posted on October 12, 2002 11:38:34 AM new
Log on today to find that I've got a nice big negative staring me in the face. Seems my shipment wasn't fast enough for said person. Payment is postmarked 10/2, received 10/8, item was sent yesterday 10/11 (I even emailed her that it was sent as I usually do), and what do I find?
"Complaint: Still have not received......10/11/02 I would not bid again"
How F*****g nice...just like usual (for these newbie dumb@$$e$) she fires first and didn't even bother to contact me to find out whether or not there was any problem or anything. Now I've got a nice red mark starting by current buyer right in the face. Should I ding her right back for being an idiot? While we're at it should I even email her to chew her out (she's going on the blocked bidder list anyway)?
posted on October 12, 2002 11:43:16 AM new
Just to add, even if I'd sent it the minute I'd received payment, I'm assuming she STILL would've dinged me anyway (usually takes more than 3 days from PA to CA via First Class...lucky if Priority gets there that fast).
posted on October 12, 2002 01:36:10 PM new
Responded to the neg with the just the facts...think I'll wait a couple of days on her lashing. I've got a stinking suspicion that if I leave her a neg before she gets the package that it'll undoubtedly arrive "damaged" or "not at all" (cough). Interestingly enough, I checked her FBs...she recently gave someone a neutral for "Item received out of package", to which that person gave her a positive with "Okay to deal with, not good on communications", so I think this "shoot first, forget about asking questions" is becoming a trend with her.
EDITED AGAIN: yep...did some snooping and she's slapped a few others with negatives for "slow shipment" (<2 weeks)...nobody's yet fought back it seems as she's gotten all positive even when she's slapped a few of them.
[ edited by cougarls88 on Oct 12, 2002 05:48 PM ]
posted on October 12, 2002 07:52:39 PM new
SEND A BIG RED ONE ,,,,,,,RIGHT ,,,,,,,,,BACK!!!!!!!!! S L A P !!!!!! YOU NEG ME! I SLAM BACK !!!! YOU EVEN NEUT ME!!!!!! POW!!!!!!
YUP YOU JUST GOT YOUR FIRST AND HOPEFULLY LAST, RED BADGE OF COURAGE. CONGRATS.
I GOT 13, I WEAR 'EM PROUDLY OUT OF 990 FEEDS. KIND O' LIKE PURPLE HEARTS.(U.S.M.C.) YA CAN'T HELP BUT GET HIT,,,,,AS LONG AS THEY,,,,,,DON'T WALK AWAY UNSCATHED. NAIL EM!!!!!!!! TAKE A DEEP BREATH,,,AIM,,AND SQUEEZE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ZAP! ANOTHER ONE BITE THE DUST.
posted on October 12, 2002 09:35:57 PM new
The same thing happend to me. Instead of slow shipping, the item got damaged. The jerk wrote " mirror arrived broken, bad handling by FedEx, not your fault". He had registered the day before he won the auction. I made a very calm reply to the neg, and then slammed him with one that would make any seller break out in cold sweats and cancel his bid. It took me 2 weeks to get enough pos to make that neg scroll to page two. I followed his bidding for a long time, and his average winning bid was $30.00. It cost him $750.00 to get my neg to scroll to page 2. He hasn't given any negs since. Maybe my email to him suggesting he contact the seller first about a problem got his attention.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on October 13, 2002 09:01:52 AM new
13 of 990=1.3%. (1.3 per 100)
However I am sure that any New Economy CFO or accountant would support your 0.0013% answer.
posted on October 13, 2002 11:26:18 AM new
lanefamily: I've gotten a couple of these lately, too. I think we need to lobby eBay to change the Feedback Forum. NO ONE (and I mean no one) should be allowed to leave feedback stating that payment was made but item never shipped unless they can PROVE that payment was made.
Acceptable proofs would be: cancelled check, copy of cancelled money order, etc.
Some of these dipsticks need to learn that waving your checkbook in the general direction of California does NOT constitute payment.
