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Re Purchase

birch180 — Sun, 26 May 2019 22:01:35 GMT

Hi i purchased some outboard motor decals cost me about $114 on the 23rd /5/ 2019 and paid 5 minuites after purchase i have messaged the seller 3 times and have heard nothing back even emailed his business address but nothing anything i can do as there is zero communication with him.

Thanks Birch180

Re: Re Purchase

kopenhagen5 — Sun, 26 May 2019 22:09:36 GMT

What do you need to know from the seller ?

The time to ask about items is before purchasing.

If the seller took a long weekend they may not be back onboard until after 9am today.

Some sellers only go on their computer 2-3 times a week.

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repentatleisure1952 — Sun, 26 May 2019 22:30:14 GMT

" anything i can do as there is zero communication with him."

I don't know what you can do.

I would wait patiently for the item to arrive secure in the knowledge that I know the Estimated Delivery Date & have the eBay Money Guarantee to protect me.

Re: Re Purchase

birch180 — Sun, 26 May 2019 22:34:16 GMT

I messaged him and said i have brought outboard decals and paid for them. just to let him know comunication is the biggest part of selling

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Anonymous — Sun, 26 May 2019 22:43:07 GMT

I am not sure why you would need to do that three times?

As mentioned not all sellers are on their computer weekends

Patience is important too

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lyndal1838 — Sun, 26 May 2019 23:03:19 GMT

The seller will be notified that you paid.....there is no need for you to spam him with numerous messages saying the same thing.

I would be worried that the seller would block me from ever purchasing from him again....and hope he does not cancel this purchase.

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daydreams_12 — Sun, 26 May 2019 23:54:42 GMT

Today is only 27th and there has been a weekend in between. Please a bit of patience. As stated not everyone lives on their computer 24/7.

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*tippy*toes* — Mon, 27 May 2019 00:21:42 GMT

@birch180 wrote:
I messaged him and said i have brought outboard decals and paid for them. just to let him know comunication is the biggest part of selling

What do you need to communicate to him? Did you order the wrong decals? Have you changed your mind? Apart from those reasons, you really have no need to communicate with the seller. If a buyer hounded me half to death for no reason, I'd be blocking them and cancelling the sale. I have no time for difficult buyers.

As for "communication is the biggest part of selling", I must have been doing it all wrong all these years. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I thought the biggest part of selling was being ~~automatically~~ notified that the buyer had paid, me packaging the item up adequately so it doesn't get damaged in transit, and posting within my handling time. If only I'd known it was all about the communication, I may not ever have had to even bother posting anything.

Next thing we'll be hearing that leaving feedback is just as high up there in importance as communication.

Re: Re Purchase

gutterpunkz05 — Mon, 27 May 2019 02:10:36 GMT

@birch180 wrote:
I messaged him and said i have brought outboard decals and paid for them. just to let him know comunication is the biggest part of selling

So you are going to be ecstatic, when the seller bombards you with messages. ( Have you got it yet)(Have you got it yet)(Do you like) (are you happy)(Do you want more) etc etc etc, or are you going to be p--ssed off and just ignore. Communication is great, when used for a valid reason

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whiznumber6 — Mon, 27 May 2019 02:38:17 GMT

Yikes - less than a calendar week, and a weekend in there? Talk about a need for instant gratification...

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davewil1964 — Mon, 27 May 2019 08:03:31 GMT

Not likely, but it was a public holiday in the ACT today.

If you paid late on Thursday, you haven't even allowed for -

a) the seller having a life. Which could

b) start as soon as they finish their day job on Friday and end Sunday evening. So

c) they might not even check their messages until Monday evening. Which is now, not 8am. To find

d) numerous unnecessary messages from an impatient buyer.

I'm with tippy and the others. If you did that to me, I'd cancel and block. You are doubtless going to neg this seller anyway, so damage control would come into play.

Re: Re Purchase

go-tazz — Thu, 30 May 2019 00:52:29 GMT

@birch180 wrote:
I messaged him and said i have brought outboard decals and paid for them. just to let him know comunication is the biggest part of selling

Why?

He would've got an Email from eBay stating that you had bought those items and they have been paid for (so

now they will have 2 Emails stating the same thing).

IMHO communication is only a small part of selling and unless there is a problem there is no reason to message

a seller.

The seller only has to tick the sent box and leave feedback to conclude their "communication".

Re: Re Purchase

lyndal1838 — Thu, 30 May 2019 22:19:06 GMT

Actually the seller will have 4 emails about this sale as the OP sent 3 messages in a matter of days.

I wonder how it ended up or if the OP is still waiting.