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[Cardigan600]

Yo Troopers, why do you think so many ebay sellers ignore advice input, when they list an item wrong. I mean is it to deceive the buyer or just down right ignorance. For instance IE: listed at present, early Britains 21st Lancer, so tells him its a 17th Lancer (silence). Listed at present Britains 4th/7th Dragoons Guards, the box is, the Soldiers are Life Guards in winter cloaks (Silence) I mean its a $500.00 plus set if they were the right item, and the usual genuine Stadden so tells them they are not (silence) so all I can think of is they are going for the rip-off, even emailed one of the big live auctions, had a Britains set listed as the wrong set (silence) makes one wonder, and not having a go at are friends across the pond most are from the US.
Bernard.

 

[Gideon]

That's a pretty frequent occurence. Collectors in the know know so they won't bid.

I represent my items 100% accurate. If I make a mistake and someone tells me - I'll post it loud and clear on the listing. One time I had an Imperial figure in the wrong box. A fellow board member informed me and I just pulled the item down as there were a lot of bids on it. Misleading people is the LAST thing I and most other sellers want to do.

Unfortunately, I take a lot of flak from collectors who do not understand certain things prior to the date they started to collect. Every so often I encounter some form of insanity and stiff threats. Even when I display my knowledge I get "you just don't want to take it back". Ughhhh

Sellers are sometimes never right. This statement is inspired by Yogi Berra.

 

[Cardigan600]

That's a pretty frequent occurence. Collectors in the know know so they won't bid.

I represent my items 100% accurate. If I make a mistake and someone tells me - I'll post it loud and clear on the listing. One time I had an Imperial figure in the wrong box. A fellow board member informed me and I just pulled the item down as there were a lot of bids on it. Misleading people is the LAST thing I and most other sellers want to do.

Unfortunately, I take a lot of flak from collectors who do not understand certain things prior to the date they started to collect. Every so often I encounter some form of insanity and stiff threats. Even when I display my knowledge I get "you just don't want to take it back". Ughhhh

Sellers are sometimes never right. This statement is inspired by Yogi Berra.

Yo trooper agree with you, but what about the collectors who are not in the know, and think they are getting a bargain Just this minute emailed a Britains seller 300 odd items, had a set of Old Britains set # 8. 4th Queens Own Hussars, listed as the 7th Queens own Hussars set # 2075, draw a line there thats my old Regiment lol.
Bernard.

 

[Spitfrnd]

My experience on that has been mixed on Ebay but mostly the Sellers have noted the correction and in any event it is in the item record of questions and responses for anyone to see. I always check those before I bid. By the way, this is hardly a US only phenomena.

 

[Sahara]

There is one seller on ebay that continues to list every K&C piece as RETIRED when it is still in production. I use to send her messages informing her of the errors. She would reply and thank me for my observation and would always state the listing would be fixed however she never changed it. This person in my opinion is looking for the the "rip off". Good thing there are sellers such as Gideon who does his research and lists his items correctly.

 

[Phantom Warrior]

There is one seller on ebay that continues to list every K&C piece as RETIRED when it is still in production. I use to send her messages informing her of the errors. She would reply and thank me for my observation and would always state the listing would be fixed however she never changed it. This person in my opinion is looking for the the "rip off". Good thing there are sellers such as Gideon who does his research and lists his items correctly.

Or the people who list items as rare when they are not. One vendor I have noticed lists everyone of his items as rare - some of which are not even retired yet. (hopefully he is not a member of this Forum - no offense intended)

Terry

 

[Gideon]

In every realm of collecting, newer collectors must cut their teeth somehow.

It is very common for someone to be taken in by a fake, mistake and stuff like that. It's a part of every hobby and life itself. It's happened to me, to you, everyone.

That's how collectors gain knowledge. There's always a cost to gaining the knowledge you need.

 

[southbaytoys]

What We do before we list them is check to make sure it is retired and what I double check that it is not currently listed on ebay. The other thing is that we only sell consignment items on ebay.