Some muppet on ebay

TwistedMetal

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Ok guys sorry too go off topic, but some idiot i have sold too is now beginning too do my head in and since i can`t openly speak too my wife about it, i guess i will just open up too my hommies and friends on here :)

I sold some stuff too a guy on ebay by the name of "Glentomlin" at first he seemed ok, he bought a carded han off me, i always give people an option with postage if they want, where i will knock £2.50 off if they don`t want them shipped in a starcase, he said straight away no starcase, i wasnt` that fussed since the card had many creases on it anyway.

Then i sold an R2 he had bid on but lost out too, the buyer didn`t pay so i offered him it, he said yes , but wanted free postage, i said ok.

I then shipped them out too him, yes i made a mistake by not sending recorded, but if he hadn`t of being so tight i would have, anyway the box was well labled up with my adress on the back too.

Then i get messages from him telling me the parcel hasn`t come, so i say calm the **** down i will sort things for you, so off i trot too the post office and get a claimback form too fill in, but i have too wiat 15 working days before i can submit it, i tell him he will have too wait.

Anyway whilst this is going on he then takes a fancy too something else i am selling, a 31 back Hoth Stormtrooper with pop missing, one which i bought off Erik, he says he would give me £35.00 for it, i think not bad so i sell him it, and out of good faith since the others still havent turned up, i say i will post it free 1st class recorded for his troubles.

All this time i have kept cool and been as helpful as poss even though the many messages from him are beginning too get on my tits a little. and plus whilst hes upset about not getting his items, why the **** is he wanting too buy something else from me? ****ing odd that.

So then the idiot (i can call him that because now he`s beginning too piss me off ) then contacts me today saying that the 31 back is infact a recard and that the figure is dirty and the card is too thin, hmm

I then tell the thick twat that if the pop has being removed then dust and dirt are bound too get in over the years, i also tell the numpty that why on earth would anybody in the right mind have a fake card made and then cut the bloody pop out, lol and this piece of **** wants a full refund, well he can go get ****ed, im fair with everybody i deal with and it seems this turd has bought something that now he doesnt want, anyway i gave him the adress of this forum and told him the guys here are all vintage collectors and they would give him there honest opinion of wether it is fake or not, if you guys say yes then i shall take his £35.00 too his front door and give him it back with a happy handshake, if its fully legit which im sure it is, i will then have a dump on his front doorstep, as for the other two figures what is there too say he hasnt already got them but is just trying his look, i did look on his profile and his selling stratagy is this, he lists cards like Klattu with tears on them, but yet lists them as very rare, i mean ffs what a douche.
 
Two rules of thumb when selling on Ebay:

Rule 1) ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS send recorded delivery.

Rule 2) Don't forget rule one!
 
Sounds like he is trying it on - perhaps you need to send a link to this site and the 'show yourself' thread - when he has seen the size of you then maybe eh would back down :D

That said - Weasel is right - anything over £20 send recorded - trouble is too many scammers out there have realised that paypal/ebay will find in their favour if the item is not sent recorded delivery

In this case he might not have got them - but it sure sounds dodgy
 
Tbh mate, i have learnt from this, i do understand how he feels, and its not nice giving money over and not getting anything im sure, but it was the whole recard issue that has set me off, as soon as the post office can sort things out since i have proof of postage i will refund him, but not till then.

And the one thing that i just can`t get my head around is if you bought something from somebody you had never spoke too on ebay before and the thing hadn`t turned up, then why on earth would you buy something else, he seems like a fruitcake too me.
 
Latest responce from him.



Dear whitecat_fox,

Hi

I have collected for over 20 years and have several of these carded. I have over 200 in my collection.

I know a recard when I see it

Sorry I am not being funny but dont start having a go at me regarding this

I have had enough of your aggressive emails this is not my fault

Also I have not received the R2D2 or Han solo that I paid for and I am also not a liar

Like I say I want my money back and I also want to know what to do regarding the storm trooper if I am not happy with it?

By the way putting photos on a forum will not indicate a fake or not you need to look at it closely





- glentomlin
 
Sad but this is the state of eBay now. I almost never sell anything there anymore as it just isn't worth the hassle.

This reads like a guy trying it on. 'the lady doth protest too much...'

As for the trooper, I would offer a full refund once he has shipped the item back at his expense and you verify it is in the same condition you sent out, that way you have made the gesture to cover your end. Bit of a pain though
 
Nice. He wants something for free. If you do not send it recorded, there are people out there that, upon seeing it was not tracked, Laugh and say......hey....I never received it!".......This why when dealing with EBAY or those you do not know....ALWAYS SEND IT TRACKED. I feel sorry for you, but I too had to learn this lesson the hardway after Ebay changed to favor buyers and they figured out this little game to get freebies.
 
yeah i know mate my bad i guess, that shitbag has opened a case against me now, funny how he has said i have never responded too the buyer lol, only thing that troubles me now is, he has said that i sold him the stormy via gift too avoid fees, so will i get in trouble for that? if so im going too kick his ****ing front door down :)
 
tiefighterboy said:
Nice. He wants something for free. If you do not send it recorded, there are people out there that, upon seeing it was not tracked, Laugh and say......hey....I never received it!".......This why when dealing with EBAY or those you do not know....ALWAYS SEND IT TRACKED. I feel sorry for you, but I too had to learn this lesson the hardway after Ebay changed to favor buyers and they figured out this little game to get freebies.

Unfortunately we have had this discussion 100's of times on here, its simply a learning curve, that most ebayers will be dishonest and say something hasn't arrived, i think the offer to personally pick the item up (and kick his teeth in, but dont do that via email) would **** him up enough.

drop on google maps and find his address, mention a pub near him and tell him its your "friends" local, and you'll all pop round for a "chat"

:)
 
shite isnt it, even recorded delivey can fail you too though, if the signature doesnt show online after 15days they can still claim, then you have to chase RM around for evidence.

but like mentioned before, send everything recorded, its just not worth the hassle.
 
Is this guy saying that 2 separate packages never arrived or just 1 with 2 mocs in? Cos 2 packages going missing to the same address is just not possible. Say what you like about royal mail but the track record for packages sent within the UK is impeccable. I'd say i have less than 1% go missing within the UK.
Also can we see pics of this supposed "fake" moc?
 
Anything over 70 quid i send special delivery as although its a few quid more its worth it for peace of mind.
anything less and I send recorded, today I sent out something that I sold for 65 pound with free postage and even though its not fully covered, recorded is what I used just for the proof....After I got stitched up by someone in Turkey selling some PS3 games and had no proof, Now its worth just that little guarantee as so many ****heads out there, the only time I send things just first class now is to my parents as I know they wont lie about not receiving :)
 
Sounds really fishy.
Gutted for you mate.

PM sent, re an idea.

No, i'm not offering to launch a heli assault on his house!
 
Sorry to hear this Scott, what a selfish prick. A prime example of the type of person our modern society creates, find a loophole to get themselves something for free and they use and abuse it at the expense of another person they never get to meet.

Its a hard lesson to learn, just make sure you do learn from it.

To cheer yourself up you could always send him a box full of dog **** by recorded delivery. :wink:
 
Rofl, to be honest mate I've just watched cowboy builders and at least I'm not going too be loseing thousands, so I feel a little bit better, I will learn from this though.
 
That is a bloody funny idea too do, never thought of that, might not send **** because I might get sniffed out at the post office, but I will do something for a laugh :)
 
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