Is it possible to report a seller that you only suspect of wrongdoing?

[ful213254]

I recently won an auction and waited until the date that it said my item should arrive. I have contacted the seller and the purchase has been cancelled (for reasons that don't seem to add up to me). I have been given a full refund but I have been out of pocket for almost 2 weeks and there seems to be no way I can report my concerns to Ebay. On the resolution centre page that I got to, it just seems to get to a point where it says that because I recieved a full refund, I can't take any further action.

[repentatleisure1952]

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@4channel wrote:

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 And this is why I have posters here on ignore.  There are 2, maybe 3 that I do not engage with anymore

That's a good way to ignore posts that rightfully call you out when you post false/misleading information or word salad.

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[4channel]

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@repentatleisure1952 wrote:

That's a good way to ignore posts that rightfully call you out when you post false/misleading information or word salad.

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Good morning repentaleisure1952, sorry. I won't be taking your bait here.

[domino-710]

Don't be sorry - at least that was short.

What bait - it was an honest comment.??

[lezned-toycollector]

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@4channel wrote:So in short, there are 4 stages as far as I'm concerned. 

Choosing item .. .. inspecting item .. .. grading .. .. and then listing item. If item when under inspection needed cleaning then that is done before grading.

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Seriously??? You don't wash used clothing items unless your inspection determines that they need cleaning?? That's disgusting!

ALL used clothing items should be freshly laundered - not just the items that you personally deem dirty enough to wash.

The used clothing policy states;

"Used clothing must be properly cleaned and include a statement that the item has been properly cleaned"

If the item has been properly cleaned (as policy dictates it MUST be), there's no way any used clothing items could ever possibly require cleaning upon inspection.

I've never had (or even heard of) an item that comes out of the washing machine requiring cleaning. It's either properly cleaned and suitable for listing, or not.

[digital*ghost]

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@4channel wrote:

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You'll see in my reply to digital ghost that I explained my stance on preparing items for sale.  I believe they should be done cleansed and examined well before grading. Once a satisfactory examination  has taken place and condition determined by acceptable standards, then the item can be listed. Not before!

Buyers make money for both eBay and the seller. without the buyer, there is no sale. No profit. Nothing!  I just advocate fair treatment for the buyer.

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Being so rigidly prescriptive is exactly the issue I'm pointing out, ebay simply can not approach things from that stance - every time they have tried, it has backfired.

"Fairness" is in the eye of the beholder, much of the time - what you think is fair and right is not necessarily what someone else believes, so the question then would be, what makes your version of "fair" better than someone else's.

For example, I personally subscribe to the view that one should do the best for one's self, but never at the expense of someone else - this view causes me to look at others as people first, rather than categorise them strictly by "buyer" or "seller" (and then thinking one does more for the site than the other), and I have enough empathy to try and see things from their view rather than just focus on my own. It is what dictated the decision to sometimes send items to the buyer but refund their purchase price in full, if on the day of packing I found a flaw that I had missed when listing the item, but it also means I accept when a seller does not want to move forward with a sale, for whatever reason they deem good enough - trying to force it might be "good for me", but it is definitely at the expense of someone else, so that would be a hard no if I asked myself if that was "fair". 

[4channel]

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@lezned-toycollector wrote:

Seriously??? You don't wash used clothing items unless your inspection determines that they need cleaning?? That's disgusting!

ALL used clothing items should be freshly laundered - not just the items that you personally deem dirty enough to wash.

The used clothing policy states;

"Used clothing must be properly cleaned and include a statement that the item has been properly cleaned"

If the item has been properly cleaned (as policy dictates it MUST be), there's no way any used clothing items could ever possibly require cleaning upon inspection.

I've never had (or even heard of) an item that comes out of the washing machine requiring cleaning. It's either properly cleaned and suitable for listing, or not.

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LOL, too many coffees for you lenzed-toyollector. I didn't sell used clothing. When I was selling, I was selling electronics, collectables, hi-end audio records, and other collectables etc.. I did once sell some hats that were factory sealed in bags and a tee-shirt sealed in a bag as well.

Oh and I did sell some old toys from the 50s and 60s. I should have sold my girlfriend's junk back then but that's another story.

[domino-710]

What all this grading of items has to do with the OP - beats me.

It's simply about a cancelled sale.

But a very ' colourful ' post - to be sure. 🤣

[lezned-toycollector]

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@4channel wrote:

LOL, too many coffees for you lenzed-toyollector. I didn't sell used clothing.

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So why pray tell, are you sharing your personal views on listing used clothing?

The quoted comment quite clearly provides definitive proof that you have no experience involving the topic, and you really don't know what you're talking about.

[4channel]

@4channel wrote:

LOL, too many coffees for you lenzed-toyollector. I didn't sell used clothing.

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@lezned-toycollector wrote:

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So why pray tell, are you sharing your personal views on listing used clothing?

The quoted comment quite clearly provides definitive proof that you have no experience involving the topic, and you really don't know what you're talking about.

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LOL. Selling items is what I did. If I were to sell again and I decided to sell used clothing, I would certainly make sure that the items were taken care of as per eBay's required standard. I was only interacting with another member who started the subject within here about used clothing.

LOL but it was you who charged in with the below  .. .. ..

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@lezned-toycollector wrote:

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Seriously??? You don't wash used clothing items unless your inspection determines that they need cleaning?? That's disgusting!

ALL used clothing items should be freshly laundered - not just the items that you personally deem dirty enough to wash.

The used clothing policy states;

"Used clothing must be properly cleaned and include a statement that the item has been properly cleaned"

If the item has been properly cleaned (as policy dictates it MUST be), there's no way any used clothing items could ever possibly require cleaning upon inspection.

I've never had (or even heard of) an item that comes out of the washing machine requiring cleaning. It's either properly cleaned and suitable for listing, or not.

https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Buying/Is-it-possible-to-report-a-seller-that-you-only-suspect-of/m...

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I'm not sure when you signed up but I was selling back in the early 2000s. Prior to that I was dealing in rare and collectable items since the 80s. I don't sell any more but if I do and I happen to have some used clothing items to sell, I'll be sure to ask you for advice.

And the OP has a valid argument. Sadly they have been treated unfairly by her peers here.

[repentatleisure1952]

Can you show where the OP has been "treated unfairly"?