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I thought it would be fun to critique “Buyer Sob Stories” today instead of just sharing them. The majority of these sob stories were received by Mercari sellers and posted on Reddit.JUDGING SOB STORIES CRITERIA  We will judge each Sob Story based on Creativity and Believability. The buyer will earn a score of 1 through 5 points, based on how creative and unique their Sob Story is. 5 points equals the most creative sob story. 1 point is equivalent to a run-of-the-mill, common Sob St …

If you are an online seller chances are you have received at least one strange request.  We get them quite a bit here at BigBrandWholesale.com. Here's some of ours followed by 5 additional sellers sharing theirs:1. One of our most common weird requests is having someone purchase a listing for little girls Carters brand dresses in size 5/6 then asking us to ship them the same dresses in womens size 22... Carters doesn't even make adult dresses!  It has always baffled me that people …

If you're an online seller you so totally "get it"; buyers can be utterly insane!  Thankfully sellers on Reddit love to vent about their weirdest, craziest, scariest and worst buyers, which is nothing short of entertaining for fellow sellers.  So, without further ado, here's 6 of the most hilarious (and eye-rolling) buyer inquiries that online sellers have received: 1. Yes, it's my fault but it's also your fault!  SELLER: toml3030Buyer Inquiry: "I lost the item. Can you …

In life every small business owner knows that you need: A good spouse / partner / BFF (NOT business partner… just a solid person who is always there in your life.  This could be anyone from your mom to your friend from elementary school.  Someone who will always give you honest advice and is happy to listen to you vent about todays insane customer.)A good hair stylistA good restaurant to eat atA phenomenal supplier (Okay, maybe this should have been #1 on the list...)And a good web de …

This might be the craziest sh*t you have ever heard about eBay or executives, let alone eBay executives.  In this true story James Baugh and David Harville went from eBay high-ups to crazed cyber stalking lunatics, according to Federal Prosecutors.  Trust me, this tale would make the BEST EVER Netflix True Crime documentary! Get ready for a jaw-dropping blog post:In 2019, James Baugh was the former senior director of safety and security of eBay while David Harville was the former direc …