11-06-2023 08:51 AM
Just wanted to let you sellers know of something that recently happened with an item we sold 4-days ago. The item sold for just under $400, but the buyer did not, nor has not paid for it since. Additionally, there was no response to messages or invoicing. When I noticed that he did not have any feedback, I decided to see if (by chance) he had any listings. low and behold, he did....one, listed on Oct 26th .... it was the exact same item at $100 less! Perhaps I'm a little behind, but this one caught me off guard.
Therefore, if you happen to sell a "one-of" or unique item and the buyer goes dark without payment, you may want to check his listings 😉
11-06-2023 04:20 PM
@myestate-treasures4u wrote:Just wanted to let you sellers know of something that recently happened with an item we sold 4-days ago. The item sold for just under $400, but the buyer did not, nor has not paid for it since. Additionally, there was no response to messages or invoicing. When I noticed that he did not have any feedback, I decided to see if (by chance) he had any listings. low and behold, he did....one, listed on Oct 26th .... it was the exact same item at $100 less! Perhaps I'm a little behind, but this one caught me off guard.
Therefore, if you happen to sell a "one-of" or unique item and the buyer goes dark without payment, you may want to check his listings 😉
Just one more reason this place sucks in my most humble opinion - I wouldn't doubt if the seller/buyer reported your item as counterfeit and after not getting the desired results quickly enough, he/she decided to go a different route - Seems there is trouble around every turn on this site anymore, but the only thing they can seemingly do is figure out ways to charge people more to use it?? Really??
11-06-2023 06:40 PM
When you relist it, it'll help buyers find you if you spell the brand name correctly. (What's funny is that the copycat copied your title with the misspelled brand name!)
11-06-2023 08:08 PM
More than likely used sell one like it. 🙂
11-06-2023 10:30 PM
@myestate-treasures4u wrote:No intention of "chasing them down" once I knew he was never intending to pay. And yes, I already made the changes to my buyer requirements. Thanks
You would be amazed at how many people chase buyers for payment - who can blame them.
11-07-2023 12:07 AM - edited 11-07-2023 12:10 AM
@onefootflippers wrote:
@myestate-treasures4u wrote:Just wanted to let you sellers know of something that recently happened with an item we sold 4-days ago. The item sold for just under $400, but the buyer did not, nor has not paid for it since. Additionally, there was no response to messages or invoicing. When I noticed that he did not have any feedback, I decided to see if (by chance) he had any listings. low and behold, he did....one, listed on Oct 26th .... it was the exact same item at $100 less! Perhaps I'm a little behind, but this one caught me off guard.
Therefore, if you happen to sell a "one-of" or unique item and the buyer goes dark without payment, you may want to check his listings 😉
The actual thing they are doing is not tying up your item, that isn't part of the equation, what they are doing is creating a sold comp at that $400 price that makes their $300 one seem like a bargain. In any case yours isn't going to sell until you undercut them, or they sell theirs first.
Non-payers really do nothing other than waste a few seconds of your time and create a sold comp at your asking price, the second part can generally only help your item sell.
People have all sorts of schemes.
11-07-2023 09:10 PM
Thanks for this post. It's a competitor tactic I didn't know about before.
11-08-2023 12:13 AM
That is likely to be a very rare occurrence. Certainly not a good or sustainable business model. So not likely to be seen very often.
FYI, don't send invoices to buyers that are not paying. Every time you send an invoice, it restarts the 96 hour clock for filing a Cancellation due to non payment.
11-08-2023 03:32 AM
Thank you so much for your response.