Possibly the worst ebayer i have dealt with.
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Now i am not one for naming and shaming , although if prompted i will disclose the user.
Now the story as it goes.
A little while back i sold a dvd on ebay the bidder won fair and square , then i waited for a few days and eventually paid through paypal.
I sent off the dvd via first class post and presumed everything was hunky dory as i didnt receive any adverse emails.
So yesterday i open my paypal account and guess what! I have negative funds and the buyer has opened a case against me for supposedly non posting of the dvd.
Hmm so after sending 3 emails and waiting for a response...still nada.
I am miffed as at least the buyer could have let me know before going straight to paypal and reversing the payment!
So i though i'd look at her feedback.......oh my gawd! Now she has 100 percent feedback , 66 odd transactions , but but ...the description left by at least 33 of them claim they are the worst ebayer avoid at all costs.
I should have looked at her fb but it was 100 percent?
I aint looking for sympathy i know i shall just get on with life , but....this bottom feeder seems to be having free reign and duping paypal into thinking she is the victim.
I alerted ebay .... but they dont seem to be looking into this , is there anything else that can be done to warn others?
Now the story as it goes.
A little while back i sold a dvd on ebay the bidder won fair and square , then i waited for a few days and eventually paid through paypal.
I sent off the dvd via first class post and presumed everything was hunky dory as i didnt receive any adverse emails.
So yesterday i open my paypal account and guess what! I have negative funds and the buyer has opened a case against me for supposedly non posting of the dvd.
Hmm so after sending 3 emails and waiting for a response...still nada.
I am miffed as at least the buyer could have let me know before going straight to paypal and reversing the payment!
So i though i'd look at her feedback.......oh my gawd! Now she has 100 percent feedback , 66 odd transactions , but but ...the description left by at least 33 of them claim they are the worst ebayer avoid at all costs.
I should have looked at her fb but it was 100 percent?
I aint looking for sympathy i know i shall just get on with life , but....this bottom feeder seems to be having free reign and duping paypal into thinking she is the victim.
I alerted ebay .... but they dont seem to be looking into this , is there anything else that can be done to warn others?
Once upon a time the feedback system was a usefull tool to both buyers and sellers. Now it's just a waste of space. Buyers cannot be left negative feedback, sellers can easily have negative feedback removed.
It only survives because most people using it are genuine, but every now and again you get someone who isn't (buyer and seller).
It only survives because most people using it are genuine, but every now and again you get someone who isn't (buyer and seller).
Proof of posting isn't proof of receipt - PayPal would only accept proof of delivery (e.g. sent by registered mail).
Upside is that the seller can claim the money back from the Post Office as the item wasn't delivered - was it?
There are a great many people who use eBay as a way of getting free goods - you'd think PayPal would have figured this out by now and f
ked-them-off, wouldn't you??
Upside is that the seller can claim the money back from the Post Office as the item wasn't delivered - was it?
There are a great many people who use eBay as a way of getting free goods - you'd think PayPal would have figured this out by now and f
ked-them-off, wouldn't you??PurpleMoonlight said:
Once upon a time the feedback system was a usefull tool to both buyers and sellers. Now it's just a waste of space. Buyers cannot be left negative feedback, sellers can easily have negative feedback removed.
It only survives because most people using it are genuine, but every now and again you get someone who isn't (buyer and seller).
It only survives because the effect of removing it would be bad in PR terms.It only survives because most people using it are genuine, but every now and again you get someone who isn't (buyer and seller).
As you say, they gutted it's usefulness so long ago now that no-one really cares about it.
Anything I sell which is valuable is only sent to confirmed addresses using traceable means (which results in about 1 buyer in 10 getting the f
k-off because they're not confirmed or won't pay extra for tracking DESPITE that being in the terms of the auction - e.g. they're scammers). Cheaper stuff I take my chances with...Never sell anything on Ebay without using recorded delivery, however much the buyer might want it cheaper.
2 benefits:
1. Buyers can't claim not to have received goods, so less chance of a cheeky scam there.
2. Recorded delivery items seem to get 'lost in the post' less. Funny how Postman Plod becomes less light fingered when he knows the item's being tracked...
Usually use Collect+ - more convenient than trying to get to a post office.
2 benefits:
1. Buyers can't claim not to have received goods, so less chance of a cheeky scam there.
2. Recorded delivery items seem to get 'lost in the post' less. Funny how Postman Plod becomes less light fingered when he knows the item's being tracked...
Usually use Collect+ - more convenient than trying to get to a post office.
I believe it's now impossible to leave negative feedback on eBay - you can only leave positive feedback, or decline to leave it all. Insanity. Means that tossers like this are harder to weed out.
Selling DVD's on there is really not worth your time - I don't think you can even set postage costs and given the relatively low value of them anyway, you're better off just taking them to a charity shop rather than going through crap like this.
Selling DVD's on there is really not worth your time - I don't think you can even set postage costs and given the relatively low value of them anyway, you're better off just taking them to a charity shop rather than going through crap like this.
The feedback system is now a complete joke. I had a buyer last week who purchased something on the Sunday night, then emailed on the Tuesday at 11am with a very rude email complaining she had not received the item even though the listing clearly stated Standard (2nd Class delivery). I then had a look through her feedback and found lots of "positive" feedback which were in fact negative comments about her behaviour by people who were clearly frustrated that they could no longer leave negative feedback.
Try listing an iPhone on ebay - an utterly depressing experience.
Try listing an iPhone on ebay - an utterly depressing experience.
Unfortunately you will lose this against PayPal on the basis of no proof of delivery.
Have a look at this thread (sorry if I wasn't allowed to post this link) but shows how bad it is from a business point of view:
http://ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/showthread.ph...
Regards
Have a look at this thread (sorry if I wasn't allowed to post this link) but shows how bad it is from a business point of view:
http://ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/showthread.ph...
Regards
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