topic Re: Combining Post using Iphone in Buying

Combining Post using Iphone

dumberdash — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:14:51 GMT

Hello lovelies

Just had a seller advise that they cannot combine invoices using iphone. He/She is requesting I pay the total and they refund me the difference in cost. They are a relatively inexperienced seller and I don't have an issue following their suggestion apart from it is not advisable.

Cheers and thanx for your assistance in advance.

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

jfmgray — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:31:16 GMT

Yes Iphone app does not allow you to send a combined invoice. If you pay the full amount by paypal, it is easy for the seller to refund the difference. I do it often. Just remember to hold onto your feedback until the items safely arrive and the refund is received.

Alternatively ask the seller to send a revised invoice once he/she is next at a proper computer.

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

dumberdash — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:35:26 GMT

Thanx so much for your fast reply. Gosh Iphones are pretty useless!

Yes I will do that. I do have the promise of a discount via ebay mail system though so that is almost as good as a warranty.

Cheers for your fast response.

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

patchoo78 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 08:23:33 GMT

Gosh Iphones are pretty useless!

They're useful if you use them as their intended purpose, which is a phone not a PC

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

extra-keen — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 08:53:11 GMT

It can be done. If you are using the app, go to the bottom of the page and there are a couple of links. One of them is "Classic site", click on that and it will (should) work exactly the same as if it were a PC only smaller. hehe

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

phorum_junkie* — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 08:58:56 GMT

Sorry but I find their excuse totally unexeptable.

If they don't know how to use an iphone correctly to be fully functional then they shouldn't use one.

No way would I overpay and rely on a numpty to refund me.

I would tell them they have 24 hours to work out how to send a revised invoice or I will be leaving neg feedback and reporting them for seller non performance.

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

digital*ghost — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 09:25:02 GMT

It can be done. If you are using the app, go to the bottom of the page and there are a couple of links. One of them is "Classic site", click on that and it will (should) work exactly the same as if it were a PC only smaller. hehe

I'd tell them this - it takes just as much time to educate than it does to threaten with an ultimatum/neg, and one will have a much better result for everyone.

Telling or showing people things they don't know is always the better option. 😉

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

gem-boy-g — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:32:58 GMT

freightcar I think if you hang around here long enough you will see that phorum spends a lot of time helping people with their ebay problems and as a seller is very good to deal with.

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

davewil1964 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:59:31 GMT

If the iPhone app is anything like the Android app, it is effectively useless.

I would question why the seller can't find a real computer. That's what I do. I will, occasionally, go to the classic (real) site, but it's a PITA to use a full computer screen on a phone, and the mouse hover dropdowns don't work that well without a mouse.

Maybe the app makers should have a think about what needs to be provided.

Until then, advise your seller to get themselves to a computer, not a phone.

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

freightcar2009 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:05:10 GMT

Fair enough... I am hardly perfect, though some times I think I am :^O

Just seems a little harsh some of his comments

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

go-tazz — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:15:41 GMT

Just seems a little harsh some of his comments

That should be her comments,B-):^O

Sorry PJ,couldn't resist,:-x

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

freightcar2009 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:23:06 GMT

Great the hole I am digging just keeps getting deeper and deeper... Be able to call it a grave soon. 😄

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

phorum_junkie* — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:25:35 GMT

It may sound harsh but I am amazed at the number of people who are wasting their own and other people's time using iphones without bothering to find out how to make them fully functional.

If they cannot or will mot make the effort then they should use a computer.

Had the OP's seller asked them if they knew how to fix the problem instead of making an inane request for them to overpay then I would have been happy to provide the advice to scroll to the bottom and choose classic view.

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

thecatspjs — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:55:30 GMT

It may sound harsh but I am amazed at the number of people who are wasting their own and other people's time using iphones without bothering to find out how to make them fully functional.

If they cannot or will mot make the effort then they should use a computer.

lol - the exact same thing can be said about computer users too...;-)

but it is the real world that ebay and iphones and computers are available in, and in the real world people have different levels of technology skills and abilities,

for some it takes a little more time to come up to speed with new tech, including the ebay app, which has limited capabilities, but gosh I am sure it has helped to generate several sales that I otherwise would not have got - :-x

I am yet to discover its full functionality - and will learn the way I usually do, by trying out - and learning by doing including some mistakes along the way.

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

patchoo78 — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:18:40 GMT

for some it takes a little more time to come up to speed with new tech, including the ebay app, which has limited capabilities

If they don't know how to use it properly then they should probably not use it until they learn how.. Particularly when they're wasting the buyers time..

IF they know the app can't do some things, then go and find a PC..

I find the App works fine for me, but I only ever use it for buying and adding things to my watch list.

Re: Combining Post using Iphone

davewil1964 — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:27:17 GMT

And that's pretty much all it's good for, patch.

You shouldn't try to run a business using it.