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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
Out till Thursday. I made a case beacause I want my $175 action figure. It's mega rare. You see 1 every 5 years on ebay. I can't just ask for a refund and close it.

Seller asks me to close case. He'll ship it Thursday when he returns. Should I believe him?

Ebay clearly states once I close the case I cannot reopen it if there is an issue. You can't open another case on the same item ever again.

What to do?

If you must know, it's a TMNT GIANT ROCKSTEADY. These things NEVER show up on the public market, new in box, untouched.

SIGH.

ebay, you cruel mean machine, you.

I'd rather do without it honestly.
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Collector Revelations private msg quote post Address this user
Leave it open. It won't hurt anyone except him if he sold it out from under you.
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Collector roarzola private msg quote post Address this user
I would be patient. If you do it today or next week, you will still get your money if he doesn't deliver. As long as he is communicating with you, that is a good thing.
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Collector VaComicsGuy private msg quote post Address this user
I'd leave it open. Doesn't hurt anyone and if he is telling the truth, you get your item. if he sold it, you have recourse.
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Collector roarzola private msg quote post Address this user
I won an auction for "Alien, the illustrated story" about two weeks ago. I wanted to take it to the SDCC to get it graded by CGC (it is about magazine size). It never came in time. In fact it didn't come at all. I created a case and after about a week of waiting I got my money back. I would have preferred to have gotten the book.

Anyway, I won another auction and got a hardcover version of it.
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Collector D84 private msg quote post Address this user
I'd tell them that the case will be closed when the item is received. Any reputable seller wouldn't have a problem with that.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
It won't hurt to leave it open until you have confirmation.
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Collector Mio private msg quote post Address this user
How long did you wait before openingthe case? Anyway, now you should send your condolences and leave it open.
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Collector zab47 private msg quote post Address this user
leave it open if they did not have the item I sure at this point they on the up side u waited this long
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Collector jmck965 private msg quote post Address this user
Leave it open.
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
The problem is when you leave a case open it locks his account so he can't even pay shipping costs he claims this is going to cause a negative balance on him
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
I really don't know what to do but most of your state to leave the case open.
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Collector VillageIdiot private msg quote post Address this user
The Ebay Seller to Buyer structure is SO fargin' unfair to sellers its pathetic. Things best change soon.
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You think I'm joking, I'm not. earthshaker01 private msg quote post Address this user


AHH....there she is.
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Collector VaComicsGuy private msg quote post Address this user
Quote:
Originally Posted by kaptainmyke
The problem is when you leave a case open it locks his account so he can't even pay shipping costs he claims this is going to cause a negative balance on him

He can't pay shipping through his account but he can certainly take the package to the po or fed ex and pay out of pocket.

how would not paying shipping cause him to have a negative balance?
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Collector SilverAgeFan private msg quote post Address this user
@VillageIdiot, You are soooo right about EBay being seller unfair! I sold a book almost 2 weeks ago. The guy paid through PayPal but they won't release the money until eBay notifies them the item has been received by the buyer. My buyer went overseas until the 10th of this month the day after he paid. He didn't tell me until 2 days AFTER the post office tried to deliver and I emailed him asking wazzup? Jerk.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
Mykey's seller has 10 nuetral and 8 negative in 12 months, a pattern of buyers complaining about items not getting shipped and seller making excuses. The auction ended July 21st, I don't blame Mykey for being upset.
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Collector VaComicsGuy private msg quote post Address this user
Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthLego
Mykey's seller has 10 nuetral and 8 negative in 12 months, a pattern of buyers complaining about items not getting shipped and seller making excuses. The auction ended July 21st, I don't blame Mykey for being upset.


With that kind of history, I'd probably proceed now and not wait.
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Collector cjbehr948 private msg quote post Address this user
Keep the case open!
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Collector VillageIdiot private msg quote post Address this user
Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthLego
Mykey's seller has 10 nuetral and 8 negative in 12 months, a pattern of buyers complaining about items not getting shipped and seller making excuses. The auction ended July 21st, I don't blame Mykey for being upset.


Why on Gods good earth, would one even bid on an auction by a seller with such negative history?
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
Quote:
Originally Posted by VillageIdiot


Why on Gods good earth, would one even bid on an auction by a seller with such negative history?


GIANT ROCKSTEADY.
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
Quote:
Originally Posted by earthshaker01


AHH....there she is.



That's my baby. Come home to me NOW.
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Collector SilverAgeFan private msg quote post Address this user
@kaptainmyke, Keep it open, offer your condolences, tell the guy you understand but it's a business transaction and you've been previously burned.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
That figure is a holy grail to Mykey.
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
one of many....
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
I'll just go ahead and put this in here lol:

https://www.pinterest.com/kaptainmyke/kaptainmykes-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-collectio/
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Collector SilverAgeFan private msg quote post Address this user
@DarthLego, There'll be an answer to you forthcoming dark lord. In Rogue One......
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Collector BrianGreensnips private msg quote post Address this user
Good luck. I hope you get it. I can tell you really want it. I appreciate your passion.
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life. kaptainmyke private msg quote post Address this user
I have my eyes on a set of 3 or 4 of these too:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/282113324702?_trksid=p2060353.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Do you understand what THESE books mean to ME? My undying love for the TMNT action figures themselves just adds so much intrinsic value to those!

I will pay anything for those. I will win all of them. At least 3 of them.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
@SilverAgeFan what was the question?
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