sharky1999

Lol! I can't belive you caved and actually took the time to explain yourself. I would have had more respect for you if you just ignored me. I really don't think you're a bully. That was me getting under your skin.

Sure. I didn't take offense. I just wanted to explain a bit further. I'm totally fine with a differing opinion. I welcome it. I might even learn something or see something from a different point of view I hadn't thought of before. I've even changed my opinion at times. I just don't like bullies and I've come to realize that guy is just a passive agressive bully around here.

All I was trying to sarcasticly point out is that at least give a reason for why you agree or not. This is supposed to be a discussion forum. It seems pointless to just snap back at someone with 1 or 2 or 3 word responses. At the very least it's rude. I would wager that the vast majority here could care less what a stranger thinks and might actually care about the reason behind the thought. If I don't agree with someone but don't want to explain myself I'll keep my opinion to myself because I am positive that people couldn't give a rats a$$.

Sure, no problem. Happy to humor you.

Totally valid point you have there. What was I thinking. You're absolutely right. Anyone that can't come to grips that both these movie franchises have completely jumped the shark and are mainstream pop culture are kidding themselves. There's nothing cult about these movies nor their fan following. Heck, the simple fact that we have toys made for these franchisees by the largest toy company in the world proves it.

They're both good movies, but I don't consider either one of them cult. They were both super popular hits when released. Sure there is a cult following of these movies, but the movie itself I wouldn't consider cult. That's like saying every Marvel movie about an Avengers character is cult because there certainly is a strong cult following for each. This is all just pop culture. BTTF and GB are big pop culture movies of the 80s.

Just a nickels worth of advice, try not to curse out the CS employee if at all possible.

Based on the prior explanation, it would make sense to list it as retired so that the listing will be accurate after it does retire and priced more appropriately for a retired set. As was explained, a seller might set it up for sale early so they won't forget to do it later.

I'm sure they would have continued to not notice if you had not tried to use the VIP points and the store clerk didn't bother to look into it. It seems TLG does not spend the time/resources to actively search out resellers. But, they do when a persons recent activities trigger them to review.

Holy Moly! I find the cursing out of the Lego store employee to be the much more fascinating and compelling part of the story than the ban or the loss of VIP points. You should have started with that.

To bad the movie didn't call for the DeLorean go 100 mph.

Probably because they can save some money and use all existing parts and prints for a zombie driver. If that is the case it would be a lame move by Lego considering the MSRP.

That would be a shame. But given the overall dims it's possible. BTW, this is no longer "rumored" right? Maybe, the title can be updated.

Yeah, I did report him, but I didn't specificlly ask to have the feedback removed. I have the emails to prove it. Thanks, I'll contact customer service and see about it. It's my first negative feedback ever. I'm not a big buyer/seller, but I've always gone above and beyond on my pricing, packing, and shipping, so I always get very positive feedback. Just goes to show you that you can be the best seller ever, but if you sell long enough you will eventually come across a nutcase that will give you negative feedback even when you don't really deserve it.

Actually, I had a situation where the buyer purposely wrote a note "DO NOT SHIP..." because they wanted to send it to someone as a gift, but they didn't have the exact address at the moment. They didn't want to lose out on the BIN sale as it was a good price (as my stuff usually is). Ebay customer service stated to me that as long as everything was communicated through the eBay email system I would be protected. Meaning the buyer would update me via email and I would manually correct the address. However, the buyer came back to me with a Canadian address, to which I stated that my BIN sale was set for no international shipping and my flat rate was only for domestic shipping. He was saying he would pay me the difference, but I was so annoyed at his delays for payment, his delays for his shipping update, and overall shenanigans I canceled the sale. Of course he was irate and bitter. He kept stating that I couldn't cancel without his consent. He did pay for the item, but since he didn't give a valid address I was able to cancel and refund his money without his consent. As expected, he gave me negative feedback, but I could care less. I specifically blocked him from bidding on any more of my items. I also reported him for threatening negative feedback and unreasonable demands which technically he did by definition according to the eBay rules. I didn't care about the feedback. I was just tired of being jerked around by him. I immediately was able to sell it again to a very satisfied domestic buyer who did get a good deal. No offense to any diecast collectors, but it seems a majority of the nutcase, abusive, and scummy stories that I hear are with die cast collectibles.

Quite honestly, he seems like the type of jerk that would not be satisfied unless you were the one that was getting screwed. It's not like he was getting screwed in any case. It seemed like a fair deal at the very least. I know how these people think. He's got nothing to lose by continuing to pick at you until you give in and give a significant deal. I honestly don't know why cheapskates even get into Lego. It's an expensive hobby. Tell him to go collect Hot Wheels.

My feeling on it is that the average Lego collector is a huge nerd first and foremost. He seems like a jerk (keeping it PG for the forum) for sure, but generally I wouldn't worry too much about any follow up repercussions. I wouldn't even respond to say the sale is final. Thst will just enable further replies and discussion. Just ignore his emails and block them if you can so they filter to the trash or spam.

Totally agree. Craigslist is like any garage sale kind of deal. All sales final, cash only, buyer beware. It's his own loss for not doing any kind of research. It seems he had plenty of time to look into the deal. The seller doesn't owe him anything at this point. I also agree it's just not worth the hassle.

Whenever I get messages asking too many questions about condition, "is it in perfect condition?", "would you rate it a 10?", I politely decline to comment on what I think about the condition and try to add even more photos if possible. My Spidey sense starts to tingle and I try my best to simply let the photos speak for themselves and let the buyer decide on their own. I'll never rate a package or make any comment on condition other than it's new and unopened. Sometimes I'll even discourage the buyer from buying as politely as I can. I sell stuff to simply get rid of it and earn some extra spending money for other toys, so I try to be the lowest priced listing. Also, I'm not going to ask top dollar if I know there any kind of defects on the package, and I'll price even lower than the lowest priced listing. Basically, I try to under-promise and over-deliver.

Yes, we abnormal AFOLs have that sixth sense compared to those normies.

Yeah, it would have made more sense if it were a dry cleaners. There are often dry cleaners near office buildings that cater to the white collar business types.

Wouldn't it be funny if the warehouse workers are all into Lego and they sometimes build sets on their break time. Then they put the pieces back in the box and ship it out to you.

A friend of mine used to work at UPS part time during the holidays to make extra money. They time you on how long it takes to unload a truck. You are supposed to meet a certain quota. He said to keep up at the pace they wanted him to unload, sort, etc. he was literally throwing boxes around. Even things like computers, computer monitors, DVD players, etc. This was the days before lcd screens were widely available and cheap, so it was mostly crto types. You get the picture.

One used to be able to have the ability to block 0 feedback buyers, but these days I don'the see that option anymore. I just started selling items again a few months ago after a few years off. Ebay should at least give you that option for higher dollar BIN and high starting price auctions.

Police station is the way to go. In fact my local police always encourages people to do so. Most of the other incidents I've read about happened in a public parking lot. Hopefully the fact that the item is Lego means that the chances are small that the buyer is not the violent criminal type. But anytime the value of an item is high I would strongly recommend caution. Odds are in your favor that nothing will happen, but it only takes 1 incident for something bad to happen. Why put yourself at risk unnecessarily. Personally, I simply feel it takes too much extra time and hassle to set up meetings. You both have to be available at a reasonable time and reasonable travel distance. Compared to selling online at home, and working on it at really any hour of your choosing.