I don't think Sellers can leave negative FB any more. They can give "non-payment strikes".
-John =============== > Strongly suggest that you not only leave negative feedback but also send a > note to ebay, stating the circumstances. I had the same experience a year > or so ago, did both those things, and got an email back from ebay stating > that "they would communicate with the seller." I anticipated he would > give > ME negative feedback but he did not. > > Bill > > > > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Will Matney <[email protected]> wrote: > >> All, >> >> I thought I would share this, as it could save you some hard earned >> cash. >> >> I just won a piece of equipment off ebay, and I knew what it weighed, >> and >> it's size, when I bought it. It was to be shipped from Colorado to here >> in >> Ohio. When the auction was over, I sent in the payment, but the next >> day, I >> get an e-mail saying that UPS wanted more to ship it, than they had >> figured, at $16.00, and that they required $9.95 more. Well, the first >> thing I did was go to the UPS Stores website, and there, you can put in >> both city names, and zips, along with the package size, and weight. I >> did >> this, and the total came to $16.14, as I first thought, and was what the >> auction listed it at $16 even. I sent a message back, and stated that >> no, I >> would not pay it, and that that was against ebay rules, and if they >> didn't >> want to abide by the auction, they should refund my money, and that I >> would >> leave appropriate feedback. >> >> Two or three days passed by, with no reply from the seller, and just >> yesterday, I receive the package via the mail, or USPS, which I know it >> costed less to ship the package with. They may have saved $5 to $6 >> dollars, >> but not the $9.99 they wanted, and I still got it as quick as UPS ground >> estimated, but the point is, it didn't cost the $9.99 more to ship it, >> and >> it did not arrive by the requested shipper, with insurance. I didn't >> check >> with USPS to see what rate it would be, but that's what the seller >> pulled. >> >> I have only had this happen two or three times out of around 500 >> purchases >> from ebay, but you will run into this with some. At any rate, if they >> request extra money, look into it, and I can assure you, ebay don't >> allow >> this. It could possibly be true, that the seller did indeed mess up, but >> in >> this case, nope, they just wanted extra cash for what they sold. >> >> Best, >> >> Will >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
