China Ebay Seller Check - New-comers READ FIRST POST!!

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  1. stevetdda01

    stevetdda01 Well-Known Member

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    I also have something on the way from them. I’ll let you know when I receive my fake lego figure! Lol!
     
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    So this seller has been in contact with me the whole time which is nice. It is bothersome that his "supplier" had been supposedly ignoring his messages up until this morning. Suddenly this supplier only has a no box for sale and it's their last one. Very troublesome. I suppose its for the best. I don't need to be spending so much in late tax to begin with.

    At least a refund was offered.

    "Hello my friend
    Sorry, the supplier said that only the last one without a box is left. Do you need it?
    If not needed I can help you cancel your order and return all your money.

    Have a good day."


    So overall, I can't say the seller is bad or rogue. Just not the best at sourcing?
     
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    My WeiJiang OS MPM Optimus is on the way from them. Started off with Yanwen on 26-Nov, handed over to Fedex Smartpost right now, should be here by Monday. Assuming it's probably legit, because it's 12x12x12" and 5lbs, whatever it is.

    Edit: Also, 13 years, 3k feedback, and 100% positive is a pretty good sign, too. The only thing sketchy is all their sales are listed as private, but all the buyers seem entirely unique.
     
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    Looks like "mascot_home" renamed itself. I have purchased from mascot before under mascotzone account. I think there is at least 2 other accounts owned by mascot. Shipping is super slow but will respond if messaged.
     
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    Legit. :D 

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  7. ChromeMagnus

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    Glad to hear about your positive experience with clothing.2009.
     
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    Glad to hear you got your goods. Do you have the actual links to those items?
     
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    Yeah, I'm not going to bite on X-Transbot Klaatu metallic from New Transformers toy X-Transbots MM-IX+ Klaatu G1 Cosmos metallic Ver in stock + | eBay. I messaged him on Monday asking if the price was legit and if he'll actually send the item. Five days later, no reply.

    Going to play it safe and probably just order from bababobo sometime later this month New Transformers toy X-Transbots MM-IX+ Klaatu G1 Cosmos metallic Ver insock | eBay.

    Was going to get Zeta Toys version for around $40, but I kept thinking about the superior X-transbot version.. lol, and spending ~$25 more for what I really want, I will be a lot happier in the long run. :p 

    $39.99 Takara LG-60 Overlord:
    Transformers Takara TOMY toys Legends LG 60 Overlord Action Figure in stock MISB 4904810963967 | eBay

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    Planet X Asclepius, $46.99, looks like he raised the price by a dollar from when I bought one on Nov 18:
    Planet X Transformers FOC sensor PX-08 Asclepius Cybertron in stock | eBay

    Still waiting on Planet X Asclepius, he emailed me back and said he was just as concerned about why there is no movement, that the post office is still looking for packages/delays because of Christmas season, and he will keep me posted. He wrote back almost immediately both times I asked about it. Still no movement since Nov 25 though. Estimated delivery date is 12/9/19 to 1/22/20... so I guess I can file a claim on January 22 at worst. :confused: 
     
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    My Megatron IT-01 arrived yesterday, then shipped on 19.11, arrived 6.12 (without doing it on my birthday) 17 days, really fast shipping from China with simple mail to Italy.
    My regret is that Megatron is without his normal pectoral/breastplate.
    There are not even the two blue and purple Kremzeeks and the second cannon, but I wrote to the seller, if I understand correctly, he sends them to me.
    kaichu-57 he is a reliable and honest seller, let's see if it makes the leap in quality!
    Thanks
     

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    wish you luck, but being as they just cut the price of all their stuff by 50%....99% sure they went rogue.
     
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    Well...the item I ordered from them has been returned by Speedpak. Don’t know why, i’ve emailed them for an explanation. We’ll see what happens. Either way, a refund will be easy now.
     

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    let us know if you get a response about it and good luck if you do request a refund.
     
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    Cheers! Will do.
     
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    They've "departed from origin country" :) 
     
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    Same thing has happened to me with jiangyaoming2018_0. I messaged them about it, and they said they needed to consult the carrier about the reason for the return, and it may take them three days to receive the returned package. They said they would resend via China Post once they got it. I said okay, but now I'm skeptical seeing that it happened to someone else.

    I ordered something from another seller named 8hk4428, and while a shipping label was created, it never got shipped out. The tracking just showed that it had received the tracking data but no package had arrived yet. I contacted the seller, who said that was strange and they would investigate with the post office but offered me a refund if I wanted. I said to wait and see, but when I checked back with them a day later, they said the post office didn't know where it was yet. So I took the refund, and they immediately provided it. The funny thing is that the tracking now shows that the tracking number has been canceled. Not sure what to make of it. The seller seemed legit and did follow through on the refund right away.
     
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    Well, thanks to this, I think i’ll go bag myself one. Thanks for the info!
     
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    I've had ordered a sovereign from djfungshin aka toystrike and the same thing happend was returned
    he said that this is a very busy time for the postal system there and a lot of his parcels were returned, peak season

    so you're not alone

    That was his explaination he actually messaged me to tell me otherwise i've have nnot known till i checked the tracking which i wouldnt have done for a few more days.
     
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    Funnily enough, mine is also a Sovereign! Maybe they have batteries in or something? Do they have a light up feature? I know shipping companies (if they inspect them) won’t ship anything if it has batteries. Otherwise that’s one of the weirdest excuses i’ve ever heard! Surely it’ll take more time and man hours to send the item back to the seller, than to just pass on to customs or the airline. Strange thing to do if it’s that ‘busy’.

    Anyway, just waiting on a reply from the seller, but going by his current listings...I would say he’s gone rogue.
     
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    Thanks.
    Every time I see that Overlord, I think its a transforming Cobra Night Raven for a second. lol.

    Good idea on playing it safe with Baba. That other guy, lilanqing2013's $52 price for metallic Klaatu is too good to be true. He slashed the price from $74 to $52 just 5 days ago. I think those that bought for $52 are in for a rude awakening. Notice he's also using the slow SpeedPak shipping option. Not every seller who uses SpeedPAK is a scammer but a good number of scammers use it.

    Check Baba's Ebay price vs Baba's direct store price.

    Direct store. Coupons shuld be available when you register, sign in, and click My Coupons. There's also a holiday sales event going on.
    bababobo00712 toy store

    If you decide to go with Baba's Ebay store use this for $5 off $70: Extra $5 off $70+ - old customers exclusive sale - eBay bababobo00712 store
     
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