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Post by humanitarianaryan on Dec 7, 2009 12:40:07 GMT -5
Well im glad you're happy and i am incredibly happy to have you as a satisfied customer. BK
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Post by ''Adam74'' on Dec 7, 2009 12:47:12 GMT -5
Great Post BK,I had to sit down to read that one Don't think anyone could match that commitment and Enthusiasm that you have! Wish I could sell like that, once I have them I struggle to part with them! I can have 3 or 4 of the same MOC, and I still find it hard You have me as a customer now by the way, Funskool Razor should be on the way
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Post by cdp on Dec 7, 2009 12:51:41 GMT -5
AWESOME post Billy! From a COLLECTOR 2 a COLLECTOR: You're the BEST seller on the bay...you can be so so proud of it!
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Post by Guest on Dec 7, 2009 12:53:00 GMT -5
BK you're a legend, that was an amazing post because i know it's true! I'll be buying off you in 2010 that's a definate!
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Post by humanitarianaryan on Dec 7, 2009 20:05:13 GMT -5
Thanks for all the support guys. You know you're doing something well when the Hasbro heavyweights come and chime in! Thanks a million, I couldn't do any of this without you guys. Thanks BK Hasbro4Life
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Post by familyguy84 on Dec 8, 2009 12:34:00 GMT -5
I guess the quality shows in the prices you've been achieving as late as well. Not many other people would fetch so much for a million dollar man 1.
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Post by meatybat on Dec 8, 2009 14:10:44 GMT -5
So to answer your question, yes i sell, but i also collect. I have standards too, there is stuff that i cannot sell. Figures that will rot away in my basement forever. Because i cannot assume who it buying what. Mr. C-10 mint loose, or Mr customizer, or Mr. practical joke/gag present giver. And when you buy FROM A COLLECTOR TO A COLLECTOR, nothing can go wrong. Thanks BK I'm going to sound like a dick but what collectors did you help buy getting that lot without it running the length of the auction ? My question is .. that lot was bought for mostly resale and they will be auction style I would imagine , correct ? Or are you keeping certain pieces and passing the savings along in well priced "buy it now" or personal sales ? I read the post you made and was trying to think of a way to make this be as non-combative as possible being I don't know what your E-Bay name is or your selling practices are and can only go by the couple people that are singing your praises but aren't you kind of outbidding ( and in that lots case not even having to outbid) other "collectors" just to in turn re-sell the items but with a "collector to collector" description ? In one way you save a collector the plight of getting a poor described item but as stated , your auctions get good scratch "I guess the quality shows in the prices you've been achieving as late as well ". I'm not trying to beat you down but that post was just a 3 paragraph commercial for your E-bay sales . Hell, I may buy something I'm so convinced that its going to be magical , LOL . I'm in Jersey too so I can pick up .
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Post by humanitarianaryan on Dec 8, 2009 17:21:15 GMT -5
I can get lots of figures because of my buying power. If a lot of MOC figures went up for sale tomorrow for $3000, how many people can afford that lot? Are there Hasbro fans that have 0 figures? Why would any serious collector who only needs a few pieces get a $3000 lot. But if you read the post, i can tell that the "from a collector to a collector" motto is not being fully appreciated by you. If i buy a lot, i go through about 100-120 hours of work in a 10-14 day period. First i go through all figures meticulously with my strong eye for defects and review every square inch of the MOC figure. I input all the data into an excel spreadsheet. then i go on ebay and search for a value priced dollar value for all figures. Most of the time its less THAN HALF of many peoples BUY IT NOW. I start my auctions out at prices i wouldn't be upset with if there were only 1 bid. Then theres the picture taking, REMEMBER, no STOCK pictures (There are HUNDREDS of sellers guilty of this). Then we list them. Strong item description, with the METICULOUS review. I'll give it a X.X numerical score out of 10 scale, describe all bends, warps, fissures, tears, the lay flat on a table percentage, color of the card analysis, fading, also a score on the intact bubble percentage. I NEVER USE C-10 for a MOC. Personally, There is no such thing as a c-10. There's always some defect, whether it be from a price sticker (highly unavoidable), consumer handling, employee handling, even FACTORY handling. You could have went to toys r' us, seen a 1000 MOC bret harts, and you wouldn't be able to pick out a c-10. It doesn't exist. 9.8, 9.9, quite possibly. Almost the same goes for loose. Anyone can list a loose 123 kid and put a picture. But how many sellers test the joints, the action move. How many sellers are going to tell you the condition of the HORRID Hasbro red paint on the 123 kid's leg, or the just as bad gold/silver paint on the razor ramons. I actually ran into many buyers who were buying my MOC figures, just to open them. They say its because it just doesn't feel right buying someone elses loose, used figure. Well you know, i don't want that seller to buy the MOC and open it. I want to sell them a perfectly represented loose figure. I want the buyer to know what theyre getting before they even see a picture of the figure. I want them to have the confidence in someone WHO ACTUALLY CARES. Also, who am i to control bidding? Like i said all i do it set a price in which i am happy with if there were only 1 bid. I'm trying not to misrepresent ANY of my auctions in search of the all mighty dollar. I respond to most my messages in 30 minutes or less. Take this as a cheap plug. I never intended to be that way. the purpose of my statement was to let people know WHY i went into selling Hasbro's. It was because i have been burned TOO many times in the past. I bought multiple's of each figure before i got one i actually kept and liked. That shouldn't have happened in the first place! My sellers should have cared about me, and you know what, they didn't. They took their money and RAN, and left my with my shoe box full "SHODDY" pipers. Im trying to get it done right the FIRST TIME, the ONLY time. If you care about condition, you come to me. If you don't then you'll be in for a treat anyways. Don't think i care yet? I have been know to throw in FREE gifts, if you pick up your figures you get FREE food from Fuddruckers. If there are people who dont care about the condition of loose figures, then just let me know. Because i have 100 loose figures that will never see that beautiful camera flash and ebay's grand stage. I want my people back for more. I want them to know what theyre getting before even looking at it or touching it. I saw a running lane in the Hasbro market, an opportunity, and i took it. And now i'm running with it. I wanted to be the number one source for the things i have LOVED since day one. I knew i could do it better than ANYONE else. To anyone who has been burned by a resealed Mail away, a yellow boots dusty rhodes that only had a yellow heel, a supposed variant that just spent too many days in the sun, a yellow snake jake that was resealed, a 1-2- kid figure, a "HOT RO" roddy piper, I HAVE ARRIVED. NO more taxation with MISREPRESENTATION! BK Still not convinced yet?
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Post by meatybat on Dec 8, 2009 21:32:26 GMT -5
Yeah , I didn't say it was a cheap plug it was a commercial much like the post above this that is very well done I must say . You give very good eagle eyed descriptions and that is the strength and basis of your banner " collector to collector " motto . I don't appreciate the motto because your a very good Hasbro "dealer" that also collects them that's all I'm saying . You self admit to being opportunistic and basically say that other sellers of Hasbro's didn't put the time in to give proper evaluations of the condition of the figures and you are building your reputation upon doing the Hasbro collecting world a solid by doing what everyone should do and give an accurate description. Congrats my man, I love Hasbro's and I own thousands loose and carded and obviously prototypes and test shots so I know what its like to be into them. However in large buying power , yes you may be helping out by breaking up the lots , but I'm sure your buying smaller lots and outbidding people that will have to end up buying from you for more in the long run. That's all I'm saying . That is were the "collector to collector " looses some validity to me . I have a ton of Hasbros to get rid of and I'm sure I wont make a spread sheet . I'll list them and if you know what to look for you'll know what to ask . Will I be intentionally vague absolutely not but I commend you taking the time do something other dealers wont do.
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Post by abouttreefitty on Dec 8, 2009 22:08:29 GMT -5
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Post by humanitarianaryan on Dec 9, 2009 10:40:46 GMT -5
well...i can't win over everyone. Maybe this lot wasn't the prototypical example i am trying to portray, but the really big lots i get are really where i can do the most good for everyone. BK
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Post by familyguy84 on Dec 9, 2009 10:53:01 GMT -5
Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I hate it when people ruin an auction and negotiate a deal with the seller. I certainly agree with this but then who's fault is it- - The buyer for being opportunistic (who doesn't want a bargain!) - The seller for accepting a bid that is miles above the current auction price - The snipe bidders who try to get the bargain at the last minute but at the same time don't inform the seller the real value of their lot. Probably all three so you've probably got yourself partly to blame for this happening.
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Post by mrperfectfan on Dec 10, 2009 17:30:01 GMT -5
I give you props humanitarianaryan, I'm glad I found someone out there that really cares about the condition of figures. Example, I traded a long time ago with a trader on here (not mentioning names) a bunch of classics for a green card yokozuna. It came in a non packaged box WITH A BROKEN LEG! Although I repaired it and refused the plastic, my trading days are over for now. Time to haggle vendors lol
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Post by humanitarianaryan on Dec 11, 2009 10:33:03 GMT -5
Yes, thank you mrperfect, this is exactly why i started this thing. Everyone has had some HORRIBLE experiences out there. I very sad that you left the hobby. If there's anything you need, just PM me. Please get back into the hobby. I could have left after all the garbage i went through over the years. I actually just heard a story from a friend where he bought a Ludvig Borga MOC, had a perfect picture. It came in the mail, covered with glue, a beat up loose figure to boot. He paid over $50 dollars for it. He sent it back for a refund, i hope everything works out for him. BK
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Post by abouttreefitty on Dec 13, 2009 20:22:57 GMT -5
well...i can't win over everyone. Maybe this lot wasn't the prototypical example i am trying to portray, but the really big lots i get are really where i can do the most good for everyone. BK I really don't see what good you are doing except for making a pretty penny for yourself. You put every figure from that lot up on eBay, and if everything sells at just your starting prices, you stand to make close to $800. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but I guess I'm just jaded from being on the crap end of the stick on a lot of eBay listings that were ended early due to side deals.
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Dec 13, 2009 21:26:48 GMT -5
Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I hate it when people ruin an auction and negotiate a deal with the seller. For that reason, when I sell stuff on eBay, I always politely turn down offers to "end the auction early." The reason I give people is pretty much what you said: If my auction has "watchers" (even if they haven't actually put my item in their watched items yet), it's not fair to that person if I end the auction without warning. To me, if I'm a buyer and I see an auction posted with no "Buy It Now" and I see the date the auction ends, I may be planning my bid around that (planning based on the timing of the auction's end, or even by waiting until payday to place my bid... who knows, people are different). If the seller hasn't stated in the description that the auction could end at any time without notice, then it's not fair for that to happen, in my opinion. It's disingenuous, since not all bidders were let in on the fact that the seller might end it early. It creates an unfair playing field for those who aren't presumptuous enough to try and talk the seller into abandoning his own auction's rules and end date.
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Post by humanitarianaryan on Dec 13, 2009 21:41:39 GMT -5
Like i said, thats really not a prototypical lot that i usually involve myself in. I generally deal in lots of 100+ figure wise and $1000-$2000+ money wise. Thats really where i can do the most good. Breaking up big lots like that. And if the seller ended the auction early, not my problem. When i want something, i do everything in my power to get it. If he accepts my offer, good, done deal. If he doesn't accept my offer, then i just win it by bidding. I can kind of see where youre coming from, but thats the business world. The buying power of Wal Mart, the monopoly that is Microsoft, or Apple's IPOD, or Toyota/Honda VS. America car companies. You as a consumer have a choice TO BUY or NOT TO BUY. That is your right, the right to choose. And as of right now the ratio of satisfied customers vs. complaints/unsatisfied customers is a million to one. If that ratio ever changes, then ill quit the business. If its going strong and people love buying from me, then ill keep doing this forever. BK
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