Yes, another eBay thread

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Originally Posted by bnorth

After many many years on eBay I have noticed about 1 or 2 out of every 100 transaction is a PIA. I like when you have not had any problems for a few hundred transactions and BAM you get nailed with 4 or 5 morons in a week.

I have been lucky on eBay lately. USPS has taken weeks on a few items I sold and not a single buyer complained to me about it.

The ratio sounds about right. About the only thing close that I’ve ever had before was a situation where the buyer clicked BIN, paid $4k, and I shipped it. Shortly after shipping it, the buyer claimed that their account had been hacked and demanded a refund.

After some time on the phone with eBay, they finally agreed not to ding me for it, and I kept the cash.

But it was definitely a weird situation, and had me a bit freaked out about losing out on both the sale and on the piece.

Although I suspect some might suggest that at 5x market value, the only way it could sell was because of a hack!