|
|
eBay woes - any advice?BenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
|
|
|
Right, I won an auction for a boost gauge in April. The guy still hasn't sent it. No response to emails or anything.... I've reported it to eBay to see if they can do anything. Just wondering if anyone's had any experience of this? This is the first time I've had a problem. I checked the guys feedback and someone else has negged him for not sending something quite recently. I don't really want to neg the guy straight away as there could be a million and one reasons why he hasn't been able to send it - I don't want to be negging the guy if he's lying in a bloody coma in hospital or something! His feedback until recently has been fine. It was only £14 but I could really do with the gauge - it was quite retro-looking. I have his address (no phone no) so I could always pay him a visit with a few mates  . But as he's in Norfolk it's a bit of a trek for a cheap item.  Do eBay get results on things like this? Or do they just email like I have been doing and wait for a response? |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You can escalate it as an "item not recieved" dispute.... if the guy fails to respond, then eBay can boot him. If you paid for it on paypal you can also place a hold on the funds in the guys paypal account so he can't bank it or spend it until you say so.
When it does arrive, negg his ass anyway, just for being a curse word like!
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I don’t see how you can avoid going in for the ‘sledgehammer’ neg. It’s the only way.
Annoying, at 14 quid you’re just below the excess that the buyer pays so you cant claim owt back off ebay or paypal. Just send him a mail warning him he’s got a one-way ticket to negville, and that you’re giving him his last chance to claim a refund on it before the train he’s on leaves town. If he doesn’t reply in 30 secs, neg his pony ass.
Has he had some positives recently?
|
| |
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! |
|
|
|
eBay woes - any advice?BenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
|
|
|
|
It's strange - he had ten or so positives, then recently someone negged him for not sending summat. I'll check his profile again.
The unsent item dispute is under-way, but like you said Mr_B, for 14 quid it won't do me any good - I paid by cheque too... doh!
If I'm ever in that neck of the woods I might go pay a visit. I'll have his name and address tattoo'd on my chest incase it's a while until I go that way. I'll take a can of petrol and some matches, some gaffer tape and a stanley knife. And some sandwiches.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
can you send him an email and check a box in outlook to tell you that they have opened it? if you use outlook then it is in tools/options/receipts and check the box request a read recipt for all sent messages. hope this helps! but if not most other email accounts have a similar feature, that should enable you to discover if he is at least reading your emails
hows the merc coming along?
|
| |
 2006 Audi A3 2003 Fusion 2 looking for a project.... |
|
|
|
eBay woes - any advice?BenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
|
Jun 12, 2005 12:09:56 GMT
|
Cheers SM, I'll give that a bash. The Merc is on hold for a bit (hopefully not too long) as every time I get some time to do the body work it p*sses it down . The engine is on hold also, as I'm skint and short of time due to work (I know, how does that work?! ). Aiming for the end of summer to get transplanted and finished though. I hope.  |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Jun 13, 2005 14:02:22 GMT
|
|
I’ve just had one! A lad bid on my item, new today on the bay, no feedback, contact etc, then was either thrown off or unregistered himself within about 15 mins of the end of the sale! I didn’t even have time to neg his ass! That is blatant auction wrecking, I wonder if someone is getting their revenge for a neg I dished out in the past.
No-one else had bid so a ‘proper’ sale was not wasted however. W*nker!
|
| |
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! |
|
. But as he's in Norfolk it's a bit of a trek for a cheap item. 
