Ebay, 25% bellend rate
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More cathartic than anything else and I expect most replies to say they don't use ebay any more, but still need to vent
I've sold 20 items since lockdown and never having had a problem before have had:
2 people saying not delivered even though tracking confirmed
1 item picked up in person and thoroughly inspected followed by bulls
t messages for money off the following week
1 item similar but posted in perfect condition
1 item today not as described which is correct as the junk he's sent me pics of isn't the one I sent him
Grrrr
1-2 were told to take it up with the courier, 3-4 were met with polite messages and no further action, I'm waiting on 5 having asked him to return. Can hardly wait
It seems the first two are now a regular scam, they obvs know they won't get any joy if I can prove tracking but am conscious my own deliveries now get posted without waiting for my signature.
And the rest, maybe I've just been lucky in the past
Whilst waiting to see how 5 pans out I'm still hugely better off than selling elsewhere but am starting to get a bit cheesed
Cheers
I've sold 20 items since lockdown and never having had a problem before have had:
2 people saying not delivered even though tracking confirmed
1 item picked up in person and thoroughly inspected followed by bulls
t messages for money off the following week 1 item similar but posted in perfect condition
1 item today not as described which is correct as the junk he's sent me pics of isn't the one I sent him
Grrrr
1-2 were told to take it up with the courier, 3-4 were met with polite messages and no further action, I'm waiting on 5 having asked him to return. Can hardly wait
It seems the first two are now a regular scam, they obvs know they won't get any joy if I can prove tracking but am conscious my own deliveries now get posted without waiting for my signature.
And the rest, maybe I've just been lucky in the past
Whilst waiting to see how 5 pans out I'm still hugely better off than selling elsewhere but am starting to get a bit cheesed
Cheers
I think it depends on what you’re selling too. Usually I’ve found eBay to be alright.
Until I came to sell a pair of (new, limited edition) trainers. fk me the bell ends came out en masse. Offers for the below bidding price, will you take this, can pay today etc. Just ignore them all and let the auction run.
ETA: Also, winning bidders who either don’t pay, or ask to pay in three days, then don’t pay, or just say they found them somewhere else cheaper. Special place in hell for those guys.
Until I came to sell a pair of (new, limited edition) trainers. f
k me the bell ends came out en masse. Offers for the below bidding price, will you take this, can pay today etc. Just ignore them all and let the auction run. ETA: Also, winning bidders who either don’t pay, or ask to pay in three days, then don’t pay, or just say they found them somewhere else cheaper. Special place in hell for those guys.
Edited by Rojibo on Thursday 30th July 10:06
It can be extremely frustrating, with the tracking though could it be couriers fault as they seem to have gone downhill, I came home last week and found a huge parcel dumped outside my house, wondered what the mrs had been buying but when checked the address it was for a house a mile away, had to strap it onto roof of truck and take it there but obviously courier had just signed for it themselves and at the moment they sign a lot of parcels a ‘c19’ so they don’t have to get a signature and use Covid as a reason!
I've largely given up on eBay selling. For low value items it's just not worth the hassle and the fees are now prohibitive for higher value stuff.Yep, everything sent registered and insured to the value. And the buyer pays for it. Don't like it, don't buy it.
Also, everything I sell, I add loads of high-quality photos from every conceivable angle. Pinch the description from the manufacturer's page and add loads of detail on condition. This has worked well in a dispute as I was able to demonstrate I was clear about the condition.
Edit: I thought the 25% bellend rate was the wky rates eBay charge you for selling on their y platform.
Also, everything I sell, I add loads of high-quality photos from every conceivable angle. Pinch the description from the manufacturer's page and add loads of detail on condition. This has worked well in a dispute as I was able to demonstrate I was clear about the condition.
Edit: I thought the 25% bellend rate was the w
ky rates eBay charge you for selling on their y platform.Edited by Origin Unknown on Thursday 30th July 10:48
Depends what you are selling
I broke some old machine up and was selling of springs cogs wiring etc. Not a single problem.
If i soLd an iPhone I’d expect all the problems
Oddly I purchased something from a person, they sent it and then I didn’t get it. I enquired, he sent a gps tracking pin point on a map, was near my house but could have been 3 or 4 other houses. I let it slide for a few days as the seller had Done nothing wrong, about 5 days later a neighbour from about 10 doors up appears with it. They thought it was best to hang onto it, I guess they thought I had a card saying it was with them, but I did t get one.
I broke some old machine up and was selling of springs cogs wiring etc. Not a single problem.
If i soLd an iPhone I’d expect all the problems
Oddly I purchased something from a person, they sent it and then I didn’t get it. I enquired, he sent a gps tracking pin point on a map, was near my house but could have been 3 or 4 other houses. I let it slide for a few days as the seller had Done nothing wrong, about 5 days later a neighbour from about 10 doors up appears with it. They thought it was best to hang onto it, I guess they thought I had a card saying it was with them, but I did t get one.
I'm on the other end of it at the moment. Purchased some car parts which unfortunately turned out to be broken. Whether they were damaged in the post, I'll never know.
Seller refused to provide a postage label to return so ebay stepped in and refunded me. Now I'm getting one line messages from him asking when I'm sending the item back despite me chasing him for weeks. I'm half tempted to post back at my expense to get him off my back but I dont have the blokes address.
Seller refused to provide a postage label to return so ebay stepped in and refunded me. Now I'm getting one line messages from him asking when I'm sending the item back despite me chasing him for weeks. I'm half tempted to post back at my expense to get him off my back but I dont have the blokes address.
Put some monitors on, pair of Del 19's not hugely valuable, got an offer of £10 as it is at £7, got a bit grumpy with me when I said no and I will let it run.
Sold a PS3 for £40, £10 postage, am fully expecting agro with that one so sent it recorded delivery.
Sold a telly and the guy turned up on time, paid and was very complimentary about the condition, even emailed me to say how happy is with it.
Mainly not arsed about the money but cant throw good stuff on the tip because I dont want it any more, charities dont want electrical stuff.
My wife has loads of stuff "To put on eBay", to my memory she has never listed one item, so there they will stay, in limbo between cant get rid and cant be arsed to sell, get a tenner for something, you get paypal fees, ebay fees, postage charges and the risk of a bell end saying its not arrived or isnt right, so you end up out of pocket and have spent the time.
Sold a PS3 for £40, £10 postage, am fully expecting agro with that one so sent it recorded delivery.
Sold a telly and the guy turned up on time, paid and was very complimentary about the condition, even emailed me to say how happy is with it.
Mainly not arsed about the money but cant throw good stuff on the tip because I dont want it any more, charities dont want electrical stuff.
My wife has loads of stuff "To put on eBay", to my memory she has never listed one item, so there they will stay, in limbo between cant get rid and cant be arsed to sell, get a tenner for something, you get paypal fees, ebay fees, postage charges and the risk of a bell end saying its not arrived or isnt right, so you end up out of pocket and have spent the time.
From the other side...
At the beginning of lockdown I ordered 2 Netatmo security camera/floodlights - one was coming from France and the other from Germany.
Both were around £200 delivered (delivery on each was about £25 - tracked and insured)
The first arrived from Germany with zero issues at all, very quickly.
The second I have a nightmare with, the seller has sent a raft of different tracking details - none of which are for me or the product - it has since transpired that the seller posted it with just stamps on it (who does this for something international of value!) - I raised with eBay and Paypal who refunded me quickly.
Ive since been contacted for mail fraud on the assumption I received it and lied to get a refund ... I've also had threats from the seller on this as well.
At the beginning of lockdown I ordered 2 Netatmo security camera/floodlights - one was coming from France and the other from Germany.
Both were around £200 delivered (delivery on each was about £25 - tracked and insured)
The first arrived from Germany with zero issues at all, very quickly.
The second I have a nightmare with, the seller has sent a raft of different tracking details - none of which are for me or the product - it has since transpired that the seller posted it with just stamps on it (who does this for something international of value!) - I raised with eBay and Paypal who refunded me quickly.
Ive since been contacted for mail fraud on the assumption I received it and lied to get a refund ... I've also had threats from the seller on this as well.
I bought a used Honda Jazz alloy wheel and tyre from an eBay seller. I thought it would be nice to get it for my Mum as her Jazz only has gunk and she had a recent puncture.
I bid on and won a perfect alloy and tyre, taken off a car that had only covered 1,400 miles. There was not a scratch on it.
What arrived was an abomination. Every inch of the wheel was kerbed and must have been the impact alloy as it was bent. There was not one square centimetre of the alloy that was not scratched to buggery.
I immediately emailed the seller to protest and asked for an Item Not Described return/Refund. "Nah mate, no returns. I'll give you £10 off". I replied saying that was not acceptable and I wanted refund and offered £15 off. In the end I said sod you, I'm logging a case. This elicited the return postage label.
I left negative feedback. What left a sour taste was the dishonesty, the fact that he thought he could get away with it and the hours of sorting it out and trekking to the Post Office.
I bid on and won a perfect alloy and tyre, taken off a car that had only covered 1,400 miles. There was not a scratch on it.
What arrived was an abomination. Every inch of the wheel was kerbed and must have been the impact alloy as it was bent. There was not one square centimetre of the alloy that was not scratched to buggery.
I immediately emailed the seller to protest and asked for an Item Not Described return/Refund. "Nah mate, no returns. I'll give you £10 off". I replied saying that was not acceptable and I wanted refund and offered £15 off. In the end I said sod you, I'm logging a case. This elicited the return postage label.
I left negative feedback. What left a sour taste was the dishonesty, the fact that he thought he could get away with it and the hours of sorting it out and trekking to the Post Office.
numtumfutunch said:
1 item today not as described which is correct as the junk he's sent me pics of isn't the one I sent him
Sold coffee machine in immaculate working order. Got returned none working piece of crap. Tip: Take pics of serial numbers etc before posting and so on.Bought a CO detector, it was 2 years out of date (the sensor not the battery I mean). Bloke very abusive wouldn't refund. I left him negative feedback, he got eBay to remove it somehow.
My only proper eBay tt was a bloke in Exeter; I was selling a titanium exhaust system for a Yamaha R1. I was away so asked Mrs DS to send it. She sent it uninsured and untracked. You know the rest, don't you? 
The more I see of people the more I despise them - thick, lying, selfish thieving bds!
t was a bloke in Exeter; I was selling a titanium exhaust system for a Yamaha R1. I was away so asked Mrs DS to send it. She sent it uninsured and untracked. You know the rest, don't you? The more I see of people the more I despise them - thick, lying, selfish thieving b
ds!Maybe I'm lucky, but I never seem to have any problems with eBay or any of the other selling platforms.
I've used eBay since before it was eBay, when you used to be able to buy stuff literally for pence. Only problem I can remember was when I bought a part for my Alfa and the guy basically did a runner with the money, which lost me £25.
Since lockdown I've sold low value items on Facebook (mostly stuff around £10, but also a PS3 for £100) and everyone just turns up, hands over the money and walks off with the item. No haggling, no hassle and no messages later.
Where I'm going wrong I have no idea!
I've used eBay since before it was eBay, when you used to be able to buy stuff literally for pence. Only problem I can remember was when I bought a part for my Alfa and the guy basically did a runner with the money, which lost me £25.
Since lockdown I've sold low value items on Facebook (mostly stuff around £10, but also a PS3 for £100) and everyone just turns up, hands over the money and walks off with the item. No haggling, no hassle and no messages later.
Where I'm going wrong I have no idea!
Over covid times i have been selling a load of motorcycle parts some of which have been in the garage for 25yrs so its safe to say I wasn’t going to use them ! I send all the parcels signed for and all but one arrived on time with positive feedback , one took nearly 2 weeks to be delivered with me about to clock the refund buyer button , god knows where it had been for 2 weeks but buyer was happy and understanding, as a result of my clearing out old stuff i cleared over £300 not too bad .
Origin Unknown said:
Yep, everything sent registered and insured to the value. And the buyer pays for it. Don't like it, don't buy it.
Also, everything I sell, I add loads of high-quality photos from every conceivable angle.
....and of the wrapped parcel too, just in case I need some evidence of packed well - I always send registered/insured/them pay but I tend to sell things that are £50 upwards.Also, everything I sell, I add loads of high-quality photos from every conceivable angle.
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