Good Buy? Donatus Solingen Cutter

[hex1848]

LOL


Watch the package show up this afternoon.

[jaewing]

Yeah it did not cost her a thing since she was ripping you off. Not like she ever sent the package and is now out the cost of the item.

Glad it worked out good for you in the end.

[Jonsey5484]

Yeah...I thought it would be pretty funny if the package was in the mailbox when I got home. Then, I had the same thought as Jason, it did not cost her anything because she probably never sent the package. I wonder how many times that item has been on Ebay? I will search and see if I can find it again in a few days.

[Kenyth]

My guess is that it was poorly packed with no return address and no delivery confirmation. If either the package came open or the shipping label came off with no tracking, it's gone.

The reason I say this is because once I bought a FRAGILE ceramic Hummel figurine for a christmas gift. The person who packed it had absolutely no idea what they were doing! It was packed with a handful of shredded paper in a makeshift box made from scrap cardboard and packing tape. The box was barely bigger than the figurine and one end didn't have enough cardboard to cover it, so they just used layers of packing tape to build the rest of that side. The fact that it arrived in only three pieces was what surprised me. Luckily, it was insured and the seller refunded me. I can't believe the post office clerk let an insured package through looking like that!


Heck, when I first started on ebay, I used to do a little reselling. (The days before the big retailers took over) I had no clue what I was doing and I shipped an item advertised as "New in Box" without packing it inside another box! The buyer was less than thrilled that he couldn't use the original box for the gift. I, of course, offerred to refund him for my stupidity or send him a partial refund for his trouble, but he was gracious enough to forget about it and educate me a bit on shipping expectations.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you'll find a lot of ignorance and stupid mistakes if you buy from Ebay.

[Jonsey5484]

Yeah, I am still hanging on to the hope that the package is still out there and will eventually be delivered to me. That was a really sweet looking cutter. Oh well, maybe I will find another one like it someday.

[jaewing]

Here are a couple links to similar cutters. Although I do not like Thompsons it is the only other place I have seen this type of cutter.

Thompsons Combo

Thompsons Combo 2

Hope you find one.

- Jason

[Jonsey5484]

Sweet! Thanks a lot, it actually looks like a better deal here than I had origionally bought it for! I will have to place an order.