You were offered assistance.
You responded with illogic and a determination to play the victim. (Or at least, that is what I perceive - I can only judge on how you portray yourself.)
We'll never hear what actually went wrong in your transaction, and what can be done to ensure that you don't have non-paying buyers again, because apparently that is not as satisfying as the taste of self-destruction.
Apparently, you believe that if a person doesn't immediately say, "Yes, bleep bleep the bleep it bleepingly happened to me when I bleeped the bleep in my last bleeping bleep to bleeped bleeps. Bleep eBleep", they must be - in your words - quasi staff from eBay. It isn't the case. If you were encountering anyone on eBay's payroll in these forums (a rare sight indeed), the username would be something like:
henchman-thug@ebay.com 
or henchman-thug_oz
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@water111dog wrote:After cancelling my Paypal years ago after selling a computer on eBay that cost me 10% which was literally over $100 I stupidly decide to sell another computer on eBay. After one day some buyer with an indian sounding name with a feedback of 2 buys my item says they will pay then no contact at all. Now I can't lodge a non-paying bidder request until Monday. I see eBay treats their Sellers like Uber Drivers or Amazon slaves - like dog **bleep**. Now I know why I left eBay in the first place. I got suckered back with discounts buying stuff on eBay I didn't really need. I hear ppl are using Facebook now but I detest that comapny so I'll just keep the stuff I have or sell it locally perhaps on gumtree lolol (another eBay company..) I feel your pain - There has to be a better way to make some extra money. Good luck, F the assholses they are loosers and will always be loosers.
Non paying bidders are a pain. You will have to wait a few days before you can lodge the non paying bidder claim, but at least that way you'll get your fees back.
Yes, ebay has changed. I saw somewhere you mentioned being a seller in-was in 2003? I was selling back then (as well as being a buyer) and those were the days of seller power, for sure. Sellers could collect the money then post at lesiure or not at all. Most were fairly honest but S-L-O-W to post.
Today it has turned around quite a lot and it is buyer power.
I don't know that ebay treats sellers like slaves, but for sure, it does give buyers the benefit of the doubt quite often.
I personally would be very careful about selling on ebay these days. I think it depends a lot on what you have to sell.
From what I have read on the forums, computers & computer parts, especially second hand stuff, is really risky business. A non paying bidder is the least of your worries. You're just as likely to get someone who buys it then complains it isn't working as described and guess what, they will most likely get a full refund and you'll have to pay return postage plus be out of pocket the fees.
Most unsettling.
But mainly I came on to say-even if you abandon ebay for selling, on the upside, it is now a much improved place for buying. It's great. There's an estimated arrival date these days, the sellers are kept to it, you get your stuff quickly. If it isn't right or doesn'[t come, money back.
Keep your paypal account, worth it's weight in gold. You can use it a lot of other places as well as ebay.
@water111dog wrote:Feedback of 137 yet sold 5000 ? yeah ok but your a very plorific community member - I find that anomolous.
So you tell me you sold 5k but your profile says otherwise doenst it. Still not one person sympathising with the utter garbage sellers put up with here. I can see anyone with a genuine complaint like mine is just set upon by quasi staff from eBay - How do I know because I read other peoples complaints about non paying buyers who were imediatly rebuked and put in their place by some other 'member'. Then I see the people who complained simply went inactive around the same time. So it's clear some ppl wake up to what the hell is going on here and they are promptly hosed down with mud and made to be a racist **bleep** or something when it is I and sellers like me who are the actaul victims here !
Showing your ignorance water111nog, eBay members can have multiple accounts. And davewill has at least 3 I know of.
Your posts show intelligence but a profound lack of eBay site knowledge.
Only a victim if you want to be.
