posted on February 21, 2001 05:18:33 PM new
Twice in recent auctions the winning bidders have claimed that they have sent me cash for items. Bidder #1 (Auction ended 19th January) cannot remember the date he sent the money or if it was airmail or surface (UK to Australia) but it was in a green envelope.
Bidder #2 (Auction ended 17th January) was sent 6 emails requesting what method of payment would be used no reply! email #7 produced this response "money sent 6th Feb". email #8 asking for type of payment and method of posting and also why the bidder hadn't told me this before produced this response
" Cash well wrapped and somebody else opens my mail when I am out of the
office and things get missed...."
I would like to believe these two bidders but I am not going to send them the items in question for free. Does this seem like a poor excuse for not paying or genuine? Whats does anyone else think?
posted on February 25, 2001 08:22:30 AM new
It's their responsibility to see that you get your payment safely, just as it's your responsibility upon receipt of payment to see that they get their auction purchase safely.
If you haven't received any money, and they were cavalier enough about it that they sent you cash in an unregistered, non-traceable way, then you definitely shouldn't send any items.
It's their own fault you don't get the payment, so it's not your burden to absorb the loss.
posted on February 28, 2001 02:27:48 PM new
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· Non-paying bidders
· paypal charge backs
· Bounced checks
· Fraud problems
· Negative feedback for no good reason (retaliation)
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posted on March 3, 2001 02:44:41 AM new
Guthrie; They are trying to rip you off -- do not send the item(s)! They should know better than to send cash with out a way to trace it ! I get dead beats all the time, right now I am still waiting over a month for payment for three items that one buyer bought! And another buyer bought 3 items and it has been a month, and safe harbor will not do anything! I really do not know why safe harbor is here anyway, except to get you to sign up to them so they can get your money! And if you leave a non-paying bidder notice, they (the dead-beats) give you a neg. on the fb? and then if you just let it go, you lose your listing fees!! Dead-Beats are a big problem, but it would not be as big a problem if ebay and safe harbor would do something about them!! Thanks for letting me get my 2 cents in, before AW gets it! .
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