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Doesn't everyone feel that way at times, them against the world?
Thankfully I am not a conspiracist who
blames immigrants, DEI, LGBTQIA, ethnicity,
sex, the cosmos, chemtrails, genetically modified mosquitoes, left-wing
groups, government (OK, maybe there is some blame there), education system, take your pick.
I am focusing on my business ventures, specifically buying silver,
gold, and other items of value (mostly silver and gold, let's be real, though I am an opportunist
when the situation is ripe).
As a result, I look at everything so
I don't have extensive knowledge in any particular category.
So, I look at thousands
of listings daily and bid against experts constantly.
It feels like David -vs- Goliath at times. Even if I knew
more, I'd be obliged to have a dedicated network to sell them at their market price...make
that many networks.
The time/payoff generally isn't worth the effort when silver is so high.
I've scrapped pieces over the years that were amazing. The alternative is selling them where
I'd pay fees topping 50%. Plus, it's time-consuming
to take, edit, and post pictures. Writing a description is another time toilet. Then a slew of
questions from idiots who don't even read the listing. Packing and shipping are a chore, too.
Hours of wasted time to what end? What if silver drops significantly while the item
languishes in cyberspace?
At some point the scrap value exceeds its potential selling price.
That's 95% of items.
Time is money so if I can't get substantially more than its
raw value then it only takes seconds to send it to the melt pile.
But I digress. It doesn't end with winning the bidding war. Some sellers
cancel the sale because they didn't like the low selling price.
They relist the item until they get the price they want.
This is a huge financial burden. Even if they send it,
about 20% of sellers lie so that's more time dealing with a liar thief skank.
These scams are technically felonies but whatever.
Imagine how much (online) criminal behavior the government, law enforcement, or post office
could stop if they went after these jerks with hefty fines?
They would make more than enough
money to support any number of inspectors so why isn't it done?!
Also, online venues need to follow their own rules instead of punishing the victims
while protecting the cheats. Ebay in particular does NOTHING to these sellers
so they operate with impunity. On the contrary,
I've been punished because I am vocal about calling out bad sellers.
At what point are these venues going to be held accountable for allowing
known fraudsters to continue scamming people? Class action lawsuit, IMHO.
Please, let the abundance of sue-happy people and lawyers wrath upon this filth.
In the end, I have a business to run. As much as there are bad or ghost sales, sometimes I end up
on the winning end (see
top purchases
for some doozies). However, the stolen opportunities are enraging. Good thing I'm not a
meta-human, lol, else there'd be a string of carnage in my wake. But it would make the world a better place.
Posted by M: December 23, 2025
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