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I hate eBay

dgacdgac Member Posts: 694 ✭✭✭✭
edited June 2008 in General Discussion
I dont know about you but eBay and paypal suck. They have these dumb rules that always seem to mess with me. I had 50 en bloc clips listed. They had been there for 6 days some hours and had only 2 hours left. They were up to 102.00! for 50. Needless to say I was pleased. Then all of a sudden gone. Some how this item is against the rules. Yet I've seen them sell all the time. I relisted as paper weights.[;)] But I assume they are calling them high cap mags yet they are not mags. Either way I think ebay is getting to big for itself. Making up rules to please them. Plus they cost a fortune between paypal and eBay fees..........Gunbroker would kick the crap out of eBay in a fight and I would watch it on pay-per view!

dgac
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  • 204targetman204targetman Member Posts: 3,493
    edited November -1
    After the ban on high cap mags. I listed one of those cheap eagle 30 rounders for a 10/22. I held it in my hand so people who knew what they where seeing would know. And said it would hold ten rounds. At the time that was ok. It brought over 70 bucks. I kept getting emails saying the auction would probably get pulled. But it never did.
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  • txlawdogtxlawdog Member Posts: 10,039 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    They don't care about us anymore I reckon.
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  • mogley98mogley98 Member Posts: 18,291 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I guess when you have umpteen billions rolling in you can afford to piss off some people
    Why don't we go to school and work on the weekends and take the week off!
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  • 204targetman204targetman Member Posts: 3,493
    edited November -1
    I stopped using them a few years ago. They have no customer support. And do nothing to dead beat sellers. The fact that they are based in kalifornia is another sore spot.
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  • dgacdgac Member Posts: 694 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 204targetman
    I stopped using them a few years ago. They have no customer support. And do nothing to dead beat sellers. The fact that they are based in kalifornia is another sore spot.



    Thought it was in Colorado

    dgac
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  • bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    why are there in the first place? put it here on gb![:I]
    Retired Naval Aviation
    Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
    Former NSSA All American
    Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
    MO, CT, VA.
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  • CHEVELLE427CHEVELLE427 Member Posts: 6,750
    edited November -1
    WISH A NEW General AUCTION SITE would start.

    or maybe gunbroker would start one

    i know you can list other items here but they don't get much traffic
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  • 204targetman204targetman Member Posts: 3,493
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dgac
    quote:Originally posted by 204targetman
    I stopped using them a few years ago. They have no customer support. And do nothing to dead beat sellers. The fact that they are based in kalifornia is another sore spot.



    Thought it was in Colorado

    dgac

    I thought it was in california. Anyone know which it is??
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  • watrulookinatwatrulookinat Member Posts: 4,693
    edited November -1
    I bought my wife of e-bay.
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  • 204targetman204targetman Member Posts: 3,493
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by watrulookinat
    I bought my wife of e-bay.

    What kind of feedback did you give the seller[:D]
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  • watrulookinatwatrulookinat Member Posts: 4,693
    edited November -1
    quote:What kind of feedback did you give the seller

    I am laghing my * off over here!![:D][:D][:D]
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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ebay is crap. I remember I was trying to sell an AR barrel on it, and they killed my auction. There are antigun loosers who don't even work for ebay, who stalk auctions and report you to ebay.

    You have to really run your auction either buy now, or on a three day auction. If your lucky, it will go thru.

    Ebay is antigun, but they know they will loose big money if they get rid of the hunting section. ALso you should put a clause that if the auction gets cancelled they can email you and post your email address.
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  • fishmastyfishmasty Member Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I sold some 6.5 bullets on e-bay right after they started thier ban I listed them as 6.5 mm fishing weights, just to see if i could do it and I sold them,. Just be a little creative.[;)]
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  • p3skykingp3skyking Member Posts: 23,916 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 204targetman
    quote:Originally posted by dgac
    quote:Originally posted by 204targetman
    I stopped using them a few years ago. They have no customer support. And do nothing to dead beat sellers. The fact that they are based in kalifornia is another sore spot.



    Thought it was in Colorado

    dgac

    I thought it was in california. Anyone know which it is??


    Yeah, it's on San Fransisco Bay, the East side, South of Oakland. That's why it's called eBay. I used to pass by it every day.
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  • 11BravoCrunchie11BravoCrunchie Member Posts: 33,423 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ebay and PayPal hate you too.
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  • garand308wingarand308win Member Posts: 182 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    eBay is in San Jose, CA. Also called the South Bay. So it should be called sBay not eBay.[:D][:D]

    eBay Inc.
    2145 Hamilton Avenue
    San Jose, CA 95125

    From Wikipedia,
    The company officially changed the name of its service from AuctionWeb to eBay in September 1997. Originally, the site belonged to Echo Bay Technology Group, Omidyar's consulting firm. Omidyar had tried to register the domain name echobay.com (the domain has recently been put up for sale) but found it already taken by the Echo Bay Mines, a gold mining company, so he shortened it to his second choice, eBay.com.[5]
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  • dan kellydan kelly Member Posts: 9,799
    edited November -1
    i dont know what its like in the u.s. now, but here if you buy anything you have to pay using paypal. no exceptions!
    they stink, and i dont even look at anything on ebay anymore.
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  • garand308wingarand308win Member Posts: 182 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Some people on eBay take money orders and personal checks here in the USA.
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  • guns-n-painthorsesguns-n-painthorses Member Posts: 6,462 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I love Ebay! I sell lots of junk there and use the money to buy guns. Hate them all you want, I'll go on adding to my collection while you drool over your next dream gun wondering how you are going to afford it.[:D]


    Got Guns?
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  • Horse Plains DrifterHorse Plains Drifter Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 40,244 ***** Forums Admin
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by fishmasty
    I sold some 6.5 bullets on e-bay right after they started thier ban I listed them as 6.5 mm fishing weights, just to see if i could do it and I sold them,. Just be a little creative.[;)]

    Yep, when people could still 10 round magazines, I bought lots of 20 round M1A magazines on there. People would word it "will hold 10 rounds" or "standard military issue" or they might not say but you could look at the picture and tell by the lenght to width ratio that they were 20 rounds.
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  • dgacdgac Member Posts: 694 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well the paper weight idea didnt work. They kicked it off.

    dgac
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Lost a couple of good auction cause they were pulled. .223 casings and .308 Norma mag. The last one really pissed me off.
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  • OdawgpOdawgp Member Posts: 5,380 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    {elsewhere} is were you can by the same crap they used to sell on EBAY, you really didn't think they would get out of a million dollar business do you??
    they just made a new name and moved all their stuff to another website.. to be PC you know
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  • FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by guns-n-painthorses
    I love Ebay! I sell lots of junk there and use the money to buy guns. Hate them all you want, I'll go on adding to my collection while you drool over your next dream gun wondering how you are going to afford it.[:D]


    Got Guns?

    Can't say I love them, and I agree w/many of the statements about how they are screwed up.
    But none the less, eBay is a good resource. When you can't find it anywhere else, it'll likely be on eBay soon.
    IMO until they banned certain gunparts, it was my BEST source for vintage parts. Better than Numrich and other vendors, or the gun auction websites.
    I don't use them nearly as much as I used to. But they come in handy sometimes.
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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,071 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I wonder if you get flagged then if you more stuff on there they keep an "extra" eye on you? As for you wording "50 en bloc clips" I would've used 50 pieces of en block paper weights[:D]. I would also classify them in diferent catagory, too.
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  • beneteaubeneteau Member Posts: 8,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've sold lots of items on eBay for good money that I wouldn't have gotten a dime for in a yard sale. Plus I've bought several items off of eBay and saved lots of money compared to retail. I just bought a control board (circuit board) for our HVAC and saved over $50.00.

    eBay may not be gun friendly; but, it still serves a purpose and I will continue to do business on eBay.
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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by yoshmyster
    I wonder if you get flagged then if you more stuff on there they keep an "extra" eye on you? As for you wording "50 en bloc clips" I would've used 50 pieces of en block paper weights[:D]. I would also classify them in diferent catagory, too.
    Then how would any buyers find them?

    Maybe you have to put them in there subliminally, like:

    "FIFTY original paper CLIPS by French designer EN BLOC and used at the MGM1 GARAND Hotel" [:D]
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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Dgac:

    You should ask eBay why they poofed your auction but not this one:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300235502289
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  • steeltoe1978steeltoe1978 Member Posts: 3,248
    edited November -1
    That's why there's this auction site called gunbroker.com where you can sell your gun items. [:D][;)]
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  • dgacdgac Member Posts: 694 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Spider7115
    Dgac:

    You should ask eBay why they poofed your auction but not this one:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300235502289


    I'm sure they are just waiting till the monthly billing cycle then they will cancel. it should change their name to www.d-bag.com Good thing is 2 people who wanted them got a hold of me. I have a garbage bag full on enbloc clips. Hope fully they want 300 each at 100.00 for 50. Personally I would never pay that much for en bloc clips but without them the garands a single shot.

    dgac

    dgac
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  • dgacdgac Member Posts: 694 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dgac
    quote:Originally posted by Spider7115
    Dgac:

    You should ask eBay why they poofed your auction but not this one:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300235502289


    I'm sure they are just waiting till the monthly billing cycle then they will cancel. it should change their name to www.d-bag.com Good thing is 2 people who wanted them got a hold of me. I have a garbage bag full on enbloc clips. Hope fully they want 300 each at 100.00 for 50. Personally I would never pay that much for en bloc clips but without them the garands a single shot.

    dgac

    dgac



    By the way I didnt know d-bag was a real website.

    dgac
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