07-26-2019 06:08 PM
I have been a seller on ebay since 2000. 19 years I have had the same account. I have sold $10,000 guitars, and lots of expensive things. Never had an issue. Until now. I am being charged a final value fee of $750 for an item I did not even sell, simply based on the fact that a potential buyer gave me his phone number in a message. I believe ebay has become as low as they can, stooping to the level of thievery, and using a made up excuse that they believe you sold an item outside of ebay. And they think I am going to allow this? Ebay has lost their mind if they think I am ever going to sell anything again on their site or pay them anything. Oh will they take me to collections? That is fine, I have zero credit and I keep it that way, and have had many other collections placed on me that went nowhere. Cmon ebay you need to step your game up and start charging people just to look at items on your site, or better yet, why dont you create a membership fee just to join ebay? If you are going to be low life criminals, at least do it on a much bigger level.
07-26-2019 06:28 PM
Did you remove the listing from ebay?
07-26-2019 06:40 PM
07-26-2019 06:49 PM
@mit1999 wrote:Did you remove the listing from ebay?
Just for future reference, does this make a difference? I have some local pick up listings. Do I need to remove them and put them on Facebook instead? What the OP experienced is purely wrong! They make a million $ a day legitimately, why do they have to do this nonsense? Thanks for a reply.
07-26-2019 06:52 PM
Sorry this happened to you - it IS so WRONG!! Wish I knew of an answer for you.
07-26-2019 06:53 PM - edited 07-26-2019 06:55 PM
From what I have always understood if someone inquires about an item then the seller suddenly ends it, ebay will assume you sold it off line and will charge you their fee.
With pickup the item is sold and ebay gets its cut, then you trade information, but not before.
07-26-2019 06:54 PM
07-26-2019 06:54 PM
Sick stuff. Par for the course.
07-26-2019 06:59 PM
I read about this in one of their updates or weekly chats. I guess people were trying to cut ebay out of their fees so this was instituted.
So yes those two actions alerted ebay and that is why they charged you a fee. It might have been a coincidence but as far as they are concerned, it was listed on ebay, someone inquired about it, it was then removed, and they are owed their fee for its sale.
07-26-2019 07:14 PM
07-26-2019 07:30 PM
07-26-2019 07:38 PM
07-26-2019 07:44 PM
@mit1999 wrote:From what I have always understood if someone inquires about an item then the seller suddenly ends it, ebay will assume you sold it off line and will charge you their fee.
With pickup the item is sold and ebay gets its cut, then you trade information, but not before.
This is insane. I for one will never buy a pick up again. If I can't see it before I buy it, especially an item more than 20$, I am not doing it. Last local pick up I did (a couple of years ago) was no issue. Worked like a car sale - the info was in the details, I went to see it and ought it. And what happens when the sale is done their way and then the buyer does not want it?? And how does a sale like this - if they buy before they try - mean a refund, a cancellation and then a defect? Wow. Thanks.
07-26-2019 07:48 PM
Did you provide ebay a notarized sworn statement from your friend who made the purchase that ebay had nothing to do with the sale ?
07-26-2019 08:00 PM