Comments on: The problem with Ebay http://rosiesherry.com/2007/08/the-problem-with-ebay/ Socially responsible community builder, coworking shaker, education enthusiast and mumprenuer. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:29:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: G. Fox http://rosiesherry.com/2007/08/the-problem-with-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-6 G. Fox Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:11:59 +0000 http://rosiesherry.com/2007/08/the-problem-with-ebay/#comment-6 I too have a gripe with eBay. I am a seller. On Oct. 2, 2007 I had an auction end and I had an auction winner. The following day the buyer emailed me they were sending a money order for the purchase of the auction. I NEVER GOT IT. So on Oct. 10th I filed a Non-Paying Buyers dispute....they never responded to it, nor did the email me, answer phone calls, etc. So on the 18th of Oct. I closed the dispute, received the FVF and relisted/sold the item again. All went well until NOV 28th - at which time the buyer opened an "ITEM NOT RECEIVED" dispute against ME!!! They are now claiming they sent (get this) CASH - and I kept their money. NO HELP FROM eBAY for me though. All I get from eBay is that if the person escalates this to Trust and Security - I will have a chance to tell my side of the story before THEY make a decision. Does anyone suppose I am about to make a cash donation to this thief??? I, too, am through with eBay - if this thing is ever settled so that I can close my account with them. I wonder where they think they would be without the SELLERS that they care so little about! We should all get a class action lawsuit going against them. ha I too have a gripe with eBay. I am a seller. On Oct. 2, 2007 I had an auction end and I had an auction winner. The following day the buyer emailed me they were sending a money order for the purchase of the auction. I NEVER GOT IT. So on Oct. 10th I filed a Non-Paying Buyers dispute….they never responded to it, nor did the email me, answer phone calls, etc. So on the 18th of Oct. I closed the dispute, received the FVF and relisted/sold the item again.
All went well until NOV 28th – at which time the buyer opened an “ITEM NOT RECEIVED” dispute against ME!!! They are now claiming they sent (get this) CASH – and I kept their money. NO HELP FROM eBAY for me though. All I get from eBay is that if the person escalates this to Trust and Security – I will have a chance to tell my side of the story before THEY make a decision.

Does anyone suppose I am about to make a cash donation to this thief???

I, too, am through with eBay – if this thing is ever settled so that I can close my account with them. I wonder where they think they would be without the SELLERS that they care so little about! We should all get a class action lawsuit going against them. ha

]]> By: Felicia http://rosiesherry.com/2007/08/the-problem-with-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Felicia Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:41:50 +0000 http://rosiesherry.com/2007/08/the-problem-with-ebay/#comment-5 Although I haven't had the issues stated above, I have been regularly victimized by recent fraudulent activity. I am a seller on eBay and have had to contend with fraudulent buyers who: 1. Hijack someone's account to make unauthorized bids and purchases. 2. Hijackers ask me to ship the unpaid-for item (like THAT'S wise) to an address (which was usually in Africa) and 3. Hijackers have recently ended my auctions or buy-it-now "auctions" buy overbidding or entering a price that no one would consider bidding against (e.g. $6000 for a $650 camera). Ebay has offered no protection from these fraudulent users and I'm just losing money in these listings so I, too, have resigned my usage of ebay. Although I haven’t had the issues stated above, I have been regularly victimized by recent fraudulent activity. I am a seller on eBay and have had to contend with fraudulent buyers who: 1. Hijack someone’s account to make unauthorized bids and purchases. 2. Hijackers ask me to ship the unpaid-for item (like THAT’S wise) to an address (which was usually in Africa) and 3. Hijackers have recently ended my auctions or buy-it-now “auctions” buy overbidding or entering a price that no one would consider bidding against (e.g. $6000 for a $650 camera). Ebay has offered no protection from these fraudulent users and I’m just losing money in these listings so I, too, have resigned my usage of ebay.

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