OT- eBay situation help

[iwantitiwinit]

Photos were good enough and in my opinion you represented the card precisely as it was delivered, however you offer a 7 day refund without any qualification. I think you are obligated to abide by the 7 day refund policy. I'd state no refunds on graded cards.

[Jewish-collector]

If the buyer's not happy with the card, just tell him to just send the card back for a refund. Be very nice about it on eBay. (You can vent on this board, although what if the buyer is on this board too ????) Once you receive the card back just as you sent it, give him a full refund and offer it to the underbidder or relist it. Eventually, block him from bidding on your items.

You could (if you're worry about him sending a empty box back or a different card) open the package in front of the postal service inspector, but hopefully that won't be necessary.

[vintagerookies51]

I told him I'd give a full refund when I receive the card. He accepted but now says he's still going to leave negative feedback... Can he even do that?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by vintagerookies51

I told him I'd give a full refund when I receive the card. He accepted but now says he's still going to leave negative feedback... Can he even do that?

Yes, he can. If it were me (and I know everybody handles situations differently), I would get rude with the guy at this point. He could have accepted your refund and moved on, but he chose to be a jerk. Fight fire with fire.

This is what I would do: He is also an eBay seller himself. He currently has 136 items for sale. I would tell him that if he leaves you negative feedback, you will use one of your other eBay accounts and buy an item from him and leave him negative feedback as well.

Even if you don't have another eBay account, he won't know that. He knows can block you as a bidder now, but he won't know the user id(s) of you other account(s) to block. It will probably keep him from leaving you negative feedback.

Anyway, that's just my $.02

[AndyG09]

I'm sorry you ran into a real gem here. I hope he does the right thing and doesn't neg you, but he sounds like the kind of clown who would. Hope you come away clean. Good luck!

Best,

Andy

[steve B]

Yeah, he's asking for trouble with his listings too. The same item listed twice at different prices, the same item with a buy it now and a separate auction....

And he is listing from a smartphone and probably bidding from there too.There's no way he can see any detail at all on those tiny screens.

Steve B

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Yes, he can. If it were me (and I know everybody handles situations differently), I would get rude with the guy at this point. He could have accepted your refund and moved on, but he chose to be a jerk. Fight fire with fire.

This is what I would do: He is also an eBay seller himself. He currently has 136 items for sale. I would tell him that if he leaves you negative feedback, you will use one of your other eBay accounts and buy an item from him and leave him negative feedback as well.

Even if you don't have another eBay account, he won't know that. He knows can block you as a bidder now, but he won't know the user id(s) of you other account(s) to block. It will probably keep him from leaving you negative feedback.

Anyway, that's just my $.02

[doug.goodman]

Open another ebay acount.

Bid $10,000 on every item that the guy is selling.

Hit delete on every email you receive regarding those auctions.

Watch new account get thrown off of ebay.

Maybe a bit harsh, but speaking as a guy with perfect feedback on every ebay account I've had (3000+ in total), including the three that were thrown off of ebay, it's kind of fun.

Doug

[Brendan]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Open another ebay acount.

Bid $10,000 on every item that the guy is selling.

Hit delete on every email you receive regarding those auctions.

Watch new account get thrown off of ebay.

Maybe a bit harsh, but speaking as a guy with perfect feedback on every ebay account I've had (3000+ in total), including the three that were thrown off of ebay, it's kind of fun.

Doug

Watch new account get thrown off of eBay, followed by being banned for life from both eBay and PayPal on your new account and your real account.

eBay is one of the most sophisticated multi-account (which in itself is within the rules) detecters of any website online. If one account goes down, every account goes down. If you want to still do this,

Clear your cookies including flash cookies or create a new user
eBay recognizes you by your IP address. They detect proxies, so either change your IP (but change it back when you're done and make sure not to go on any eBay owned sites before you do...Skype, StubHub, etc.) or buy a Virtual Private Network (VPN) at a place like this.

If any information is in any way similar to your old account they'll detect it. If you put your location in New York but your IP is in Texas they'll detect it. (a VPN is useful in this situation because you can pick your location) You may also have to buy a virtual credit card. (because your credit cards are linked to you)

See if you can talk to the guy on the phone. Refer him to some eBay feedback related lawsuits. Create some phony law. Have Stephanie J, Esquire write him an email. Most of all, talk to him off eBay. I'm not totally sure, but I would think leaving negative feedback because a buyer left negative feedback would be against some rule. Also, if you say this and create an another account and leave bad feedback or bid on all his items, eBay will suspect it's you and suspicion is all they need to insta-ban you for life. It isn't 1999 anymore and almost nothing will get past eBay.

[GoldenAge50s]

I like David J's idea!

This is what I would do: He is also an eBay seller himself. He currently has 136 items for sale. I would tell him that if he leaves you negative feedback, you will use one of your other eBay accounts and buy an item from him and leave him negative feedback as well.

Even if you don't have another eBay account, he won't know that. He knows can block you as a bidder now, but he won't know the user id(s) of you other account(s) to block. It will probably keep him from leaving you negative feedback.