posted on September 12, 2001 10:22:18 AM new
I am starting my 4th year on eBay and just when you thought you had seen it all, somebody comes up with even MORE outrageous terms! I ran across an auction this morning with the following in their TOS:
"PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED IN NO LESS THAN 7 DAYS...NO EXCEPTIONS! IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION ABOUT IT GETTING TO ME, SEND IT PRIORITY OR LOSE OUT AND GET A NEG! MY COMPUTER IS PROGRAMMED TO AUTOMATICALLY ISSUE A NPB AND NEG FEEDBACK AT THE START OF DAY 8, AND I CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! I HAVE TRIED FOR TOO LONG TO MAKE THIS EASY, BUT AM TIRED OF BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF!"
But this isn't the end of it! This seller hasn't had a feedback or auction since October of 1999!! Now you jump back on 2 years later with TOS from h*ll????
Oh puuhhaaaaleeeeeze let me hit the "BID" button on YOUR auctions!!!!
posted on September 12, 2001 03:14:41 PM new
WOW, sounds like someone I'd like to do business with! There are some things I, as a buyer, don't have control over.
Then again, I just got a payment returned to me, that was sent on 8/29, I switched 2 numbers in the address.
And, right now, there's no guarantee that anything that is mailed across the country, that would need to go via airplane would ever get there!
posted on September 12, 2001 08:56:39 PM new
Should I also point out he's illiterate? "No less than 7 days" means the earliest date to receive payment is DAY 8! LOL! Rude and uneducated, a popular combo.
posted on September 13, 2001 05:15:40 AM new
dland, I didnt' even catch that. I'd love to bid on all his auctions and then not send payment until 7, so that he would get it on day 10-12. When he negs me, I could respond with that. You said in your TOS: PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED IN NO LESS THAN 7 DAYS. 10 days is not less than 7 days!
