What's with Non-Paying Bidders?

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Posted By: Cobby33

Especially the ones who go on high-dollar "winning sprees" and are later unable/unwilling to pay for any of them. Thanks to eBay, they're given TWO WEEKS to make good- thus jeopardizing the seller's chances to re-sell in a timely manner.

Anyone else have this problem? How about the "real" auctioneers on here?

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Posted By: Kyle

Non-shipping sellers, refusing to respond to emails, and even my paypal dispute. All this over a $19 supplies order... annoying.

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Posted By: Adam J. Baxter

The worst are ones who bid, don't pay, but continue to bid on and even PAY for other items! Just dealt with a guy a short while back who didn't pay for a $36.00 item, but was bidding on and completing payments for $300-$700 items with other sellers. What the f?

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Posted By: Brett

I remember I baught a card on ebay for $100 and the seller gave me his address to mail the money out. He also fails to tell me that hes moving in 3 days, so the money was already mailed out before i knew. Then 2 and a half weeks later I get my envelope back with the money inside saying "WRONG AD" on it that the Post office wrote. Then the seller threatens to leave me negative feedback and threatens to put the same card back up on ebay and how it was my fault. A few weeks later it all worked out and I got the card, but some people on ebay really piss me off sometimes lol. I've never had a problem like that before out of all the cards i've won from there.

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Posted By: Bill

I sold something on ebay, can't remember what it was. Lady paid with a check, total was something like $2.50. The check bounced and came back to me. I called her about it and she argued with me that the check did not bounce. She told me that she had the cleared check in her hand, when I had the bounced one in mine. She then hung up and wouldn't pick up the phone again or respond to emails. I love people.

Change your socks, drink water, and drive on.

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Posted By: peter chao

Guys,

After Denver Broncos won 2 Super-Bowls in a row, I put a starting line-up John Elway up for auction. It was puchased for $150 which was about $25 above the market value. The bidder never sent me the money and wouldn't respond to e-mail.

It's screwed and by the time I notified the underbidder he was no longer interested.

Peter

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Posted By: T E

You will eventually hit every scam known to man or beast.

"I changed my mind. I don't want the item."

"My son was using my account."

"I mailed that check weeks ago!"

"I made a mistake in the bidding. Please cancel the transaction."

etc etc etc

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Posted By: Shanon

I sold a Jackie Robinson card for $245.00, then the guy took a week to respond, (at the time I did not accept PayPal which was clearly stated in my auction) and he starts giving me a hard time about not having Paypal. He states that "I can't make payment unless you take PayPal" so I give an inch and tell him to make payment thru my wife's account. 1 week later still no payment and I see he is bidding on and winning other auctions. I file a non-paying bidder (the guy had 4 feedbacks)with ebay and he answers saying that payment is on the way. One week later still no payment so I relist and go to leave negative feedback and he is no longer a valid user. Bottom line is it took a month to sort thru all the junk with this guy but after relisting card it sold for over $300.00. What a pain.....

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Posted By: davidcycleback

I once auctioned a Paul Hornung 8"x10" wirephoto, pictured and well described. The winner
asked to return the item, as he had expected to receive a 35mm slide. Figuring debate
would be futile, and the guy was pleasant about it, I accepted return and resold it.