Last CE/LE/SE you purchased or got

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by Zaku77

http://www.ebay.com/itm/290940929618...84.m1497.l2649


I'm so glad I never bit the bullet any sooner. What a freaking price!

lol my tip about italy paid off I guess

Glad to see you got that one

Was wondering who it was

[Zaku77]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

lol my tip about italy paid off I guess

Glad to see you got that one

Was wondering who it was

Italy was a great tip. He only had it listed for Italian shipping, so I was not bidding against very many people. He is charging 20 EUR for shipping :/ but it's still a good deal.

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by Zaku77

Italy was a great tip. He only had it listed for Italian shipping, so I was not bidding against very many people. He is charging 20 EUR for shipping :/ but it's still a good deal.

Yep but can't really be helped

Just make sure he packs it well

I've been having terrible terrible luck with steels as of late

[Zaku77]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Yep but can't really be helped

Just make sure he packs it well

I've been having terrible terrible luck with steels as of late

I always do. Apparently "please wrap in a generous amount of extra bubble wrap" means send it in a non-padded envelope with a thin layer of bubble wrap around it. I'm getting really tired of it.

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by Zaku77

I always do. Apparently "please wrap in a generous amount of extra bubble wrap" means send it in a non-padded envelope with a thin layer of bubble wrap around it. I'm getting really tired of it.

Ugh totally agree

I've tried explaining what proper packaging should be to so many sellers and it just goes in one ear and out the other by the time I get the package

you don't need to ship in a box but you do need to pack carefully and with enough layers of protection

[Zaku77]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Ugh totally agree

I've tried explaining what proper packaging should be to so many sellers and it just goes in one ear and out the other by the time I get the package

you don't need to ship in a box but you do need to pack carefully and with enough layers of protection

Yup, and it all seems pretty basic. It honestly makes me question the efficacy of a large portion of the human gene pool. These people shouldn't need to be told this stuff--not that it matters, anyway, because they just ignore it and still pack it like crap. lol

[mosavon]

Good deal, my first Dead Island came wrapped in paper, it was snapped

[Redmagster]

You've all got to remember... This is learned stuff not a basic human understanding...

I have had steelbook editions delivered with utterly battered steels and a row ensues with the seller who thought that 'because the disc was immaculate that was all buyers cared about'....

You gotta think that if steels and CE bits were universally accepted as having a high value no one would get a good deal ever...

It has got to be really specific - most sellers genuinely believe they have gone the extra mile for you... Most are not resellers who understand collectors and are trying to describe stuff very precisely they are average joes who just don't see items like we do. Don't give them a hard time... They really don't get it and why would they...

Give them very specific instructions and offer to pay the difference if it costs more... Most have only sold a handful of items and maybe all their others survived the journey in a piece of tissue...

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by Redmagster

You've all got to remember... This is learned stuff not a basic human understanding...

I have had steelbook editions delivered with utterly battered steels and a row ensues with the seller who thought that 'because the disc was immaculate that was all buyers cared about'....

You gotta think that if steels and CE bits were universally accepted as having a high value no one would get a good deal ever...

It has got to be really specific - most sellers genuinely believe they have gone the extra mile for you... Most are not resellers who understand collectors and are trying to describe stuff very precisely they are average joes who just don't see items like we do. Don't give them a hard time... They really don't get it and why would they...

Give them very specific instructions and offer to pay the difference if it costs more... Most have only sold a handful of items and maybe all their others survived the journey in a piece of tissue...

Yeah this is true

And it wouldn't bother me IF they at all listened to my suggestions/requests for packing

I accept that most people out there don't know how to properly pack things

It sucks but it's the way things are

Just wish they would listen to me

[Redmagster]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Yeah this is true

And it wouldn't bother me IF they at all listened to my suggestions/requests for packing

I accept that most people out there don't know how to properly pack things

It sucks but it's the way things are

Just wish they would listen to me

I know and it does suck... And I now understand why it is possible to get a great deal at auction from a 'novice' - you are really paying for the risk... Sometimes, many times, it pays off but other times its a hassle and it sucks...

Whatever your instructions no one will understand like a fellow collector.... You buy from someone with long feedback for dealing with collectibles and you have a right to be livid when they get it wrong. Deal with a one off seller and you are courting trouble

I have worked out over time the majority of ebay users have the iq of tomatoes... Then there are the wonderful exceptions...