Don't the rules of eBay state that the seller isn't required to pay for the
return postage? I sure hope you let the seller know you're going to leave
negative feedback if they don't agree to pay the cost of returning the
merchandise. The only negative feedback I've ever received is due to
miscommunication with the buyer. Instead of contacting me immediately,
stating
their complaint and working everything out in terms of the return of the item
and the refund...they just automatically leave a negative feedback,
thinking that's the way it works on eBay. That is not the way it works on
eBay.
Unfortunately, eBay is so buyer-oriented that there's virtually no recourse
against some a--hole buyer who doesn't follow eBay's rules...
Rick
In a message dated 9/1/2012 10:07:45 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
I offer to pay return postage if an item is not as described, but there
are a lot of sellers who run on such small margins that they refuse to pay
for return shipping.
So I leave negative feedbacks.
Leaving a seller negative feedback puts you at risk of getting negative
buyer feedback -- even when they sell you defective items they pick up at a
garage sale or thrift store and refuse to pay for return shipping.
My solution -- my buying and selling account are separate so that on my
selling account, feedback is 100% positive.
I leave all buyers positive feedback -- if they pay -- because I believe a
buyer paying is what keeps the game going.
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From: filip de volder <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, September 1, 2012 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay free listings
hi, i definitely agree that sellers should buy for return shipping when
they mess up , that's an option when you sell on ebay , all my auctions have
the option " seller pays return shipping "
But then some days ago i had this buyer who received a vinyl record (NEAR
MINT) but contacts me to say it has a big scratch and he wants me to
refund him 50% ... as i know for 100% sure my record was near mint with no
scratch it's clear that this buyer wants to get his item for half price (with
how many sellers did he have this work as many sellers don't want negative
feedback etc...) i tell him : not happy , return for full refund , i pay
your return postage too , well , he refused , opened a case with ebay and
left me negative feedback , pissed off because his scam didn't work with me .
I advise all sellers to beware of these 'not in the condition as
mentioned so partial refund please ' scams , go for a full refund after
return so
these losers calm down on ripping off sellers . filip , runbuffy on ebay
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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 08:36:46 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay free listings
To: [email protected]
Ah, Bruce... but that is because there are so many dishonest sellers out
there -- both on ebay and off ebay.
Its unfortunate that good sellers have to get lumped in with the bad, but
the $$$ which makes everything run -- including ebay -- is the buyer. So
ebay's protection of the buyer is what's allowed ebay to maintain it's
profits and grow.
As someone who buys a lot off ebay because I live rural and can't find
what I want locally, I shop on ebay. I've bought things like new Ugg boots &
gotten 2 left sides -- yes, you read that correctly. Two sides of the same
foot!!! To get my money back, I have to pay for shipping. Also defective
items. So it cost me to shop on ebay.
If a buyer is shipped the wrong or defective item, why in the world do we
have to bear the burden of paying for return shipping?
If ebay was really pro-buyer, things like defective items returns shipping
cost or not as described return shipping cost would not come out of the
buyer's pocket but the sellers.
That would certainly eliminate a lot of bad sellers.
Whether you sell on an ebay auction or run an off-ebay auction site, there
is still a lot of dishonesty. In fact, out-right thievery.
We have had more $$$ stolen from us from one of many of your favorite
auction sites, Heritage, and believe even with ebay's fees, it's far better to
sell on ebay than risk losing your inventory in Heritage's shady inventory
procedures.
From: Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]>
To: Geraldine Kudaka <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay free listings
I am waiting for eBay to offer to PAY sellers to list items, and even then
I would have to think long and hard about listing there.
I know some people love it, but it is not my cup of tea. They have added
so many anti-seller rules that I would be petrified after every sale, both
that I might be scammed out of my poster, and that the buying might leave
bad feedback for me and restrict my account.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Geraldine Kudaka
<[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote:
EBAY USER ID: silky_buddha
We got the invite and are selling original movie art & Star Wars items.
We do not sell cheap repro & reprints.
We sell only original art -- well, we do have copies, but these are copies
made by the production and are vintage, production used art work.
Our prices are less than what prop store sells art for -- i.e., an
original pen, ink & marker concept sketch of Judge Hershey (in her Judge's
uniform, with Lawblaster) sold for $89. That's screen used, original concept
art
which, at commercial movie prop/memorabilia sites, sells for over $400.
We have Giger signed art. Not up, but to be listed, original art by Chris
Foss for Flash Gordon... original storyboards & concept art by Alex
Tavolouris, the first concept artist hired by Lucas for Star Wars...
All original, not cheap repro...
Of course, we had other items, like the British Quad Star Wars which ---
got STOLEN!!!! -- anyone remember this story???? Missing Quad probably was
sold by Heritage, but since we got 2 of each poster, our other Quad remains
for ebay auction...
Plus, a lot of high end items have sold at a BIN auction within 30 minutes
of listing. Some within 5 minutes of listing.
Of course, the 50K items does not apply to us because we are selling
vintage items and end up paying UK listing fees anyway.
There's no free lunch -- or at least, legal free lunches.
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From: John Waldman <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) >
To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected])
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay free listings
I got the invite, but not to list 50,000 items. I haven't sold anything
on Ebay for over a year.
JW
From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia <[email protected]_
(mailto:[email protected]) >
To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected])
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 5:41 PM
Subject: [MOPO] eBay free listings
Hi MoPoers
eBay currently has a promotion running where many sellers have been
offerred up to 50,000 free auction listings for about nine days up until Aug
31.
This has resulted in some sellers flooding the site with cheap repros and
reprints. The crazy thing is that the offer has been sent "by invitation
only" and it seems to have been done at random. Store sellers are not eligible
so anyone who has a store would be seeing a big drop in sales while this
promotion is on.
Just curious as to whether any MoPo members received the invitation to
list 50,000 items on auction.
Regards
John
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