on โ14-02-2020 09:24 PM
The seller is refusing to sell because he's not happy with the final price. He cancelled the sale before I could pay and then relisted it.
How do I report him? The ebay report seller links don't seem to go anywhere.
โ16-02-2020 12:30 AM - edited โ16-02-2020 12:32 AM
on โ16-02-2020 07:47 AM
on โ16-02-2020 10:12 AM
@shoppingbag* wrote:Is is sad to see that people are so quick to judge another who is complaining because they don't stand in their shoes or have forgotten the feeling of disappointment,and would minimize and ridicule someone else's disappointment. One small problem can seem huge at the moment to the recipient, but when seeking some sympathy, it is so sad to see how many would beat the person down rather than try to lift them up. Someone once said there are only three types of people in this world, those who are up but would beat you down, those who are up and will try to lift you up, and those who are down who will drag you down too. This whole thread has been a real eye-opener to me. Just how mean spirited some can be, while others admit they would renege on deals also. Is it in any way honourable or right to beat someone down when you do not stand in their shoes?
I wasn't trying to be mean spirited, although i am the one who admitted that if I were a newbie seller, listing something at, say, 99c and it was worth a small fortune, I'd probably renege on the sale too.
In all my time selling, I never did back out of a sale though, for the simple reason I listed at the lowest acceptable price.
But some sellers don't. I don't know why. Maybe they believe the ebay hype that a 99c starting point will generate interest and they'll be sure to get a good price, then they get a shock. Maybe some never read the terms & conditions before they list and don't take account of fees or actual postage costs.
Whatever. Mistakes are made.
I totally agree with you that this can be disappointing for a buyer when they are let down. Even small problems in life can be annoying and off putting. And it doesn't mean small problems should necessarily be ignored.
In fact, it's not a good look for ebay itself when this sort of thing happens. It's not what they would want to happen either. They want their customers to be happy campers.
As far as I can make out, there are only a couple of ways a buyer can actively address the problem.
The first is in feedback. I think any seller who backs out of a sale probably deserves a neg if they get one, whether they are new or not.
The second way may be by reporting a listing or seller & I think someone here earlier gave some links to do that.
But the bottom line to me is that ebay is unlikely to kick a seller off for a first offence.
If the seller does this sort of thing too often though, I think they suffer some problems with their account? If their service or whatever falls below a certain standard? I am not sure as I don't sell anymore but pretty sure I have read that on the boards. So that is a consequence.
As a buyer these days, if a seller did this to me, I'd just quickly give the factual feedback and move on. Life's too short.
on โ16-02-2020 10:58 AM
โ16-02-2020 11:08 AM - edited โ16-02-2020 11:11 AM
@tomfrh,
You can report a seller by phoning eBay. Link is at the bottom of the Help page.
eBay have recently removed the button to report sellers for all except specific transaction-related problems. I suspect (but of course can't confirm, as I'm not an eBay employee or representative in any form) that this is due to abuse, mis-use and/or over-use of the report-seller button.
If you are determined to report the seller, phoning eBay is your only option at this point. It is not likely to result in the seller being boiled in oil, but they may be given a warning or have their nether region lightly tapped with a feather boa.
Were I in your situation, I would probably have grimaced, sighed, rolled my eyes expressively towards heaven, perhaps muttered "Well, that's another fine bargain-missing situation you've gotten [sic] me into!", and then looked for the desired item from another seller.
I wouldn't have considered my waste of time - not in the context of this world being full of traffic lights, electricity failures, late arrivals, and so on. All of us have to wait, and all of us have our time wasted, just as (do we not all hand our head in shame?) sometimes we waste the time of others.
If your point is that "the guy broke a contract and should be reported as sellers like that undermine the eBay system", I would urge you to think about the following:
If so, then strictly speaking you have "undermine[d] the eBay system" and - in some of the above - broken a contract.
(, k1ooo.)
โ16-02-2020 12:08 PM - edited โ16-02-2020 12:09 PM
@springyzone wrote:
Nah, I'm a bit basic I am afraid. Our resident expert with words is countess.
But thanks anyway.
Springy, I just noticed that countess quoted you in her latest novel post
You really have made it to the big time
on โ16-02-2020 02:06 PM
on โ17-02-2020 03:40 PM
I'd leave a neg for the sod, detailing that he refused to honour the sale, and move on...
on โ17-02-2020 04:11 PM
@performance_parts_clearance_centre wrote:I'd leave a neg for the sod, detailing that he refused to honour the sale, and move on...
It seems he already has. Inexperienced seller with 47 feedback and one sale. I would have hoped there'd be more detailed feedback rather than just "fraudulent seller", That doesn't tell anyone anything.
on โ18-02-2020 05:17 PM
@tomfrh wrote:The seller is refusing to sell because he's not happy with the final price. He cancelled the sale before I could pay and then relisted it.
How do I report him? The ebay report seller links don't seem to go anywhere.
Hi tomfrh, I'm seeing and hearin this ,more often now with sellers not geiing enough for their auction and coming up with amazing stories about how they've just discovered that the item has become faulty, accidentally dropped on the floor and this boken, and somehow goe missing. This just makes eBay seem like an uncool place to buy from.
Sellers often start auctions at a low bid in the hope of attracting more bids ad getting a higher price for their item. In many cases it works and they can end up getting $300 for something they paid a dollar or two for in a thrift shop. The best case scenario is having a bidding frenzy going on and having a mega profit.
One example is a of an iconic (but not mega famous) jazz rock type of band. The LP is on sale now and quite a few copies up ranging from around $11 to $30. The seller a few years ago started it on a low bid and got a few bids over the week. Then at the last minutes, a barrage of bids cae in and he got heaps for it. I had a crack at it too. Seller got a nice tidy sum. Gee, this was around 15 years ago and it was quite exciting too.
Anyway, you won the item fair and square and you should get it for what you won it for plus the stated postage costs. OK, the seller isn't coming up with the classic .... "Oh, it dropped on the floor and broke, or it's gone missing excuse" so that's something. But the seller needs to honour the auction and if it's what I think it is, the seller would be getting a tidy sum anyway.