OT:What if a power seller buys your coins on a Buy It Now and never pays?
dlimb2
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I think I got a hold of one of these power sellers...what will Ebay do? He holds my coins hostage for 1 week and what if the prices drop...he has cost me money!
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<< <i>neg him if he refuses to pay. File a non paying bidder complaint. >>
<< <i>I think I got a hold of one of these power sellers...what will Ebay do? He holds my coins hostage for 1 week and what if the prices drop...he has cost me money! >>
1 week ??????
You're whining about 1 week ???
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<< <i>Ok, just made contact with him...he is sending a money order...good deal...I just hate it when someone buys a Buy It Now and thinks its a game....and then refuses to pay. >>
Did he actually "refuse to pay" ???
<< <i>Well you should hear something from the person after 4 days...I know Buy It Know does not mean instant payment...but at least an email should be sent...so the person on the other end is not left sitting wondering what is going on...I would think that a little curtesy would come in place somewhere. >>
Did you send the buyer an email and/or invoice for the sale ? If you did, how long after the Buy it Now was used ?
Did your auction state in specifics your payment terms ? ( PayPal, Money Order, Check....etc...., time limit, shipping fees...etc...)
TorinoCobra71
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Failing that, the usual NPB/FVF/neg procedure will have to do.
Make sure to do the FVF part! Not only do you get your fees back, but if an eBayer gets 3 of these, they are auto-NARU'd.
<< <i>flaminio, I am dumb when it comes to ebay...what is an FVF! >>
FVF stands for "Final Value Fees" -- the money you pay eBay when your item sells. If the transaction is not completed, you can get that money back. After filing a Non-Paying Bidder report, you wait ten days (presumably time enough for the buyer to get his act together), and then if you still haven't paid you can get your money back. The new Dispute Console in MyeBay makes this fairly simple.
Negative feedback is fun, but the FVF process is where the real action's at -- it only takes three to get someone booted from eBay. I'm sure we've all looked at some buyers with lots of negative feedback, wondering why they're still on eBay. If the sellers had completed the procedures, they wouldn't be.