OT: I HATE E-BAY!!!, Got held "feedback hostage".... and lost |
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OT: I HATE E-BAY!!!, Got held "feedback hostage".... and lost |
ninefourteener |
Dec 13 2004, 02:59 PM
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Perfectly Normal Guy :) Group: Members Posts: 1,216 Joined: 3-June 03 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 779 |
I'm so pissed off.
Remember the guitar I was selling for my friend last week? It was an absolutely GORGEOUS, mint-condition Alembic. I mean, this thing was MINT.... I cannot possibly express how clean this instrument was. Nevertheless, winning bidder buys it.... pays for it immediately..... so I leave very positive feedback for such a quick payment, and ship it out the next day. 3 days go by, and I get an e-mail... "It has dents and scratches all over it..... What will you do to rectify this situation?? I told him that if it is damaged, he can bring it to the post office and claim insurance on it. After all, I insured it for more than he paid for it........ But he didn't want to do that. I offered him a full refund if he sent it back...... He didn't want to do that either. What he DID want.......... was cash. He said that I should refund the difference between what he paid for shipping, and what I actually spent on shipping..... which was about $35.00. (Keep in mind, this was almost a $1500 transaction). Yet.... he demanded that I pay him first.... THEN he'd leave his feedback. I refused to "buy him off" for $35....... now I have my first negative feedback in 67 transactions...... over 35 f*cking dollars. What an asshole. This ever happened to anyone else? |
ninefourteener |
Dec 13 2004, 06:23 PM
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Perfectly Normal Guy :) Group: Members Posts: 1,216 Joined: 3-June 03 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 779 |
I thought about fighting this thing tooth and nail, but in all honesty, it really isn't worth the effort. I went through this a little over a year ago when a guy sold me a broken car stereo. It went back and forth several times. The charged my credit card, they refunded, they charged, they refunded, etc. I wrote countless letters, made countless phone calls..... all for 75 bucks.
Yea... eventually I got my $$$ back... but it took over 6 months. I'm not losing any money here. Hell, I've been paid... the only thing I'm really pissed about is the damage to my ebay reputation. Yea.... it may matter a little bit the next time I sell something, but I used my "About me" page to clearly explain what happened, and the results. Anyone wanna check out my "about Me" page and give me advice? Does it look ok? If you were interested in buying something I'm selling, would you be ok with placing a bid? My ebay handle is the same as it is here.... ninefourteener I figure next time I sell something.... the first words in my ad will be "Please excuse my recent negative feedback. I feel is is greatly unjust. For a full explanation, please read my about me page." Thoughts????? |
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