Busted…haha

[alloverthebored]

So I sold an antique plate to a customer…turns out over a year ago I GAVE it to another customer as a gift (forgot to delist…and still looking for an app that will successfully delete items once sold across all platforms and ensure that there aren’t duplicate listings; feel free to drop any knowledge or info on one) anyway I sent the wrong dish….now obviously she messaged me saying it was the incorrect one, I already knew this was going to happen so what I did was went and purchased 4…FOUR of the correct plates that were in much better condition and much more $$$ than the one she had initially purchased from me and had them shipped directly to her…she then proceeds to message me saying she never got the correct one. I (very calmly) responded informing her that the four plates that she received didn’t fall from the sky and that I have tracking numbers to prove that she did in fact get waaaay more than she paid for and that I was aware that she was trying to scam. I informed her that eBay doesn’t take too kindly to buyers taking advantage of sellers (or attempting to). Needless to say I never heard back from her, go figure. ROFL just thought I’d put this out there and give y’all a good laugh. 

[broto_64]

I don't think you handled that very well...
Either that or the story isn't adding up.
Why would you even send a buyer the wrong plate just because you forgot to delist the original that they bought?

And then after the buyer complains, send that buyer FOUR more of the correct kind?
Why didn't you just buy ONE of the correct kind to begin with?
Or was it not the correct kind?
Because your response to the customer's statement that they never got the right one was unprofessional as well.

You might think the customer went away because they knew you were right and they were wrong?
But I think the customer just felt it wasn't worth the hassle.
They won't be buying from you again.

[slippinjimmy]

@alloverthebored 

still looking for an app that will successfully delete items once sold across all platforms and ensure that there aren’t duplicate listings; feel free to drop any knowledge or info on one

Try here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=multi+platform+inventory+management

There are dozens of options out there but be aware, anything that is multi-channel will be costly.

[albertabrightalberta]

I don't believe your post @alloverthebored. Well, I do believe that you sold an OOS item. But the rest of the post is nonsense. 

If you gave the antique plate to a customer over a year ago and never ended the listing, you messed up. You should have apologized to the buyer and canceled the transaction as "out of stock." 

But you didn't do that. Why would you knowingly send the wrong item to the buyer when you didn't have the one you gave away? 

Then we're supposed to believe that you were able to find FOUR of the same antique plate that you gave away?

Someone was indeed busted, but I don't think it was the buyer. 

[annadryl]

What was the funny part?

[inhawaii]

You're. looking for a app that will somehow know what you've given away and delete it from your inventory?

Good luck with that.

[roccotacodad54]

   As a buyer I don't find your story funny or believable.  Maybe the first part where you wasted the buyers time with knowingly sending them the wrong plate is believable.

  Either way you seem to not deal in good faith and somehow are proud of it.

   Wow.................................

[bonanza125]

You are ultimately responsible for your own listing. If you sell an item on another platform you must manually remove your listing. That's on you. It's understandable to forget. I get it. The buyer had every right to say they didn't receive the item they thought they were purchasing. Buying different plates and sending them to this buyer thinking it will be ok doesn't always turn out to be the best move as a seller. I have to say that you are right Ebay doesn't take this lightly this buyer could have filed an "item not described" case against you and had every right to return the plates they received and gotten money back for it. They chose to keep the plates you sent. So this is actually no laughing matter. You dodged one here.

[johnrj1226]

I for one would never do business with you or any other similar seller. You need to take a long look in  a mirror and ask ourself do you REALLY like that person.

[doug_5857]

Yea, I didnt see the humor in that either. I think that was "COLD". What did that buyer do to deserve that kind of Horse Hocky from you. I will never buy from you. I have invited you to a Block Party. My Block Buyer  party list. I also hope they reported you as well.

[le-5262]

Just a reminder to delist the wrong plate you, purposely, sent while you were ordering the right ones...

[luckythewinner]

eBay doesn’t take too kindly to buyers taking advantage of sellers 

eBay also doesn't take too kindly to sellers who take advantage of buyers by intentionally send the wrong item to avoid an out-of-stock cancellation. 

[kandf_vintage_finds]

ROFL?  Playing games with customers like this rarely end well. Not impressed at all.

[pickapaper]

@alloverthebored wrote: "busted....ha ha" and  "ROFL just thought I’d put this out there and give y’all a good laugh."

You sent her the wrong plate and then you called her a scammer when she said she didn't get the plate she was expecting (the one you had listed).  Why would you call her a scammer?  

I'm curious why you thought this scenario was so funny and why you thought we would get a good laugh out of it.

[ten_o_nine]

 ROFL just thought I’d put this out there and give y’all a good laugh. 

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That is so funny, you should post this to the buying board, so we all can share the laugh.