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Are fruitcakes running rampant on eBay lately? Selling, buying, listing, feedback, etc...

I listed a sealed 30th Gold C3P0 and some person kept emailing and asking how he can find one in a sealed boxed set. Needless to say, he never placed a Buy It Now offer after I asked if he was interested. Then I finally received a decent offer that I accepted. The UK buyer never paid after asking me twice if shipping will require a signature.

I won an open UCS Vader Tie Defender and the seller doesn't want to claim my payment via PayPal. Although feedback was low, his email is legit. I just sent him one.

My son wanted a Batman 1 Batmobile so I won one, Auction stated complete except for the road block. 16 minor elements ended up missing from both vehicles and seller shipped the set in the original lego box (wasn't listed in the auction) w/ supermarket brown paper around it. Never the less, the box was a pleasant surprise.

Feel free to also post any eBay feedback horror stories.

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  • jaisonline
    jaisonline

    one of my best ebay message exchanges ever. we can't even make this stuff up.  total fruitcake. happened 3 months ago.   i was the buyer for a diagon alley set. - Sent by me at 7:47pm. "Hi

  • tasiatunes
    tasiatunes

    UPDATE EBAY RETURNED ALL MY FUNDS AND SIDED WITH ME THE SELLER.

  • msdontplay01
    msdontplay01

    Update to this crazy story.  Of course the buyer never returned the item and never sent any documentation verifying they received their package with rat feces inside.  I called eBay

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I don't see why it warranted negative feedback if you got your money back. Maybe an accidental relist or sold it on amazon. I know you wouldn't be happy if the same was done to you. Yes you are out that money though until it reaches your account unless you spend it via paypal.

I would however see if he lists another one soon.

 

Good question.  I thought about the negative feedback vs neutral feedback, and here was my reasoning:

 

1. Talking with eBay CS, they suggested Negative.

2. Within 5 minute of the auction ending, he contacted me to tell me that the product had sold earlier in the day, and that I could buy something else in his store.

3. When I immediately responded that he needed to cancel the transaction, and send me a refund, he didn't respond (again, this was within 5 minutes of the auction ending).

4. I did receive a refund, but it was the next day.

5. He has been on eBay for 4 years.

 

I thought long and hard about it, but in the end, decided the guy knew what he was doing, could have immediately refunded me the money and told me that he had sold it earlier in the day.  The lack of the immediate refund for his mistake made me feel uncomfortable.

 

I would say that the same thing wouldn't happen to me, as I wouldn't let an auction end, accept payment, and suggest that a buyer use that money as a credit toward something else if I sold the product elsewhere.

Oh, guess who has a Medieval Marketplace back up on eBay for sale?

Really? I should buy it and make his life miserable.

Oh, guess who has a Medieval Marketplace back up on eBay for sale?

You kidding me!!!

If he is gonna pull that sh*t, he should have blocked you.lol

I sent him a note telling him he could sell me his newly listed one for what we agreed to in the last auction.  Haven't heard back from him yet.

 

I wasn't going to reveal the details (although it's easy to find), but here's the original auction I won.

Here is his new auction.

 

He didn't like the price I won it for.

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Oh, guess who has a Medieval Marketplace back up on eBay for sale?

 

..and this is why you leave negative feedback.  sellers like these give us bad reps.

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I sent him a note telling him he could sell me his newly listed one for what we agreed to in the last auction.  Haven't heard back from him yet.

 

I wasn't going to reveal the details (although it's easy to find), but here's the original auction I won.

Here is his new auction.

 

He didn't like the price I won it for.

 

$47 shipping?  seriously?  heck, i can ship to Europe for nearly that price.

I look at his new auction for a guy who has been selling on ebay for 4 years you would think he has heard of FedEx. Charging 47.00 to Ship a lego set Ha. And why would he do a three day auction.... Maybe you should take back your negative feedback. I think the dude is a bit challenged

"I got a new shipment in."

 

Really.  You didn't know you were getting a new shipment in, one day after the auction ended with me?

 

Bull.

"I got a new shipment in."

Really. You didn't know you were getting a new shipment in, one day after the auction ended with me?

Bull.

I'm expecting a new shipment on FB by the end of the week, must have the same seller.. Goes by Casper .

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Is it just me or when other sellers use the phrase new shipment it annoys me... I feel like I'm buying drugs.

At only 97.4% positive feedback, I'd not touch him with a bargepole.  Call me a snob but, I only buy off those with 100% if they don't have a lot of feedback.  Well done on leaving the negative, I'd have done the same.

I'm the reason he no longer has 100%.

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That's a bold stand with the 100 percent thing. I do t have 100 percent simply because some nut didn't receive his legos in three days and was mad at me for it. I also canceled an item once cause the buyer had no feedback and was unregistered user. Apparently you can leave negative feedback for that despite no exchange of item or money. EBay told me it's about his experience.

Wow what a POS. I'm glad you did what you did then and didn't do what I would have done. Thanks for the explanation and I think I'll give this guy a hard time.

Wow what a POS. I'm glad you did what you did then and didn't do what I would have done. Thanks for the explanation and I think I'll give this guy a hard time.

 

I took your advice and kept an eye on him, and it "paid off" (I guess?)

 

I did report him to eBay.  CS thought it was pretty ****** of him.

Well your instincts were right on. I'm sure he will be more careful in the future... Or not haha

I took your advice and kept an eye on him, and it "paid off" (I guess?)

 

I did report him to eBay.  CS thought it was pretty ****** of him.

I love the feedback he gave you.  That looks like a reason for another call to eBay CS :)

Hes jacking up shipping which should be illegal too. At 42$ to me, he has it listed at like 15 lbs. That set is like 6 pounds shipped. Should be in the 15$ range.

He seems to make a habit of the false positive feedback.

Report the feedback he gave you as well - Per Ebay rules you cannot leave a buyer positive with negative sounding comments.

If he left positive feedback with negative comments, definitely call ebay and they will remove the comments and leave the positive feedback. I had a similar situation, purchased a buy it now item at a great price within a couple minutes of item posting, guy immediately refunded me. First said he had sold the item locally, but ultimately got him to admit he didn't realize what it was worth until it sold so quickly, and that he refunded me so he could relist it. Left him a negative, he left me a positive but negative comments and ebay removed it. Also in the future, get the refund but don't agree to cancel the auction and they will still be stuck paying the final value fee.

 

..and this is why you leave negative feedback.  sellers like these give us bad reps.

 

You might even update your feedback, and state that he sold you the MMV, and refused to honor the sale. Might keep people from bidding on his current auction. I know it would stop me from bidding.

He doesn't seem like the smartest tool in the shed (why relist it so early?) Ha ha...well sorry for your experience, but at least you aren't "out" anything.

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