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choco man Member	posted November 10, 2011 09:30 PM Nothing worse than getting reverse ripped.
wayne Member	posted November 11, 2011 12:31 AM I was referring to a pile worth less than $10. Speaking of lost mail, the only incident of "lost" mail I had in the past couple of years was someone who did not get upset at all that it happened and was banned for being a ripper soon after.
choco man Member	posted November 11, 2011 01:15 AM quote: Originally posted by wayne: I was referring to a pile worth less than $10. Speaking of lost mail, the only incident of "lost" mail I had in the past couple of years was someone who did not get upset at all that it happened and was banned for being a ripper soon after. Most of the time, I think sellers would be more than happy to give you regular shipping if you're willing to accept the liability for lost/stolen/damaged mail. Unless you're willing to pay extra for the mailing, you're going to have to trust the seller. Doesn't matter if it's a $10 deal or $100 deal. Like I said, nothing worse than a reverse rip. I've had several instances of "lost mail" occur. All on trades where I was supposed to receive first, and never received. I guess I could BTA, but I just confirm with them that it was "lost mail" and move on.
caquaa Member	posted November 11, 2011 02:28 AM Yah, when I send I'm kinda in that boat. You either pay for the registered or take responsibility for the package. Its seems to be going fine so far. The one big thing i hate is when people want to have me send in a plain white envelope though., especially when its a lot of cards. I just feel they can be prone to problems more than a bubble envelope. Post office charges me 1.71 to mail a bubble mailer and I charge 1.75 cause its nice and even. I lose money on shipping considering packing materials and such, and some people still want to pay less! /end rant
choco man Member	posted November 11, 2011 02:38 AM quote: Originally posted by caquaa: Yah, when I send I'm kinda in that boat. You either pay for the registered or take responsibility for the package. Its seems to be going fine so far. The one big thing i hate is when people want to have me send in a plain white envelope though., especially when its a lot of cards. I just feel they can be prone to problems more than a bubble envelope. Post office charges me 1.71 to mail a bubble mailer and I charge 1.75 cause its nice and even. I lose money on shipping considering packing materials and such, and some people still want to pay less! /end rant Did you get the email that I sent you? I wanted 2 cards in a plain white envelope. I thought it was understood that I was already going to be willing to accept the liability. Lmk
Teferi Planeswalker Member	posted November 11, 2011 08:04 AM Are these Power at my FLGS real? They say that they bought a huge collection, but they are mainly a sports collectible store and fakes could probably get past them relatively easy. Black Lotus Power [Edited 1 times, lastly by Teferi Planeswalker on November 11, 2011]
WeedIan Member	posted November 11, 2011 08:19 AM quote: Originally posted by Teferi Planeswalker: They say that they bought a huge collection, but they are mainly a sports collectible store and fakes could probably get past them relatively easy. Black Lotus Power Who is they? __________________ Member Since 03/28/2001 11000+ posts 1st in posts in Ontario 13th in posts on MOTL Top 5 in Refs in Ontario (by people who location posted)
Teferi Planeswalker Member	posted November 11, 2011 08:21 AM quote: Originally posted by WeedIan: Who is they? Lol, sry. I copy and pasted a thread I made that I thought would be more appropriate here. I deleted the thread. It was titled, "Are these Power at my FLGS real??"
gaeacradle Member	posted November 11, 2011 10:36 AM quote: Originally posted by caquaa: Yah, when I send I'm kinda in that boat. You either pay for the registered or take responsibility for the package. Its seems to be going fine so far. The one big thing i hate is when people want to have me send in a plain white envelope though., especially when its a lot of cards. I just feel they can be prone to problems more than a bubble envelope. Post office charges me 1.71 to mail a bubble mailer and I charge 1.75 cause its nice and even. I lose money on shipping considering packing materials and such, and some people still want to pay less! /end rant Same here. That's how I've been handling my sales too and so far, I haven't ran into complaints yet except for once instance.
Bagbokk Member	posted November 11, 2011 10:58 AM quote: Originally posted by gaeacradle: Same here. That's how I've been handling my sales too and so far, I haven't ran into complaints yet except for once instance. I haven't had complaints, but I've run into some international buyers that just never replied to emails when I mentioned their shipping options. But then, I semi-frequently run into people that don't reply to emails even when they're in the US and shipping is at most $2. Ah well. Most buyers are fine with accepting responsibility. I'm glad it's becoming more the norm here now. For PWEs, I just have them accept responsibility for lost or damaged stuff too. Fine with me, especially on a smaller deal, and I can understand why people would rather pay $1 for shipping than $2--it's 50% off! It's a small amount in absolute numbers individually, but when the deal is $20 or less, it's an additional 10%+ for shipping. This adds up pretty quickly if you buy from a lot of different people.
TimeBeing Member	posted November 11, 2011 11:32 AM quote: Originally posted by Teferi Planeswalker: Are these Power at my FLGS real? They say that they bought a huge collection, but they are mainly a sports collectible store and fakes could probably get past them relatively easy. Black Lotus Power looks fine from the front, but can't really tell much from that. Check the print markings, check the back, etc.
Tha Gunslinga Moderator	posted November 11, 2011 03:58 PM The Ruby looks a bit off, the Library looks sort of like its border is inked, and most of the power there looks a bit iffy. Back pictures would be helpful. __________________ Looking for misprinted Commander decks. Got one? Talk to me.
caquaa Member	posted November 12, 2011 03:04 AM http://www.ebay.com/itm/220890446871 someone bidding from a phone w/ a tiny screen that can't see the obvious damage to this card? that price is way too high. Maybe the seller should have listed it as altered, lol.
choco man Member	posted November 12, 2011 02:32 PM Buying on eBay can be a crap-shoot, especially if a card's value is very condition specific (high-end/set-collecting).
Bagbokk Member	posted November 12, 2011 03:38 PM quote: Originally posted by choco man: Buying on eBay can be a crap-shoot, especially if a card's value is very condition specific (high-end/set-collecting). Yeah ... but that Confidant is pretty messed up. It's not even in a sleeve, so that damage can't be attributed to just bad photo-taking. Shouldn't be any way that it sold for $77 considering NM ones sell for just a tad more (and have sold for a bit less on occasion).
choco man Member	posted November 12, 2011 03:48 PM quote: Originally posted by Bagbokk: Yeah ... but that Confidant is pretty messed up. It's not even in a sleeve, so that damage can't be attributed to just bad photo-taking. Shouldn't be any way that it sold for $77 considering NM ones sell for just a tad more (and have sold for a bit less on occasion). I meant buying any mtg card can be a crap-shoot. Not only that obviously horrible Dark Confidant. For the most part, buying cards on here is the way to go.
Volcanon Member	posted November 12, 2011 05:43 PM quote: Originally posted by choco man: I meant buying any mtg card can be a crap-shoot. Not only that obviously horrible Dark Confidant. For the most part, buying cards on here is the way to go. Except that nowadays I have to pay minimum $15 shipping. So yeah, ebay has it's ups.
choco man Member	posted November 12, 2011 08:16 PM quote: Originally posted by Volcanon: Except that nowadays I have to pay minimum $15 shipping. So yeah, ebay has it's ups. Shipping to Canada is much less than $15 if you send via First Class. Find sellers you trust from US or stick with Canadians. No where does it say you have to pay $15 minimum to ship.
Volcanon Member	posted November 12, 2011 08:48 PM quote: Originally posted by choco man: Shipping to Canada is much less than $15 if you send via First Class. Find sellers you trust from US or stick with Canadians. No where does it say you have to pay $15 minimum to ship. I can always get a refund if I pay $3 to an ebay seller. I can't here.
caquaa Member	posted November 12, 2011 10:54 PM quote: Originally posted by Volcanon: *I can always* get a refund if I pay $3 to an ebay seller. I can't here.** yah, we understand. You want to be protected and not pay for it.
Volcanon Member	posted November 12, 2011 11:07 PM quote: Originally posted by caquaa: yah, we understand. You want to be protected and not pay for it. Simple economics. One group of buyers offers guaranteed delivery for $3. Another offers guaranteed delivery for $15. Which one would you choose? Obviously the $3 one. Other factors come into play, like better availability and lower prices here, but all things equal the eBay seller wins.
stab107 Member	posted November 13, 2011 05:54 AM quote: Originally posted by Volcanon: Simple economics. One group of buyers offers guaranteed delivery for $3. Another offers guaranteed delivery for $15. Which one would you choose? Obviously the $3 one. Other factors come into play, like better availability and lower prices here, but all things equal the eBay seller wins. Then quit trolling here and take your Negative Nancy ass to ebay.
Volcanon Member	posted November 13, 2011 08:50 AM quote: Originally posted by stab107: Then quit trolling here and take your Negative Nancy ass to ebay. I'm merely explaining why me, and a lot of other similar people, especially non-Americans, choose to make smaller purchases, particularly of easy-to-find items, elsewhere.
Heresy19 Member	posted November 13, 2011 10:59 AM Yay! My first ''big'' event was a success yesterday 21 players from Ottawa, Gatineau, Montréal and even Toronto came. We added a playset of Chrome Mox and 14 boosters + some promos to the prizes along the playset of NM FoW.
AlmostGrown Member	posted November 13, 2011 01:21 PM I want to host a (relatively) big Legacy event for one of my local stores. Any suggestions? The current format I'm looking at is a 1K. Prizes would be: 1st - $500 2nd - $250 3rd - $175 4th - $75 5-8th - $25 I was also looking into getting duals instead, of doing cash would interfere with gambling laws.

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