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Mine was for a VHS tape I have been wanting for months,the bids were tied $20 right when the auction ended (Before I could submit a higher price it ended)
I was very sad........ I have been wanting this first release for along time!!
I did a "Buy it Now" for a clear wreath container about a month ago. Couldn't wait for it to arrive, my beautiful, delicate Easter/Fiesta wreath was needing to be put away. I expected a FedEx, UPS or USPS delivery to my door/porch, as it was too large for my small cubby style mail box. Was supposed to receive on Tuesday, by Thursday I checked the tracking link and saw it was delivered on Tuesday. NOT!
I sent a note via Contact Seller through ebay that I hadn't received it although it was showing I did. Mentioned I would check with my post office and let them know what I found out. I figured I'd have gotten a card stating my item was at the Post Office and to go pick it up.
Next day I get notice my payment has been refunded. No explanation. I called the P.O. (no easy task, the phone rings off the hook, so I let it until someone picked up. Took a couple times......) The gal checked and showed my mail carrier was off that day, then that it was delivered to a mail box on another street, she'll "call me back." I saw my mail carrier within minutes and told her about it. Never heard anything, so I called back, got the same person after awhile, and am having her look into it. ITM, I know what happened, the item I purchased was no longer available. Yet somebody showed it being delivered........Nope, I'm gonna let this one ride, let them look into it, and I know the outcome, I WILL NEVER hear from the P.O. about this matter again. I think I went into "File 13." But I did get positive feedback for this purchase, although I couldn't leave feedback for the seller.
One of my worst eBay experiences of my almost 3 years of being on the site. The seller didn't ship my item for over A WEEK after I bought it. He then repeatedly messaged me asking for me to please give him positive feedback. I just ignored it and didn't leave feedback. It arrived exactly as shown, but I couldn't in good faith give him positive feedback for waiting that long.
I've made several Buy It Nows and Best Offers between then and now though. That was the last auction I participated in, I just don't bid in actual auctions that often on there.
Ya thats the problem with ebay,amazon.... THE PEOPLE USUALLY DO NOT SHIP IT RIGHT AWAY and then you end up having to wait longer than needed!!!!
PEOPLE ARE QUITE IGNORANT AND RUDE alot of times.... Once they get the $$$$ its thier obligation TO SEND THE ITEM OUT THAT DAY!! (Not wait until THEY WANT!!)
Ya thats the problem with ebay,amazon.... THE PEOPLE USUALLY DO NOT SHIP IT RIGHT AWAY and then you end up having to wait longer than needed!!!!
PEOPLE ARE QUITE IGNORANT AND RUDE alot of times.... Once they get the $$$$ its thier obligation TO SEND THE ITEM OUT THAT DAY!! (Not wait until THEY WANT!!)
What are you talking about? Ebay sellers ship out super fast; the same or the next day in most cases. I'm an occasional eBay seller, and I always ship out the next business day. The same goes for the people I buy from. They ship out faster than Amazon, especially since I'm not a Prime member.
As for the last auction I took part in, I bought a beautiful leather designer Botkier handbag for $75. It was a new bag, but because it had a pen mark on it, I got it for about 60% off the cost of good condition used ones! I searched online to find out how to get the pen mark out of it, cleaned it up, and now it's nearly invisible
I have a love/hate relationship with Ebay. I have been selling and buying stuff on there for probably 12 years, and, in the early days, it was really great. However, Ebay has gotten greedy and the charges they impose take too big of a bite out of any money you make.
They have listing fees, fees to feature an item, a different rate if you do the auction vs buy it now, final value fees, Paypal fees , and even a shipping charge for something they have no involvement in whatsoever. They do not have anything to do with the shipping, it is just another way for them to make money.
Just a week or so ago, I sold a couple of car parts on Ebay, and the closing prices totaled about $250.00. By the time they took their cut, I ended up with about $ 200.00.
Ebay also protects the buyer 100% and does nothing to protect the seller. We can not even put in bad feedback if a buyer stiffs us. We sold my Sons boat on Ebay a year ago, and the guy came and looked at it, loved it, then never responded with the promised payment. When we called him, he said "My wife will not let me buy it !" We tried to warn other sellers that the guy was a flake, but Ebay would not let us put in negative feedback............however, buyers CAN put in negative feedback against a seller.
I wish someone would become a real competitor to Ebay, I would jump ship in a heartbeat.
Don
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(Before I could submit a higher price it ended)
We tried to warn other sellers that the guy was a flake, but Ebay would not let us put in negative feedback............however, buyers CAN put in negative feedback against a seller.
