Anybody quit ebay

[Bjjer]

I just closed my account over a dispute and am wondering how easily people navigate the collectable world without ebay.

 

[karamazov80]

My feelings toward eBay:

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I use it to find Funko POPs

 

[crows]

amazon....

for new releases, just go to your local comic shop and ask them to buy things for you

 

[goatchumby]

I was a seller/buyer with 100% rep since 1999 until I got hit with some price extortion from a buyer (long story). When eBay refused to alter the hit to my rep I had them close my account indefinitely. The hunt for non-eBay collectibles led me here and I have been happy ever since. Sometimes I have to go to rather extensive means to hunt something down obscure but it is doable.

 

[thekyazzz]

Lost about 900USD on Ebay because i bought the King Arts Captain America Shield from a HK Seller and never got it/or my money back so yeah no more ebay for me haha

 

[codysk]

I've bought a few collectibles on and always had good experience...until last week. I bought the exclusive sideshow deadpool. The figure came without the headpool piece which was the reason I bought it in the first place. The item descriptions literally said it is exclusive and is coming with headpool. After not responding to my emails I had to file a return claim with eBay. Of course the buyer then responded and is giving me a full refund. I'm hoping by joining this site that I can start purchasing from others. I do have a feeling figures could be more expensive on this site, though. Guess we will see

 

[codysk]

I thought eBay had buyer protection???

 

[crows]

Lost about 900USD on Ebay because i bought the King Arts Captain America Shield from a HK Seller and never got it/or my money back so yeah no more ebay for me haha

....why spend 900 on a foreign sell........

 

[thekyazzz]

I thought eBay had buyer protection???

Thats what i was thinking too

They basically told me that i should told them that i didnt got the Shield before it even got released.(Dunno how i should know that i will get scammed in 6 Month by that Guy) I got the Shield via Ebay on Preorder so yeah the 30Day Buyer Protection was gone and Paypal could not help either cuz i Po'd like 6 Month ahead of release :s

....why spend 900 on a foreign sell........

Yeah there are not much options from Europe for stuff like that :s

 

[crows]

Thats what i was thinking too

They basically told me that i should told them that i didnt got the Shield before it even got released.(Dunno how i should know that i will get scammed in 6 Month by that Guy) I got the Shield via Ebay on Preorder so yeah the 30Day Buyer Protection was gone and Paypal could not help either cuz i Po'd like 6 Month ahead of release :s



Yeah there are not much options from Europe for stuff like that :s

what if you went to a local comic shop or toy shop asking if they could get it for you?

 

[crows]

Thats what i was thinking too

They basically told me that i should told them that i didnt got the Shield before it even got released.(Dunno how i should know that i will get scammed in 6 Month by that Guy) I got the Shield via Ebay on Preorder so yeah the 30Day Buyer Protection was gone and Paypal could not help either cuz i Po'd like 6 Month ahead of release :s



Yeah there are not much options from Europe for stuff like that :s

6 months??? not laughing to be mean but... 6 months?

 

[Bjjer]

Lost about 900USD on Ebay because i bought the King Arts Captain America Shield from a HK Seller and never got it/or my money back so yeah no more ebay for me haha

Made me feel better. I lost $68 dollars because I didnt provide the right tracking number for a return. It was the second time so I just closed the account. I guess Ill see how much ebay factors into collecting.

 

[thekyazzz]

6 months??? not laughing to be mean but... 6 months?

haha yeah i was so stupid i know And yeah i there are some online shops but i had to pay like 1.400USD for a Shield there so yeah i was like maybe i should try Ebay

 

[fosing]

you could at least dispute that if you used credit card in your paypal.

 

[filip629]

you could at least dispute that if you used credit card in your paypal.

Yup, I filed a fraud charge with my CC company against a seller when they didn't send me a statue I PO'd and he didn't respond to my emails. Paypal also told me I was over my time limit and they couldn't help me. However, after investigating, my CC company forced Paypal to issue me a refund. This was many years ago and I learned my lesson. No POing statues from ebay. Not ever.

 

[Lejuan]

I've bought a few collectibles on and always had good experience...until last week. I bought the exclusive sideshow deadpool. The figure came without the headpool piece which was the reason I bought it in the first place. The item descriptions literally said it is exclusive and is coming with headpool. After not responding to my emails I had to file a return claim with eBay. Of course the buyer then responded and is giving me a full refund. I'm hoping by joining this site that I can start purchasing from others. I do have a feeling figures could be more expensive on this site, though. Guess we will see

I haven't been into the commerce section for a while but generally items can be found cheaper here than ebay. A lot of forum sellers will simply align their prices with ebay, but be patient and good deals can be had.

 

[AIR]

Never really had a problem buying or selling on eBay.

 

[KitFisto]

I've been lucky over the years. Only ever had to file one claim due to a seller full of excuses and he FINALLY shipped after I filed. Then I dealt with 1 douche buyer who wanted a partial refund because a couple of Gentle Giant Potter bust boxes had normal shelf wear.....not dented up.....just normal shelf wear. I told him no because he contacted me before bidding and told him they had normal shelf wear and if he was concerned then please don't bid. He placed a bid anyway and won. I knew he'd be trouble and he was. I refused a partial refund and he refused to leave a positive feedback........at least he didn't leave a neg.

 

[cokebabies]

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