Here's the deal. Yes, theft and scamming HAPPENS. It's a smaller percentage of sales, not half the sales or most of the sales. The good buyers, FAR outweigh the bad ones.
Yes, eBay is BUYER centered. The buyer is going to win the case 99% of the time.
Sellers MUST use the block buyer option when you come across someone stealing from you. Sellers MUST report bad buyers. Sellers should NEVER sell something they can't afford to lose 100%. And most importantly, sellers MUST come to the reality of ALL of these things and accept it. The user agreement makes it clear, that eBay and the buyer, hold all the power here. Other platforms have the same agreement. If you can't accept that, then you should just stop selling. Have garage sales or open your own brick and mortar store and set your OWN terms. This is NOT our sandbox. What seems fair and right to each of us, doesn't matter. Not our own sandbox. You are a guest here, and certainly are NOT the guest of honor (more like the wait staff).
I understand how upsetting it is to be taken advantage of. Everyone needs to learn to move past it. This is a business, not a friendship. If your business has been taken advantage of too much, causing losses, then maybe it's time to close shop. If it's still profitable, then maybe you need to learn to NOT let the ONE sale eat you up. Work within the system and learn to be profitable. Know the rules, and know your limits.
