Already regretting selling a book on ebay

So I just sold two books in one lot, a couple of Michael Turner cover Wolverine issues, one being a signature series. After taking a couple of days to pay, the buyer contacted me with rather explicit and demeaning instructions on how to pack the slabs. They went over the top with the directions and concluded with " I do NOT want cracked CGC cases."

My first reaction? "No SPIT, Sherlock". My second was to cancel the sale. But I responded back with a nice email saying certainly, and then I asked if they needed signature confirmation as some people do not have ideal mail situations; most books I get are not signature required, unless it's a really big ticket item.

His one sentence reply? "well I guess that would help". Nothing else.

I think people really need to watch what they say on the internet. I still want to sell these books, but I don't NEED to. I considered re-reading the emails. It could be interpretted as someone being witty and sarcastic, but in an email, people get ticked or misread tone very easily.

So when dealing with people online, please remember that you need to stick to the business, strict factual sentences, or be over the top friendly to ensure someone, like me, doesn't misread your emails and think you may be more trouble than you're worth... and cancel the sale... which leaves you more out in the cold than me, quite frankly. I can just go to the second highest bidder. You'd have to wait for the next available book.

Sorry to vent, and on the off chance you are the buyer and you come across this, I've treated you with nothing but professional sales respect on the transaction, and please note that some people not like me will be far more vindictive and cancel the sale.

Do unto others as you'd have done to you, and treat everyone with respect when you are making a transaction. We're all fans of comics and slabs, so let's start there and maybe we'll all keep this hobby as cool as it is.

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