ok i won a 32 degrees chest protector on ebay for my friend. after i won i noticed that the seller is a dirt bag who doesnt like to ship items once he received payment. i was just wondering what i could do to insure that i receive the product immediately after i paid for it.
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make a deal where he sends first, gives u a confirmation number and skans the receipt, then u pay him once you see that the has indeed shipped the item. Or just dont buy it at all.Fear The 'Fro -
you could use a third party system like paypalComment
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i was thinking about using paypal but how do you get your money back if he decides to scam me?
is it possible to use cod with ebay purchases?Comment
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you can use anything with ebay. I think the way paypal works is you send the money yo paypal, and he sends his item. When paypal gets both things, then it will ship them to whoever is supposed to get it. If he never sends his stuff, paypal will send you your money back. Paypal does need you to set up an account, and I think that they take a little off the top so it might be less hassle to do a COD if you just used ebay casually.Comment
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I think you can use a bid-retractor, and cite his crappy record when you do it. They'll let you null the auction.
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how do i use a bid retractor?Comment
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Paypal doesn't work that way, as soon as you pay him over paypal, the money is his. You can then make a claim with paypal if he screws you, but good luck with that. I'd say you got a 50 50 chance of that working, if that.
And I think Retracting your bid only works before the auction closes. It's to edit mistakes made in the bidding process, eg wrong amount, wrong item etc. Once you have won the auction it doesn't work.
The best way to protect your self is to buy from high rated sellers with good feedback and little or no negative responses. If you've already paid for the item, you'll have to go to dispute resolution. I think Square Trade is the name of one, but ebay has links to them on their site.
You can do COD on ebay, but only if the seller specifies that he will accept this form of payment in the auction listing. Most sellers do not. I don't.
How long since you paid for the auction? Has he emailed you saying he has received your payment? How did you pay?Comment
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i havent paid yet for the item. he has yet to even email me any info. the reason im worried is because another member emailed me and notified me of his 100+ negative feedback.Comment
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This guy has over 100 negative feedback responses on his profile, and you bid one of his auctions? That was a big Mistake.
Do you know you can click on the number next to his Ebay Handle and see his profile yourself, and everything anybody has ever had to say about him. You can also see what he says about other people. Check that out for yourself and make sure he actually has that many negative feedback hits. Thats a lot. I mean a whole lot. Power sellers with like 5000 transactions maybe generate like 20 total over the coarse of years. It's just a cost of doing business.
You said he hasn't contacted you yet? When did the auction end?Last edited by Bulldog; 08-01-2002, 03:18 PM.Comment
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I buy anything from users with a sunglases icon..That means it is a new account. I don't buy from anyone with any negative feedback is there total is under 50ish. If they have a couple hundred or thousand feedback, I generally don't do the deal if they have had recent negative, and only bid if the negative is long time ago.Comment
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You mean you don't buy anything from someone with the sunglass icon I assume. Your smart not to buy from new accounts, but actually all the sunglasses icon means is that they have changed their handle recently. You could be a member for years, but change your Handle, and your branded with the sunglasses for 30 days.Comment
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the auction ended this morning in the wee-hours of the day. he has 1900'ish positive 100 nuetral and 100 negative.Comment
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Well, he is a BIG time seller.
He might possibly forget auctions, packages, etc. Get his phone number and your set.
I wouldn't worry.Comment
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