Question Re: My mistake :( in Selling on eBay

My mistake :(

kmcracknell2715 — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:22:38 GMT

Hey guys

I made a post about this before, but was bombarded with multiple rude, unsupportive and uninformative people in the thread zinging me. Judgements were given towards the action, to the way I worded my original answer and I felt it was going no where. I understand I have made a mistake, in which I feel bad now that it has come to my attention, but note if you can that I have never been on eBay before until recently and this was my first listing. If you know this is you and you are reading this, get a life please and just ignore this 😜

I listed a pair of sneakers prior to travelling interstate. After a week and a bit with no interaction, I basically forgot it was there and tried other outlets (which also was unsuccessful). Nothing was working so I went on with my life as usual, and now I am in a different state where I got an email saying someone purchased the shoes. The shoes are under a Authenticity Guarantee plan where they are examined and verified before being sent to the buyer, and need to be sent by the 5th of October for this to happen. I tried contacting the buyer to let them know about the circumstance and to apologise for any inconvenience caused and if they were still interested in the shoes at a slightly later date. However for some reason because the shoes are under this Authenticity Guarantee plan it will not let me contact the buyer. I don’t know why.

I understand now during the flak I copped from people who are just literally obsessed with dragging people on eBay discussions that I should have paused the listing before moving on with my life. I am sorry in advance if this offends you so much. Sadly I can’t do anything about it. It was just a dumb out of sight, out of mind thing and I never thought the shoes would ever be bought and honestly thought they would rot in my room forever. Just a stupid mistake.

Is there any way I can make the most of this situation such as if I can expand the handling time, or another way to contact the buyer?

Thanks heaps, rant over

Re: My mistake :(

davewil1964 — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:30:54 GMT

If, because they are 'sneakers', you can't contact the buyer there is nothing you can do. You can't change anything post-sale.

As said, it pays to be on top of how eBay works BEFORE selling. It also pays to provide relevant information at the time of posting your help request.

'Sneakers' are a different category to almost everything else, so most answers (those that preceded your revelation of what you had sold) were general, based on the information provided at the time.

Ps: you won't get a different answer here, just a more limited set of members answering.

Re: My mistake :(

kopenhagen5 — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 22:37:56 GMT

As stated, you cannot change anything in a listing after it has sold.

All I can suggest is to contact eBay and explain you are stuck due to covid.

Select help at the top of the page and scroll to contact us.

Re: My mistake :(

kmcracknell2715 — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 22:43:51 GMT

I would love to let you know the situation is fixed and the shoes will get to the buyer in time! So in the end, you arguing with me over it actually was a waste of time. I am deleting my account now. Thanks for all your help

Re: My mistake :(

davewil1964 — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:45:08 GMT

I'm far past middle-aged. And your arguments were yours. See ya. Don't let the door hit you. And you will have to wait 3 months before you can delete your account. Another facet of eBay membership you neglected to make yourself aware of.

Re: My mistake :(

gutterpunkz05 — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:48:49 GMT

You wont be missed, but unfortunately you can not delete your account at this time, please remember to do so as soon as you are permitted.

Re: My mistake :(

gutterpunkz05 — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:54:04 GMT

You have absolutely no idea what you are doing and you could have oh so easily avoided having to use the authentication process. Even if the shoes do pass validation, your listing contains a glaringly obvious error, which will entitle the buyer to claim INAD and seek a refund should they choose to do so.

Re: My mistake :(

lynsh84 — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:56:20 GMT

The Item Specifics show they were made in China but the photos show Made In India. Not sure how ebay can validate both countries.

Re: My mistake :(

kmcracknell2715 — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 03:24:28 GMT

Hi there! Just got paid for the shoes. Do you love it

Re: My mistake :(

kmcracknell2715 — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 03:28:48 GMT

I win

Re: My mistake :(

gutterpunkz05 — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 04:32:30 GMT

most unusual as you would not be due for payment until 30/10/21. Wink

Re: My mistake :(

davewil1964 — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:38:41 GMT

Yep. You won. What was the prize? A boost to your ego?