posted on October 31, 2001 07:15:36 AM new
Today I received the following e-mail:
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I am very sorry I did not finish this sale. I had a death in my family and completely forgot about it. If you still have the lens cap I will buy it from you If not I am very sorry I hope all is well with you
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It took me a while to dig through my records and find the auction he was referring to. Turns out... it's from an auction that ended on 6/17/01... over FOUR months ago! Obviously, I had long given up on this one! Funny thing is, though, the item he won is one I keep in stock regularly. The question is... should I set one aside for him now after all this time? The auction he won ended at my minimum bid....so it wouldn't be much profit. Plus... I've checked his feedback, and about 10% of his feedback profile are negative comments concern non-payment & lack of communication. So... what would you do in this case? Let me know!
posted on October 31, 2001 07:24:29 AM new
I would tell him it is a item you regularly sell and invite him to bid. Tell him after 4 months you were no longer holding the one he won. If he dont bid I would not hold one for him. If he dont pay, report him as NPB. A few sellers do that and he will be gone....
[ edited by Coonr on Oct 31, 2001 07:25 AM ]
posted on October 31, 2001 07:27:18 AM new
Heck, if he wants to pay, and you still have it, get his money and sent it in four months... Just kidding. Why not take his money and send him the thingy. I would rather have his money and appreciation then his anger. You know how wierd some people can be.
posted on October 31, 2001 10:35:47 AM new
Did you file NPB on the bidder?
eBay has a somewhat new policy where they will de-NARU a person if the seller will send an email stating that the bidder did pay after all.
So I have had a few people send me an email a very long time after the fact (i.e., after their 3rd NPB and they got NARU'ed) asking me if they could pay and if I would send email to eBay stating that they paid.
If I still have the item then I go ahead and let them pay. It's irritating but I always take a pragmatic view. Selling items creates cash flow to buy more items and make more money. Getting all wrapped up in process and emotion may make you feel good, or feel like you taught someone a lesson, but is definitely counterproductive to making money.
