on 26-12-2014 08:30 AM
i received my first
'buyer requested a return' yesterday for a second hand dvd they have said under Reason- 'i found a better price elsewhere'
and then under comments- 'i have not received the dvd'
sounds like a crock to me
i do have no returns on my listings so will i be made to refund if i say no? im so confused by these new rules i dont know what to do
thank you for any advice
on 26-12-2014 08:50 AM
Sounds to me like they are trying to pull one on you. Which is it ? Cheaper $$ or haven't recieved yet ? If you do have to refund, make sure you say Buyer changed mind. They sound like they are playing with you though. 😞
on 26-12-2014 09:02 AM
As I understand the new rules you do not have to accept a return for refund if the stated reason by the buyer is a change of mind.
But you do have to if the reason is item not as described or not received.
Seems your buyer has given two reasons here. It will be the not received one you will have to deal with.
If they claim not received then you will have to provide proof of postage to argue your case.
on 26-12-2014 09:30 AM
yes it sure does how the heck will they return it if they didnt receive it ?
got to laugh a bit at the stupidness of the request
on 26-12-2014 09:33 AM
yes that might be my best option say no due to 'i dont refund due to change of mind'
on 26-12-2014 09:57 AM
pink, just make sure you keep all messages, as they may say It was not as Described as well. 🙂
on 26-12-2014 09:58 AM
These concerns and uncertainties sound so familiar to me.
Over the years I've had a number of return requests and especially recently, I have agreed, simply because I didn't feel like fighting either the buyer or the system.
The other day, I had already received pos feedback from a buyer and a few days later, a return and refund request, as the buyer found the item did not fit them.
On this occasion, I decided I would send a polite,simple and straightforward refusal to refund. I stated only that I do not accept refunds for sizing as I provide accurate measurements in the 'Size' section of my description in every listing.
I then waited, slightly shaking in my shoes, to see what sort of response I got to that. So far, nothing.
Hope that means that the buyer has accepted my response and moved on, but of course they still have other options, should they decide to use them. I'll have to wait a good long time to know that I'm in the clear on that one, since buyers have so long to apply for returns and refunds these days.
on 26-12-2014 10:07 AM
betty, it really is Farcical don't you think. Why leave Positive Feedback and then decide to change it. Shakes head & crawls into corner to ponder. 🙂
on 26-12-2014 10:44 AM
@pink-budgie wrote:i received my first
'buyer requested a return' yesterday for a second hand dvd they have said under Reason- 'i found a better price elsewhere'
and then under comments- 'i have not received the dvd'
sounds like a crock to me
i do have no returns on my listings so will i be made to refund if i say no? im so confused by these new rules i dont know what to do
thank you for any advice
My advice is to the message the buyer to clarify their issue, before leaping to any conclusion regarding their motivation, whilst it may seem sus, the new eBay system is pretty stooofed too.
on 26-12-2014 11:00 AM
i agree it is completely stuffed and almost impossible to know what is the correct and right thing to do , it is sooo hard to understand