posted on November 25, 2000 02:19:58 PM new
well to say the least i was a little upset with ebay my computer crashed and i was unable to reach anyone for a month well the feedback that i got back was just amizing do people really think that you are out there just to rip them off. well i quess there is people out there who do just that. but iam not one of them. many people have ripped me off on ebay bid on things and never pays.and that costs me money. anyways just needed to vent
posted on November 25, 2000 02:25:28 PM new
a MONTH? And what did you expect??? Most sellers have an emergency back up system, be it a friends PC, the local library or a cyber cafe.
posted on November 25, 2000 04:36:40 PM new
If somebody's bid on something and never pays, you are indeed inconvenienced. Unless you actually ship before receiving payment, I don't think you can describe your inconvenience as being "ripped off", since you still have the merchandise in hand and can recover your FVF.
So let me get this straight. You collect bidders' $, your computer crashes. You have NO hard copy of your bidders' shipping info, No backup data whatsoever. Didn't keep their envelopes. You have NO friends whose computer you can borrow for an hour, there is NO public library or cybercafe within driving distance, and NO PC service from whom you can rent a computer.
And now it's EBAY's fault that you've been negged?
Sounds like the least of your problems is being without a PC. Your most critical lack is any sort of business system, contingency plan, and sense of responsibility to your customers.
[ edited by HartCottageQuilts on Nov 25, 2000 04:37 PM ]
posted on November 25, 2000 04:48:27 PM new
Even if you don't have AOL you can get your email off any internet email account at the library by going to mailstart.com (I think that's it) and you can get all your email there. You can get your auctions off email and re=email everyone about your problem and ask them to send you their information again. Go back to the library for a few days and get things straightened out.
posted on November 25, 2000 05:07:28 PM new
silverspoon, You may believe/know that you are honest but remember that you are dealing with strangers and how are they to know that if they don't hear back from you in a month?
