I sell things on Ebay, sometimes for added income and somtimes it pays my mortage. I have worked hard maintaining 100% feedback now for 19 years.
Ive been scammed before loosing lots of money, I think its somewhat a right of passage for us sellers on Ebay and we learn from our mistakes and gain a keen eye as to what to look for when dealing with the public not to fall victim again.
A recent used knife of mine sold on Ebay for more than it sells for new. This immediately gets my attention, why would someone pay more for a used knife then what they could purchase it new from a verity of online distributors. I understand there could be the possibility of the knife being rare or sold out but my investigation showed the opposite, the knife seemed to be in stock at few online stores.
To add further confusion to this, the winner of the auction was Josh Burbank from PVK. Someone like Josh should surly be able to pin down a knife like this and for far less money than what he won the auction for. I know who Josh is, Ive had one good transaction with PVK and then a bunch of unanswered emails. Anyone can google him to reveal an onslaught of negative experiences and a rage video or two expressing there discontent in dealing with him.
My Ebay seller alarm bells are ringing here, I dont know Josh but Ive read and heard way to much about him in negative and I dont trust him. I sent Josh an email voicing my concerns and after waiting hours he responded with this:
"I spend millions and millions of dollars a year on knives and have the most highly trafficed walk in knife store in the world on the strip in Las Vegas. I am also the longest standing dealer in the world for balisongs and autos.
I'm sorry what was you're question again? was it something about legitimacy or a conspiracy theory I don't get your drift here...?"
" I canceled Josh's winning bid and sold it to the next person in line loosing $40.
The next day Josh payed for the knife via Paypal. (I dont know how because I canceled the sale.) I then sent Josh a ebay email stating "Refund sent. Transaction void. I respectfully choose not to do business with you". I also was charged the paypal fees in returning Josh's money, about $17
Its been a week now and today I receive a message from Josh on Ebay:
"OK before I "respectfully" leave you lousy a negative feedback for welching on this deal for an item sold out everywhere that no one can buy wholesale or retail....
I am going to remind you that you are not in position #12 on the whose who page of balisong.net and I am. That page was made 18 years ago and I am still here serving
the knife community. My shop in vegas is 500 feet off the door of your USN show and I go to it every year.
I also have a segment in the upcoming movie way of the balsong - the guy rented a studio and a film crew in vegas and spent 4 hours doing my interview because I am
important for some reason like I faced a jury trial on balisongs with jail time and won.
I deserved that knife you were selling and you owe it to me or I owe you negative feedback.
Or you give me a reason and a big apology that looks like money."
Ive been scammed before loosing lots of money, I think its somewhat a right of passage for us sellers on Ebay and we learn from our mistakes and gain a keen eye as to what to look for when dealing with the public not to fall victim again.
A recent used knife of mine sold on Ebay for more than it sells for new. This immediately gets my attention, why would someone pay more for a used knife then what they could purchase it new from a verity of online distributors. I understand there could be the possibility of the knife being rare or sold out but my investigation showed the opposite, the knife seemed to be in stock at few online stores.
To add further confusion to this, the winner of the auction was Josh Burbank from PVK. Someone like Josh should surly be able to pin down a knife like this and for far less money than what he won the auction for. I know who Josh is, Ive had one good transaction with PVK and then a bunch of unanswered emails. Anyone can google him to reveal an onslaught of negative experiences and a rage video or two expressing there discontent in dealing with him.
My Ebay seller alarm bells are ringing here, I dont know Josh but Ive read and heard way to much about him in negative and I dont trust him. I sent Josh an email voicing my concerns and after waiting hours he responded with this:
"I spend millions and millions of dollars a year on knives and have the most highly trafficed walk in knife store in the world on the strip in Las Vegas. I am also the longest standing dealer in the world for balisongs and autos.
I'm sorry what was you're question again? was it something about legitimacy or a conspiracy theory I don't get your drift here...?"
" I canceled Josh's winning bid and sold it to the next person in line loosing $40.
The next day Josh payed for the knife via Paypal. (I dont know how because I canceled the sale.) I then sent Josh a ebay email stating "Refund sent. Transaction void. I respectfully choose not to do business with you". I also was charged the paypal fees in returning Josh's money, about $17
Its been a week now and today I receive a message from Josh on Ebay:
"OK before I "respectfully" leave you lousy a negative feedback for welching on this deal for an item sold out everywhere that no one can buy wholesale or retail....
I am going to remind you that you are not in position #12 on the whose who page of balisong.net and I am. That page was made 18 years ago and I am still here serving
the knife community. My shop in vegas is 500 feet off the door of your USN show and I go to it every year.
I also have a segment in the upcoming movie way of the balsong - the guy rented a studio and a film crew in vegas and spent 4 hours doing my interview because I am
important for some reason like I faced a jury trial on balisongs with jail time and won.
I deserved that knife you were selling and you owe it to me or I owe you negative feedback.
Or you give me a reason and a big apology that looks like money."
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