should I neg a seller for lying?

zep33 · December 30, 2008 8:21AM

I don't like to leave negs especially for a cheap card but....

Bought a card with BIN for $2.99 +$2.75 SH on Dec 9th and paid immediately.

On Dec 20th I sent seller a question reminding him it's been 11 days and asked if he'd shipped the card yet

He replied on the 22nd "Yes card was shipped last week. Sorry for the delay. Thanks again, Chris"

The card showed up today postmarked on the 21st and the 22nd

Not a big deal, wasn't in a hurry for it. It was just to complete a set but why lie like that especially if it's gonna be so obvious when I get it?

What would you guys do - just ding him on shipping time?

IchiroDeported · December 30, 2008 8:23AM

did he send it in a plain white envelope>?

was the card damaged in any way ?

if it was wrapped nicely, and he didnt rape you on shipping; i'd let it slide.

Mickey71 · December 30, 2008 8:23AM

Let it go. Happy New Year.

Dboneesq · December 30, 2008 8:25AM

#1 - Maybe he really DID think he shipped it. Once I remember thinking I shipped out a card when indeed I did forget.

#2 - Nothing lost on your end, right? ... It's Christmas time ... give him a break.

#3 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!

BPorter26 · December 30, 2008 8:25AM

I'd let it go.

bman90278 · December 30, 2008 8:27AM

I would let it slide,but you can ding him on his ratings.

Brian

zep33 · December 30, 2008 8:29AM

no nothing wrong with the transaction, shipped well in padded envelope, etc.

Just looked at his feedback and he got a neg from someone today that bought something on the 11th and still hasn't received it. That's jumping the gun a bit IMO but shows a similar issue

Guess I'll be nice but only cause I'm a nice guy

gumbyfan · December 30, 2008 8:30AM

NEG him.

Blackborder · December 30, 2008 8:30AM

I'd let it go.

Gonblott · December 30, 2008 8:56AM

Let it go.

swartz1 · December 30, 2008 9:08AM

let it go...

Ladder7 · December 30, 2008 9:15AM

Now what does the little man inside you say?

MeteoriteGuy · December 30, 2008 9:17AM

Rube that guy.

lawnmowerman · December 30, 2008 9:19AM

I hate liars

tennesseebanker · December 30, 2008 9:25AM

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I thought zep quit dating midgets?

digicat · December 30, 2008 9:49AM

I think a neg would be excessive. Ding his DSR though.

zep33 · December 30, 2008 9:51AM

I didn't neg him and it got paid forward with some Heritage packs I just ripped

All good

HeritageAddict · December 30, 2008 9:59AM

Brian48 · December 30, 2008 10:26AM

Generally, I would not neg him for this. It's possible he thought that he did send it to you, but realized otherwise right after he sent the email. What's important is that he responded immediately after you contacted him. Also, it's the holiday season so I would imagine he's made numerous trips to the PO over the last couple of weeks and it gets hard to track.

Now, if he DIDN'T send it out immediately after I contacted him, and I had to pursue him a second time just to get him off his butt to check, then that would be different story.

leftofdial · December 30, 2008 11:00AM

That's cool that you got some nice pulls on the Heritage. Now it's all good and you don't have to spend any more energy on the situation
Nice ending

MBMiller25 · December 30, 2008 11:07AM

Ide pop his DSR's!

scooperqpr · December 30, 2008 11:54AM

At least you got the card.let it go

ldferg · December 30, 2008 11:59AM

let it go.

i had a different positive feedback left today: card measures short but in a psa 10 holder.

oh well.

merry christmas and happy new year!!

PowderedH2O · December 30, 2008 1:30PM

You know, you just might want to buy something from this guy in the future that you really need. Why burn a bridge when you don't need to? A few extra days to wait for a card. No biggie.

DeutscherGeist · December 30, 2008 4:22PM

Look at the big picture. The transaction went well, right? That's all you need. As far as him lying....its not that obvious. He could have thought he shipped it. Being that it is the holiday season, its possible he misremembered or got confused. At worst, he was just telling a white lie because he got embarrassed for not sending it out earlier, but did respond once you inquired about it. It does not seem like any malice. I would not even go as far as damaging the DSR scores. Those kinds for things should be left to some real crooks. Seriously, if he gets below a 4.9 average on a category, he gets penalized in some way by ebay. If he is a small time seller, he could be booted out easily. We don't want there to be less sellers on ebay that are generally good. Its not like this seller scammed you in any way--he sent out the product as described and it did not take long considering its the holiday season. 11 or 12 days is OK. Let it go this time.

jswieton · December 30, 2008 4:27PM

it could have been an honest mistake. If you neg him he may send you a severed head. That is usualy what I do if someone is quick to send out a neg.

I wouldn't loose any sleep over it. If that is your bigest worry then you are doing better then most of us.

WinPitcher · December 30, 2008 11:32PM

I say let it go too, however, I don't buy the 'he thought BS'. If that was the case why didn't he email again?

I know if I told someone that I mailed the item out only to find out later in the day that I had in fact did not
I'd email again just so I would NOT look like the white liar that this guy was.

Steve

mtcards · December 31, 2008 2:05AM

Sounds like he forgot to send out some auctions or didnt make the time to send them. If I had to guess, he forgot and when you reminded him, he remembered. I would never leave a neg in this situation and honestly would not even ding his DSR rating.

Look at it this way, we all hate ebay. If you neg him for a delay and he has to pay higher FVF due to ebays retarded DSR policy, then ebay gets more money. They need to be squeezed until they squirm and go bankrupt.

zep33 · December 31, 2008 2:19AM

I never had any intention of negging him - Think I've only handed out 1 in the last 8 years or so and that's when I got ripped off along with a bunch of others when a good seller went bad. Just wanted your opinions on the matter.

Looking at his feeback though, it looks like this is normal procedure for him and the slow shipping wasn't just me. I do see that the more expensive stuff he's sold arrived to the buyers much quicker than the cheaper cards he sold. Not exactly a good business model IMO

And I do agree with Craig, I think if he really forgot to ship it and realized it after telling me it shipped a week before, a follow up email was deserved.

Not a big deal, the card showed up but it was 3 weeks to the day from when it was paid.

rube26105 · December 31, 2008 2:27AM

i say give him the youtube fishslap that i cant find now that was so funny the guy had a laughing fit

larryallen73 · December 31, 2008 4:04AM

The guy might not have been "lying" but may have made an inocent and harmless mistake. I would let it go and worry about something important.

rube26105 · December 31, 2008 4:12AM

youtube fishslap

should I neg a seller for lying?

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