suspecting a con has 'bought' my table /what to do?

[skyesy65]

Im suspecting a con has 'bought' my table /what to do?and says theyve paid but no $ has arrived and i never declared it sold to them ( actually bartered it for some wine ages ago) but as am not a very experienced seller negated to remove it as sold on ebay...ho hum....any advice welcome? am currently askign for proof of payment but concerned this may lead me down the garden path with them etc....

[kopenhagen5]

Pick up items are usually paid for in cash when the buyer comes and picks up.

Explain you haven't received payment once you check PayPal and your bank if you offered DD, then that you prefer cash on pick up and when they would they like to pick it up.

If no response you open an unpaid item case and close it 4 days later to get your eBay fees back.

[davewil1964]

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@skyesy65 wrote:

Im suspecting a con has 'bought' my table /what to do?and says theyve paid but no $ has arrived and i never declared it sold to them ( actually bartered it for some wine ages ago) but as am not a very experienced seller negated to remove it as sold on ebay...ho hum....any advice welcome? am currently askign for proof of payment but concerned this may lead me down the garden path with them etc....

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Negated to remove an item no longer for sale? Why would you consider somebody who bought from your eBay listing a con? Just because you don't know how eBay works, doesn't mean the, disappointed, buyer is a con-artist. It is more down to you continually listing a item you no longer have.

Regardless, if the 'con' has paid refund the money. And actually keep on top of your eBay listings. It's not a game.

You've been an infrequent member of eBay for 14 years. Surely in that time you've spent a second a day to work out how the place works.

[padi*0409]

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@skyesy65 wrote:

Im suspecting a con has 'bought' my table /what to do?and says theyve paid but no $ has arrived and i never declared it sold to them ( actually bartered it for some wine ages ago) but as am not a very experienced seller negated to remove it as sold on ebay...ho hum....any advice welcome? am currently askign for proof of payment but concerned this may lead me down the garden path with them etc....

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The table ?  It sold yesterday, if you swapped it for some wine already then you are likely to end up with a neg on your feedback. Why on earth would you be asking for proof of payment if it's already gone ??????

[lyndal1838]

The only con I can see is you.

Why on earth are you looking for payment for an item that has already gone?

Be honest and tell the buyer that the item has gone and be prepared to get a negative feedback.

[gutterpunkz05]

Who is conning who.  The listing shows that it has been revised twice this month, with the last occasion being only 5 days ago,

yet apparently you have not had the item for some time ?????????????

[sandypebbles]

You must enjoying paying fees when you keep listing an item for sake you don’t even have

And you have the hide t call the buyer a con?

Sellers like yourself give sellers in general a bad name

And it is all ‘ho hum’ to you

Might not be so amusing when one of the buyers reports you to eBay

Since it is deliberate and repeated behaviour, you might find yourself banned from selling at all