I listed some items and said it is pick up only. The person wants me to post to the next state.

[warrebeikof0]

I listed some items for sale on ebay which stated pick up only. The person placed their bids and I thought great but then they want postage to another state which they said they can pay but I am too busy at the moment to send via post. What should I do?

Cheers Warren

[brerrabbit585]

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@3dropbears wrote:

Am waiting for it to be reviewed. The buyer was so irate, then left a comment that I was hostile.  It's all in the eBay messages though. The only one who was hostile was the buyer. She seriously thought after I had contacted and said it's pick up only, no post, that she could wait two days, pay $5.50 and then expect me to post it interstate.  Then was angry that I wouldn't post, when she'd tried to manipulate me and been emotive.  It's quite an email she sent to let me know that she was goimg to attack my ratings..

Irresponsible buyers are given too much power by being able to leave negatives out of spite. The whole thing is pretty twisted. The refund is still pending too as the buyer hasn't confirmed.  I don't get why thay have to confirm in this instance. They're not going to.

I have to laugh a bit at the stupidity of it though, I had 100% positive feedback all five stars until this.. I ended up just donating the item.

The buyer can buy them new for $20 each from China anyway and have them posted. I listed them for 1c. Lesson for me.

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That's pretty much feedback extortion, which is against the rules and justification for getting a neg removed.

If they change their address in their account settings they'd then be able to bid, but it might stop the sensible/decent ones.

[3dropbears]

Yes, comes across as feedback extortion. It was reported to Trust and Safety last week. I've just followed up with eBay today re the feedback being removed. The reply, 

"As for the feedback that was left, I have made a thorough review on the feedback and I can see that this transaction should not have happened as the item is for local pick up and the buyer wants the item posted. Don't worry, I will be removing the feedback and it should reflect back to your account with in the next 24-48 hours."

So maybe that can help others to know if in this situation. "The transaction should not have happened as the item is for local pick up", may be enough to remove feedback.

Hopefully it will be removed without further follow up. 

[3dropbears]

After a few follow ups, the negative feedback has been removed today. The DSR ratings have still been affected so that wasn't instantly corrected with the -ve being removed, but it's 100% positive now. Thank you!