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Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

zipface — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:55:22 GMT

Hi, long story but a seller sold me rubbish and would not refund so I left negative feedback. Now he is using different ebay accounts & purchasing my items & leaving negative feedback. He just purchased another 2 items last night and will do the same. I have contacted ebay and no help at all. What can I do?

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

putney32 — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:19:24 GMT

did you add their original ID to your block bidder list after you left the neg?

a good reason to not use the one a/c for buying and selling.

if they are on your Block bidder list and they used a different id to buy, you can report them to ebay for malicious bidding

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

*new2vintage — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:00:12 GMT

If it isn't an old transaction and you've paid via Paypal you can open a not as described dispute. Put together all of the details and report him to ebay as well.

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

2106greencat — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:06:20 GMT

In both neg's the seller has replied to your comment. If what the seller is saying in the feedback reply is untrue, and sounds like it is considering your OP, call eBay and they may remove it. Also follow abo0ve advice and block buyer immediately

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

syrupsmummy — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 23:00:16 GMT

Sold date is 28th Oct. Feedback left on 3rd Nov.

Even if you posted on Monday 29th Oct the buyer didn't receive the seed till 31st. The buyer was saying "it didn't grow" within 3 days she had the seeds.

Ring up eBay and tell them about how short time the buyer had the seed and the feedback is not valid.

Your feedback to the seller is valid as you had the seed for a month. If so why didn't you take it?

I'm not a gardener but I have planted many seeds in past. Not all seeds grow. You get bad ones sometimes. Your negative feedback is a bit harsh if the seller offered replacement or refund.

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

***super_nova*** — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 23:14:21 GMT

As syrupy said, call ebay with those facts. Block the second ID, and to avoid such problems open another ID to buy on. You could open new ID for selling but this person would soon find you by the items you sell.

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

foxette-in-sox — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 23:24:32 GMT

I did a bit of snooping around earlier :8}-it looks to me like there is a fair amount of competition in the seed selling area between aussie sellers.Lots of negs given because the seeds don't grow-makes you wonder.

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

2106greencat — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:20:02 GMT

Actually, just wondering - Has anyone else here purchased seeds from a B&M, then taken them back for a refund saying they won't grow or they died ?

If so was a refund forthcoming or is this just an eBay thing?

Seems a tad unfair to the seller if the buyer can't get them to grow coz they don't have a green thumb. ?:|

OMG - I could make a fortune taking groceries back to Coles, coz nothing I ever cook tastes the way it should :^O

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

foxette-in-sox — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:25:18 GMT

Actually, just wondering - Has anyone else here purchased seeds from a B&M, then taken them back for a refund saying they won't grow or they died ?

If so was a refund forthcoming or is this just an eBay thing?

Seems a tad unfair to the seller if the buyer can't get them to grow coz they don't have a green thumb. ?:|

OMG - I could make a fortune taking groceries back to Coles, coz nothing I ever cook tastes the way it should :^O

(coffee splatter on screen)

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

jean2579 — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:57:26 GMT

Think of the Pandoras Box that you have just opened up. Partners that lose their shine, kids that aren't perfect little angels, don't like the smell of the new paint, scrape it off and take it back, especially dresses that are amazing but when you put on have shrunk by 2 sizes. Not your fault that the dress is 12 and you are 14. WOW what a great idea. I could make a fortune here, I am a complete black thumb. I can't even grow plastic plants.]:)

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

***super_nova*** — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:18:52 GMT

Actually, just wondering - Has anyone else here purchased seeds from a B&M, then taken them back for a refund saying they won't grow or they died ?

No because by the time they did not grow, I long lost the receipt 🙂 But i also bought seeds on eBay in summer, only to find they should be sown early spring, and so by the time not single one sprouted, it was long after any possibility of complaint . I was not happy, I bought about $30 worth of seeds in that time :_|

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

zipface — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:22:11 GMT

I have grown almost anything from seed. $110 for 100 seeds and none of them grew. So I asked the seller for a 50% refund and refused. I'm over the refund...I accept that I got ripped off but him stalking me and leaving negative feedback using different accounts it crazy.

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

*kazumi* — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:51:29 GMT

I have grown almost anything from seed. $110 for 100 seeds and none of them grew.

that is steep; I never grew black bamboo from seeds but I grew other colours and they grew as the grass they are 🙂

If you'd like some black bamboo, I have a large grove of it. It used to be really nice but now it is too dense and needs thinning out; if you like to come and dig some out, you are most welcome to take some.

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

syrupsmummy — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:59:53 GMT

Your feedback to the seller is valid as you had the seed for a month. If so why didn't you take it?

I've just realised I deleted a sentence between those. I meant to write,

Your feedback to the seller is valid as you had the seed for a month. Did the seller really offer refund? If so why didn't you take it?

I think 50% refund sounds fair and if the seller refused I think the seller should have accepted the negative.

Bamboos don't flower so often. So the seeds were very expensive when none of them grow. I understand you are not happy about it. I saw a couple of others commented as bamboos didn't grow in feedback too. Maybe most of the bamboo seeds the seller have are bad.

I hope phone call will fix up your negative feedback. Make sure block both IDs too.

We have bamboo in backyard. we bought a small bamboo in a pot from nursery. They are growing along whole back fence and very tall. They block smoke come from wood burner in the house on the back. Maybe you get baby bamboo next time. It will definitely grow.

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

*kazumi* — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:05:45 GMT

Bamboos don't flower so often. So the seeds were very expensive when none of them grow.

It is said that bamboo only flowers once in 20 (?) years, it flowers simultaneously all around the word and then it dies. But bamboo is a grass, and it produces copious amount of seeds, and in my experience the seeds are very easy to grow. I bought tiny seed packets of several different bamboo types, and they all grew!
I have had this black bamboo for 25 years and it has not flowered as yet. In one stage, about 15 years ago, I was looking to buy some black bamboo seeds, but all the sellers told me that black bamboo has not flowered for many years and therefore they do not have any. Which means that this seller sold the OP very old seeds, which had no chance to grow.

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

zipface — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:13:55 GMT

The seller only offered a $17 dollar refund which I refused. I opened a paypal dispute but no buyer protection for seeds so I didnt get anything back. When the seller used his other used ID to leave negative feedback, I had a look at his feedback & saw that he bought the seeds from South Africa for cheap. He has sneaked seeds in Australia...dodgy!

I ended up buying black bamboo seedlings from ebay which are doing well so far 🙂 but it is the running type so I'm worried it will take over my yard.

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

i-once-was-bump — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:45:59 GMT

I have bought some expensive seeds through eBay and many have failed to even shoot but I never thought I could get a refund.

I am sure that some sellers remove seeds from the paper packets so that the buyer can't see a plant by date.

I do live in hope that it is a very, very small number of sellers doing that.

However I have been so badly burnt by buying seeds that I am no longer willing to buy them through eBay.

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

i-once-was-bump — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:54:10 GMT

Did you buy $110 of each listing or was the total of the 2 purchases equal to $110 ?

Re: Crazy Seller leaving me negative feedback

***super_nova*** — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:23:40 GMT

I ended up buying black bamboo seedlings from ebay which are doing well so far 🙂 but it is the running type so I'm worried it will take over my yard.

You definitely need to contain them 🙂 And be careful not to have them near fence; it is too difficult to stop them escaping into next door garden.

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citychic4you — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:43:21 GMT

I was going to buy some seeds from ebay but thanks guys i think i will stick with flower power or bunnings.

thanks for the heads up.