I went to an auction last night. All the things I bought seemed like a good thing. These are things that normally make a decent profit, but this week, I will be lucky to double my money.
First, there are several other doll piranhas that drive the bid up. I like to pay 10-20% of what something will sell for. I was forced into nearly 50% in some cases.
Then there's the 18% buyer's premium and tax added on at checkout. Then eBay charges .35 per listing and then 10% of it and shipping at the end, then Paypal takes .30 and 2.9% more and 1% more if you want it right fuckin' now. This, coupled with the rampant cheap-asses that think you should give your shit away and ever-rising postal rates are really making me consider setting up a booth somewhere to sell out of.
Last night when I got home from aforementioned auction, I had offers. Oh joy. $1.50 on a $4.00 item, $4.00 on a $7.95 item, and so on and so forth. I declined them and immediately was met with an incredulous "No counteroffer??" Uh no, cheapass. You've already shown me that you don't even want to pay start bid, which is my rock-bottom, so why, pray tell, would I bother counteroffering? Fuck Yooooooooooooooooo.
This morning, minutes before another auction was about to end, the high bidder of 4 days suddenly messages me and say "Please cancel my bid, I made a mistake" Yes, asshole. A "mistake" you had 4 days to rectify. Then another cheap-ass comes in hot, 3 minutes before another one ends and want a dollar and change off. FML. I already price my stuff very reasonably. I look up each item and list it for a shade less than anyone else who has the same item and I charge exact shipping.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Cheap Ass Mofos
The new eBay feature, Best Offer has its uses. However, the epic proportion of cheap asses can drive you NUTS.
Examples in the past week alone...Guy offers $2.00 for a tie that I have marked $3.95, a tie that originally cost someone around $70, mind you. Because I am already in profit on the box I got it in, I needed to pay my eBay bill that week, and every cent counted I took it.
The bill is paid now and I don't need the money as badly or as quickly so these last few have been told to get bent or have been countered.
Cookie jar. Asking $12.00 start bid, most like it have sold for $18-$25. Offer: $5.00. I counteroffer $7.00 because I already made profit on the box it came in, I want it gone but I want my fuckin' shipping supplies covered. *eyeroll* She takes it.
Doll: Asking $10.00, offer $5.00. $10.00 is already half of what most of these dolls sell for. It has one flaw which is why I priced it as such. Bitch has the audacity to whine that she "might not be able" to fix the one flaw and tries to tell me the hair is cut and matted. Uh, fuck yooooo, bitch. The hair is not cut and not matted. I already priced it half off because of the flaw so she can go fuck herself, especially since the fucker has 4 watchers. Declined.
Today, Care Bear, asking $7.00, offer $3.00. Usually sells for $15.00 but needs a cleaning. Hence, half off. Offer fucking declined because again Fuck yoooo. I paid $5.00 for the thing new, plus I can clean it and offer it back up at $10.00 if nobody buys it this go round.
Do these assholes not realize that these items cost money? The seller has to pay a listing fee, has to pay fees once the fucking listing has ended and sometimes gets clipped with extra shipping? Not only that, shipping supplies aren't always cheap or free. I am not accepting $3.00 for an item that I paid $5.00 for that is going in a .50 envelope, cost me .35 to list and will cost me another .40 in final value/paypal fees. Then time packing, gas for post office. Awww hell naw.
Examples in the past week alone...Guy offers $2.00 for a tie that I have marked $3.95, a tie that originally cost someone around $70, mind you. Because I am already in profit on the box I got it in, I needed to pay my eBay bill that week, and every cent counted I took it.
The bill is paid now and I don't need the money as badly or as quickly so these last few have been told to get bent or have been countered.
Cookie jar. Asking $12.00 start bid, most like it have sold for $18-$25. Offer: $5.00. I counteroffer $7.00 because I already made profit on the box it came in, I want it gone but I want my fuckin' shipping supplies covered. *eyeroll* She takes it.
Doll: Asking $10.00, offer $5.00. $10.00 is already half of what most of these dolls sell for. It has one flaw which is why I priced it as such. Bitch has the audacity to whine that she "might not be able" to fix the one flaw and tries to tell me the hair is cut and matted. Uh, fuck yooooo, bitch. The hair is not cut and not matted. I already priced it half off because of the flaw so she can go fuck herself, especially since the fucker has 4 watchers. Declined.
Today, Care Bear, asking $7.00, offer $3.00. Usually sells for $15.00 but needs a cleaning. Hence, half off. Offer fucking declined because again Fuck yoooo. I paid $5.00 for the thing new, plus I can clean it and offer it back up at $10.00 if nobody buys it this go round.
Do these assholes not realize that these items cost money? The seller has to pay a listing fee, has to pay fees once the fucking listing has ended and sometimes gets clipped with extra shipping? Not only that, shipping supplies aren't always cheap or free. I am not accepting $3.00 for an item that I paid $5.00 for that is going in a .50 envelope, cost me .35 to list and will cost me another .40 in final value/paypal fees. Then time packing, gas for post office. Awww hell naw.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
A Liddle Bitchy
Yesterday I list some doll clothes and shoes. I get an offer on 4 things immediately and since my ebay bill is due and I need to make sure it gets paid, I accept even though they are lower than what I would have liked.
Since I have at least 4 pairs or more of each shoe the person bought, I relist a few hours later using the same pic because, well, the item is identical. Why should I take new pics each time?
Right before I go to bed, I check my messages and there are two - one message for each shoe, because I cannot possibly be intelligent enough to deduce that she is talking about both pair had she said so in one message.
Come to find out this bitch is a nightmare. Negative after negative, some sellers got negatives even after 100% refunds. So if she starts shit with me after she gets her crap, she's returning it for a refund seeing as I am getting a negative anyway I might as well get my shit back for the trouble. lol.
I took a picture of the case I have chock full of these shoes I have and send it to her *at 2AM* explaining (even though it's none of her damned business as long as she gets what she ordered) that I indeed have more pairs of each shoe and relist them one at a time instead of listing them all at once so the market gets flooded and the price goes down.
Since she's investigative reporting in the middle of the night, she should have been smart enough to look up my completed auctions or my feedback which indicates the pairs of shoes she bought being sold over and over for the past month and no one complained about not getting anything. 1+1=2, bitch.
Since I have at least 4 pairs or more of each shoe the person bought, I relist a few hours later using the same pic because, well, the item is identical. Why should I take new pics each time?
Right before I go to bed, I check my messages and there are two - one message for each shoe, because I cannot possibly be intelligent enough to deduce that she is talking about both pair had she said so in one message.
Hi this looks like the pair I already bought today.
The wording she used irritated "I already bought today" you know, all accusatory like so I check feedback left for others because this bitch is obviously going to be a pain in the ass if she's got the nerve to accuse me of reselling her shit. Yeah. I am going to tank an entire year of 100% positive feedback over your $10 worth of doll shoes, you idiot.
Hi this also looks like a pair I already bought today.
Come to find out this bitch is a nightmare. Negative after negative, some sellers got negatives even after 100% refunds. So if she starts shit with me after she gets her crap, she's returning it for a refund seeing as I am getting a negative anyway I might as well get my shit back for the trouble. lol.
I took a picture of the case I have chock full of these shoes I have and send it to her *at 2AM* explaining (even though it's none of her damned business as long as she gets what she ordered) that I indeed have more pairs of each shoe and relist them one at a time instead of listing them all at once so the market gets flooded and the price goes down.
Since she's investigative reporting in the middle of the night, she should have been smart enough to look up my completed auctions or my feedback which indicates the pairs of shoes she bought being sold over and over for the past month and no one complained about not getting anything. 1+1=2, bitch.
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