I have been Threatened

[2012dkrki]

ive sold an item and now the person who bought it has broken it and wants a refund after 1 week...i said no as they have damaged the item and i will give a part refund(not full)...they are not happy and have threated to break my legs,send bikies over,throw bricks at my house windows and basically threated to bash me if i dont give full refund...please note that these are 16 year old kids that had a fake address and contact details on ebay so i only have their phone number and also rego plates of their mums care(when she drove them to pickup item from my place)

What would you do in this situation?

[ajarnjenny]

Make sure that your home insurance is up to date. I wouldn't mind if someone came and damaged my home or graffitied it, as long as I was not there.

I could do with having my house painted.

[ajarnjenny]

Hey Crikey, a cricket bat would only work if it was a Pom. 

[*crikey*mate*]

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@ajarnjenny wrote:

Hey Crikey, a cricket bat would only work if it was a Pom. 

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well they sure proved that theirs don't work very well, eh?

coulda used toothpicks just to even things up a bit!

5 - Nil

Seriously?

I mean, I know we Aussies are good, but who would have thought we were that good....

[amber-eyed-girl]

Not so sure many people thought we were any good, Crikey...that showed them!

[2007single]

I have recently had threats of killing me and stealing my property.

A buyer did not pay me ($220) and I had to go through the hassles of getting a refund of my fees. I did not even get an apology.

After a few weeks I looked at his feedback and saw he had done it to other people since. I sent him a message complaining about the way he treated ebayers. He replied (finally) by threatening to kill me.

I have complained to ebay and they said they would take action against the guy but would not tell me what that would be.

He has not yet been barred after a couple of days so we will see if ebay stick to their rules or continues to enjoy the money he generates.

People like this should be barred for life and leave ebay to the majority of ebayers who respect each other.

I have not reported to the Police. As others have said, the Police only say call 000 if something happens. Too late if I'm dead.

Threatening physical harm is a criminal offence and thtreatening to kill has a jail trem up to 10 years.

[lyndal1838]

Well you have to take some of the blame.  Once you had your fees returned to you that should have been the end of it.  There was no reason for you to have any further contact with the buyer and certainly not to complain about his behaviour to other ebayers.

Ebay will never tell you what action they have taken in regards to a complaint about anything.

[negron18]

Should be a facebook page that we can open up called scammers of ebay. Where we can name and shame those who have scammed others as a pre warning and also to let them know how the it feels when the shoe is on the other foot.

As for your personal safety and your property make sure they know that everything they have written via email and have said has been recorded/saved. You and the Police know of their full names and address, and that you have cameras set up on your property in the case of any damage against your property.

[casbit33]

Why would you give a part refund or any refund when they broke it? That is certainly not your fault. Don't give them a cent. Firstly report them to ebay. If they paid by paypal, report there as well. Then go to your local police station and have a talk to them, showing them the emails you have received and sent. Nobody has the right to threaten you to get money, there is a name for that behaviour and its all illegal. Don't let them get away with that. They may be teenagers now, but if their threats work this time, you can be sure they will do it again to someone else.

[i-love-my-sheep]

I don't offer local pick up, but if a local buys something, I will offer to deliver to them. That way, no-one knows where I live. I actually delivered an item this morning to a lovely lady that has now bought a few things off me. She had an appointment down the street this morning, so I met her there before she went in and all was good!

I live in a rural area, so it's not far out of my way to deliver to someone. It would be different if I lived in the city I think.