Great video. So many scammers out there. So nice to see them get exposed. If they took all that energy they use to try and scam people, and put it into a legit business, they would probably do pretty well. Jim Myers was my football coach in High School. One of the reasons this video really got my attention. Class of 1985. Madison High School.
Great story. Anyone who’s sold on EBay has a story like yours. Wether it’s a buyer or seller, there’s always someone who thinks they know it all and will argue their point. Always a good laugh.
Great story of your interaction with that guy. I noticed the authenticity sticker used the word "insure" instead of "assure" ... just another sign of him missing the boat.
Sold a pair of headlights on craigslist from my son's car. Buyer immediately offered $100 (half my listed price) and I think he was shocked when I agreed. Next he said "Hey, I can only come up with $80" I told him I'd wait until he could get the other $20, and he was mad that I wouldn't agree to $80 since "we are only $20 apart". I reminded him we were actually $120 apart LOL. He went silent. Three weeks later I get a "new" buyer (different email) making the same $100 offer and I accept. After declining his request to meet "somewhere" else, I meet him at my local police department parking lot, and he calls me when he arrives. When I go to the number to text him where I'm located, the entire conversation pops up from the "other" buyer from 3 weeks prior. I suspected it was the same buyer because of his similar questioning, etc. He then asks if I would mind waiting while he installed them to see if they work?! I don't have a great poker face, and just repeated the request back to him (incredulously). He paid me and I left and never heard from him again.
Nothing rare about this guy, common scammer. I needed a good laugh and when he said he was going to report you that did the trick. Last fall I was at a yard sale that had eBay listings printed out on everything. I was interested in an African musical instrument but the guy refused to negotiate because, I kid you not, he said it was a rare item. I showed him a few Sold prices on eBay which had a much lower price, suddenly he was able to come down on the price so I bought it. Knowledge is power, great video.
I was waiting for that....the I'll post it online myself. Resellers have to be careful on craigslist, Facebook, and those smaller apps like Nextdoor. You are going to run into people who will take offense even if you try to explain what you do as a reseller. I had a recent convo with a person selling 50 pop figures. They told me they wanted to get rid of them. After researching them I sent him an offer, a little lower than 1/3 of what I could get online through research to give myself some negotiating room. He sent back a firm counter that they all would sell for $650 (that is msrp btw) and he would take $250, nothing less. Basically the amount I figured I could get myself on the secondary market. He didn't have anything really special to begin with but they were all bnib. I politely passed as I saw where the negotiation was headed. He shot back a message that he could just as easily post to eBay too. Some people.
Right 🙄 the thing with this guy though is I think he knew darn well that they were not worth anything close to what he claimed them to be nor were they super rare. Lol
do you have any videos with your ad and buying from the people that respond. I buy from one company that buys whole estates through lawyers, real estate agents ETC. I was told by the owner that her and her husband go look at the home and then put in a bid for it. They run actions because its mostly big items like furniture. But I would love to get deeper into private buying from estates.
Thanks for sharing this experience; its a good lesson. May I ask; could you cover who & what you post on Cragslist? I don't know how to go about making the post nor in what category. TIA
Hey man, what do you use to see the accepted price? (The ones with the line through the ask price) I've been using Slabwatch (not an ad, just a chrome plugin) but curious what others have been using.
@@christinehaney5241 it depends on the condition of your item and consistent sold comps. and just because someone got it for a certain price doesn't mean you will. it also depends on the buyer, time of year, certain anniversaries. time passes prices change for everything. what's desirable now may not be desirable in the next few months. everything varies basically. 🤷♀️
Good gravy. I haven't done enough reselling/sourcing to run into this particular problem, but I always wonder about the motivations of people who post insanely overpriced items on eBay. I figure that some of them are truly ignorant or misinformed, some expect to negotiate, and some are hoping to sell at the listed price to a buyer who's ignorant and/or in a hurry. And, I must confess, I've overpaid on a few items I bought on eBay as Christmas gifts because I was in a rush, saw something appealing and went ahead and bought it without checking completed items or checking for similar on-sale items. Just for the sake of asking, Dom, are you aware of any sort of benefit that a seller might accrue from having unsold, overpriced items listed on eBay? Like, could a less-than-honest seller list a bunch of hugely overpriced items that don't sell, then pull them off eBay at the end of the year and claim the "cost of goods" for acquiring those items was quite high, then assert that the seller's revenues for the year were pretty low once all those "cost of goods" figures for the unsold items are subtracted from the year's revenues? This is undoubtedly illegal (and would probably be rooted out by an audit), but I wonder if people try to do this.
I think the reasons would be as you stated but for cost of good you can only subtract what you paid for it, not what you are trying to pay for it. Some ppl also like to have some eye candy in the store. Others will price high with best offer hoping for someone to make an offer and then sell it at a reduced price that is more realistic but makes the buyer feel like they got a big discount.
Yup, we’ve all encountered them. I even get them on ebay on my items if I don’t have offers set for my items. They’ll just send you an outrageous offer and see if it sticks. At BEST, he’s a flipper that is really, really bad it, and should find another occupation. Can you imagine how he would grade comics and records? 😂
So satisfying! I being bored recently engaged in something similar only I was the seller. I've a £140 pair of boots for sale in pristine condition, not even wear to the heels and upper like new and I get the message what would you offer seeing as these have been reduced new price to £190,? So as they have been up a while I send an offer 10% reduced lowering it by £14 and he asks for pictures close up of every angle lol and leaves comments about the soles that there is a bit of wear left to them (they have hardly been worn), then on the close up on the rest he says they need a bit of work! lol what is he buying a car?? So I really don't want him to accept my offer, I say ignore my earlier offer and I will have a think about it. He agrees giving me time to think of a more suitable offer and I never heard from him again and that was over two weeks ago. Pity because I really wanted to see what else he would come up with, you can tell lockdown boredom has really set in here!
I dont quite understand why you say scammer, maybe my understanding of a scammer is different. I met many people they really think what they have is very valuable and you can say whatever and will not be able to negotiate at all just the way is. Did you have thoughts that the signature wasn't real then I would agree there could be scamming but you didn't really talk about that other then the sticker on the box Just my 2 cents
Sure I did. He deceptively quoted false prices on eBay knowing darn well that the figure was not worth what he said it was, quoted a fake $350 price from another figure, likely was the person who sold one of the figures in Syracuse for much less, had a very sketch sticker that he claimed was a COA, and was being deceptive in his use of the term super rare in another undoubted attempt to try and jack the price up by creating the false impression of artificial low supply. That all screams scammer to me and his reaction at the end just proved it to me.
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter He didnt try to sell you an item he didnt own, tried to say he is someone different, used fake id etc. worked many years in pawn shops and people bring in stuff for what they think its very valuable and show you ebay asking prices like you described, doesn't make them scammers in my opinion some really dont know and get mad, many times they walk out and you cant win with those
@@Mack110cards so what? What you are describing is something entirely different. What I described is still scamming. It’s an obvious attempt at trying to extract an unrealistic price from someone by means of deception.
The listing it, shipping it is Bs... no eBay seller is trying to sell to a reseller 🙄. They’re trying to make money just like you but from actual buyers not resellers
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Great video. So many scammers out there. So nice to see them get exposed. If they took all that energy they use to try and scam people, and put it into a legit business, they would probably do pretty well. Jim Myers was my football coach in High School. One of the reasons this video really got my attention. Class of 1985. Madison High School.
Wow. Glad you liked it and that it hit home for you.
Wowwwww! 😂🤣 that was nuts! Way to go on your research & responses lessons from Primetime are the best!
Lol thanks Jessy! Fun to expose this stuff!
I bet this seller has some rare black diamond Disney VHS for ya 🤣🤣🤣
And super rare beanie babies!
You both are hilarious LOL
@@victotyorvalhalla 😂😂😂
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Great story. Anyone who’s sold on EBay has a story like yours. Wether it’s a buyer or seller, there’s always someone who thinks they know it all and will argue their point. Always a good laugh.
Thanks. Lol
Good job Dom! Can’t be bullied into buying from shady people!
Totally! Thanks
I was not expecting that at the end. I was lol. Poor Pink Panther having to deal with him. Excellent story and tips. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Triple V. I was dying. He was totally busted. Pinky had fun! He loves any air time he can get.
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter Yes it was a great video for Pinky to be in!
When Paulie Walnuts starts laughing, you better run, scammer! 😂 Great job standing your ground! Liked and shared!
Thanks Mary! I knew you would love seeing Paulie in there! Lol
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter I did!! That was awesome 😂
Great story of your interaction with that guy. I noticed the authenticity sticker used the word "insure" instead of "assure" ... just another sign of him missing the boat.
That’s a great observation!
"rare" is definitely a word that is thrown around quite haphazardly on ebay for toys and action figures.
How about Super rare? Lol
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter pretty sure I’ve seen that too haha. I actually prefer the phrase “hard to find” or the HTF Acronym
Reminds me of the old Weird Al Ebay song lyrics.
Very informative! the scam goes on, Thanks Dom.
Thanks. Lol
I run into this situation all the time on marketplace!
Crazy. This guy knew exactly what he was doing too.
Yes which is why i get annoyed with FBM and dont spend a lot of time trying to negotiate with people.
He's not even good at scamming. THanks for sharing!
Thanks lol
Sold a pair of headlights on craigslist from my son's car. Buyer immediately offered $100 (half my listed price) and I think he was shocked when I agreed. Next he said "Hey, I can only come up with $80" I told him I'd wait until he could get the other $20, and he was mad that I wouldn't agree to $80 since "we are only $20 apart". I reminded him we were actually $120 apart LOL. He went silent. Three weeks later I get a "new" buyer (different email) making the same $100 offer and I accept. After declining his request to meet "somewhere" else, I meet him at my local police department parking lot, and he calls me when he arrives. When I go to the number to text him where I'm located, the entire conversation pops up from the "other" buyer from 3 weeks prior. I suspected it was the same buyer because of his similar questioning, etc. He then asks if I would mind waiting while he installed them to see if they work?! I don't have a great poker face, and just repeated the request back to him (incredulously). He paid me and I left and never heard from him again.
Lol. Great story! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the enjoyable video. Will be waiting to see that plastic cup listed in your listings for $500 lol.
It's Gem Mint!
Nothing rare about this guy, common scammer. I needed a good laugh and when he said he was going to report you that did the trick. Last fall I was at a yard sale that had eBay listings printed out on everything. I was interested in an African musical instrument but the guy refused to negotiate because, I kid you not, he said it was a rare item. I showed him a few Sold prices on eBay which had a much lower price, suddenly he was able to come down on the price so I bought it. Knowledge is power, great video.
Your last sentence hit the mail on the head. It’s one thing when ppl do this out of ignorance but this guy was purposely scamming
He was fishing , but could not get you to bite.
Not at all 🐟
I love this video! Thanks for the laugh!
Thanks so much! Lol
Haha, you should have suggest him to sell it for $200 & up on eBay😂😂😂
Lol good idea Mindy!
Thanks Dom! That was funny and enjoyable!
Thanks Rosemary lol
Too funny! People really are crazy sometimes and expect you to believe anything they say! Lol I laughed at his response as well lol....great video💕
Thanks sommers!
I like these storytime videos!
Nighty night! Lol
Well sheesh if you had just bought from me I wouldn't have reported you!! 🤣😂🤣😂
I knew you were going to say that! Lol
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter lol
OMG.......another message re: Andre.... I just chocked up beer I was swallowing :) LOL
Got a great belly laugh here! I needed that! Seriously entertaining and educational.
So glad you liked it. Makes my day when people learn and laugh 😂
Thanks for the important information.
Sure thing!
Incredible... Never underestimate John Q. Public for showing their intelligence...lol. Good on you for calling him out Dom!
Thanks KnD! Lol
I was waiting for that....the I'll post it online myself. Resellers have to be careful on craigslist, Facebook, and those smaller apps like Nextdoor. You are going to run into people who will take offense even if you try to explain what you do as a reseller. I had a recent convo with a person selling 50 pop figures. They told me they wanted to get rid of them. After researching them I sent him an offer, a little lower than 1/3 of what I could get online through research to give myself some negotiating room. He sent back a firm counter that they all would sell for $650 (that is msrp btw) and he would take $250, nothing less. Basically the amount I figured I could get myself on the secondary market. He didn't have anything really special to begin with but they were all bnib. I politely passed as I saw where the negotiation was headed. He shot back a message that he could just as easily post to eBay too. Some people.
Right 🙄 the thing with this guy though is I think he knew darn well that they were not worth anything close to what he claimed them to be nor were they super rare. Lol
I'm sure his girlfriend's son will love it and ultimately trade it for a package of Twinkies at the school cafeteria.
Lol
Ha, my phone rang about an ad I have on Craigslist while watching this. LOL. WHOOP!!
lol good
Great educational video. Well done. CEO approved. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks CC!!
I love it when I see resellers walking around the flea market with a ebay hat and t-shirt on... prices seem to rise instantly. LOL
lol
Scammier and scammier!! 🤦🏻♀️ love your Prime Timeisms! 😎
Lol. You just coined one! Lol
Another great video Dom! Luckily there are more good sources than bad ones like this guy. Thanks for sharing! Very entertaining Ha Ha
Thanks VV! Glad you liked it.
do you have any videos with your ad and buying from the people that respond. I buy from one company that buys whole estates through lawyers, real estate agents ETC. I was told by the owner that her and her husband go look at the home and then put in a bid for it. They run actions because its mostly big items like furniture. But I would love to get deeper into private buying from estates.
Sure. Here you go: th-cam.com/video/24IQgQixsZQ/w-d-xo.html
thank you, Ive sold comics to mycomicshop. I used to flip them. They also will let you sell your own books.
@@rockyjaydog6447 yep. They are a big name for sure
Thanks for sharing this experience; its a good lesson. May I ask; could you cover who & what you post on Cragslist? I don't know how to go about making the post nor in what category. TIA
Here you go: th-cam.com/video/24IQgQixsZQ/w-d-xo.html
Great story! That's hilarious!
Thanks Joanna. Lol
Hey man, what do you use to see the accepted price? (The ones with the line through the ask price) I've been using Slabwatch (not an ad, just a chrome plugin) but curious what others have been using.
Use the taxex strategy I describe here: th-cam.com/video/9PRWGCOLCPk/w-d-xo.html
nice video and you handled it well. Thanks for posting this.
They also misspelled ensures on their “certificate” LoL
🤣🤣 i honestly think the only filter people know how to use is "highest asking price" unless they are buying something 🙄🙄
Crazy. Lol
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter i know 🤣
@@christinehaney5241 it depends on the condition of your item and consistent sold comps. and just because someone got it for a certain price doesn't mean you will. it also depends on the buyer, time of year, certain anniversaries. time passes prices change for everything. what's desirable now may not be desirable in the next few months. everything varies basically. 🤷♀️
@@christinehaney5241 🤣🤣🤣
Nice work primetime ✨🎇🌠
Thanks!
Good gravy. I haven't done enough reselling/sourcing to run into this particular problem, but I always wonder about the motivations of people who post insanely overpriced items on eBay. I figure that some of them are truly ignorant or misinformed, some expect to negotiate, and some are hoping to sell at the listed price to a buyer who's ignorant and/or in a hurry. And, I must confess, I've overpaid on a few items I bought on eBay as Christmas gifts because I was in a rush, saw something appealing and went ahead and bought it without checking completed items or checking for similar on-sale items.
Just for the sake of asking, Dom, are you aware of any sort of benefit that a seller might accrue from having unsold, overpriced items listed on eBay?
Like, could a less-than-honest seller list a bunch of hugely overpriced items that don't sell, then pull them off eBay at the end of the year and claim the "cost of goods" for acquiring those items was quite high, then assert that the seller's revenues for the year were pretty low once all those "cost of goods" figures for the unsold items are subtracted from the year's revenues? This is undoubtedly illegal (and would probably be rooted out by an audit), but I wonder if people try to do this.
I think the reasons would be as you stated but for cost of good you can only subtract what you paid for it, not what you are trying to pay for it. Some ppl also like to have some eye candy in the store. Others will price high with best offer hoping for someone to make an offer and then sell it at a reduced price that is more realistic but makes the buyer feel like they got a big discount.
the first time I saw an interview with George Steel on YT talking normal, it ruined me, lol. He really was a nice guy, one of my fav's.
Yeah, lol. You kind of wish he was really like that lol
Where is your link for your eBay store?
On the main channel page on the top right corner and also in the description section of every video
Yup, we’ve all encountered them. I even get them on ebay on my items if I don’t have offers set for my items. They’ll just send you an outrageous offer and see if it sticks. At BEST, he’s a flipper that is really, really bad it, and should find another occupation. Can you imagine how he would grade comics and records? 😂
Everything would be gem 💎 mint. Lol
Hilarious 😂 great tips on negotiating 👍🏽
better say that no disrespect intended towards the professor. hes pretty damn sharp. learned alot watching his videos
Huh? The professor?
Huh? The professor?
Ridiculous the guy doesn't research & cheats & is nasty. Triple whammy scam.
Lol exactly.
So satisfying! I being bored recently engaged in something similar only I was the seller. I've a £140 pair of boots for sale in pristine condition, not even wear to the heels and upper like new and I get the message what would you offer seeing as these have been reduced new price to £190,? So as they have been up a while I send an offer 10% reduced lowering it by £14 and he asks for pictures close up of every angle lol and leaves comments about the soles that there is a bit of wear left to them (they have hardly been worn), then on the close up on the rest he says they need a bit of work! lol what is he buying a car?? So I really don't want him to accept my offer, I say ignore my earlier offer and I will have a think about it. He agrees giving me time to think of a more suitable offer and I never heard from him again and that was over two weeks ago. Pity because I really wanted to see what else he would come up with, you can tell lockdown boredom has really set in here!
Wow! Thanks for sharing that story!
Haha that was great.
Thanks! Lol
Can't understand why he doesn't sell it himself on eBay, if he thinks it is worth so much.
Because he knows it’s not worth that much and he is lazy
George was my favorite wrestler, did you know he was a school teacher?
Yep, lol. It’s funny when you hear him talk because he’s so different from his actual character
This is crazy 🤪. Did you have to contact Craigslist about him reporting you?
No bc Craigslist doesn’t really care. It’s poorly run
I pretty much INSTANTLY leave sales when I see they've tagged stuff with eBay listing printouts. ;)
I just politely say "good luck" with a little smile ;)
Lol 😂 some people have nothing better to do with their lives than to try and scam people
It’s sad
"No, no." 😆 Forceful language there, Dom...you might offend him.
JK. You said you were trying to be nice and you were.
Thank you for your tutorials.
Lol. Kill em with kindness!
Nice! Peoples are crazy 🤪
Thanks! Lol
I love your Dahlek!
1. I grew up on WWF too- totally remember The Animal 😉 So so hairy.
Lol. He was sooo weird. Remember when he kidnapped Elizabeth? Lol
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter Yes!!!! He was like the WWFs developmentally disabled character. They sure had some far out characters at times!
@@1987Ventures sort of like the missing link
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter Hahahaha!!!! Exactly!
😂😂😂😂 oh man that's funny!!!
Lol 😂
🤣🤣🤣 Too funny!
lol.....I remember him (wrestler) :)
Good ol Georgev
My favorite wrestler was Pompero Ferpo, ( can't guarantee the spelling).
Who? Lol
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter Pampero Firpo. This guy -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pampero_Firpo
I dont quite understand why you say scammer, maybe my understanding of a scammer is different. I met many people they really think what they have is very valuable and you can say whatever and will not be able to negotiate at all just the way is. Did you have thoughts that the signature wasn't real then I would agree there could be scamming but you didn't really talk about that other then the sticker on the box Just my 2 cents
Sure I did. He deceptively quoted false prices on eBay knowing darn well that the figure was not worth what he said it was, quoted a fake $350 price from another figure, likely was the person who sold one of the figures in Syracuse for much less, had a very sketch sticker that he claimed was a COA, and was being deceptive in his use of the term super rare in another undoubted attempt to try and jack the price up by creating the false impression of artificial low supply. That all screams scammer to me and his reaction at the end just proved it to me.
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter He didnt try to sell you an item he didnt own, tried to say he is someone different, used fake id etc.
worked many years in pawn shops and people bring in stuff for what they think its very valuable and show you ebay asking prices like you described, doesn't make them scammers in my opinion some really dont know and get mad, many times they walk out and you cant win with those
@@Mack110cards so what? What you are describing is something entirely different. What I described is still scamming. It’s an obvious attempt at trying to extract an unrealistic price from someone by means of deception.
HAhahaha! Way to go! :D
😂😂😂 thanks! Lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’ve actually shipped to alen town pa
Haha 😆
lol
The listing it, shipping it is Bs... no eBay seller is trying to sell to a reseller 🙄. They’re trying to make money just like you but from actual buyers not resellers
That’s not the forum for it though, especially in response to my dealer ad