Negative Feedback
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Apparently, on eBay, a seller cannot leave negative feedback for a buyer.
In the last two months I've sold two items that were not paid for by the winning bidder. eBay policy is that after 4-5 days, the buyer gets a "non-paying bidder" flag, and can have his account suspended, or revoked. eBay will re-list the item for the seller, refunding all of their fees.
But, that the hell, man? I mean, c'mon. What a bunch of chumps.
This is the bidder who "bought" an item of mine 4 days ago. Note the "positive reviews" and their comments. As a seller, one doesn't investigate the feedback for every bidder, one just looks at their score.
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Yeah. I've mostly stopped using ebay.
If I want to get rid of my junk, I usually use "ebay kleinanzeigen" these days. It's a little like Craigslist. It's just a list of classified ads; ebay or any other company is not involved in the actual transaction. And of course I don't accept Paypal (fool me once, shame on me. fool me twice...). Cash or bank transfer only.
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I've sold a fair amount on ebay with only one non-payer. My favorite story is of a woman who ordered a poster I had. The post office lost the piece for a 3 weeks. After two weeks, I refunded her money AND sent her a second copy of the poster. The second poster was sealed so I never saw it. She said it was damaged upon arrival. Then the poster that the post office lost got delivered - but she said it wasn't quite like the picture. A week later said she was going to report me to ebay. I sent her a note and said, "I paid $24 to send you two posters. You paid NOTHING. What is your case?" The world has some strange people.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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I've had three items up for sale on eBay in the last month. All three sold, and all three of them had non-paying bidders. One, when re-listed got sold and I got the cash. It was an Apple Watch - Series 2.
I sold an iPhone 6s last month - $70. After fees, etc, I would have netted about $63. Buyer never paid. Sold it on FB Marketplace today - $75 cash.
I sold an iPhone 8 last week - $152. After fees, etc, I would have netted about $137. Buyer never paid. Sold it on FB Marketplace today - $200 cash.
Why even bother?
The only hassle with FB marketplace is dealing with questions and having non-showing buyers. I'm only about a 5 minute walk from where we say we'll meet, so it's no biggie.
F eBay.
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I've only had one non-payer on ebay. I've used FB Marketplace and get a lot of "Is this avaliable" - and then never hear from them again. I was trying to sell a large vintage doctor's office scale. Someone else on FB had an identical one for $200. I offered mine for $60. Didn't sell. Marked it down $45, $30, $25, $20. Finally sold for $20 to someone who probably would have paid $60 - very happy buyer.
I had a toy truck for sale - for a reasonable price of $55. Ebay had it for much more so I knew I had it priced to sell. I had a guy ask if I'd take $45. "Nope." So I raised the price to $65, thinking I'd could get negotiated down to $55. Of course, I had someone pay me the $65 - because it was still a good deal.
