Banned from buying PIPE STUFF on Ebay by the seller?

[parris001]

Originally Posted by jgros001

No one gets anonymous status - I stated to the two in post #17

Okay, I had read that but since you weren't the original poster I wasn't sure if this was who spongy was talking about.

Spongy also mentioned Judd's. Are these people represented here in this forum? If so, and you people know who you are, this is a call for you to clean up your act. I'm all for making the mighty dollar but I despise shady practices. If you would screw someone who is involved in the same hobby you are, whatever that hobby might be, you are a shameless whore. I do quite a bit of business on eBay and will never, ever do business with the three sellers that have been exposed here. Exposed like the f***ing cockroaches they are.

[Mad Hatter]

Anytime something gains in popularity and there is a profit to be had the bloodsuckers and profiteers are sure to show up eventually, usually sooner than later.

[Spongy]

Originally Posted by havana_lover

Im sorry anyone that doesnt look at the cost of shipping on a ebay item is asking for trouble.. if it cost that much for shipping I dont buy it, period.. if you do its your own fault..

You obviously need to go re-read this entire topic, because you missed the point.
The problem is (and the purpose of this thread) when the seller states in the auction that shipping will be a specific method and charges $8, or $10, or $12, which I (and many others) would be fine with paying IF the seller actually paid that cost. By not doing that, they are violating Ebay rules, and lining their pockets with extra money from the buyers.
Go back and re-read my posts regarding what would happen to a forum community member if they pulled this crap in a box-split or if an online vendor did this to you.

Originally Posted by parris001

If you would screw someone who is involved in the same hobby you are, whatever that hobby might be, you are a shameless whore.

Exactly. If they were members of this online community and were doing sales in the WTT/WTS/WTB sections, then were charging $10 for shipping, and you got the package with $2 in stamps stuck to it, not shipped in the method stated in the sale, you'd have some issues and they would be voiced PDQ. The community would probaby lean on that seller to send you your extra money back, or they could end up being banned or restircted from selling on CS (or just given enough crap that they wouldn't want to sell here anymore).

edited portion:
I suppose for some people the issue is that buyers are stupid to pay that much for shipping and it's their own fault.
For others the issue is not how much they are charged (if that's what the seller pays), it's the large difference between what the seller actually pays - basically lieing to the buyers, overcharging them and underpaying for shipping to make a couple extra bucks.

[Sawyer]

Your buddy is at it again.

http://cgi.ebay.com/PEASE-FAMOUS-BAR...QQcmdZViewItem

[Spongy]

It seems that ebay doesn't care about what he does.
I don't mind him (or anyone) having a way to sell tobacco - and I don't like that it's suppose to be "collectible" either. If he keeps his listings from being misleading on purpose, that's cool and great for the pipe community. When he goes around saying that things are "no longer produced/discontinued" when they are still readily available, just so he can scrape up more $$$, that's just bogus.
Then, to thumb his nose at the very customers he aims to provide a service for when they question his practice of misleading information, and openly admitting it on a public forum, that's not very "brotherly".
Like I said, if it were a private sale on here, and he was misleading members, there's be a lot of issues the majority of us would have.
At least he's not screwing people on shipping, I have to commend him for that.

[Phil The Thrill]

Watch out for this guy too: danstpeter. I ordered 2 pipes from him, asked to combine shipping and got told it was going to be 10 to 11 dollars. I got the package yesterday, the shipping was $2.75 and the pipes were rattling around in the cardboard box, with only a newspaper that wasn't doing anything to protect the pipes.

I was rather disappointed, not to mention the pipes were in worse condition than described.

Will not buy from again Z------------------------------------------

[Mad Hatter]

I'm going to take up for Pipestud

1. He has faithful followers and regular customers in informed circles of pipe smokers who understand exactly what he's selling and how it has to be described in order to list it on Ebay.

2. a couple of years can make a heck of a difference in some blends. Haddo's Delight comes to mind

3. Pipestud recently auctioned off a pipe nail for over $100 (starting bid was much lower....... like a buck or something) with the promise of throwing in something as a free gift to the winner. His reputation is good enough that a $.50 pipe nail sold for over $100 on his good word.

4. He says selling on Ebay is simply a hobby he does for fun and I believe him. Although I've never bought from him I would if the price was right.

[Spongy]

Originally Posted by Mad Hatter

3. Pipestud recently auctioned off a pipe nail for over $100 (starting bid was much lower....... like a buck or something) with the promise of throwing in something as a free gift to the winner. His reputation is good enough that a $.50 pipe nail sold for over $100 on his good word.

But this practice is also against Ebay rules and regulations (surprise gifts/bonus gifts).
I saw that auction as well.

[Mad Hatter]

Originally Posted by Spongy

But this practice is also against Ebay rules and regulations (surprise gifts/bonus gifts).
I saw that auction as well.

An occasional lottery is much less likely to draw attention or an infraction than openly selling a tobacco to be smoked rather than for the collectibility of the tin art. Anyway as long as we pipe smokers keep this between us no one will be any the wiser and we can still buy our beloved pipe stuff on Ebay

[IHT]

a bump. just cuz i wanted to, i have no reason why.

[K Baz]

No reason can sometimes be the best reason - it's a good read either way

[orca99usa]

I both sell and buy on eBay. Shipping charges have a lot to do with what I bid on. In many cases it is abundantly evident that the seller is using shipping charges to pad profits while pretending to give you a better price than you're actually getting. When I sell I normally ship USPS Priority Mail, and I know about what the item will cost to ship before I list it. The boxes are free, so material cost isn't a consideration. For padding I generally use either wadded newspaper or shredded paper, both of which I have in abundance without charging extra. If I have to use a padded mailer I add on 50 cents or so to cover the cost.

[Thillium]

Originally Posted by chenvt

fleabay

Exactly why I don't use 'em anymore. I got burned too many times.