What to do ?

Timbuk3 · September 28, 2011 5:23AM

I purchased an item on ebay and was ready to pay through paypal but my
payment was not accepted because the seller does not ship to my location.
I have contacted the seller but got no response. What will happen to my
ebay account if I can't pay. Will I get banned ? Will I get a negative
feedback ? Please help !!!

lkeigwin · September 28, 2011 8:15AM

The seller is going to have to cancel the sale. You will be notified. That will be the end of it.

Sellers can't leave negative feedback, so no worries.
Lance.

LeeBone · September 28, 2011 8:22AM

<< Sellers can't leave negative feedback, so no worries. >>

I know, and that`s stupid.

frnklnlvr · September 28, 2011 8:49PM

Shouldn't be any problem having the seller cancel the transaction. The seller should change their settings so it rejects a bid or BIN from a member in a location they don't ship. No reason to worry about an unpaid item strike or anything else.

If it's a coin you really wanted I'd try contacting the seller about making an exception to have it shipped to your location.

TavernTreasures · September 28, 2011 10:44PM

"excepted" ???

DoubleEagle59 · September 28, 2011 10:54PM

<< "excepted" ??? >>

Should have typed 'accepted', but I'm sure it's a slip up from the OP, as I've done something like that too when I've been rushed.

Timbuk3 · September 30, 2011 7:27AM

Transaction was cancelled by the seller !!!
Thanks to all for the feedbacks.

Russ · September 30, 2011 8:02AM

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<< Sellers can't leave negative feedback, so no worries. >>

I know, and that`s stupid. >>

It's one of the few good decisions eBay has made the past few years. No more sellers faking their feedback percentage by intimidating and retaliating against buyers to force mutual withdrawals. Now the turds stand out from the honest sellers who earned their feedback.

Russ, NCNE

Bigrig52 · September 30, 2011 12:49PM

Sue the other person

Tdec1000 · September 30, 2011 1:34PM

<< 

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<< Sellers can't leave negative feedback, so no worries. >>

I know, and that`s stupid. >>

It's one of the few good decisions eBay has made the past few years. No more sellers faking their feedback percentage by intimidating and retaliating against buyers to force mutual withdrawals. Now the turds stand out from the honest sellers who earned their feedback.

Russ, NCNE >>

Russ, while I agree with you to a point it also holds all the cards with the buyers and some of them are down right idiots.

TheCoinGeezer · September 30, 2011 2:28PM

<< 

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<< Sellers can't leave negative feedback, so no worries. >>

I know, and that`s stupid. >>

It's one of the few good decisions eBay has made the past few years. No more sellers faking their feedback percentage by intimidating and retaliating against buyers to force mutual withdrawals. Now the turds stand out from the honest sellers who earned their feedback.

Russ, NCNE >>

mrpotatoheadd · September 30, 2011 2:36PM

<< It's one of the few good decisions eBay has made the past few years. >>

A better decision would have been to punish sellers who abused the feedback system and left alone sellers who used it as it was intended. But then, that would have been more like work for eBay than the eventual "solution".

And we can't have that, can we?

JamesMurray · September 30, 2011 2:41PM

Who would pay for the divisions of people required to monitor millions of sellers worldwide ? Do you not think the fees are high enough ? What you propose isnt practical.

mrpotatoheadd · September 30, 2011 2:46PM

<< Who would pay for the divisions of people required to monitor millions of sellers worldwide ? Do you not think the fees are high enough ? >>

PayPal seems to monitor millions of sellers worldwide on fees lower than eBay's.

<< What you propose isnt practical. >>

Says you.

JamesMurray · September 30, 2011 2:51PM

Why should a company out to turn a profit babysit sellers using their services ?If i go to a resteraunt as a customer i can give it a review but they cant review me as a customer , same with any retail store , there are ample opportunities to supply feedback but they dont expect to give feedback to the buyers.
In what scenario does a seller review a customer ? None..get over it.

TexasNationals · September 30, 2011 2:53PM

Dang post office and tracking numbers! Didn't read the thread but I figured this was the right response.

mrpotatoheadd · September 30, 2011 3:08PM

Nevermind- not worth it.

paladin · September 30, 2011 4:47PM

<< 

<< 

<< Sellers can't leave negative feedback, so no worries. >>

I know, and that`s stupid. >>

It's one of the few good decisions eBay has made the past few years. No more sellers faking their feedback percentage by intimidating and retaliating against buyers to force mutual withdrawals. Now the turds stand out from the honest sellers who earned their feedback.

Russ, NCNE >>

I agreed with you, until I became a seller a few months ago. Tell me what you would do in this situation:

Immediately AFTER paying for 2 auctions, a buyer sent me this email:
(He asked no questions during the auctions)

"This is a sort of checklist to help us all out. Please ensure the coin mint mark matches your listing, is complete with original US Mint sealed plastic coin-holder and both coin, capsule, & Mint packaging are in excellent condition. I also appreciate you ensuring that there is no aging to the coin or packaging such as spots, toning, scratches, cloudiness, milky coloring, tape, or other disfigurements to the coin, capsule, or packaging; and that the capsule is sealed properly. Careful to package it well and mark "FRAGILE." Thank you for understanding."

So I looked at his feedback and saw this:

"BUYER WANTS ITEM PARTS NOT OFFERED IN THE AUCTION FOR FREE"

"Not so easy to deal with assumes items are perfect,doesn't ask questions".

"Watch out for this ebayer, Blackmailer or you get neg feedback."

"GOOD EBAYER!! COIN WAS NOT AS WANTED--REFUND GIVEN! THANKS!!"

"*** AVOID THIS BUYER AT ALL COST*** CAN NOT READ*** NOTHING BUT EXCUSES".

Because sellers can no longer give negative, or even neutral, feedback, a buyer such as this is free to bully, intimidate or otherwise force a seller into making "concessions". In short, some buyers are now out there doing exactly to sellers what bad sellers used to be accused of doing to buyers. And there's not a whole lot anyone can do to warn others about this until it's too late. This buyer does have lots of glowing feedback. However, it does make you wonder how much of it is valid.

Russ · October 1, 2011 7:04AM

<< 

<< It's one of the few good decisions eBay has made the past few years. >>

A better decision would have been to punish sellers who abused the feedback system and left alone sellers who used it as it was intended. But then, that would have been more like work for eBay than the eventual "solution".

And we can't have that, can we?

>>

The current fee structure would look like eBay was letting us list for free if they had setup a system to monitor individual sellers. That kind of individual intervention costs money, big money. Then you have the issue of trying to determine which sellers are abusing and which are using the system as intended. The eBay drones don't even understand much of the eBay system as it is. Adding another layer of complicated decision making to their plate would have simply made things worse.

Negging buyers was never about "warning" other sellers. In the vast majority of cases, it was about retaliation and revenge. And, it never worked to "warn" other sellers anyway. In most cases, by the time the seller sees the buyer's feedback it's too late to do anything because the purchase has already been made by BIN or by snipe.

Right after eBay made this change I bookmarked five sellers who engaged in massive retaliation in order to force mutual withdrawals. One would literally threaten a lawsuit in every retaliatory neg. He had close to 70 mutual withdrawals. He treated his customers like crap, yet he showed 100% feedback.

All five of these dirtbags were gone within a year, either booted or left of their own volition.

Russ, NCNE

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