Comments on: Checking Out the Avant-garde Jazz Listings on eBay

By: Abe

Abe — Mon, 23 May 2016 01:45:22 +0000

Hey, guys, I have a copy of Marcus Belgrave’s Gemini for sale up on ebay right now, if anyone’s interested

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sun, 22 May 2016 21:31:00 +0000

lennib/GtF: thank you both for your input

By: lennib

lennib — Sun, 22 May 2016 20:12:41 +0000

NYAQ set sold

By: Gregory the Fish

Gregory the Fish — Sun, 22 May 2016 16:50:03 +0000

in my experience, if you call eBay and speak to a person they can fix this for you. it would be in their interest, since they will keep some money on your new deal.

By: lennib

lennib — Sun, 22 May 2016 15:48:03 +0000

Yes, they are the sheriff in town and if you don’t like it, leave. Which I’m most likely doing.
Re return, help from eBay is a misnomer. I’ve been there and the only thing I could do was work with the buyer and instead of having them actually return the record, I stated via the system that the record was received and then all the funds went back to the buyer. They then returned money to me after the agreed upon partial refund was taken out. This works only if there is a level of trust, I had sold to this buyer for several years.
In your case, I think the dominoes have begun to fall and you have to go through the process

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sun, 22 May 2016 15:37:10 +0000

lennib: we are in absolute agreement, but what does it change? They are out there making the laws and if you don’t like it, go elsewhere.

I have a practical question which is totally unrelated, but concerns EBay. I sold a record and the buyer gave me reasons why he wants to return it. I agreed and pushed the “accept return” button. Therafter I found an arrangement with the buyer that he would keep the record and receive a partial refund. Now the problem arises that due to the started return procedure the funds are blocked, so I cannot give a partial refund and we cannot get out of the deadlock of the return process. We are blocked and the binary system of help and assistance does not provide any opening. Do you have ideas?

By: lennib

lennib — Sun, 22 May 2016 15:35:54 +0000

Forgot to add, if you’re interested in that box set, let me know via this network and we can do it off eBay via Paypal friends and family which means you send the money for free and I get all the money you send.

By: lennib

lennib — Sun, 22 May 2016 15:28:29 +0000

Also the New York art 4tet Call it Art is listed on eBay,( I know, but i’d like to sell it to buy some sax stuff and eBay is what it is).
I’m seller bsidechi.
Price reduced to $225.00 or best offer.

By: lennib

lennib — Sun, 22 May 2016 15:14:20 +0000

Rudolf, I agree re behavior. This taking from funds specified for postage borders on illegality. If my postage costs is $3.30 say, and I charge that and then eBay and Paypal take out a chunk, I’m losing money on shipping.
That’s why sellers almost have to charge more than the exact postage in order not to lose money on shipping. .

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sun, 22 May 2016 07:15:15 +0000

Bill/Lennib: Paypal I knew, there is some logic in it, commission on received funds, but EBay’s behaviour like vultures
I already noticed that shipment from the US to Europe, used to be around $ 15, creeping up to $ 20 – 25. Sellers are including the extra commissions and the obligatory tracking crap.