The Cold Decline - Reverb and eBay Sellers...

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Ok, let me get this straight—this guy was mad that he didn't get a message back about why his offer was declined, despite not offering any explanation as to why he was offering less than the listed price when he made the offer? And he's also mad it took a few hours for his offer to get declined, yet took him "a couple weeks" to decide he "didn't really like" some other pickups he bought, before trying to return them to the wrong place? And then he rants about his superior intelligence and analytical skills? This seems like too ridiculous of a scenario to possibly be true, but it's also too stupid for anyone to make up.
 
Accuses people being arrogant and grandiloquent when they respond to his post about someone not accepting his under priced offer for a pickup in his ‘acceptable time frame’...

Seriously man, if you’re this accomplished and successful why was the $9.95 such a big deal? If your accomplished successful self had just paid that extra NINE DOLLARS that pickup would be out in this morning’s mail.
 
scottosan":5k1jreil said:
milkchickenbomb":5k1jreil said:
I'm with the OP, guys.

I have a GED, a BS, an MA, an OD, an MPH, and a PhD, and it's very difficult for me to go leave the house without thinking about antifa, liberals, millennials, and reverb.com

If you guys were as successful and educated as we are, you would understand. Things are going to shit.
So how many shifts at Guitar Center do you have to work to pay your student loans? :D

Oh, I just work regular shifts. They won't let me work double shifts because customers complain when I try to engage them in hour-long diatribes about how liberals are making the county go to shit.

I make up for my small income by saving up to $9.95 at a time on reverb and ebay. Then, I broadcast longwinded posts about my online purchasing. Since I make minimum wage, it's not really an issue for me to spend so much time on this. Plus, I'm an academic. And globally successful.
 
Steinmetzify":16f0s6ax said:
Accuses people being arrogant and grandiloquent when they respond to his post about someone not accepting his under priced offer for a pickup in his ‘acceptable time frame’...

Yet still within the timeframe of the platform on which it was made.
 
Those who have to brag about how smart they are,are usually trying to convince themselves as much as everyone else.

I don't doubt the op is smart,he has told us so.

I don't doubt he is a badsss,we remember the golf course beat down he told us about.

I only doubt he truly thought out his complaint about the cold denial from the eBay seller,and how others might react to the thread. And if he did foresee others disagreeing with him,did he really need to be so antagonistic,or is he so smart that it was all a ruse so that he could have a reason to be so insulting?

In fact I would surmise that someone with the skill sets he says he has,and the pure badass-ery that he implies he is capable of,would have better social skills that he is exhibiting on this forum. The truly smart and the truly badass need not brag. They just are.

But ya gotta admit,threads like this are fun to watch.
 
rottingcorpse":k4e7m5se said:
But ya gotta admit,threads like this are fun to watch.

Was thinking this when I opened the thread this morning and saw he'd replied. :lol: :LOL:
 
GOHOINC":2tqtq9tg said:
SavageRiffer":2tqtq9tg said:
It never occurred to you that I have the ability to analyze things to a deep level.

No.
That actually didn't occur to me.

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Steve
 
SavageRiffer":e9iyzecg said:
The petty little mob of illiterate hypocrites strikes again. They don't give a damn if what they say is true, factual, or even accurate to any degree. Some are such petty losers that they do digging for unrelated threads around the Internet or stalking my posts for the opportunity to post something insulting. They're just so damned dumb that it's disgusting. They don't even read a full sentence before they mouth off. Not one of them have the reading comprehension of a 5th grade student, and the few who might, just don't care anyway because they delight in carrying on with some false narrative.

I've seen how pathetic the world can be, and this is more of the same. They can insult me and talk all the shit they want, but the simple fact is that I don't engage in the petty bullshit that they do. They're just worthless trolls. When someone asks me a question, I try to answer thoughtfully and be as helpful as I can. When I know something that I contribute, I spend some time trying to offer some of the knowledge I've acquired. I trade with integrity. However, none of that matters to these clowns. They're content being vulgar and vitriolic.

It wasn't too long ago that I tried to share some good, detailed information and pictures about a fantastic guitar manufacturer that makes top-notch guitars at affordable prices. Unfortunately, because of these same losers, I had to delete it. It's a terrible disservice to this forum because there are people who appreciate that kind of information and find it useful. The more they get to engage in mob rule, the more this forum will deteriorate. I'm no longer willing to give my knowledge as freely as a result of their behavior. Perhaps in that sense they've achieved their objective.

All I wanted to do was discuss something that annoys a lot of people which is the cold decline, yet somehow these vulgar little trolls think that warrants the following kinds of insults. I mean, just look at the shitty things they say. The irony is that somehow they think they're better than me... Hmmf, that's amusing.
After reading this, I'm getting seriously concerned for you, dude. No joke... Please take it easy, man...

Steve
 
I have learned not to seek sympathy on internet forums, it rarely works out well.

In this case, I don't think any sympathy is deserved. You got a response in a day and they declined, either submit another offer or move on.


I am sure this thread will keep going, so I am getting my popcorn out.
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sleewell2":3bhsnjtl said:
are reverb and ebay on the decline or is the op just too psycho to keep using them?

pretty sure both companies are doing just fine and they are MUCH better off without this nutjob going there.


dude you need this:

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I routinely let offers I'm not interested in accepting run out because Reverb sends an email out to all watchers when someone makes an offer. So someone making an offer might entice one of the other people watching to just buy at full price. Its just business.
 
I've ripped into him and him back a few times but I usually just don't respond to his posts because you CANT' win an argument with him. Feel bad for him a little, his long threads and most all of his post just scream "problems" I will say though I will give it to him...he can actually play the guitar which I've seen in his clips. You can tell he plays his shit, not just cherish's it lol. Unlike someone say like CharvelDan! That's always a plus, as compared to the guys that know it all on gear forums and are very opinionated yet can't actually play well or even worth a shit. I give you that, I will try to lay off lol.
 
SavageRiffer":1fqumddf said:
D-Rock":1fqumddf said:
The OP clearly has a form of OCD. Ever notice his posts are often long, self serving, meandering, linguistic nightmares?

Here's are a short read on the matter;


You’re afraid of being proven wrong.
If you talk a lot about how things should be and then shut down someone who questions you, it’s more than likely that you know your position has cracks. You simply can’t handle the possibility that the other person might prove you wrong or suggest something that is legitimately a better way.

You lack the ability to tackle difficult problems. If you live in fear of being proven wrong, chances are you’re not good at solving problems and reaching common ground with people. You may see yourself as powerful, but it shows you are weak.

You have unresolved issues. You shut people down because they are touching a nerve, bringing up something so painful that you can’t bear it. I’m more sympathetic to this category of people. But they are still being unkind.

Who the hell are you loser? I'm successful. I've built a career helping people and saving lives. I have traveled the country and the world in an official capacity. I have 4 degrees, including a bachelors in computer science and doctorate in social science. Who the hell are you to think you have a place to talk down to me? Maybe you and the rest of your illiterate little buddies should step off of your high horsies and develop some reading comprehension. It probably never occurred to you that I'm an accomplished man, but that's because you probably expect everyone else to be a dull and petty as you are. Next time you go mouthing off with such arrogance and grandiloquence, remember that there are a lot of people far better men than you will ever be. Don't talk to me about fears and issues, because I've seen things that would give you trauma. You want to talk about facing difficult issues, then you're talking to the wrong person. How ignorant of you to make assumptions about me when you don't know jack shit.

When you've lost those closest to you; when you've attained the highest education; when you've built a successful career doing something meaningful for the world; when you've made the sacrifices few people are willing to make; only then can have you earned the right to speak to me about it. Until then, you're just a disillusioned little loser who is far out of his depth.

If you had any intelligence or common sense, then you'd learn how to really listen to people and discern things. It obviously never occurred to you that I might know what the hell I'm talking about. It never occurred to you that I have the ability to analyze things to a deep level. To you my posts may be long and linguistic, but that's because you're not well-read or educated. When you've written volumes of research, it becomes nothing to write a few paragraphs. It's obvious you're not academic because if you were, it wouldn't be such a challenge for you. Try reading hundreds of pages every day for years. Try writing a dissertation, defend it before a panel of PHDs, and prove real scientific studies. When you've done that, then you've earned the right to speak to me. As of now, you're just a confused fool who is not smart enough to discern who really knows what they're talking about and who doesn't.



Every time I read through one of his threads, sooner or later, I start hearing this playing in my head. :loco:
 
Wow this was a total Internet forum gang bang.
 
SavageRiffer":z6ub8l8u said:
So even though I've quit buying anything of value beyond $100-200 on eBay or Reverb, I was shopping around yesterday for a pickup at Rainbow Guitars listed for $69.95 + free shipping. It had a best offer, so I submitted an offer of $60.00. I waited the full 24 hours to hear anything back from them, then right at the end I got a cold decline - no counter-offer, no explanation, just a cold decline.

Well that kind of pisses me off because it was not a lowball offer and because I was genuinely interested in buying it. I would have even bought it at their listed price if the best offer wasn't available. I think it's rude and inconsiderate that you take the time to consider buying something, make a reasonable offer, and get shot down after waiting an entire day, but with no explanation whatsoever.

Certainly, I have no problem with them not selling something or whatever. That's their right, but THEY are the ones who put the best offer there, and as far as I'm concerned, they should at least respond with some degree of consideration to reasonable offers. I kind of makes you feel like you're not even worth their time. I mean, what the fuck did they expect, an offer of $69.94?

If they would have said, sorry that was a mistake and $65.99 is the lowest we can go, I would have accepted that and there's a possibility that I would have gone ahead and bought it. However, NOTHING -- not a peep -- just a cold, dead decline. What makes matters worse is that they waited the whole 24 hours to respond. Hell, they might have just as well let the offer expire. I could have bought something else, but I was fairly confident that we'd be able to work out a price. It was a total waste of time.

This is what I call the cold decline. Unfortunately, it's a symptom of a much greater societal problem these days. Customer service has died off. The few companies still practicing good customer service are like the last of the Mohicans. Don't you find this kind of thing at least a bit irritating?


You're one of the pussy millennials who think they're entitled to everything. Seriously, go fuck yourself.
 
I remember a listing on ebay; seller was a music store (gearnuts), had make an offer, I did, and they replied they weren't accepting offers on it due to high demand - which is BS, because several online retailers had it in stock (Boss GP-10GK), this was about a year after the GP-10 was released IIRC. so, I asked then why do you have make an offer on the listing? no reply. Thanks for wasting my time. This was a few years ago, never purchased from them since, don't plan on it. YMMV

I found the same new item, got 15% off, moved on. I'm also using my GP-10 again after shelving it for about a year.
 

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