Seller to watch out for; indiejones09 on ebay, angela22 here

[bluerose9978]

She has decent ponies but from what people who have bought from her have claimed, she doesn't describe all of their flaws. So we really don't know if they are as nice as she says they are.

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[apanda0622]

You know I had the same thing happen to me to!  I bought a UK pony from her twice (one purchase on the Arena and one here) and both times they arrived in a priority mail envelope which should be only used for flat items.  The pony was not wrapped in anything to protect it.  I was wondering why she just couldn't find some bubble envelopes?  I get mine from Dollar Tree 2 for $1.  It is disappointing that she won't invest in proper envelopes since she has a nice selection of ponies and no one wants them to be damaged in shipping.

[kitkatvintage]

Probably because Priority mailing supplies are free, while plain bubble envelopes need to be purchased. However, priority mailing BOXES are also free and can be shipped to your house in bulk for free, so there really is no excuse for using those free envelopes rather than a box.

[MiRaja]

It's because the priority envelopes are also the cheapest to send.  The seller is clearly just CHEAP.  She wants to skim as much off of shipping as she possibly can, even by scamming a buyer into paying for shipping TWICE! 

[ButtercreamDream]

*sigh*, you could use paper towel and sandwich bags, and still protect them while sending them cheaply.  I've used bubble envelopes, but at least package them separately in plastic.  I didn't say anything more about the damage at all.  There's no use arguing over it.  I just told her I'd ship them all back, and that's it.

I'm going to send them all back in a box, well protected, but what happens if she just claims that the damage didn't happen while in transit.  When she says "I will look the item over to see what kind of damage has been done" it sounds to me like she's saying I'm lying, or I had buyer's remorse and I did something to them.  I can take pictures, but does that prove anything?

I opened a second case for the others, but it only included one of the 3, so I guess I need 4 separate cases?

Also, where do I find the address I have to mail them back to?  She says " Please ensure you confirm the correct address to send her to first before you ship out", but is there a place to find it, or do I have to ask her? 

Sorry to ask so many questions everyone, and thanks for all your time.  I've never dealt with something like this before.

[Teddy]

If you could take pics I think that would be extremely helpful so she can't claim the damage was done during the shipping back to her. And yes, I think you need to ask her for the correct address to ship to.

What a huge mess and disappointment for you, I'm so sorry! At least you have helped warn the rest of us to maybe not deal with this seller ourselves. So for that, I'm grateful.

[ButtercreamDream]

Ok, I sent them all back, well packaged, tracked and with insurance.  Hopefully this goes smoothly.

[ponylady]

I hope everything works out for you  Keep us posted!

[Lygeia]

Looks like the Crumpet is back up for auction...still "near mint"...hmmm *eyeroll*

[Shiromisa]

Looks like the Crumpet is back up for auction...still "near mint"...hmmm *eyeroll*

Yep, just came back to say that...and I can't tell if she just re-used the original pics or if I'm not practiced enough to see the flocking damage. That's really worrying.

[MikeysGrrrl]

Looks like the Crumpet is back up for auction...still "near mint"...hmmm *eyeroll*

Yep, just came back to say that...and I can't tell if she just re-used the original pics or if I'm not practiced enough to see the flocking damage. That's really worrying.

I would think the pictures were resused assuming the OP sent them back the same day she posted that she had, that was only 2 days ago.

[MiRaja]

Is that even allowed?  How can she be selling an item that's not even in hand?

[ponycake]

 "And the ponies I send are always sent that way with no problems at all to the items, and definitely not enough rubbing could possibly happen inside that envelope to cause flocking loss or hair damage."

Oh man. 

I hope you get every cent back.

[goddessofpeep]

That seller did the exact same thing to me.  I returned a pony due to flaws that were not described in the auction.  Within *minutes* of her getting the message that I wanted a refund, the pony was relisted on ebay. She also updated her sale post here as soon as I told her I didn't want the pony. She did not change the description of the pony, and due to the holiday weekend and the post office rerouting the package to the wrong state for several days, the pony was listed on ebay for almost two weeks before she had it back in hand.  The pony was sold to a new buyer using the same description with NO mention of the flaws that I found(off color head, gap in the neck seam, stains on non-display side).  I gave the seller a list of what I found wrong with the pony when I requested a refund, so she knew about the flaws.

So in short, the seller relisted a flawed pony using a description that indicated the pony was without those flaws, and she did it about 2 weeks before she had the pony back in hand.  She knew that the pony was MIA in the postal system for several days, and as far as I know, she didn't take the auction down.  I had sent her the tracking info, and I had been calling the postal service about where my package went.  What she would have done if the pony sold while it was still in postal limbo, I don't know.  It did sell right after it arrived(she dropped the BIN, but did not update the listing to mention the flaws I described).  As far as I know the next buyer was happy with the pony, and it arrived in a timely manner.

[ponycake]

From all of this feedback here, I think it's terrible that her feedback on Ebay doesn't reflect this well enough.