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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: krisandkev on June 16, 2014, 02:56:16 PM
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Today I made bids on a set of camera memory cards and won. My winning bid was only $6.50 so not a big deal. I paid immediately via PayPal and then I got the following email from the seller.
Dear Kevin,
I am sorry to inform you that as I'm new to paypal there was a typing error on the bid system. I will refund you your money as I paid both card @$28 and I can't even sell it for $6.
I hope you understand my situation and sorry for the inconvenience caused
Thank you and
kind Regard,
Jean
Like I said, it is only $6.50, but what do you people think I should do. I thought all auctions had that risk for the seller that, you may not get what you want. ??? Kevin
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If you wanna take it to court you should win.. its been done before..
Just take it as you should the bloke is a dead****... leave appropriate feedback.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/08/03/1185648121130.html (http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/08/03/1185648121130.html)
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First up nice and get your refund. :angel:
Depending on how you feel about the deal, leave feed back, and then your done and don't worry about it. >:D
One thing though, I couldn't think of a worse thing than having dodgy camera memory cards, where you loose your photos.
:cheers:
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Had some thing similar happen, but on Wheels & Rims.
The add heading sasy Wheels & Rims (note the S on rims - indicates more than 1), so did the body text.
Put in the winning bid, paid, then the guy said:-
A) it was only for 1 wheel & rim
B) typing mistake
C) had created a seperate add for someone who just wanted to buy 1 and hadn't changed the text
d) all of the above
I had better things to do than argue - walked (typed) away & left it.
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I would try the Ebay internal dispute resolution route.
No one forces people to start low and hope they get a good price. If they wanted a reserve price they could have the reserve system or listed it at a higher starting price, but chose not to.
I had a Rodeo on there a few years ago that I thought was worth around $3500, but got no bids. Ebay said I should try with a lower start price so I did it again from $1750, and that's what I got for it. One lousy bid at the starting price, but I just sucked it up and gave it to the buyer with good grace.
I wouldn't accept a refund until the whole thing was resolved.
Cheers.
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I was trying to buy a second hand kitchen for a Reno I was doing.
At the last minute I wanted to thro a bid in at $2800 but typed $28000 instead!
AND I LOST THE AUCTION - highest bid was $28001
The highest bidder was using a bidding program I guess. The seller contacted me and said the winner refused to pay - obviously!
I said I would still buy the kitchen for $2800 - he still wanted $28000 - I said that is great, lucky I was not the high bidder.
www.tags2u.com.au
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Seller should have cancelled the auction, you can stand your ground and go through
the Paypal protection scheme, but keep in mind they can only recover the funds if they
are in the sellers account.
Personally, as it is only a few dollars I would wait until you can lodge a claim for undelivered
goods and go down that path just to cause the seller some angst.
Cheers
leigh
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The seller should have honoured it. You should leave negative feedback.
I've sold quiet a few items on ebay, some went for a lot lower than I expected & some went way higher than I imagined.Also as a buyer I got some real bargains. It kind of balances out & everything I'm selling I no longer want anyway.
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To be fair, we put 3 sets of Prestige Number plates up for auction once and having never done it before, didn't put in a reserve.
(Our fault)
We were hoping for a $1,000 per set and the winning bid was $1,800.00. :'(
I just decided to honour the bid and the guy got his plates. In fact, he never even knew we stuffed up, we just decided it was the right thing to do.
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Life's too short. You got the money back. He may have made a mistake but so much to do in life, just keep walking :-))))
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Life's too short. You got the money back. He may have made a mistake but so much to do in life, just keep walking :-))))
X2. Not worth the hassle if you ask me.
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Yep this has happened to me before: Won a Ford Duratec 2 litre engine for my Escort from some guy in Melbourne for $300 on ebay. He cancelled the deal when he figured he should be getting a whole lot more than that. Que sera sera!
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I have not got my money back, not too worried about that small amount, but he or she has just sent this email, which to me says it is all up to me to get the money back. That is not fair. But, live and learn, it is evil bay. >:D Kevin
My apology it wasn't PayPal it's eBay. I have explained my situation to you in full honesty.
If you are not convince about my sincere intention then you can contact eBay and PayPal for your refund.
Once again I'm sorry.
Thank you and
Kind Regards,
Jean.
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If you paid using Paypal then find their disputes page and fill in the details and they will ring after a few days.
I had a problem with a dick Smith purchase using Paypal and had my $400.00 bucks back in about a week.
Baz
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Similar thing happened to me with sydney tools. They listed a cordless grass trimmer for $170 buy now which I promptly paid. They then said they had no stock and wouldnt send one regardless that they had another 10 listed at over $250. I even said I was prepared to wait but they said they wouldnt be getting more. When I mentioned they had others available they said the listings were also a mistake.
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Paypal are pricks and dont/ cant do squat about things like this. My brother bought and payed for a gearbox to be delivered to his door, never turned up when seller said it would and after numerous ebay messages and promised delivery dates nothing was received.
About 3 months later after bro had bought another gearbox the seller says he can deliver >:( , of course he said too late i want my money but Paypal did FA.
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Always pay with visa! I got ripped off in Italy and the bank just reimbursed the money . Why deal with paypal when your bank sorts it out.
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whats the ebay user name so we can keep clear?
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I had a recent incident where the description of the item (sizing) was different to my interpretation. (ID v OD measurement) Anyhoo the wrong size turned up and I emailed the seller. They very clearly explained their interpretation, and I explained mine. Appeared there was never going to be any close agreement.
We weren't talking sheep farms in terms of $$'s, so I took a slightly different approach and said.
OK, understand, maybe state that in your description in future and I would get the right size.
I then said, what to do as I don't want to have to leave negative feedback?
Then all of a sudden they had a change of heart and posted me the correct size at no additional charge.
Depending on the seller and the value involved, sellers possibly get penalised for negative feedback from what I understand and this seller didn't want that.
I also posted back at my expense ($3) the incorrect item and all were happy.
Moral of the story is mention the word negative feedback and see what happens.
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The seller user name is zoreille1117 and the email was signed Dany Mariette. I got a message from Paypal saying my money has been refunded, $6.04. Which is funny because I paid $6.50. But no matter and I was debating (I have been told I am a master at debating, well that is not exactly how they worded it) about leaving negative feedback, but the seller has only 5 previous ebay transactions, so maybe it all was a very genuine mistake. So another moral to the story is, only go with big sellers who have good feedback. And thanks to all of your replies. Kevin
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Click on ABC 24. Watch 10min. Smile at the life we live. :)
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Click on ABC 24. Watch 10min. Smile at the life we live. :)
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Yep
Sent from the machine that goes..... Bing!
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So he/she get $0.46 from you.
How many times has he/she done that?
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I bought a cane lounge setting for nearly 3 grand. 18 months later the SWMBO wanted to change up the decor so onto Evilbay it went. Being new to EPay, just banged it on expecting to get a fair price for it, sold for $120.50...
Lesson learnt and spent the money on booze to ease the pain...
Robbo
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Am I the only person out there that has never sold or purchased anything off e-bay ?
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Am I the only person out there that has never sold or purchased anything off e-bay ?
Yep
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So he/she get $0.46 from you.
How many times has he/she done that?
but the seller has only 5 previous ebay transactions,
if that's really the case, it doesn't sound like they are making a living from doing it...lol :cheers:
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With PayPal always use your credit card not your account. PP hate this and it always defaults to an account. They hate because of CC fees and also you are protected under the CC charter. So if the seller defaults And PP can not recover the monies they lose not you. The banks reverse the transaction.
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Am I the only person out there that has never sold or purchased anything off e-bay ?
Yep
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With PayPal always use your credit card not your account. PP hate this and it always defaults to an account. They hate because of CC fees and also you are protected under the CC charter. So if the seller defaults And PP can not recover the monies they lose not you. The banks reverse the transaction.
I agree, this happened to me a few times.
I was expecting to see the amount on my cc and it ended up being on my bank account.
After changing it back a few times, I eventually deleted everything except my CC.
Now they have no choice...........
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Am I the only person out there that has never sold or purchased anything off e-bay ?
I have made a few purchases but never sold anything.
The seller user name is zoreille1117 and the email was signed Dany Mariette. I got a message from Paypal saying my money has been refunded, $6.04. Which is funny because I paid $6.50. But no matter and I was debating (I have been told I am a master at debating, well that is not exactly how they worded it) about leaving negative feedback, but the seller has only 5 previous ebay transactions, so maybe it all was a very genuine mistake. So another moral to the story is, only go with big sellers who have good feedback. And thanks to all of your replies. Kevin
Glad that for the most part you got some reimbursement I wonder how many other ebay names they have sold under though and perhaps had negative feed back and then start a new account you never know
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I agree, this happened to me a few times.
I was expecting to see the amount on my cc and it ended up being on my bank account.
After changing it back a few times, I eventually deleted everything except my CC.
Now they have no choice...........
Yeah which is good till you need to draw money from paypal if you sell enough. Otherwise it sits around in limbo waiting to me spent, and you back in the same no refund senario.
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Yeah which is good till you need to draw money from paypal if you sell enough. Otherwise it sits around in limbo waiting to me spent, and you back in the same no refund senario.
Are you suggesting there is a way people pay when they are supposed to???? ??? ??? ???
How come my customers never do this??? :'( :'( :'(
Nah just kidding. Most are really good, you just get the odd one who reminds you that oxygen is a privilege.
To be honest, I spend more on ebay than I sell so its never a problem.