04-02-2024 06:09 PM
'When the seller is responsible for return shipping, the seller must provide a return shipping label or another return method that is acceptable to the buyer. eBay may provide the buyer with a return shipping label on the seller's behalf and will charge the seller for the cost of the label.' I personally just went through this and lost but this hasn't been the only time. Buyers, sellers and Ebay just need to remind themselves that shipping options are different from region to region and not a one size fits all situation. I love Ebay and I have done a lot of shopping here over the years but it gets frustrating how they don't even follow their own policies and the good guy trying to do the right thing more often than not, gets shafted. Accountability is a 2-way street people! Thank you!
04-02-2024 06:14 PM
04-02-2024 07:20 PM
I received an item and filed a return the next day, got a QR return shipping, took the package to the shipping store in town 2 days later and the shipping store don't do QR labels but the nearest UPS store that does is 65 miles away, 3 hr round trip for a 10 seconds drop off. I requested a proper shipping label that will be accepted locally that same day. 16 days later the seller said they'd give me the proper label with a QR included but never followed through. I requested a label again and eBay closed the case which I appealed and they kept telling me to communicate with the seller, which I did and didn't get a resolution or follow up about the label from the seller. eBay said I should have escalated the situation but we went on vacation the week we could (that's why I tried to mail it out before leaving). Even though I gave all the details, followed up with the seller and requested a new label, promised a new label by the seller which I never got, eBay closed the case and won't issue a refund. I can't make a seller reply and I did what I was supposed to but eBay is claiming it was my fault. No offer from eBay for a label or anything just communicate with the seller and read return policies. A guess a free return shipping and return in 30 days mean nothing anymore. Case closed in 21 days.
04-03-2024 02:59 AM - edited 04-03-2024 03:43 AM
@yankmebige wrote:I received an item and filed a return the next day, got a QR return shipping, took the package to the shipping store in town 2 days later and the shipping store don't do QR labels but the nearest UPS store that does is 65 miles away, 3 hr round trip for a 10 seconds drop off.
Didn't your QR code say "Take this QR code to USPS" like this -- meaning at the post office?
@yankmebige wrote:eBay said I should have escalated the situation but we went on vacation the week we could (that's why I tried to mail it out before leaving).
And it seems you knew @yankmebige it was to be mailed -- meaning at the post office?
Plus there's a Print Label option -- print it at work, at the library, at a neighbor's?
04-03-2024 05:14 AM
No. It was an Amazon QR which I thought was strange from eBay for UPS, since it's a huge box.
04-03-2024 05:38 AM
@yankmebige wrote:No. It was an Amazon QR which I thought was strange from eBay for UPS, since it's a huge box.
It sounds like the Seller was using Amazon as their drop shipper. You have the option to file a claim with PayPal within 180 days from the date of purchase if you paid through them or try a credit card charge back.
04-03-2024 06:35 AM
I can look into that for sure. Thank you.
I just wanted to make a point here about eBay has policies to protect both the buyers and sellers but what's the point if customer service isn't gonna do anything to actually help when appeals are made. Most of the time they do a decent job when everyone works together. But those who don't try, the buyer generally gets the shaft even following expectations.
Lucky this doesn't happen often! Just saying it's frustrating!
04-03-2024 11:55 AM - edited 04-03-2024 11:55 AM
@yankmebige wrote:they don't even follow their own policies
Getting ebay to enforce the MBG AGAINST a buyer is a thing they are loathe to do.
04-03-2024 12:03 PM - edited 04-03-2024 12:03 PM
@yankmebige wrote:I can look into that for sure. Thank you.
I just wanted to make a point here about eBay has policies to protect both the buyers and sellers but what's the point if customer service isn't gonna do anything to actually help when appeals are made. Most of the time they do a decent job when everyone works together. But those who don't try, the buyer generally gets the shaft even following expectations.
Lucky this doesn't happen often! Just saying it's frustrating!
@yankmebige Agreed and as more and more venues shift to computer monitoring situations then that "personal touch" of actually speaking with someone falls away and degrades the experience for both Buyers and Sellers. Our support here is voluntary and we don't want to see anyone fail, Buyer or Seller. But on some occasions we find there is no "one size fits all" easy "point and click" solution for a specific situation.
04-03-2024 12:26 PM
Very true! I agree wholeheartedly.
04-03-2024 12:55 PM
I don't see how or why eBay would send you a QR code to Amazon... they would never do that. It seems like your seller must have sent that label outside of eBay, is that what happened?