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THE VINTAGE REBELLION : Episode 56 LAUNCHED
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<blockquote data-quote="TheJabbaWookie" data-source="post: 503760" data-attributes="member: 9217"><p>Hi guys just started listening. Really looking forward to it.</p><p></p><p>Just thought I'd clarify a couple of things regarding the bubble broken in transit, while it's fresh in my mind.</p><p></p><p>Firstly I'd like to reiterate that the seller was nothing but amicable over the whole situation and conducted himself with great aplomb. Secondly, having just witnessed how calling someone out quite aggressively on FB over a broken bubble Fett, created a witch hunt and possibly trashed someone's reputation, I'm glad I took a much more diplomatic approach and posted first on here to judge reaction and canvas opinion.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, the MOC was available as a BIN on Echo. The price was amazing. I imagine it would of shifted at £300 (maybe more), let alone £220. The even luckier thing was the MOC had been listed for over 24hrs along with a number of other items that had been purchased, but for some reason the stand out deal was still there. In fact the only person who had commented on it was Iain Sanderson who said what a great price it was for a DSD in that condition after he had been tagged in on the post. So I was super lucky to get it at that price.</p><p></p><p>The seller offered me a full refund or just £50 off (not 50%). After canvassing opinion on here it seemed £50 was not really enough and you should be looking for around 50%. Even 33% as Rich mentioned would of been £75. I ummed and ahhed over it because I realised the initial price was so great and £170 for what was essentially a hairline crack was an ok price. If it had been 50% off at £110 I would definitely of jumped on it. In the end I figured it would of been a placeholder and then I would of had the worry of shipping an already cracked and weakened bubble in the future and the lottery that would of come with that.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I did not mention it on the post, as I was in constant contact with the seller, and an acceptable resolution was on the table. However, while the packaging was clearly good it was not how I would of sent it myself. The box was sturdy and it was sent in a star case. Some care and consideration had clearly been taken but not quite enough. I would of double boxed it, and most importantly he had just put a scrunched up a4 piece of paper around the bubble in the star case, with no other padding and it was clear that any vigorous bump could of caused the figure to hit the bubble. I posted it back to him double boxed and well packaged and no further harm came to it. I've had a few MOCs (not many) and sent a few and the only two that have arrived having issues were both sent this way. However, I saw no need to put this info on the initial post. </p><p></p><p>In the end I was happy to get my refund. I was gutted that I had missed out on such a nice card and acknowledge that the biggest losers her are the seller (who now has a cracked bubble) and the hobby (which now has 1 less mint MOC). So guys if you can't meet up and exchange face to face like Pete said make sure you really protect those cards in transit. Send it like you'd like to receive it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheJabbaWookie, post: 503760, member: 9217"] Hi guys just started listening. Really looking forward to it. Just thought I’d clarify a couple of things regarding the bubble broken in transit, while it’s fresh in my mind. Firstly I’d like to reiterate that the seller was nothing but amicable over the whole situation and conducted himself with great aplomb. Secondly, having just witnessed how calling someone out quite aggressively on FB over a broken bubble Fett, created a witch hunt and possibly trashed someone’s reputation, I’m glad I took a much more diplomatic approach and posted first on here to judge reaction and canvas opinion. Anyways, the MOC was available as a BIN on Echo. The price was amazing. I imagine it would of shifted at £300 (maybe more), let alone £220. The even luckier thing was the MOC had been listed for over 24hrs along with a number of other items that had been purchased, but for some reason the stand out deal was still there. In fact the only person who had commented on it was Iain Sanderson who said what a great price it was for a DSD in that condition after he had been tagged in on the post. So I was super lucky to get it at that price. The seller offered me a full refund or just £50 off (not 50%). After canvassing opinion on here it seemed £50 was not really enough and you should be looking for around 50%. Even 33% as Rich mentioned would of been £75. I ummed and ahhed over it because I realised the initial price was so great and £170 for what was essentially a hairline crack was an ok price. If it had been 50% off at £110 I would definitely of jumped on it. In the end I figured it would of been a placeholder and then I would of had the worry of shipping an already cracked and weakened bubble in the future and the lottery that would of come with that. Finally, I did not mention it on the post, as I was in constant contact with the seller, and an acceptable resolution was on the table. However, while the packaging was clearly good it was not how I would of sent it myself. The box was sturdy and it was sent in a star case. Some care and consideration had clearly been taken but not quite enough. I would of double boxed it, and most importantly he had just put a scrunched up a4 piece of paper around the bubble in the star case, with no other padding and it was clear that any vigorous bump could of caused the figure to hit the bubble. I posted it back to him double boxed and well packaged and no further harm came to it. I’ve had a few MOCs (not many) and sent a few and the only two that have arrived having issues were both sent this way. However, I saw no need to put this info on the initial post. In the end I was happy to get my refund. I was gutted that I had missed out on such a nice card and acknowledge that the biggest losers her are the seller (who now has a cracked bubble) and the hobby (which now has 1 less mint MOC). So guys if you can’t meet up and exchange face to face like Pete said make sure you really protect those cards in transit. Send it like you’d like to receive it. [/QUOTE]
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