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eBay buyer *sigh*
mooshoepork
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Here's the short of it:
I listed an item. Paypal only. It sells, I get an email:
my reply was:
Sorry, I can only accept paypal. It's pretty easy
to make an account. This offers the best
protection for both buyers and sellers.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
His reply was:
Yeah, fuck it. I'm not dealing with idiots. What do I do? What's the proper method to go by here.
I listed an item. Paypal only. It sells, I get an email:
Dear blah
Hi there,I dont have paypal and wanted to pay via bank deposit but I need your details to send the payment.Thanx,Darren.
my reply was:
Sorry, I can only accept paypal. It's pretty easy
to make an account. This offers the best
protection for both buyers and sellers.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
His reply was:
And I'm sorry but I dont have a credit-card to set up an account on paypal.I had one once with an old credit-card but closed the account at the bank with nearly $100,00 in paypal and the ppl from paypal wont give me access to that.Hmmm,Yeh...Be trusting them again.NOT....If you check the world stock exchange you will find that EBAY are the main holders in PAYPAL
Yeah, fuck it. I'm not dealing with idiots. What do I do? What's the proper method to go by here.
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Uh, assuming I tell him he has to use paypal, and he reluctantly agrees.
He could then just say it didn't come/came broken and whether or not this is true, I'd be pretty much screwed either way right?
If he does give in, take pictures.
But really it's probably better to just cancel the sale.
I would think video would be the best way- it takes what, 10 min to wrap, package, and ship an item? That way there will be complete documented proof that the item he bought was brought to the post office (or mailing place of your choice) and there would be virtually no way to dispute it.
edit: but also, I agree with those suggesting to cancel the sale or bring it up with the resolution center. Only use my method if he does end up buying it and you want to make sure that there is evidence of your shipping it.
Shazam.
I'll keep you posted.
But what you did will work too
Cancel the sell. He doesn't want use the agreed upon service to purchase the product.
not worth it.
For the last goddamn time, he owed back taxes.
Do it. Do it.
Do it.
You can send a second chance offer to the next highest bidder, if you still want to sell your item.
Ebay buyers have low reading comprehension, low IQ, and high customer entitlement, unfortunately.
You have the right idea though - never accept payment outside of PayPal with dudes this sketchy. Also - I think that you have attempted enough communication at this point. If he reacts negatively, just ignore it. Don't let him bait you into losing your cool.
1. paypal with a verified address or cash in hand only
2. US only
3. as-is / final sale / no refunds
and i've never had a problem. just FYI.
if the buyer doesn't want to abide by these rules, the auction is cancelled, and re-listed.
I would also say get delivery confirmation from whomever you send the package with, so there is a paper trail on that. PayPal is also very... friendly to buyers who claim to be screwed out of their stuff after payment, so you want to cover your ass on that front.
Just speaking from personal experience on that bit.
if he's a scammer, and he's using a stolen credit card, Paypal will have YOU on the hook for the money, and freeze/close your account.
what the fuck is the world stock exchange and how do i check it?
crazy....
He just seems like an idiot.
FYI if he had 100k in a paypal account and it's frozen there's a good reason why.
That's the exchange where you can buy and sell shares of countries and oceans.