how does it happen?

how can a seller get it so wrong? ordered something from queensland. i live in country south australia. i get a tracking number from 'fastaway' couriers. i check the number today as today was the last day of the predicted delivery time.

 

i discover my items in perth and there is a message attached saying they have been unable to deliver my item! possibly because i dont live in perth i suspect but who knows.

 

i just dont get it, when i sell something on ebay i get all the information i require to safely send it to my buyer. only i can screw it up by not sending it where its supposed to go.

 

just as well its a cheap item and i didnt need it in a hurry.

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@thecatspjs wrote:

 

Unfortunately sellers cannot choose to not sell to buyers that make their  feedback hidden.

 

 


Depends on what you mean by choose...

 

A seller can not automatically block a buyer with private feedback, but there is no site policy that precludes having it as a term of sale, and members who do not meet a seller's terms are ineligible to purchase, therefore if you have it as a TOS you may (I repeat may Smiley LOL ) have success with eBay if you elect not to proceed with the sale on those grounds and the buyer leaves a neg or somesuch.

 

I know it's old, very old, in fact, but the eBay feedback info pages still says this: "If you keep your Feedback Profile public, youโ€™ll increase the chance other members will trade with you. Most members want to see a member's Feedback Profile before they trade with them." 

 

This wording indicates members (be they buyer or seller) have a choice, particularly considering a seller can't have private FB, and as long as it's there, as well as there being no policies to bar having it as an additional buyer requirement to those that can create auto-blocks, someone could fight eBay on it if they were so inclined. 

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Sorry, bad choice of words. It doesn't always help to be able to see a buyer's feedback.
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As with everything in life...there are ways around these little "rules". It is possible to block any seller or buyer...but I wont go into that, however, I stand by my original statement, that I will not buy from, or sell to, hidden feedback members. 

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