posted on July 17, 2001 07:40:59 PM
I had an auction end around 12 days ago. It was only a buck, but these little sales turn out to be the worst. The bidder had an under 10 feedback. She never responded to my EOA's. When I sent a final notice (because I'm not going to mess with $1 for 30 days), she writes and says she would PayPal the $1 that day, but she didn't want the booklet. I told her not to bother, I would request fvf's and relist. I never heard from her. I filed NPB alert that afternoon. Again, no word from bidder, no payment. Three days later, someone with another ID sends me $2 via paypal. I declined it because there was no explanation and I didn't know who it was. PayPal sends me a letter that the other person accepted the money. Meanwhile, I have to file for fvf in 6 more days. I don't want to get negged for a lousy buck, but she should also know she can't bid and then decline.
posted on July 17, 2001 07:49:30 PM
Let her pay the buck to avoid the neg. She's trying to avoid the neg and it's worth $1.00 for her to pay and cover your listing fees and FvF fees.
Then relist the item and sell it again. Tell her that BEFORE you accept her payment, she must positively feedback you -- that will take that option away from her for not sending her the book.
When she does, accept her payment, post no feedback for her (better than a neutral) and pretend the sale never happened.
posted on July 17, 2001 07:54:25 PM
Not extortion at all. It's just if he NPBs her, she COULD neg him. Yet she's willing to cover his losses and let him keep the item -- actually an honorable gesture on her part (in light of her errant bid).
All I'm saying is that for him to accept this "deal", she should postive him first, taking that ammo away from her -- since it's really as if the deal never happened.
posted on July 18, 2001 08:56:59 AM
Since I've received a payment from an unknown with no reason and sent it back, I don't know if it was from her or not. The unknown accepted payment and I haven't heard from the bidder at all.
I don't think asking for positive feedback is a fair way to do things. I didn't keep her money and I don't want her money. I do want her taught that you just can't bid and say, Oh I don't really want it, here's your listing fee plus bid price. The only way that's going to happen is if I neg her.
I'm filing for fvf in another few days. She'll get her notice and then she'll neg me saying I was uncooperative or something like that. I'll neg her before I file. This way her neg will look retaliatory and to be honest, she can't afford one but it won't bother my record.
posted on July 18, 2001 09:34:29 AM
If you take the one dollar, what is to keep them from coming back later and claiming that you are a fraud for not sending their goods that they paid for?
I would not bother with this person anymore, waste of time.
Just file for your fees and move on. Its a waste of time to even neg this loser. Two more sellers who file on this "winner", they will be gone.
posted on July 18, 2001 09:52:13 AM
When you filed your NPB, if you would have picked the reason of "both parties agree to not go through with transaction", your FVF would have been automatically credited and no nasty reminders would have gone against your buyer.
I checked bidder refused, which is what she did. I want her to get the NPB alert, I want it on her record. She's a game player and this is a business.
gs4, right you are. I refused the money in e-mail. Told her not to send any. The deal was done as far as I was concerned. Someone else sent it and I sent it back. I've relisted at a higher price and have bids.
A long time ago, a man did the same thing, but he explained why he did it. He said he was trying to generate interest in the auction, because he thought the items should go for more than $1 (a set of cocktail glasses). I accepted his money at that time and left him positive feedback for being honest.
There's honest and there's thrill bidding deadbeats. I can tell the difference.
