Beware

[jasmlee]

I am posting on this forum to let people know how I feel about this private purchase of a sideboard that was advertised on eBay.

The sideboard was advertised on eBay as being approx 2.5 meters and because the description of the size was what I wanted, I made a bid. Before the auction ended, REMOVED contacted me about a second buyer who was also interested and asking if I was willing to beat him. I did and to show I was genuinely interested, I transferred the money the very same day.
That night while I was browsing through eBay I saw another one that looked exactly the same but with different measurements. I enquired about it and Sharon replied that it was only an estimation that she put on.

I don't know what's your definition of approximation is but to me the difference between 2.5m and 1.8m is too big to call it an approximation.

It's like going to a shop and pay for something but only get 2/3 of what you paid for.

REMOVE told me that she lost bidders because she pulled the list off eBay already. I offered that she could keep part of the money and refund the rest back to me. She refused.

I can provide the communication between her and me and I only wish no other ebayer has to go through what I went through with codyclarke13.

Maybe I was too trusting in vendors. Maybe I expected more from people selling things. There was probably no other buyer. It certainly wasn't 2.5m long. 30% error is not an approximation. It was a mistake. A mistake that she should have paid for - not me. Do not trust her. Her word means nothing.

[harley_babes_hoard]

you are going to get slapped by the moderators shortly for naming and shaming on the boards.

Your mistake was, well everything.

You don't pay for pickup items via paypal and bank deposit is just giving your money away as there is absolutely no buyer protection. You should have just let the auction run it's course and been done with it. Do not get into bartering with sellers outside of ebay.

You are best paying cash for pick up items and if they are not as described you simply walk away and you've lost nothing.

[jasmlee · Accepted solution]

Thank you for the comment. That's a valuable lesson learned!

[imastawka]

You should also read a seller's feedback before bidding/purchasing anything

Too many negs on that one

[kopenhagen5]

I couldn't see any negs?

OP, Did you get the money back? If not I would send a message stating you have had advice and that she is breaking the law by keeping all the funds and not providing you with a product.

Tell her if you don't have a refund within 24 hours all her details will be given to ACORN.

Also pull her details in eBay.

Select advanced next to search then find contact info. You will be emailed her details and she gets yours.

[cathyjoyjoy]

Feedback left for others, shows some neuts and negs which are possibly over 12 months old.

[imastawka]

Feedback as a seller shows negs suggesting dishonest seller.

[kopenhagen5]

Oh yes, more than a year ago. A right ol one she is. 

[imastawka]

Is that sarcasm?  

Sorry kopes, but if you're dishonest, you're dishonest for life.

It's ya nature, ya know

Spoiler

 

A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across a river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung, but the scorpion argues that if it did so, they would both drown. Considering this, the frog agrees, but midway across the river the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both. When the frog asks the scorpion why, the scorpion replies that it was in its nature to do so.

The fable is used to illustrate that fundamentally vicious natures cannot change.

 

IMO

[cathyjoyjoy]

I don't think there was sarcasm. I think it was a case of "Oh yes, more than a year ago, that's why I didn't notice them in the feedback summary (which only shows neut/negs for the last 12 months)