What do you guys think about creating a sticky post for the top of this forum that is a warning list of bad ebay sellers.  Probably should be maintained by a moderator who determines if/when to add new sellers based on claims posted by board members.  Then we could all help each other trade safely.  It sucks when you get the shaft due to a bad ebay seller, but it's worse if they get to keep shafting the NES community.  I know there is a universal hate for nes game freak based on recent threads about Rodland and Family Fun Fitness pad.  I also know buyatari got shafted by a seller who refused to sell him the item he won, so they should be on there, too, and there are probably a few others.  Thoughts?

i think that sounds like a great idea..

I think this is a major issue that should put to attention especially with what kind of collecting we do cus like i or most of us we buy builk or shell out alot of cash just to buy one item. and to put out this much money then just get crappity smacked over is a shame especially if it happened 2 times  from us board members!

I think this would be a good idea as well. Something that would help collectors know who and what to look out for when it comes to purchasing rare or even common items on ebay. Seems to many people now-a-days get ripped off from dead beat ebay sellers. >:(

Always good to know.  We should probably have one for board members too, mind you, it's less likely for that to happen numerous times on the board...someone hoses you, you're going to be spreading the word pretty damn quick :P

But yeah, looks like someone already stickied this...

Excellent Idea!!!

Gamebros.123 add the MF to the list

We need to List all the names on one post and keep it updated. So it would be easier to find names
I think it would be a great to have a list of the board members so we would know if we are biding against each other. , I’ve been trying not to bid against people from the forum. ;)

Great idea although i do not hope to post any sellers in this thread.Till now i haven't had a bad transactions and i hope to keep it this way.

This is a great idea.  I also try not to bid againist board members unless it is something super rare, then it is far game.

The idea of keeping a list of bad sellers is also a great idea.  I have a couple that I could add to the list.  
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I'm happy to keep the list of bad sellers in my original post, but suggest this topic be restarted by an admin and stickied.  I'm not on here all that often and will probably be less so since I start a new job next week (yea me!).  

We need to establish some criteria for inclusion on the list.  People should have to explain their experience from a factual  point of view like buyatari did in that thread I can't find...
 
What did  Gamebros.123 do to screw you over, Michfan?

Let's get this going.  Will one of the  Admin's make a sticky thread for us?  Thanks
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They did.  This one.  It's stickied.

I have never had a bad eBay experience...and I don't expect to start now :P

Buyatari didn't go thru with this because I was ignored when I emailed asking for the address to send payment to. He didn't take paypal which was fine and didn't seem like he wanted to sell in the emails I did get.

Anyway I reported him as a non seller so we shall see what happens. I had a very high bid on this. 100 for shipping wouldn't bother me in the least.

buyatari
did you see that he relisted it, and bashed you in the description a little?   :-X
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"Could/would not finish the auction" :D  I think the guy really just doesn't want to sell it, and when a serious bidder came along that was willing to pay through the hoop to get it, he said "screw it" and removed it and stopped responding to him.

How about a list of Bad Ebay Buyers, too.  I'll start - Metalzoner; you can't expect much from that guy  ::) (& if you did, then you're a...

http://www.geocities.com/jedi_questmaster/retard.jpg

Well, if he's on the list, we should add stadiumeventsfreak, although I don't think anyone's gonna see him any time soon :D

He's no longer a registered member.

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=stadiumeventsfreak&iid=

good, this whole mess seems to finally be over now.   :P
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do not bid on any so called factory sealed games from vididiots. like the one below:

http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-LEGEND-OF-ZELDA-Nintendo-NES-Sealed-New-Game-w-Line_W0QQitemZ8250694784QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

He says factory sealed, but a guy at the NES forum at gamefaqs did some investigating and found out that this guy buys complete games and seals them with his own shrink wrap machine.  
He was dumb enough to buy the shrink wrap machine on ebay with the same user name:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5649500574&ru=http://video-games.search.ebay.com:80/5649500574_Games_

I'd like to get myself a shrink wrap machine.  It's not like it would be a novelty item, either.  It could sure protect the boxes from dust & stuff.  I would take the manuals out, of course... or would I?  ::)

$510? The hell?  Even if it IS legit, that's still way too damn high :P

$500+ for a self wrapped Zelda comlete......how sly.  ::) I didn't think people would actually even pay that much for one! That's crazy. Plus I NORMALLY don't buy from sellers with PRIVATE feedback. Just gives me a weird feeling I guess.

Why the hell is that even an option?  All feedback should be public.  That's my opinion anyway...

God forbid that guy ever gets a complete Stadium Events...he'd be wrapping that up in a heartbeat :D

The price would go down on account of him reopening the box & getting his finger prints on the manual & cart.  Someone should contact his buyers - see if the box was missing that little styrofoam thing.

WTF!!!! $3,550!!!!! People are insane!

Wait a minute.....looks like some phoney ebay ids up there. This auction will probably be relisted soon.

Anybody know who onegamer99 is? He placed some outrageous bids on this game and has a -2 feedback. lol

haha some guy with no feedback and the name nice_reseal_you_clown had the highest bid.

:D That's crappity smackin' FUNNY :D

Wish I knew who the hell it was :-/

Stadiumeventsfreak reborn? :D

http://cgi.ebay.com/MODIFY-SNES-to-play-japanese-famicon-games_W0QQitemZ8145753350QQcategoryZ62054QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You may want to add this seller to the list.


wrote on 23. Jan 2006 at 21:29:

BE WARE OF THIS SELLER Trade a game ripped me off for almost $50 Told me several times that they would refund the money but after 3 month they stopped answering my mails, funny enough to late for me to leave a negative feedback. Reported them to ebay, apperently that doesnt do squat!!!

wrote on 20. Jan 2006 at 22:52:

Where'd you get that from?

The bid must have been removed. It was up over $3,500.

OIC  :)

anybody ever buy from game-over_inc.  sent the money and never got this game:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8219281568

looked at the tracking number and the label was generated, but the post office didnt "get it"  crappity smacking pisses me off, they claim no responsibility after it goes to the post office.  im wondering if it even got there.  

That sucks ass, I hate getting screwed.  What happened to your ebay account, it says you are no longer a registered user.
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i tried to sell a dreamcast with some emulation discs (which i stated came free with the dreamcast) and they suspended me.  total bullshit.  

Now that IS retarded...

Next time put in as "FREE GIFT" and not say what it is :P

or don't break the rules. :P

I know this isn't NES related, but want to warn everyone anyway that may be buying arcade cabinets or boards.

Bought a cabinet from bbu97159656tcy, Bill Burger, runs the Game Room in Anaheim, CA. Asked before I bought if it was the only one he had, to which he replied yes.

Do a BIN, pick it up, get it home and realize that it is not the same one in the auction. Short background, my truck was in the shop, had a rental so other things on my mind and did not have the printed auction to compare to on pickup.

They refused to even let me even plug it in at their shop to test it. Different machine, no power, and realized there were not even any joysticks. Was a total jerk trying to get the problem fixed. Then after I returned it, he relisted the same auction knowing he didn't have it.

Of course eBay won't do anything about it. Went around with them for several weeks. So be warned, this guy is a sleaze.

Thanks.  I live down closer to San Diego, but an arcade pick-up-only auction up north would be a possibility for me.

I'm looking out for the two TMNT games.

yourmyfluffyone (fritz ghm, ebaynene@yahoo.com) from the US eBay...

...he had an item on eBay.com several months ago and I forgot to bid on it so I asked whether I could still buy it for the starting price, which he agreed upon. He didn't accept PayPal, so I had to go out of my way to get US dollars and send them to him. To save on costs I had asked for Surface mail, which can take up to 1-2 months. I waited it out until more than 2 months passed, and started e-mailing him, never receiving a reply. I then checked his eBay account and it turned out he was still active on eBay, so I msg'd him using the eBay messaging system...and he still did not reply. His feedback rating may be good, but he clearly scammed me when he had the chance, so I would not recommend dealing with him at all.

"No longer a registered user"

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=yourmyfluffyone&iid=

wrote on 18. Mar 2006 at 23:51:

"No longer a registered user" http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=yourmyfluffyone&iid=

Hmmm...I wonder why...could be one of many reasons, though....

I bought a bubblebath babes for 399.00 on ebay the seller never contacted me untill I did 3 times I paid him ASAP now all the sudden he is buying a ton of stuff I contacted him again and left a tracking number thats the post office doesnt reconize what do you think? >:(

How long has it been?  It sometimes takes 3 days for those things to be updated.  Are you tracking it online?

this guy took my money 399.00 for bubble bath babes I never got game he gave me a bogus tracking number his rating was a 6 then after I paid him he started buying a ton of stuff
check it out and he ignores my emails http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:BCA:US:11&Item=8269943893
eBay: Bubble Bath Babes NES game - cart only (item 8269943893 end time Mar-19-06 22:50:53 PST)


I am so pissed off to throw away 400.00 for nothing >:(
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If you used paypal, use your buyer protection.  You can get you money back no problem that way.  If you sent a check, stop payment, if you sent a money order, you are crappity smacked.  Although this is technically mail fraud, so you could contact the post office, and get a postal inspector on the case.
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no its really wierd this guy was sending me about 5 messages with buy it now I have to bite the bullet but I will take a road trip someday and say hello to him I promise that >:(

That really sux :(
Check www.ic3.gov

thats alot man I really will do this

No problem :)
Before filling it out you might want to send a mail to the seller with the ic3 link and tell him you will report him if you dont get your game. When people see the words police and FBI they usualy get scared. This might resolve that he actually send you the game or give you the money back quickly.

thanks again he  still is refusing to talk to me

I don't know if this guy is a bad seller, but check his recent feedback, they are all either from items removed by eBay or they are FREE FEEDBACK auctions!  In other words, I bet you most if not all of that feedback from "sellers" is from those types of auctions - so this guy might be building a cheap reputation in order to scam, who knows:

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=the_games_machine_it

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that he just had like 60 items listed, which were all removed by eBay at the same time...so I'm guessing there's something going on between this seller and eBay.  (EDIT: The seller told me that his items were removed because he had written that the buyer has to pay for the PayPal fees).  

natedog4000 wrote on 20. Jan 2006 at 06:17:

do not bid on any so called factory sealed games from vididiots. like the one below: http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-LEGEND-OF-ZELDA-Nintendo-NES-Sealed-New-Game-w-Line_W0QQitemZ8250694784QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem He says factory sealed, but a guy at the NES forum at gamefaqs did some investigating and found out that this guy buys complete games and seals them with his own shrink wrap machine.   He was dumb enough to buy the shrink wrap machine on ebay with the same user name: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5649500574&ru=http://video-games.search.ebay.com:80/5649500574_Games_

natedog4000 wrote on 21. Jan 2006 at 00:03:

haha some guy with no feedback and the name nice_reseal_you_clown had the highest bid.

the_wizard_666 wrote on 21. Jan 2006 at 00:25:

:D That's crappity smackin' FUNNY :D Wish I knew who the hell it was :-/

I wonder who that was?  ;) ;) and if you noticed shortly after that, vididiots opened all his reseals and sold them as completes.

Vidiots is a member here at nesworld now and has cleaned up his act. He's known as burnambill. We have a thread on it here at the forums if you want to look at it and read:

http://www.nesworld.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1147362138

However, we've gotten to the point where we really don't talk about it anymore. Some still show their disapproval of him being here while others are giving him a second chance.

Welcome to the forums :) I'm hoping one of these days you break your sealed game lot down so I can buy a bunch of 'em separately :)

Yeah...here I am!