Besides blocking this clown, one can protect Buy It Now listings by requiring immediate payment. At least this way, someone can't "win" the item, end the listing, and then not pay. With an auction though, the only recourse is to block the bidder.
I had a few problems with bidders like that when I was still selling on eBay. It's especially frustrating because you end up being charged for the listing fee and the final value fee, but no payment. You can't get the fees back until you invest more time (i.e. money) to file reports and complaints. It's a major PITA and part of the reason I quit selling there. But I must say, the problems I had were relatively minor and few compared to this "tri-ball" clown. I'm glad he never hit me like that. In most cases, I'd finally get paid, after weeks of emails and finally filing a complaint. Once the unpaid item case is filed, most AWOL buyers who still care about their eBay accounts will usually pay. If you still don't hear from them after filing the complaint, then block them with prejudice. Another thing that is good is posting the offender's eBay handle here so the other eBay sellers can be forewarned. It is obvious that this person is a chronic offender who is not going to stop their behavior. Best regards, MikeG ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Meteorite Top List - http://meteorite.gotop100.com EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- On 12/19/10, Mirko Graul <[email protected]> wrote: > Sellers can not give negative feedbacks. > ... unfortunately ... I would have done in this case > > Best regards, Mirko > > > > Mirko Graul Meteorite > Quittenring.4 > 16321 Bernau > GERMANY > > Phone: 0049-1724105015 > E-Mail: [email protected] > WEB: www.meteorite-mirko.de > > Member of The Meteoritical Society > (International Society for Meteoritics and Planetery Science) > > IMCA-Member: 2113 > (International Meteorite Collectors Association) > > > --- Stuart McDaniel <[email protected]> schrieb am So, > 19.12.2010: > >> Von: Stuart McDaniel <[email protected]> >> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Warning, Warning tri-ball34 >> An: "michael cottingham" <[email protected]>, [email protected], >> [email protected], [email protected] >> Datum: Sonntag, 19. Dezember, 2010 22:50 Uhr >> Negative feedback also!! >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: michael cottingham >> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 4:46 PM >> To: [email protected] >> ; [email protected] >> ; >> [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Warning, Warning tri-ball34 >> >> >> Hello, >> He is a scum bag. Block him, report him and do whatever you >> can... he cost >> me $500.00. The auctions can be relisted...it is the TIME >> these people steal >> that can not be recovered. >> Best Wishes >> Michael Cottingham >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> > Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:41:46 +0000 >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected]; >> [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Warning, Warning >> tri-ball34 >> > >> > Hi Adam, >> > >> > yes for the full-time seller it is a big problem. >> > It costs time and money. >> > .... but I see I am not alone in this problem. >> > >> > Best regards, Mirko >> > >> > >> > >> > Mirko Graul Meteorite >> > Quittenring.4 >> > 16321 Bernau >> > GERMANY >> > >> > Phone: 0049-1724105015 >> > E-Mail: [email protected] >> > WEB: www.meteorite-mirko.de >> > >> > Member of The Meteoritical Society >> > (International Society for Meteoritics and Planetery >> Science) >> > >> > IMCA-Member: 2113 >> > (International Meteorite Collectors Association) >> > >> > >> > --- Adam Hupe schrieb am So, 19.12.2010: >> > >> > > Von: Adam Hupe >> > > Betreff: [meteorite-list] Warning, Warning >> tri-ball34 >> > > An: "Adam" >> > > Datum: Sonntag, 19. Dezember, 2010 22:30 Uhr >> > > Yes, This guy ( tri-ball34 ) >> > > "won" quantity 23 items from me valued into the >> > > thousands and will not pay for them. This is one >> of the >> > > reasons eBay can be so >> > > frustrating and I am trying to ween myself off of >> it. This >> > > kind of person not >> > > only hurts sellers, he hurts the buyers by >> bidding up items >> > > he has no intention >> > > of paying for. He bid up so many of my >> items that I >> > > thought the meteorite >> > > market was recovering nicely. Now, that I have >> spent many >> > > hours opening 23 >> > > separate cases against him and undoing the >> damage, I see >> > > that the market is >> > > about the same. It is amazing what kind of >> chaos a >> > > single bidder can cause. >> > > >> > > Best Regards, >> > > >> > > Adam >> > > ______________________________________________ >> > > Visit the Archives at >> > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> > > Meteorite-list mailing list >> > > [email protected] >> > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > >> > >> > >> > ______________________________________________ >> > Visit the Archives at >> > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> > Meteorite-list mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> >> >> > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
