Thoughts on this ebay item

[SMP]

What gives ? I thought this had sold once:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WW2-British-Ai...3A2%7C294%3A50

[Adrian Stevenson]

I thought Jack bought it? Or am I mistaken?

Cheers, Ade.

[SMP]

I thought Jack bought it? Or am I mistaken?

Cheers, Ade.

Thought so, too, Ade.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ighlight=beret

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Hi all,

Yes I did buy the beret first time it was offered on eBay but the deal fell through, by no fault of my own.The seller is the hardest person to deal with on the planet (myself included!).

When I originally bought the helmet I asked several times if there were any other items. The seller answered about there being some photos which might be listed and also said that there was his beret, but this was not for sale, because it was still worn to reunions etc. I accepted this as it would be fair to do so. Anyway, no doubt the seller realised this stuff was worth £££ after selling the helmet sell so regardless of any regard for morality listed it on eBay. I then emailed the seller about the fact that I had bought the helmet and had previously expressed interest in buying the beret. No luck there really, so I made an offer (as high as my ebay bid) but this was not accepted.

Skip a few days and I had the top bid on ebay. In the exchange of emails in the days following the auction I again expressed an interest in keeping the items together and asked if there were any more bits to come. Anyway the seller kept stalling me and stalling me and wouldn't provide me with too much information so I thought to myself !@%" it!!! If the seller wasn't bothered about keeping his family's military history together then why should I bother? Sometimes trying to do the right thing can turn bad

Anyway it's a nice beret at the end of the day but some things are just not worth the hassle. It's quite clear the seller is only motivated by money and doesn't want to keep his father's bit and pieces together.

Jack.

[Vic]

He has sold at ebay also the kit bag, pisol holster and ammo pouch and set of insignias of the officer...

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Hi Vic,

Yes he sold everything as individual lots.

Jack.

[lnijherald]

Winning bidder pays and then seller ships. How complicated is that?

Luc

[Beau Brummel.]

It's sad the group Is broken but there we are. It's probable that the son Is trying to raise as much money as possible for his father. At least you got the helmet .

Yours, Guy.

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Winning bidder pays and then seller ships. How complicated is that?

Luc

Please see my above post Luc. The point is it shouldn't be complicated, but it was.

But Luc how about the one where the buyer pays, the seller ships, the item "doesn't arrive", the seller gives refund of £150 out of good will, waits for the compensation but this doesn't come because "dutch postal service unable to provide records", seller is £150 down and badge is "missing"?

Jack.

[lnijherald]

"doesn't arrive"

"missing"

Apart from the fact that you missed my point completely I do not appreciate what you are trying to suggest.

I'd like to see some hard evidence to substanciate your suggestion.

Luc

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

I can't proveanything, but nor can you.

Your above comment on my explanation was uncalled for. I am not the only person who has had diffulties in dealing with the seller.

Jack.

[lnijherald]

nor can you

You made the suggestions, it is only fair that you substanciate them. I can't proove what I haven't done.

Luc

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

It was just a dig at you, just like you had a dig at me. Tit for tat as they say.

[Mark Gibson]

What do you guys think of this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...lenotsupported

Obviously someone has made a decent offer for him to sell out of ebay. Would love to know the selling price as the bidding was looking quite good so it must have been a decent offer. Bidding did get up to $1800US.

Mark

[Mark Gibson]

Hi Vic,

Yes he sold everything as individual lots.

Jack.

It happens all too often unfortunately. I had been interested in a pair of parachute regiment titles on Australian ebay that a seller listed individually, along with quite a few other pieces. I won one of them but was outbid on the 2nd title. What's the good of just one from a matching set?

Mark