jlb444
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posted on April 29, 2001 06:56:59 PM
I have a deadbeat I think. 7 days after auction and no response from her. Sent a second email a little while ago. She has been bidding on lots of similar items and happened to win my item for over 70 dollars and the same item for $25 dollars. Mine was really complete though. Anyway...if I send a NPB alert and completes the deal since she hasn't contacted me I am sure she will want to return it (most likely) She is bidding up a storm on FP items and has a lot of auctions she is bidding on tonight. She happens to be online now (I have AOL Instant Messenger) so I know she must check her email while online. What would you do? If she doesn't respond to my email tonight should I just relist and not complete the transaction?
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gs4
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posted on April 29, 2001 07:05:37 PM
As you say if you do not hear from them file your npb, then relist. I would not waste a lot of time on them.
Some bidders do like to shop around for the lowest price on the same item. Its a great game for many of them.
Do what you think will work the best for you.
[ edited by gs4 on Apr 29, 2001 07:09 PM ]
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jlb444
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posted on April 29, 2001 07:16:35 PM
I have been selling 3 years now and I'll tell you THIS week I should get an award for the % of non paying or responding bidders! They just came out of the wood work this week. I have never had but maybe 3 items the whole time not paid in the past 3 years and this week I have like 5. And I only listed about 15-20 items.
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gs4
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posted on April 29, 2001 07:30:21 PM
Yes, every year seems to be getting stranger.Might be a good time to take a walk or just sit in the backyard, works for me.
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kolonel22
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posted on May 1, 2001 06:47:51 AM
I would most definitely file a NPB form with eBay. Think about it, eBay sends the winner a notification and on top of that you have sent her two other e-mails with no response. It has been my experience when I send someone a NPB that is usually when he or she contacts me with all kinds of excuses as to why I haven’t heard from them. This ranges from a death on the family to my computer crashed.
If you don’t hear from her after that, you should file a FVF refund and neg her. This has been going on a lot lately and these people need to learn a lesson.
Health & Happiness
"The Colonel"
[ edited by kolonel22 on May 1, 2001 06:48 AM ]
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marble
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posted on May 1, 2001 07:00:18 AM
You could also use the user lookup feature and call her. That worked for someone I know yesterday.
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unknown
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posted on May 1, 2001 08:17:16 AM
Why don't you IM her? She may really want the items, or she may be shopping and not realize that it's against the rules to back out after an auction closes.
7 Days isn't all that long. So people will go on a bidding binge for a few weeks, then settle down to pay for things.
You could also contact other sellers that had auctions closing about the same time as yours to see if she's paid for those?
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jlb444
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posted on May 1, 2001 09:52:25 AM
Well I sent NPB alert no response, then tried to call her and guess what not her phone number! Guess I am relisting. Thanks for the help
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kidsfeet
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posted on May 1, 2001 09:55:42 AM
REport her to SafeHarbor for having invalid contact information.
Her phone # MUST be correct. If she will not update it, Ebay will NARU her.
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rdecker99
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posted on May 1, 2001 12:31:56 PM
Funny I had not seen as many problems as this last month?? I now will not personally bid on any items if a seller has any negatives now! especially if their feedback is less than 50 ?? Ebay will loose so much business if they do not come up with a better penalty system for those who do not follow through on an auction Buyer or Seller!! seems some people can continue to use Ebasy even when they have several bad transactions?? and if the feedback gets to bad they find a way to come back as another user name?? Ebay is pretty ggod in their defense at suspensions when they are due but it is still far to easy for the criminal to get away with what they please?? wish I had the answer I sure don't????
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blueyes29
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posted on May 1, 2001 01:38:16 PM
rdecker99...Don't automatically assume a seller with some "negs" is a crummy seller! Some of us have been stung with retaliatory negs that were totally unjustified...I got my 7 from a deadbeat bidder who reneged on over $750 in winning bids. When I "negged" him for the deadbeat he was, he turned around and gave me 7 retaliatory negs. So, take the time to scroll down the feedback to see what the reason is for the negative feedback...While there are some unscrupulous sellers out there (surely none on these boards!), you'll find some super ones too...and some might have some negative feedback!
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rdecker99
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posted on May 1, 2001 03:34:41 PM
You are, of course, right!! anyone can get negatives and as long as the feedback is looked into and the resns read then each seller or bidder should be given the benefit of the doubt?? If you only have a feedback of 44 and you have 7 negatives I may not bother though?? Thanks
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jlpiece
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posted on May 3, 2001 01:27:34 AM
Whats a delima? Isnt that the capital of Peru or something?
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dubyasdaman
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posted on May 3, 2001 06:57:11 AM
Many of these deadbeats aren't new at all. They were negged by sellers, retaliated, and decided to trash the account and start a new one with a clean slate.
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