Becoming Cheesed off with eBay

[glamourlicious1]

I have been a member since 2004, i always do the right thing by sellers in making prompt payment and leaving feedback. Over the past year I have experienced a 'purchase not recieved', paid for express post within Australia that has taken two weeks for delivery on a number of occasions (im in Sydney?) and sellers who dont bother to leave feedback, when iv bothered...wtf is going on!! I 'm ready to move on.Glamourlicious1

[*sparklz*]

Still waiting to find out what use buyer feedback has, nobody has come up with a sensible answer yet :^O

To print out and use as wall paper for something to read while in the Loo 🙂

[davewil1964]

 I did not recieved refunds as iv  direct deposited deeerrrrr, as I did trust the system. Wether it was 1 transaction or 10 i did not recieve ,it is still THEFT
and i should not be happy thankyou very much, wake up!! 

It is theft. But I hardly think you can blame the eBay system when before you gave the seller the free gift, the eBay system would have warned you that doing so would be unsafe.

And which system? The one where eBay is an online selling venue, similar to a classified ad in a newspaper? Would you complain to the newspaper if you got ripped off by one of their advertisers?

I advocate not wasting money on registered for low-value items, dg, but I also wouldn't price myself out of the market by sending express. Especially when C&S is cheaper and safer. I contend that if it's urgent, don't buy online. Especially as you have no real idea of how soon it will actually be posted anyway.

[dylan11235813]

now come on phorum_junkie it is critical in the success of ebay

dont blame the sellers.

[dylan11235813]

all systems are flawed are they not?

[phorum_junkie*]

I can think of a better use for it if we are talking loos:^O

[thecatspjs]

Because if you're using satchels, unless they're platinum you don't have Paypal seller protection.

So not true 😉

If you use the same Aust Post lodgement slip that you use for registered post, delete platinum from express post tick box, attach tracking number sticky label  and have stamped by post office at lodgement - voila ... no problems, more than satisfies Paypal requirements.

I have done this for 5kg prepaid satchel too.

[recordfairs]

I would only offer Express Post if I can guarantee I can post it the same day or next working day. If you can't do that, it will take as long as normal post then and is not worth paying for it

Express Post is only worth it if you have to post long distance, such as Perth to Cairns or Perth to Birdsville. Using it to send from capital city to capital city isn't worth it

[lyndal1838]

Express Post is really only worth it if both the seller and buyer  are in express post areas. Otherwise it is only marginally faster than ordinary post.

[thecatspjs]

Of course murray, but it is relevant for sellers, like myself, who have buyers that request express post.

Express post ordinary compared to platinum express saves $$$ all around.

[violetduckie]

I think Buyer Feedback comes in handy when a seller wants to know the trustworthiness of a buyer.  I recently asked if a seller would consider shipping an item to me in Aus when she doesn't ship outside the States.  It was something I desperately wanted that I couldn't find here.  She was kind enough to agree to ship to me, but I think the fact that I have been an eBay member for several years with 100% feedback could have helped.  If I were an eBay seller, I'd far prefer to deal with buyers who have a good record and operate the same way I do; honestly. (Although I don't know how much control sellers have over who buys their items, especially in an auction - can someone refuse to sell to a buyer with poor feedback indicating fraudulant behaviour or similar even if they've won an auction? I must look that up).  There are scammers on both sides of the fence and we all deserve the right to be able to protect ourselves as much as possible.