Seller failed to deliver.

[audistarelectronics]

Hi all, bid and won an item yesterday, fair and square, paid by Paypal, next thing I get a cancellation request from the seller, wanting to cancel, as I failed to pay by bank deposit. He does not have card facilities, he claims just bank deposit or nothing, yet when I confirmed the listing, Ebay has it that he does accept Paypal, but he I found he does not have a Paypal account, which by the rules he must have, or at least a card facility. So, I go in and check my Paypal payment, and yes, he doesn't have an account, as it was marked that the buyer hasn't claimed the payment. I realized this was going nowhere, so I just cancelled the payment within Paypal. He got what he wanted, for the sale to be cancelled, doing so, wasting my time. After the auction ended I got an abusive message from him about demanding bank deposit, not Paypal, and said he would just 'keep the item''. I asked why he wanted bank deposit only, was it that the item, a model train, was defective, even though he listed it as ''used, but new'', whatever that means. I told him that buyers like to have a bit of protection from seelers such as him, and bank deposit leaves us buyers out in the cold when things go belly up. Anyway, the best part to this little event is this: He had another listing to ''go off' later last night, I got straight in before that and put a torpedo right into his dashboard. The item had 12 bids on it and was sitting at $165, an hour before it was due to end. It ended with the same bidder and didn't get past the $165. The winning bidder was a low score buyer that has had many bid cancellations in the last 6 months. I feel much better about this wasted  time now lol

[audistarelectronics]

I cannot believe this blokes hide. Take a look at this listing, he says the item is new, but cant show an actual pic of it, instead taking a pic of his computer screen, with postage showing as $8.95, obviously lifted from some other sellers site. Every model train seller on Ebay shows the actual item, and box if they have it, not a screen shot. He is obviously planning a scam with this one at least, because if it is ''new'', he would have the original box, as some buyers just collect trains as an investment, so they will want the packaging with a new item.

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[imastawka]

Go for his throat.

I reported that last one as fraudulent.

He doesn't even know how to crop a screen shot.

The other seller has listed a different postage price.

[audistarelectronics]

Yes, I am going to call Ebay now, he has to be stopped before some poor bugger takes the bait.

[audistarelectronics]

Whoops, closed now, will be on the blower first thing in the morning.

[audistarelectronics]

Ok, the fuse is lit now, just wait for the explosion in the face of this fraudulent mongrel. Watch this space for the report back.

[11dustyattic]

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@imastawka wrote:

Go for his throat.

I reported that last one as fraudulent.

He doesn't even know how to crop a screen shot.

The other seller has listed a different postage price.

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Yes how arrogant is that, the photo I mean

[audistarelectronics]

He is still on Ebay, they said this morning my complaint was being passed onto their fraud section, so, I hope it isn't too much longer. Yes, it is difficult to believe that a reasonable person would bid on such expensive items, just by viewing on a screen shot. No sign of the actual item, or a box etc. If it is new, as claimed, he would have all the packaging, not lift an add from someone elses web site. The ones he has doing the bidding should be kicked off also, as they are party to the attempted fraud. IMO.

[11dustyattic]

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@audistarelectronics wrote:

He is still on Ebay, they said this morning my complaint was being passed onto their fraud section, so, I hope it isn't too much longer. Yes, it is difficult to believe that a reasonable person would bid on such expensive items, just by viewing on a screen shot. No sign of the actual item, or a box etc. If it is new, as claimed, he would have all the packaging, not lift an add from someone elses web site. The ones he has doing the bidding should be kicked off also, as they are party to the attempted fraud. IMO.

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Yes absolutely, they should all be booted off

[audistarelectronics]

Wow, take a look at this item, it sells for under $300 from model train retailers everywhere, yet he has bids on it over $600. His greed might just save some real bidders from getting caught. As if any modeller would pay that price, and by bank deposit, looking at a computer screen shot. Not a chance. I reported him in a chat to Ebay at 8.00 am AEST, so it's up to them to exercise the powers they say they have.

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[tazzieterror]

FYI that item has just been cancelled. The top bid on it was $800, from a buyer with a feedback score of 0.

Also, check your private messages.