EBay Is Just So Damned Horrible ...

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[galactiboy]

I found out the other day you can even state that insurance is optional... I used to do that with smaller value items since requiring full insurance plus shipping on a cheaper item pretty much kills your sales.

eBay really does suck... but its a necessary evil if you buy and sell collectibles. I prefer to sell stuff here, but can't always get takers.

 

[Vader AL]

Actually, the sellers that put that info in their auctions in the past have been wasting their time. Sellers have always been fully responsible for their items reaching the buyer in the condition advertised. The Paypal agreement overrides the disclaimer, whether the seller likes it or not. That's why it's 'the customer is always right' on ebay.

The best thing to do is to charge enough in the shipping to make sure there is enough leftover to buy insurance on every item you sell, because the seller is absolutely responsible for the item being 'as described'.

You're right. I always use insurance, never optional.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

So how does it work to claim insurance at UPS?? Don't they require the person receiving it to send it back?? I don't care, but I guarantee he's gonna keep the one I sent and send back one that is ____3d up.

 

[karamazov80]

I never use insurance on anything less than $100 or so, and never had a problem with it, really. Though I recently noted that an item apparently went "lost" after a couple weeks, it did show up just last night as "delivered." USPS is, in the vast vast majority of cases, very reliable and good at getting your package where it needs to go in good shape. I think the use of insurance for extremely expensive items is completely sensible, but I really don't think it is worth the extra expense for cheaper items, so I don't bother. Could a buyer make some ridiculous claim and hold me liable? Sure, but life is full of risks, and I don't think the risk in these situations is very high.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Ok, I just had someone ____ me over on a fixed auction. I had a buy-it-now and a best offer option on the listing. So anyways the ******** decides to submit a best offer of $275 (which was the best offer reserve) wins the auction and emails me saying it was a typo and she meant to offer $225. I call bull____ on her and tell her it's not my problem.

So my questions is, can I re-list the item and file a non-paying bidder strike against her at the same time? I know a non-paying bidder strike takes a few days after the auction ends to be able to be filed. But I was curious how this worked and I am super pissed. Best offer sucks ass. Help me out my fellow ____ed over freaks.

 

[kl241]

If they won the auction they are legally bound to complete the transaction according to eBay's bidding policy when she submitted her "best offer" bid and was accepted. Refer her to ebay's bidding policy and tell her she is obligated to send payment or you will have to file a non-payment dispute.

 

[EVILFACE]

You have to confirm the offer, there is no mistake. Non pay her and relist it.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

You have to confirm the offer, there is no mistake. Non pay her and relist it.

What do you mean by "confirm" EF? I mean she ended the auction because she bid the right amount to end it. That should be confirmation enough, right?

 

[devilof76]

When you send in a Best Offer price to a buyer, just like sending an auction price, you have to confirm it on a second page once you submit it. It gives you an opportunity to look at your price before you hit the final button.

 

[jonny88]

well l have never sold on ebay but bought hundreds of stuff with out 1 problem but never sold anything before,and l guess thats were all the problems are.and l think it STUPID that sellers cant even leave negative feedback for bad buyers,sellers just have to sit back and take the abuse.

 

[Darth Waller]

Ok, I just had someone ____ me over on a fixed auction. I had a buy-it-now and a best offer option on the listing. So anyways the ******** decides to submit a best offer of $275 (which was the best offer reserve) wins the auction and emails me saying it was a typo and she meant to offer $225. I call bull____ on her and tell her it's not my problem.

Relist it, file a non-paying bidder strike and post their user ID.

 

[galactiboy]

Yeah, either file non-paying or get the person to agree to end the transaction (which does take a few days). Either way, you won't get charged for the final value fees... but it is an inconvenience.

 

[LOTRFan]

Relist it, file a non-paying bidder strike and post their user ID.

 

[risingstar]

well l have never sold on ebay but bought hundreds of stuff with out 1 problem but never sold anything before,and l guess thats were all the problems are.and l think it STUPID that sellers cant even leave negative feedback for bad buyers,sellers just have to sit back and take the abuse.

I've been buying and selling on eBay for probably 15 years. I'd say that 95% of the problems I have had on eBay has been with sellers. If they're weren't downright shady, they were retarded. On the most part, buyers have been far easier to deal with.

 

[karamazov80]

I've been buying and selling on eBay for probably 15 years. I'd say that 95% of the problems I have had on eBay has been with sellers. If they're weren't downright shady, they were retarded. On the most part, buyers have been far easier to deal with.

I've been on eBay for over 10 years, and have had a different experience. Very few sellers have screwed me over on eBay, in part, because you can choose who you want to buy from (feedback and whatnot). You have your item description, pictures, and feedback to go on. If you don't get what you bid on, eBay and Paypal are reasonably good at resolving issues, so even if they do try to screw you, they often can't succeed.

With buyers, it is more of a crap-shoot. You can't control who bids or buys. You can't know if someone is going to lie about what they receive, start _____ing about something because they didn't read the auction carefully or didn't look at the pics, etc.

Still, usually things run very smoothly. But not always.

 

[Darth Caedus]

This thread is getting me scared. I want to sell some things on eBay to get some cash, they are not selling here on the board, but now I don't know if it's even worth it.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

When you send in a Best Offer price to a buyer, just like sending an auction price, you have to confirm it on a second page once you submit it. It gives you an opportunity to look at your price before you hit the final button.

I know, stupid ********.

Relist it, file a non-paying bidder strike and post their user ID.

I will on the 15th (earliest I can).

Yeah, either file non-paying or get the person to agree to end the transaction (which does take a few days). Either way, you won't get charged for the final value fees... but it is an inconvenience.

Relisted and SOLD motherfrakkers! I even ripped on her on the listing. her name is MISSYARDSALE. She even told me she didn't even have a ____ing job! The balls on her, and if she's on here ____ you lady.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Oh and thanks for all the sage advice guys.