Ebay, Light Of My Life, Fire Of My Loins, My Sin, My Soul

LOL i do have fun oh yes i do:

Q: So this has no scratches or scuffs or any extra noise that will cause disturbance on playback? How's the base surface noise? Thanks.
A: Very little surface noise. And no "base" surface noise. This copy sounds great! it's a very clean copy.

Q: So can you clarify: NO SCRATCHES or surface scuffs that are audible during playback? I just bought a vinyl that was "VG++" and just had to return because it had obvious scratches that "ticked" on every revolution. Just want to make sure that's not the case here. Thanks.
A: Hmmm, well, you are certainly not the only person who has ever bought a bum record on ebay. I've bought my share. And I only buy records from people with 100% positive feedback ratings. But I'm not sure how much more I can reassure you about this record without you actually holding it in your hands. A lot of ebay is trust. I feel like I've described this album accurately. I've been selling records on ebay since 1999 - first as skotrok and then later i switched to my wife's account since she was all hooked up with paypal and because she gets all my money anyway - and i have never had anyone return a record. A LOT of sellers on ebay would be selling this record as near mint. Because it's really clean. But I'm fussy and I actually don't BELIEVE in near mint or mint. There is always some flaw. Even if something hasn't been played or is sealed. Or maybe I'm just crazy. I would actually advise you NOT to bid on this record. If you have any reservations about a description or a seller you should wait until another better description or seller comes along. Maybe someone will be selling a sealed copy next week! I'd hang in there and wait for the perfect copy.

hahaha

you should send another reply like oh wait geez except sealed originals are sometimes warped. stick with yer ipod.

NERRRRDSS

can anyone summarize or comment on these new sellers policies? seem reasonable to me at first glance but I would be interested in fine print interpretations.

http://pages.ebay.com/sell/July2009Update/Details/index.html#1-5

whoa I never looked at my seller dashboard before

OMG SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! also: HOW MANY GODDAMN PICTURES OF ONE FUCKING ALBUM DO YOU THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE??????????????????????????

http://cgi.ebay.com/LED-ZEPPELIN-IV-1st-UK-PRESS-PLUM-RED-ArChIvE-CoPy-MiNt_W0QQitemZ260480537381QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Records?hash=item3ca5d99325&_trksid=p4999.c0.m14

46 PICTURES IS APPARENTLY HOW MANY YOU NEED TO TAKE OF ONE FUCKING ALBUM!!!

okay, 45 + one picture of historic ticket stub.

I DEMAND 15 MORE PICTURES OF THE TICKET STUB!

btw you know what i hate is when i take the time to describe an album's condition and i get 10 questions along the lines of, "can you tell me what condition the album is in?"

MISS SPELT

gotta say that zeppelin album is in pretty good shape though!

lol timecube?

46 PiCtUrEs Is ApPaReNtLy HoW MaNy YoU NeEd To TaKe Of OnE FuCkInG AlBuM!!!

― scott seward, Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:15 PM (1 hour ago)
i fixed that for you.

the plum/red atlantic label was a pretty good looking label tbh.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1464/986042165li.gifhttp://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1464/986042165li.gifhttp://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1464/986042165li.gif

sept 30:

"have never received this item. I am very disappointed and cross. But before leaving a negative feedback, I would want to know why you have not sent me the object. if it doesn't arrive to me I must ask the reimbursement."

oct 1:

"It's all ok! Today I have received the item, and it's perfect.
Sorry for the last message. Now I leave for you a positive feedback. Thanks a lot!!!!"

"if it doesn't arrive to me I must ask the reimbursement!"

http://dsmedia.ign.com/ds/image/article/614/614237/new-super-mario-bros-20050515005341289.jpg

so how long do you wait until you start to get a little pissed about not being paid for an item? someone won a couple of records from me on saturday, sent me a question the next morning which was basically, "will you be putting any more records up for sale?" and i said most likely and sent him a list. no reply, no payment yet, and i sent him a followup noting that if he was waiting for me to put more records up, i would still have to send them separately. getting a little antsy over here.

people are annoying. i used to have people win stuff and then they would tell me that they wanted to bid on other auctions of mine that still had, like, four days to go before they were over. it makes me antsy too.

this one guy recently gets my award for ballsiness though. he wouldn't pay. i'd e-mail him. he'd tell me that he needed more time. i e-mailed him again. nothing. THEN i look on his feedback and he has won and PAID for records that he won AFTER my record!!!!!!!!

yeah it makes me antsier still because i had all these auctions end around the same time and everyone else paid within half an hour

Omar--when did you send the email guy saying you'd have to send a separate shipment? at least give him a day or two after that before sending another email. ppl like to combine shipping, especially if they're overseas. If he doesn't get back to you within a few days maybe you should just tell him you're probably not going to be putting up for records for x period of time (three weeks, a month?) and would prefer payment now or you'll offer to item to the next-highest bidder.

Did you put anything in the listng to the effect of "items must be paid within x business days or they will be relisted"? that's not really a bad idea--even if it comes across as being an anal weirdo, it's good to have it there for reference in later email discussions with buyers.

WANT!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-of-108-Rare-French-1960s-70s-45-Records-Best-Lot_W0QQitemZ290355124116QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item439a839794&_trksid=p4999.c0.m14

alas, don't have 400 bucks to blow on random grooviness.

shit like this is so thrilling: http://www.collectorsfrenzy.com/Details.aspx?id=370266983567

holy toledo. if any of you are friends with this guy and you go out for beers with him, make sure that he pays the tab:

http://completed.shop.ebay.com/nautiluso/m.html?V4SOI&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_ipg=&_sop=16&_pgn=1&_trkparms=65%3A16%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1&LH_Complete=1&_sc=1&guest=1

whoah, that is one hell of a Blue Note collection

wow. serious business.

i stopped counting when i got to a hundred grand. must be more like two hundred grand for all that stuff.

Fuck what is up with people registering, have zero feedback, bidding on my shit and then never paying. Had 4 no-pays in the span of one week. Shite.

the most disgusting savages!

:0)

Fuck eBay UK for for forcing free shipping on all records.

that fuckin guy i mentioned upthread eventually paid me but it took him several more days. i took my time mailing it out after he did.

wtf patrick? including box sets & international orders and the like? that's retarded.

lol @ that zeppelin description upthread, fuckin inner sleeve has mad ringwear that the guy who wrote 30,000 words about the great condition of the album didn't see fit to mention

wtf patrick? including box sets & international orders and the like? that's retarded.

― ian, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 23:42 (Yesterday) Bookmark

I can still charge international postage but this has stopped me listing things for a no-fee 99p and then it doesn't matter if they don't sell since basic postage in the UK is now part of the price. Now it'll cost me for everything I list even if it goes nowhere.

It also means that eBay are getting a bigger slice of final seller fees as postage is included in them now.

It's the same deal for CD's and DVD's now too. There's no point in offering postage discounts for multiple items any more because, well, you can't charge postage anyway! Which means less sales, and less advantage for the buyer too as you have to be paying full postage on everything as sellers have to include the p+p in their listing fees. Hopefully ebay will invest the extra profit into their customer service HAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

And they said Capitalism would save us all!

someone should buy this record probably.
"forest ranger" is an amazing song.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Marlin-Greene-Tiptoe-Past-The-Dragon-SIS-Elektra-LP_W0QQitemZ200401236027QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item2ea8d8303b

i have that album. okay ian you are freaking me out. i put forest ranger on the same mix with that eggs over easy song that i was gonna post on the west coast thread. i should just send you the tape i made. you already like two songs on it a bunch.

i'm gonna grow up and marry a woman named maria and have two lovely boys, on an island somewhere in the atlantic...

yikes!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-Rare-Northern-Soul-J-D-Bryant-Shrine-Records_W0QQitemZ290373261649QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item439b985951

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1sjr8EX1gQ

that's not even good

also, what are you going to do w/a 10,000$ record? how can you make your money back off it unless you resell it?

play it? boot it? i would doubt it was bought to flip

Does anyone know how much the Italian Post service charges for approx 1 LP? There is a seller in Italy wanting 20 Euros to Canada (which is like $35 CDN). Isn't that ridiculously high? Somehow he has 100% feedback.

In my experience, LPs coming from France/Germany/Belgium, the postage paid is about 7-8 Euro for 1 LP.

isn't the italian post notorious for losing packages? i feel like i've seen a lot of sellers who refuse to ship there.