Discouraged Sellers

His shipping on the item I was asking about was .99 NOT $2.49. I was interested in over 10 of his items but did not think that I would pay $1 for each and every coin when purchased together. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl..._2934wt_1139 Asking a question BEFORE I make a purchase is not being a bad buyer, it is being a smart buyer. I have been buying and selling on eBay for 10 years. I have a 100% satisfaction rating. The reason for my post on here is to inform others of the unprofessionalism shown by this seller. Look at his responses to people that left negative feedback.

When I go into the cell phone store I do not simply purchase at the asking price without first asking for a better deal. If Verizon acted like this guy did I would buy from someone else, and then let everyone know how poorly I was treated. I am a business owner as well. There are ways you can make your point to a customer without resorting to the way this seller did. For you to think otherwise shows what integrity and customer service means to you.

Got to agree with scubu...the guy is a crook, but you weren't asking for a better deal, you were asking why he had a policy that was clearly stated. I could understand why he responded the way he did...not good for business..but not over the top.Remember, each coin may need to be individually wrapped,weight makes a difference,and insurance does too. 99 cents per coin sounds pretty reasonable.

Regardless of this particular seller's ethics, I always request or inquire about combined shipping on multiple wins. Legitimate business people will attempt to accommodate a customer.
Get as given with the tone of the question.

^^ That's not entirely true, many scams are subtle and still stay within the rules and eBay doesn't do anything even if prodded to do so. Like any business, they care about their bottom line more than 'fairness'. Which is expected. that being said, reporting can help.

It depends on what you mean by 'assume'. If you mean 'assume' as in making an educated guess that has a sizable chance of being wrong, I suppose you're right. If there is clear evidence that the seller is doing something unethical but it cannot be 'scientifically proven', then that's a different story. The point you're perhaps missing that even with all those complaints, returns, etc...many of these sellers get away with it 99% of the time because of eBay's relatively unintelligent (on average) demographic, and to add insult to injury, a lot manage to maintain a top-rated seller ranking. The system is flawed, as all are...and its easily possible to be highly unethical without breaking the rules because eBay's rules aren't everything. If you think I'm just 'whining', go look at basement slabbers/artificial toned sellers that fool buyers with their high feedback.

Also, I have no problem with the idea that the CCW cares, but I don't really think eBay itself does beyond their bottom line (i.e. preventing a mass exodus that hurts them financially). Which is, again, expected corporate behavior in this society so it really isn't surprising or 'evil' or anything.

TO SHADOW CREATOR:
"Most of these are nonsense AT self slabbers, etc. I have more, don't know where they are."

To Shadow Creator: I know what a self slabber is but what does AT stand for? The reason I ask is because one of the sellers listed in your post is someone who has numerous beautiful toned coins and I am suspicious because it seems that EVERY coin he offers is beautifully toned. Thanks

It's really too bad there are twice as many posts in the discouraged sellers forum as there are in the recommended sellers...