tire kickers

[CampWest]

I think this goes both ways... Has anyone been "tire-kicked" by sellers?

A lot of people know I collect certain players or am shopping for certain bats, so I get solicited to purchase items quite frequently. There have been more than a handful of times somebody has approached me with an item to sell and I've been dragged along for upwards of two or three years on a couple of items. They've said they want to sell an item, I review it and make an offer, the seller agrees the terms were fair and accepts the terms, but they have just never decided to part with it. I send payment and its refunded, I ask to confirm their paypal address and they tell me to hold off. Every few months they check back in and ask if I am still interested and I indicate the offer stands and I am ready to pay and they back out of selling again.

[ferro39]

I think this goes both ways... Has anyone been "tire-kicked" by sellers?

i recently had a seller email me about an item i was looking for. when i asked for a price, i got the old, "i havent thought about it yet but feel free to make an offer" response. it was somewhat off-putting, so i was in no rush to do so (especially because the seller hadnt even given any specifics about the item). the next email i got was informing me that he had contacted a few people who were also interested in the item.

at that point, i asked for pictures and additional details. still havent seen them or even gotten a response back from the seller.

on the other end of things, i had one buyer negotiate a price with me on a jersey, ask for all kinds of pictures, and asking if i could mail the jersey out today. he sent me nothing short of 15 emails in a 24-hour period. after i went to sleep on saturday night, i even woke up to 3 different emails from him.

after it came time to buy, he hasnt emailed me in over a day

[frikativ54]

I think this goes both ways... Has anyone been "tire-kicked" by sellers?

A lot of people know I collect certain players or am shopping for certain bats, so I get solicited to purchase items quite frequently. There have been more than a handful of times somebody has approached me with an item to sell and I've been dragged along for upwards of two or three years on a couple of items. They've said they want to sell an item, I review it and make an offer, the seller agrees the terms were fair and accepts the terms, but they have just never decided to part with it. I send payment and its refunded, I ask to confirm their paypal address and they tell me to hold off. Every few months they check back in and ask if I am still interested and I indicate the offer stands and I am ready to pay and they back out of selling again.

This has happened to me more than once from various sellers. I am led to believe that someone has a game used item to sell; therefore, I make an offer. When I give someone a price, that individual doesn't reply or says they are thinking about it, often for months. Then, in many cases, you never hear back from the "seller."

While it's fine to change one's mind, I don't like to be jerked around as to if I am getting something. I think if a buyer makes an offer, he should be given the common courtesy of a reply in a decent amount of time. Sometimes these things go on for months. In a few cases, for years. So I definitely agree that sellers aren't the only ones being tire-kicked.

[Number13]

As a newbie I hope I don't sound like one. Just trying to learn a bunch of stuff. At this point I hope I am ok. I'm just try to be as up front about things as possible. Thanks for everyone being so helpful so far and look forward to establishing great relationships on here.

[ferro39]

While it's fine to change one's mind, I don't like to be jerked around as to if I am getting something. I think if a buyer makes an offer, he should be given the common courtesy of a reply in a decent amount of time. Sometimes these things go on for months. In a few cases, for years. So I definitely agree that sellers aren't the only ones being tire-kicked.

that's pretty much it. what does it take to say that i changed my mind or that im no longer interested in dealing? and in what universe do people think that ignoring emails or simply never responding is an ok thing to do?

it literally takes 15 seconds to tell someone that you're going to pass.

[Shipp_96]

I have one auction currently that is driving me insane. I am selling some GU items for essentially more GU items, so I am not desperate to sell. I had a nice selling run a month ago from real collectors wanting my items, was able to buy some more items and all were happy! But now I am dealing with obvious flippers.

So, I have these vultures, consistently writing me about lowering the price. Problem is, I have it written in the description "Please do not ask me to reduce this price any further, as you are already getting a phenomenal deal. You are saving $130 off what I paid, etc...". Well, to no avail! I get three emails daily, "how much lower can you go?"

I question are they j@ck@ss' just messing with me, or really that dumb? The worst part is I had a collector, exchanged 5-8 emails, and he basically would not budge over $15 difference. What ticked me off is I already came down $50, and asked that he just understand I could not take anymore off, but nope. I never heard from him again. At this point, honestly, it is becoming such a circus I am about to keep it and put it away until maybe Christmas, when maybe I could get closer to what it's worth.

[ferro39]

not really tire kicker related, but i have a couple of other funny ebay stories.

i listed a bunch of old non-game worn jerseys last night. literally 2 minutes after one goes up i get a message asking if i will take $5 more than my opening bid and shipping as a BIN. for $5, ill take my chances. you're not doing me any favors

i also got another message overnight asking if i would consider lowering my price and and setting up a BIN for them....mind you with 6 days and 22 hours left in the auction!!!

amazing how some people can walk with the size of the cojones between their legs

[momen55]

i think it's time to call out these tirekickers because all they do is waste our time. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, BUY IT!

[Preston]

i think it's time to call out these tirekickers because all they do is waste our time. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, BUY IT!

I'm ALL for this if others are, too.

[Titans74]

i think it's time to call out these tirekickers because all they do is waste our time. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, BUY IT!

This is rather pretentious. I ask about many items, I buy a select few. It is up to me whether or not I like the details/info given about an item that I am interested in and whether or not I choose to buy it.

I do see some (especially here on GUU) see you collect a player, offer you an item and automatically expect you to buy it. And get rather aggravated/insulted when you politely decline their item. That and they expect you take their word on the presumed game use of the item. God forbid you ask for provenance. Quite assinine behavior and expectations imho.