we could do about these types of auctions and all the Zeepk sellers out there. Like some kind of SRP seal of approval that sellers could request.

I wonder if that could work? If newbies were browsing the listings and came across one or two razors with some kind of endorsement from us, maybe they'd get the idea to either visit SRP or view the non-approved sellers with suspicion...

Jush a thought,
Josh

Only if we got bigger and charged for it to help support the forum hehe

Wow. He could use a serious spellcheck, too. But, hopefully people realize by now that a razor with a chip that large out of it is good for absolutely nothing.

Originally Posted by joshearl

I wish there was something we could do about these types of auctions and all the Zeepk sellers out there. Like some kind of SRP seal of approval that sellers could request.

I wonder if that could work? If newbies were browsing the listings and came across one or two razors with some kind of endorsement from us, maybe they'd get the idea to either visit SRP or view the non-approved sellers with suspicion...

Jush a thought,
Josh

That’s a dammed fine idea. I use the same format to list each of my razors so for a seller to get SRP approval they would have to have their format approved by senior members, for instance how to photograph, how to describe & grading.
Of course a link to the SRP, that could be an advice page on buying straight razors!
Tony

Tony, your auctions are a shining example of what an auction SHOULD be like. In a way I'm glad that not all sellers are like you as I get to snag the occasional good bargain from bad auctions (usually from bad photos and because bad sellers made the buyers take "this blade is in a good/great/excellent/nm/mint shape" for granted). Speaking of which I better look into what you have out there. My stepbro wants to go straight and will need a practice piece

How could we make this work? Maybe we could start with all the sellers who are members of SRP.

We all spend enough time on eBay that we could probably police things pretty well. The main problem I'm seeing is enforcement.

Another plus is that this would probably lead to better resale prices for the sellers who were "approved."

Any ideas?

Josh

Originally Posted by portal5

That’s a dammed fine idea. I use the same format to list each of my razors so for a seller to get SRP approval they would have to have their format approved by senior members, for instance how to photograph, how to describe & grading.
Of course a link to the SRP, that could be an advice page on buying straight razors!
Tony

Re-Visited

If they really knew would they be embarrassed ?
I surly would, Making a mistake like that I would be double checking all my listings

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ype=osi_widget


Tony

Wonder how this seller manages to maintain a 100% positive feedback, when offering this kind of crap wich such a description...?

michel

I would not waste too much energy on these guys. They exist for the same reason spam does. It is economically viable.

Look at the original listing that started this post http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...70055238026&ru and you will see that someone bought that razor even though it is worthless. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

There is no way anyone is going to educate or change these people. Although it may be therapeutic to try but in the end it is like pissing on your own leg--it makes you feel warm and does not accomplish anything either.