Sad and all kinds of wrong, but thatโs what it comes to here in many instances. However In this instance Iโm also very aware of Digiโs post.
Weโve written off just under $400 in the last 12 months, mainly because of buyers not reading, and/or misusing an item, which is not always so easy to prove, especially with eBayโs unbalanced leaning towards buyers. What we know and what we can prove are two different things when it really comes down to it, and the process is troublesome with an almost predictable, negative outcome in many cases.
If the status quo doesnโt change too much in any given 12 monthly period, itโs sufferable, and we see it as the cost of doing business on a playing field where the referee nearly always becomes the 12th man for the visiting team. Sadly too, these cost are incorporated across our inventory, which means that as usual, the good, honest majority of buyers pay the piper.
The trouble with my attitude, especially when combined with that of eBay is that the โGrub Buyersโ are quick to catch on. Fortunately for us though, we deal in items where we donโt come across the opportunistic types too often.
I wish you well OP, and I hate being negative, but I just see the whole thing costing you more if you take the buyer on.
Melina
