posted on July 12, 2006 01:15:19 PM
I received this from a bidder and answered with the note below
Hi-I am emailing regarding this ebay item. I just saw on my computer that I had won this item and was completely confused as to why I recieved this email. After a lot of questions my 5 year old daughter admitted that she was looking at these dresses as she calls them and obviously she bought this bathing suit with buy it now because I was logged in on the computer. My question to you is if there is any way that I can not purchase this bathing suit. I am very sorry that this has happened and I will even be willing to work something out regarding this purchase if you have any suggestions. Please let me know your answer to this. I appreciate your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
WOW, you let your 5 year on the internet unsupervised? That could be very dangerous.
She knows how to bid and then confirm the bid?
What do you want me to do? I am confused, Judi
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Should I have answered that way? I cannot take it back I sent her that answer
My fingers were like they were ablaze.
I had to fight to keep them from really typing far worse!
cuz FIRST a 5 year old should NOT be on the internet without you being beside them SECOND - this sounds made up
posted on July 12, 2006 01:27:50 PM
How many 5 year olds do you know that can read well enough to navigate Ebay through all its categories to find a bathing suit they like, in their size, buy it and confirm the purchase? She either has a child genius, or she's feeding you a line of BS a mile long. Check her recent bidding history and you'll probably discover she found another one cheaper or that she liked better right around the time she bought yours. Make her pay and tell her next time to blame it on her 12 year old. It'll sound more believable.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on July 12, 2006 02:45:00 PM
Well, if my sister's cat (not Neglus, my other sister) can bid on and win a diamond ring, I suppose a 5 year old might be able to do it...
posted on July 12, 2006 03:00:57 PM
posted on July 12, 2006 02:45:00 PM Well, if my sister's cat (not Neglus, my other sister) can bid on and win a diamond ring, I suppose a 5 year old might be able to
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That is true , but there is no excuse for a 5 year old being online unattended.
Parental responsibility comes into play here. WWW is no place for children without someone watching. There are some real creeps in this world!
Child predators are no joke.
There may be cat predators don't know.
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posted on July 12, 2006 04:36:49 PM
deur1 wrote: There may be cat predators don't know.
...But flyers distributed by the SPCA promoting its wider de-sexing campaign have raised a few eyebrows.
The posters - drawing attention to the society's 'De-sex in the City' campaign - warned South Auckland residents of a sexual offender living in their neighbourhood, who walked with a limp, wore a gold chain and had previously "violated" females as young as five months.
posted on July 12, 2006 04:45:55 PM
I agree about supervision on the internet. My ten year old's computer screen is facing me at all times and I make sure I have his passwords. We talk endlessly about internet safety but I know he's as easy a target as any kid.
posted on July 12, 2006 06:47:06 PM
I have no problem believing that a 5 yo can surf ebay. There are quite a few kids in this generation that have been using computers since they were 2, but Mom is responsible for whatever her little darlin' does on line. That includes on-line purchases.
As for your reply being wicked, I don't think so. A wicked reply would have been something like "What kind of a low-life Mom lets her 5 yo surf the internet unattended?"
posted on July 13, 2006 08:08:39 AM
Not wicked at all.
IMO, if a 5 yr old is smart enough to browse eBay looking at dresses, she's smart enough to know better than to bid on anything without Mom's permission.
posted on July 13, 2006 09:40:47 AM
My response would have been:
Hi-I am emailing regarding your feedback for this ebay item. I just saw on my computer that my cat walked across the keyboard while I was logged in and left you a very nasty negative feedback. I'm not sure how, but she managed to step on some weird combination of keys. Who would have thought an animal could spell "syphilitic prostitute"? That darn cat!
posted on July 13, 2006 10:13:25 PM
I grew weary of her lies --like , I only turned my head. I cannot pay for this , you do understand , do you have children and on and on ,yadda,yadda,yadda
I file a mutual agreement to cancel and ate the listing cost. Blocked her, her dog,cat,current and all future offspring.
She shot off an email every few minutes discussing her plight until I did. She agreed to the mutual deal...have not heard from her since----thank goodness
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posted on July 14, 2006 04:57:51 AM
You're a better person than I am - I would have nailed her. She is responsible for the bidding practices on her account unless it has been hijacked. Her 5 year old bidding is not considered a hijack. Retaliatory neg or not I would have gone through the process and had my fees refunded. Maybe she'll keep a closer eye on her child if that is what really occured which I seriously doubt.
I occasionally have bidders with buyers remorse and I have let a few out of the sale if they are honest and say they made an error in bidding or they have simply changed their mind. Honesty goes a long way with me. If someone screwed up or simply changed their mind and they are honest about it and ask for a break I'll usually oblige. However, when they lie to me and a lie is usually pretty easy to pick up on, I'll put them through their paces.
1 out of 4 people are mentally unbalanced. Take a look at your 3 closest friends. If they seem alright, you're the one! - Kyle Stubbins, CMS