Well this is a new way to waste time on eBay... pass the drinks!

airplanenut

I sold a coin to a buyer located out of the country. He requested that I ship to a friend in the USA, which is no problem. In the order notes and as a separate message, he said his friend whose address he used is on vacation and asked me to ship to a different friend. Following eBay's policies, I told him that I can ship to the shipping address he gave me or redo the sale so he can change the address.

A few messages go back and forth where he points out that refunding and repurchasing is complicated, and then he goes quiet for a day. My ship-by date comes and with no go-ahead to use the original address, I cancel the order and then list the item as a BIN (it was previously an auction) and send a note to the buyer that it's available so he can buy it and use the desired shipping address with his payment.

A day goes by and I hear nothing from the buyer, but would you know... an eBayer with a different username bought (and paid for) the coin! And I take a look at the shipping address. It's the same one the original buyer used with his original payment. Sigh.

TomB

Perhaps he misunderstood your instructions and thought he had to change his name while keeping his address the same?

spyglassdesign

I had a guy who was so mixed up he accidentally offered for both of my coins over 3 days and asked him if he meant to do that... Suffice it to say he eventually got the coin he wanted, but took several days to pay. And then left me a neutral feedback (with positive comments) 🤔

Ebay is a love/hate game sometimes!