Re: [FWDLK] '57 Dodge in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

[Garrett <TheBulkster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I remember that Dodge from a few months ago, as I remember him mentioning the new intake/air filter set-up he was going to install and the crappy picture of it at the bottom of the listing.

 

As for eBay and feedback, I've purchased a few items from sellers that fall into the "less than 99% category."  Most recently the majority of the complaints about the seller were due to shipping costs.  Shipping costs listed in the actual auction vs. what was listed when looking through the list of items was different (shipping started at a certain amount, but based on the item (box set DVDs, CDs, etc...) could be more, which is what caused the complaints).  They have since corrected it, but the point of this story is that I usually take a look at someone if they have more than usual negative feedback to see what the nature of most of their complaints are.  If it's something such as the shipping issue I mentioned, I'll usually just inquire as to shipping costs before bidding to make sure I have it right, if it sounds like the seller continually rips people off, I'll usually pass.  In this situation, the listing was somewhat misleading, although if you read the entire description (as you should always do), there should have been at least enough info to make you ask about shipping first.

 

My mom sells a lot of stuff on eBay, and I find it amazing how many questions people ask or how many people complain about a policy of hers (one that is the same as everyone else on eBay most of the time), and everything is clearly stated in the auction listing.  If you don't read it, don't get mad because you're stupid and/or lazy, and if you read it and don't agree, then don't bid.  I have some textbooks that are printed for Ohio State that I sell on eBay (select chapters are printed in the edition instead of the whole thing, "saving" the students some money).  It will be clearly noted in the title and in the auction itself that it is a special edition with only select chapters included...yet people still buy them and then complain when they get the book and it's not all the chapters.  That's when the "All sales are final" stipulation in the auction listing comes in real handy.  I have a hard time feeling sorry for people when all the information is clearly laid out and they don't bother to read it.

 

Now that I probably sound like a mean ogre, I guess I'll quietly sign off.

Garrett

----- Original Message -----

From: William Huff

To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 4:05 PM

Subject: Re: [FWDLK] '57 Dodge in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

I'm not an expert, but I do enough eBaying to cause my wife continually ask "Do we really need that?" :-D

In my experience, someone with feedback in the hundreds should have a 99% or more feedback.  If you read the comments on most sellers with poor feedback, they often seem to involve incorrect descriptions or outright fraud.  Also, power sellers often do not respond to email complaints, they are selling dozens of items a day and just seem to not have time or don't care.  A seller with only a few feedback can have his rating capsized by one or two negative feedbacks, but someone with hundreds or feedback and who still has a poor rating has torqued off a lot of people.

Do not forget that negative feedback is usually not a first sign of displeasure, it is the end result of a very frustrating experience wherein the seller (or buyer) has not responded to attempts to communicate or has not adequately addressed the complaint.  If 3 or 4 people out of 100 were so teed off at their buying experience at Walmart or Target that they took out newspaper ads voicing their displeasure, you would have the equivalent of a 96% or 97% feedback rating.  I suspect the store in question would not consider that a successful business plan.  If it were a store with big ticket items, such as Furd, then the company might even go out of business, oh wait, that is what is happening to Furd.

A favorite ploy for unscrupulous eBay sellers is to string a dissatisfied customer along until after a month has passed after the auction ended.  After that the customer doesn't really have any recourse with eBay or Paypal, not that either of them do much to begin with.  If you have a problem, register it with eBay and with Paypal if applicable.  You can always withdraw the complaint or mark it resolved.  On eBay  it is always Caveat Emptor.  OK, end of rant.


Bill Huff

At 5/6/2006 02:30 PM, Jan & Roger van Hoy wrote:

This is a bit collateral, but what is the consensus about eBay ratings?  Seems to me that in the "real" world a business with a 96% success rate would be doing quite well.  Yet on eBay, any negative feedback is looked at unfavorably.
 
Also, I'm mostly a buyer [buy high, sell low] on eBay, and pay immediately, yet a number of sellers haven't given me any feedback. 
 
--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56 Plymouth, '66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge

----- Original Message -----

From: William Huff

To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 4:25 AM

Subject: Re: [FWDLK] '57 Dodge in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Beware, be careful.  This seller has a poor feedback rating, lots of negatives stating misrepresentation. Plus, there are several bad feedbacks that were withdrawn, or feedback rating would be even worse.  Any feedback out of the 99% range is a warning sign in my book.  As it stands, almost 4 out of every 100 sales was unsatisfactory.

Bill Huff

At 5/6/2006 02:44 AM, Jim Hoekendijk wrote:

Hi all,

There?s a really interesting ?57 Dodge in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and I wonder if someone is in the vicinity and could go and look at it for me?

It?s currently on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4637284346

eBay item number: 4637284346

I?ve been trying to get additional information off of the seller, but he doesn?t want to send me the additional pictures I?ve asked for, nor does he want to tell me about data/trim plate or any identifying part numbers.

I recall seeing this car before, but can?t really remember.

It?s been listed three consecutive times before:

http://cgi.ebay.com/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4628347529

http://cgi.ebay.com/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4630979938

http://cgi.ebay.com/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4634551760

Bidders don?t come close to his reserve, which is 60K, which is what seller told me.

I am seriously interested, but only if it is a factory original.

It?s not listed on his homepage www.carsfromyesterday.com

Jim Hoekendijk

Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

?57 Dodge D-500

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