E-Bay purchase?

[cardsfan73]

Do you have a link to the original listing? Who was the card of?

[irv]

Originally Posted by wilkiebaby11

Once a bid is placed on the card, the seller CANNOT change anything about the listing. The only thing that they can do is append the description (which is obvious to see), but everything original will be there as it's locked by eBay when the user should go and try to make any edit. I think in this case, you must have missed the "Poor" comment.



Not uncommon, but not the best practice by sellers. If it's someone who doesnt frequently sell on eBay, they probably would only check the site once they know all their items have sold and even then, they aren't in a rush. Customer service obviously isn't their #1 concern.



If I recall, this is actually the eBay default. Some users change their setting to send an invoice immediately, some after 1 day, and some even, say, a week.




Yes, you are obligated to buy it. You bid on the item knowing that there wasnt a back scan. Just because there wasnt and you missed part of the overall description, and they were slow to respond to your messages (which they technically arent obligated to do), does not mean you aren't contractually obligated to complete the transaction by paying for it.

We've all done this before, myself included (multiple times).

Pay for the item and consider it a very cheap $11 lesson.

In the future, either ask for the back scan before bidding, or just know that you are taking a risk. Most users on this site either demand a back scan or just skip the auction entirely.

Hope this helps

Great info, wilkiebay, and what I thought myself. I assume now, with the animosity between us, the card may come in not the condition I purchased it in or very well pkg'd?

Thanks

Originally Posted by cardsfan73

Do you have a link to the original listing? Who was the card of?

Not going to post it as there is no need to air their name/business on a public forum, when after all, they didn't do anything wrong other than being tardy with my message requests.

Like Wilkiebaby stated, they are not obligated too, I bid on it without seeing a pic of the back and they likely didn't edit their post?

Lesson learned for me, and hopefully the back of the card isn't as bad as I am anticipating?

[pokerplyr80]

I can certainly understand why you wouldn't want to pay with the level of service you have been provided. Especially since he still refuses to send a back scan. But I agree with Wilkie. Pay the 11 bucks and move on. It's more likely the seller doesn't think a small transaction is worth the time to get you a back scan than he is hiding something on a card already described as poor.

If there is something on the back that should have been disclosed once you receive the card open a case.

[D. Bergin]

As a seller, I would have acquiesced and just sent you a back scan.

Even if you missed part of the description, there's no reason to piss a customer off over an $11.00 card either.

The seller is escalating the animosity rather then providing service. Maybe they think they are going to lose a sale if they provide you with a back scan, maybe they just don't think it's worth their time, I don't know. I would rather my customer knew what they were getting ahead of time, rather then being surprised when it comes in the mail days later, and perhaps opens a case in response.

On the other hand, if I was the buyer I would just pay and consider it a cheap lesson, and an insight into not doing business with that seller again in the future.

[buymycards]

Why did you wait for an invoice before paying for the card? You can pay immediately without waiting for an invoice. If I was the seller, I would be wondering why you haven't sent payment. I normally try to pay within seconds of buying a card. If I make multiple purchases from a seller, I will usually ask for a combined shipping invoice right away.

I don't think the seller is at fault at all. You didn't read the description properly and you bought the card without a back scan. Don't blame the seller.

[irv]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

As a seller, I would have acquiesced and just sent you a back scan.

Even if you missed part of the description, there's no reason to piss a customer off over an $11.00 card either.

The seller is escalating the animosity rather then providing service. Maybe they think they are going to lose a sale if they provide you with a back scan, maybe they just don't think it's worth their time, I don't know. I would rather my customer knew what they were getting ahead of time, rather then being surprised when it comes in the mail days later, and perhaps opens a case in response.

On the other hand, if I was the buyer I would just pay and consider it a cheap lesson, and an insight into not doing business with that seller again in the future.

Originally Posted by buymycards

Why did you wait for an invoice before paying for the card? You can pay immediately without waiting for an invoice. If I was the seller, I would be wondering why you haven't sent payment. I normally try to pay within seconds of buying a card. If I make multiple purchases from a seller, I will usually ask for a combined shipping invoice right away.

I don't think the seller is at fault at all. You didn't read the description properly and you bought the card without a back scan. Don't blame the seller.

I waited, as I previously stated, because I didn't recall seeing the "poor" description.

I have also noticed where some sellers ask one to wait before paying so as they can figure out shipping or whatever else?

I have only purchased a couple low end cards so far, and I have paid right away on those but this "poor" comment through me for a loop, and anytime I have written to my previous sellers, I usually get an answer right away.

BUT, like D.Bergin and pokerplyr80 mentioned, I was also confused why they didn't answer my 1st message, let alone my following 4 messages?

If they had of answered the first time I wouldn't have even written this post, as I knew, because I in fact won the card and am therefore obligated to pay for it, all they had to do was explain their ad hadn't been edited/altered to me, and it would have been over and payment would have been sent pronto.

I know this transaction is entirely my fault as I didn't pay enough attention, I got carried away with the bidding war, being a newb, etc, etc, etc, but of course they didn't know any of that and have likely come across this situation multiple times themselves in the past?

I take full responsibility but flags went up when they didn't reply the first time, let alone the 4 after.