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Nice catch, LBS, I missed that.It's a taboo in the community. Once I saw an ebay seller published questions like that on the auction so it was obvious who was asking and why, so it's not necessarily something you can do without being found out.But it's generally bad etiquette, so good practice not to do it. I know there are people who have been community blacklisted for it in the past. I remember blacklisting someone from my auctions in the Jem community because she had a practice of getting auctions closed early and bids cancelled.Sellers worth their salt will not comply anyway.
Quote from: LadyAmalthea on June 18, 2020, 06:47:34 AMPlease don't message sellers to end their listings early so you can get the HTF piece in the lot. It's actually something that is against Ebay TOS.More importantly, and on-topic, MANY MANY MANY MLP collectors' biggest pet peeve is when someone does this. It has caused a lot of hurt feelings and drama.
Quote from: Taffeta on June 18, 2020, 11:55:38 AMNice catch, LBS, I missed that.It's a taboo in the community. Once I saw an ebay seller published questions like that on the auction so it was obvious who was asking and why, so it's not necessarily something you can do without being found out.But it's generally bad etiquette, so good practice not to do it. I know there are people who have been community blacklisted for it in the past. I remember blacklisting someone from my auctions in the Jem community because she had a practice of getting auctions closed early and bids cancelled.Sellers worth their salt will not comply anyway.Wait, I don't fully understand. Is asking to buy something loose wrong? Am I missing the point?I don't want to be blacklisted anywhere. I've never had it happen before but I'm pretty sure I'm missing something here. Can somebody explain?
I think a lot of confusion is stemming from whether the listing is an active auction, or just a “buy now” listing. If it’s the former and you contact the seller about selling an item privately to you, then that’s rude to the other bidders. However, if it’s just a “buy now” (no active bidders) and you ask the seller to sell one of the items separately, is that also taboo?
Quote from: Skandalous on June 19, 2020, 08:25:42 AMI think a lot of confusion is stemming from whether the listing is an active auction, or just a “buy now” listing. If it’s the former and you contact the seller about selling an item privately to you, then that’s rude to the other bidders. However, if it’s just a “buy now” (no active bidders) and you ask the seller to sell one of the items separately, is that also taboo?Yes, I also think there is some confusion because of these two listing types. If a seller has a "buy now" listing and you ask them if they would remove one item from the lot and sell it to you separately, I see no problem as long as the seller then immediately adjusts their listing, so that the now sold item isn't visible in any of the photos and isn't mentioned in the description anymore.
Think of it like a retail store. You see something on the shelf you like. Maybe it's packaged in a basket with a promo VHS tape of "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". Buy the whole basket, do not tear open the basket in the store, throw the VHS aside and ask to be sold just the one thing. If the BIN has been listed, either Buy It Now or don't. Do NOT contact the seller unless it does not sell!If it's an auction, either be the high bidder, or don't. do NOT contact the seller unless it does not sell!Secondhand can be tricky. Some platforms operate like Ebay - so behave accordingly. If the seller is willing to break up the lot, that's their right to do so. But I feel it's much more fair to just buy the whole lot of ponies and then flip what I don't want.
Quote from: lovesbabysquirmy on June 19, 2020, 09:19:32 AMThink of it like a retail store. You see something on the shelf you like. Maybe it's packaged in a basket with a promo VHS tape of "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". Buy the whole basket, do not tear open the basket in the store, throw the VHS aside and ask to be sold just the one thing. If the BIN has been listed, either Buy It Now or don't. Do NOT contact the seller unless it does not sell!If it's an auction, either be the high bidder, or don't. do NOT contact the seller unless it does not sell!Secondhand can be tricky. Some platforms operate like Ebay - so behave accordingly. If the seller is willing to break up the lot, that's their right to do so. But I feel it's much more fair to just buy the whole lot of ponies and then flip what I don't want. That does make a lot of sense, thank you.I guess my days of buying certain ponies from lots are over. I don't want to do the (although it was unknowingly) wrong thing. Good thing I usually buy them loose anyway I take it t is allowed to buy loose ponies from lots if the seller specifically states you can, right? Or is that also wrong?
Hello I fell asleep can I buy for 30$?? I really wanted