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I'm selling a bit more on ebay these days, and 3 days ago I get a message form a guy, and he's says he's interested in my wheat pennies, but he can't pay for 2-4 days, and can we work out a deal on the 6 pennies. So, I say ok, and we arrive at a price, and I invoice him. That was 3 days ago. So I just messaged him and said I need payment by tomorrow, or I will have to cancel the order and relist the coins. The funny part is that he sells the same thing. Now either he really liked my coins, or he was trying to get them off the market to reduce competition. Seems like a lot of work for him to do that, as common as wheat pennies are. I figured it was worth a shot once, as I probably wouldn't have sold them anyway in 4 days, and I can quickly relist them. Fool me once, shame on me. Anyone else have similar experiences? |
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I have had a few requests over the years, most are on the up and up. No Pay pal account, can they send a Postal money order, they get paid end of the week can I hold them ect. I usually check out their feedback and look for clues, as a buyer and or seller.
sometimes you can read between the lines, but most of all just trust your instincts. Hold your word and if he does not pay, relist and then block. Plenty of fish in the sea, you don't need the tail wagging the dog.
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Forum Dad
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Or he was trying to sell them for more while you were on hold.
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His story was that he just moved money from his paypal account to his checking account, and will have to move it back again, and he claimed he doesn't have his bank account connected to ebay because it got hacked 9 months ago. Sounds a little strange to me now that I think about it. Anyway, it was worth a shot, and he seemed really friendly and on the up & up. How long does it take to transfer money to a paypal account? Am I being impatient? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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No you're not being impatient. Sounds like a load of horse manure to me. Just move on.
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Rest in Peace
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Waste no more time on it.
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Rest in Peace
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Ed, You must be jinxed or something. If it's not USPS messing you up it's a dead beat buyer. Take a hand full of circulated wheat cents in your right hand and toss them over your left shoulder. This should break the seller's curse...
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I have not had the same experience, but usually if a guy is a seller he wouldn't risk a negative feedback over getting your pennies off the market. It doesn't seem worth it. One thing I have found to be true-- the truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. A weird excuse and a hacked account wouldn't make me suspicious in and of itself. Good luck and be careful. ebay can be dangerous if you are not careful. |
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if a guy is a seller he wouldn't risk a negative feedback over getting your pennies off the market. That's a good point. Of course I'd never consider doing that.   |
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Never take a listing off the market ed. In a case like this tell the guy thanks for the offer and if they are still available when you are ready to pay then the offer will be accepted. Rule 1: Keep things simple and never chase a sale  |
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 I figured 2-4 days was a reasonable amount of time to wait. How many times do you see sellers that are will to wait 7 days for payment.....quite a lot, so I figured this was no big step. Actually the dude messaged me back and said he would pay today for sure, and he thanked me for the reminder.....we shall see  I like your Quote:
thanks for the offer and if they are still available when you are ready to pay then the offer will be accepted. That's exactly what I'll say if he doesn't pay. |
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If he doesn't pay today then he's jacking you around and forget about him. I'm saying to use that line in the future if this situation arises again. Never take a listing down for a promise to pay, never never never... unless it's a friend or highly trusted buyer you have done alot of past business with... never
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Oh yeah, if he didn't pay today it was over, but.... the guy paid  my fortunes are changing. Dave, I didn't Quote:
Take a hand full of circulated wheat cents in your right hand and toss them over your left shoulder. This should break the seller's curse... A simple exorcism of the evil spirit did the trick, bye bye |
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Good to know - I was starting to worry. I have a friend who has occasional "It sucks to be me days", but you were well up into the MONTHS!
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Remember that 90s movie "Pure Luck" where Martin short is a clutz with extreemly bad luck
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