posted on May 7, 2001 07:23:07 PM new
I had a call today from an ebay auction winner ..kinda strange
to call rather than email...but it didn’t care
I would talk to a slug if it could hold the receiver ...
He was wiggling out of an auction he won.....i told him it was going to
cost me a few bucks in listing fees.....he had no idea that ebay charged a fee..
“Guess the porch light was on but nobody was home at that address”..
I told him that my ebay fees was a whopping $21,000 last year...and
10 to 12% of winner like him self never paid..leaving me with over 2000 dollars
less in the cookie jar..well he offered to pay the ebay fee.....a told him it was not necessary
but make sure and leave me a good feedback...after i hung up i started to think.....
Since ebay has made it so difficult to get our listing fees back and how easy it is for
a negative laden ebayer to start over with a new ID..what would happen if i added
some text to my “congratulations you won” letter stating that for any reason if you change
your mind and don’t want this item..to just pay the listing fee..and we will relist the item
and exchange feedbacks...bottom line would be ..i would get back some of my listing
fees and not have to pay ebay twice and the winner could save face...
Love to here all coments ...
posted on May 7, 2001 07:59:00 PM new
>>>if you change
your mind and don’t want this item..to just pay the listing fee.."<<<<
It might help recover some of your listing fees (I would guess a small percentage) but I doubt if it would be worth it, because it would most likely encourage some bidders not to send payment which you would have received.
posted on May 7, 2001 08:08:02 PM new
Ethics Be Damned!!!
(But it beats the nasty neg situation..heck he might even bid again! Cogitating this one.)
(Okay...you know you're addicted to Ebay Outlook when you slide into your house, still smelling like sweaty rider - mmmmmm "eau de stable" - and read info before your shower.)
...I have two deliciously expensive items to list tonight and this is very interesting. Gosh. What would Kant say?! )
...I have two deliciously expensive items to list tonight and this is very interesting. Gosh. What would Kant say?! )
in his grave I think.