This is a good point. People buying on eBay have become increasingly impatient to have their stuff NOW. It's become markedly worse over the last year. I have to deal with it more than most of you, as shipping from Canada takes 2-3x your domestic time.
There is a good reason you will see disclaimers in some listings reading something like "sellers are not responsible for transit time" (comes up automatically when you specify your shipping cost, in the listing). What people fail to grasp is that buying from Kaleb or me on eBay isn't the same as ordering from Amazon.com or some other mail-order outlet with a dedicated shipping department that cranks stuff out the next day and probably gets bulk pickups from USPS. I TRY to ship within 48 hours of payment, but it often takes five to eight days for me to get the item packed and to the post office. I've followed this thread on and off and frankly I'm not devestated by what happened. The seller tried a cheesy ploy and got nailed. Who knows, this may be a 17-year-old selling this stuff. On the 1-10 scale of possible eBay FUBARs, this barely gets beyond 2. mac on 7/28/06 12:12 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Not talking about luther, but I run across people ALL the time who will > bitch about ANYTHING. They didnt like the box, they didnt like the tape. > They wanted bubble wrap. Was your item damaged? NO? Then why bitch? > OR its not delivered quick enough for them. I put in all my auctions to > allow up to 14 BUSINESS days for delivery, and dont email asking where > your item is before that time. This is in case I get busy and get behind. > > Bob DuPuy wrote: > >> I know I should be taking my own advice and let it go, life is too >> short, but.. It is not the ebay seller that is the bad actor here but >> the buyer. Kaleb take note. If Luther ever orders a used part from you >> even if he you give him a great deal, he'll likely find something to >> bitch about. There is a little too much schadenfreude in the reaction >> below for my taste. >> >> Oh and by the way mail fraud is not trying to get over on the post >> office for a couple bucks, but defruading another individual through >> the use of the postal service. >> >> Bob DuPuy >> going back to skim and delete mode >>
