on 05-05-2015 07:34 AM
on 05-05-2015 07:55 AM
I think if you look at the feedback of the seller(s) involved, you will see that LOTS of people have had similar issues.
They turn over huge such a lot of sales that they don't care about the negs they receive.
Don't buy from them or similar sellers again - check their feedback first - that's what it is there for.
Put a "watch" on the book you are looking for and it will turn up one day when upi are not looking for it !
on 05-05-2015 08:22 AM
"It appears eBay book sellers are listing and selling books without knowing true stock levels"
Some, not all. You'll find Aussie book sellers have their own stock, ready to send. Don't tar all book sellers with the same brush.
on 05-05-2015 10:33 AM
it is rampant with the ''big time'' sellers who just list and list and hope they can get the stock when someone orders one of their million or so listings.... but WHY OH WHY have you not left them neg at worst / or neutral even feedback to warn fellow buyers??
so long as 'buyers' let them get away with this behaviour, it will continue.
on 05-05-2015 10:52 PM
As ambridge said.
REAL booksellers, as opposed to eBay's beloved big box dropshippers, hold stock.
I could even hazard a guess at the 3, but I have no real need of a slap at this point in time.
Suffice to say - it pays to read the full listing for item location. One of your undoubted 3 lists location as Sydney, but the small print ALWAYS states out of stock and it will come from their OS supplier. Another of the trio will claim damaged item when they realise their prices are way under market value.
Buy from me. Or ambridge if you really must.
on 06-05-2015 09:11 AM
Add the other one that was reported were the buyer received their book from another site.
One of the "big" sellers had purchased the book from another seller and had it sent to the buyer direct,
(probably an error on their part).
They made a profit on the book which was never in their physical possesion,