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Slightly OT - eBay woesBenzBoy
@benzboy
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Sorry if this is a bit too OT, but it is car related... As some of you will know, I put my Volvo 264 on eBay. The winning bidder hasn't contacted me, and basically I need to shift the car pronto. This unfortunately means that the local banger racer will get it - there's nothing I can do about that. I'm going to report this loser to eBay, and try and get some money out of this idiot, but do I still have to pay the fees for the listing?
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How long has it been out of interest? I had a non-contacter who eventually touched base about 5 days later (thanks to those who kept me from just giving up on him ......very odd not to contact ASAP just to register interest, mind.
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Yes. EGAY won't refund your insertion fees.
If you file for an 'unpaid item' you will be eligable for your Final Value Fee back though. Also, should the 'winner' not respond to the unpaid item dispute, you can batter them up with a big fat neg, and if they try to neg you back, eBay strikes their revenge hit from your sheet automatically.
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those listing fees are lost unfortunately. You woulda paid them even if you had no bids, so you just have to take it on the chin. However, i recommend a solid negging for the useless twa@t who won. Have you requested his contact details and given him a ring? theres probably a 50% chance his english is OK.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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Slightly OT - eBay woesBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Aug 31, 2006 10:29:12 GMT
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Cheers for the replies. I haven't requested his details, but I'll do that even if it's just to give the guy some verbal. I thought about doing a 2nd chance offer but the 2nd highest bidder was a banger racer too. The banger lad that may be buying the Volvo said I could have all the trim / lights / alloys and that to sell on if I wanted (decent bloke really) so I suppose it'll keep another Volvo on the road. He might be a good bloke to keep in touch with as he may have parts for other retro cars that he could throw my way...
...or hi-ab my Benz and race it when I'm not looking! (joke)
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Aug 31, 2006 10:33:20 GMT
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shame to see it end its life like this Still, there isn't a lot more you can do. When did the auction end?
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Slightly OT - eBay woesBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Aug 31, 2006 10:37:26 GMT
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Auction finished Thursday. If there was any way I could save it from ending up on the oval I would, but the tax is up tomorrow and it's on the street. So it stands to cost me a lot more if the traffic warden spots it I'll get as many bits off it as I can. The V6 would be a nice garden ornament but I don't think my housemates would agree ;D
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MWF
Posted a lot
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Aug 31, 2006 10:58:48 GMT
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I did what Pog suggests and filed for an unpaid item and the final listing fee was refunded.
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Aug 31, 2006 11:37:37 GMT
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waste of a nice motor... but I guess what future is there for a car nobody wants? Scrap! Why dya have to live in Cornwall? Ive got a nice warm dry garage just waiting here too
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES.
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Aug 31, 2006 11:44:35 GMT
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He looked serious, maybe he's away, or in hospital, or has not noticed he's won it etc etc! what is it with retro rides members blue 264's and ebay, a mix that don't work. give him a couple day and bombard with emails phonecalls if poss etc, it was a bargain after all - strange.
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Slightly OT - eBay woesBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Aug 31, 2006 13:10:36 GMT
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Why dya have to live in Cornwall? Ive got a nice warm dry garage just waiting here too I'm wondering this too... I could have got £100+ for it where I used to live, easy. Down here people don't buy old cars (except aircooled dubs) It's just one of them things I suppose.
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Sept 7, 2006 12:07:30 GMT
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The banger lad that may be buying the Volvo said I could have all the trim / lights / alloys and that to sell on if I wanted (decent bloke really) so I suppose it'll keep another Volvo on the road... Dean, if this is the case, there's a guy on the VOC forum who would be interested in the headlights: www.volvoclub.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?p=144611
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Slightly OT - eBay woesBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Sept 7, 2006 12:50:50 GMT
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Ah right, if I can get hold of the parts I'll get in touch with him. Thanks for that. The car went last night (finally). It's sad but there's nothing I could have done. To make matters more confusing the winning bidder contacted me from Holland the other day. "I can collect the car in two weeks" Why don't people read eBay ads before bidding?!
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Sept 7, 2006 13:01:32 GMT
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thats rotten luck dude, i really should check the ebay thread more often, altho the page count is stupidly high again...
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2006 Audi A3 2003 Fusion 2 looking for a project....
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Sept 7, 2006 13:23:17 GMT
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what a cock jockey. I hope you are gonna neg him into oblivion!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
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Slightly OT - eBay woestigran
@tigran
Club Retro Rides Member 142
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Sept 7, 2006 13:28:07 GMT
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*hopes the 'buyer' gets cock rot*
That'll learn him.
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1964 Rover P5 i6 1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak 1992 Micra K10 2001 BMW E46 316i 2002 BMW E46 330Ci 2013 BMW F31 320d 2018 BMW G31 530d
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kerbsidemotors
Part of things
kerbsidemotors! A refreshingly helpful, genuine, unpretentious ebay seller!
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Sept 7, 2006 17:46:06 GMT
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As a regular seller on ebay I have to put up with this all the time. As a few have said, file an Non paying bidder report and you will get something back. If the looser gets 3 in a month he is out! You can also request his phone number from ebay. Does he stay far? A guy bought something off me once, for about a tenner. He didn't pay, he didn't respond. He stayed in Manchester and I stay in Glasgow. HOWEVER...I was heading down to Birmingham a few weeks later so I turned up at his door with it! He thought I had travelled down from Scotland, assuming I was some sort of Psycho he paid up! Saved me from sending a 5h1t in a box! ;>D
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