Windscale Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 As a regular bidder for violins in ebay, I have noticed that the violins offered by Istock1010 attracted no bidders on recent occasions. Can anyone tell me if there was anything wrong with this seller. I have put in bids before but did not win. Now I am worried so I have not put in anymore bids. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenbow Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 A feedback rating of 97% is very low. Anyone who has a feedback rating below 99.5 should be carefully scrutinized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlecollector Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Maybe her descriptions have nothing to do with whats in the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Check her feedback to people who had problems. I don't think she's going to be much help if you have a problem. And then there's the racist issue. This is someone I'd stay real clear of, even if the stuff was what it said it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 5 negatives in just the past month. That's some kind of a record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuckers Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 Those are some crappy violins! Her attributions are laughable. All I have seen have that poorly done german factory look, many have a new slathering of bad varnish too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahdah_hound Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 The seller has now made her feedback "private". Regardless, I agree that 5 negs in a month is outrageous. It looks as if she buys most of her stuff on eBay for under $100. She then just turns around and resells it. No wonder the feedback is private. Otgherwise everyone would know what she paid. Its nice to know that sellers with bad feedback don't get good bids on their items. Jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedski Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 I was able to read the first 2 pages of her feedback before she went Private. Here are 2 of her NEG feedbacks (including her racist reply) along with a couple of her POS ones: NEG: Don't believe this seller! Fortunately I was not fooled with this junk($6000). Buyer jin191150( 6 ) Aug-09-06 16:25 7418950129 Reply by lstock1010: NON PAYING JERK BIDDER! SELLERS BEWARE! THIS IS WHY I WON'T SELL TO S.KOREANS! Aug-09-06 16:59 NEG: Be caueful-seller's trick/no return policy. All violins are junk. It's terrible. Buyer jin191150( 6 ) Aug-09-06 15:02 7423918928 Reply by lstock1010: Jerk never paid for item. Said it was junk. Sold it again & it appraised for 20K POS: great ebayer ! thank you for the wonderful violin it is historical AAAA+++++ Buyer nancyrides( 4 ) Aug-08-06 15:50 170013859465 Reply by lstock1010: This is the lady that bought violin jerk Korean didn't pay for Appraised for 20K (Yeah right. Winning bid for this $20,000 violin was $100. What do you suppose the winning bidder knew that 147 other people who looked at that listing didn't? - Tedski) POS: delivered as described. Thank you! Buyer 2439glenn( 67) Aug-15-06 06:08 170014760277 desc.violin said "deeptone" not true. 2-3 day ship not true. color is nice Buyer rappinfiddler( 2 ) Aug-14-06 16:13 170015015906 Reply by lstock1010: Shipped promptly. Tone is a matter of opinion. Must be looking for trouble! FFF- Aug-14-06 16:35 Rating Mutually Withdrawn: Buyer and seller mutually agreed to withdraw feedback for this item. Learn more. Cheers, Tedski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedski Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Sorry about the run-on paragraph, above. My paragraphs showed up in the preview window, but then the actual posting came out as one patagraph. Anyone know how to remedy this in the future? Tedski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uid6001 Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Bought one 3/4 violin from this ebayer. The violin, an old german made as the described, has the faux tiger back. That said it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean_fidhleir Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 In all fairness, 3 of the 5 were from the same person about the same transaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 That still makes 3 distinct buyers in one month. Divide that by the number of transactions and figure your odds of having a good experience. BTW I looked up that violin that reportedly was worth $20K. It was 3/4-size Czech fiddle -- enough said, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean_fidhleir Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 I wasn't trying to defend her. I just didn't think we'd be doing ourselves any favors by overstating the case, even though inadvertently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaux Eau Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 To deepen the mystery, look at listings from ebayer geraldstockdale (active for only the past four months), and compare the listing format (and the chubby hand in the photos.) Somebody's got a corner on the market for clunkers in the Springfield MO market! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddler44 Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 lstock seems to have made her feedback public again. I bought one of her fiddles knowing the label was fake (all of her fiddles have labels by prestige makers but sell for nothing plus the one I bought had a pic of a really sh*t scroll. As well, I noted in her feedback that although she claims not to repair violins, she buys an awful lot of violin parts). Nevertheless the one I bought turned out to be a real bargain with a gorgeous dark sound. People at a workshop I play at regularly come over and take it from me to try out. I'm not recommending her, mind you. I think she's a hit or miss seller... doesn't give refunds so I probably wouldn't risk her again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtusoso Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 I too have dealt with lstock1010 and who I believe to be her son Geraldstockdale. I bid on and won a 1690 Ruggieri. No I did'nt believe it was real,just a copy.Wrong.Not even remotely.As Michael Darnton or Jeffrey Holmes put it(I don't remember who) the only similarity was that it had strings and f-holes. It was a horrible unplayable waste of wood and wire. I wimped out and didn't leave her a negative because I saw that she leaves a negative for a negative and can be quite nasty about it.She promised me a refund but that never materialized. Now on to Geraldstockdale. I bid on a old German violin which was decent save for the hideous revarnish that dripped in the f-holes and onto the label.Of course I couldn't see that 'til it was in hand. Then on further inspection of the auction page I saw that the one bid before me was lstock1010. That would be shill bidding if they are related correct? Both parties live in the same town and if you look at their listings offer the same type of heavily revarnished violins that if you do some sleuthing can see came cheaply from other auctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlinben Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 ya look at the violins she buys....She buys them for about 50 each..usually are extra Sh*tty german violins, puts a label usually italian and then sells them for 300 or more..She;s a thief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsgirl Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 She had an old profile which you can find on Google, where she says she is a violin collector. I wrote her about a violin and she played stupid until I quoted her old profile. Definately not an up front dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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