eBay

bigdeals.etc · ‎08-13-2018

I have a buyer who is upset because I didn't agree to their price negotiation. My spidey sense went off when the buyer asked me a few questions before making his offer... because of the tone and the unusual content of his questions. When he made the offer, he demanded it starting off with "You should give it to me at xxx price because..." He prided himself on being very detail oriented and went off with his reasons... which came off sounding smug.

I respectfully declined. Unsurprisingly, the buyer got upset and continued their rude behavior. I've stopped messaging him. I already blocked them predicting this buyer would be problematic. How likely is a guy with this personality to find out that he is blocked, then start another account(s) to buy/return my items to make me lose shipping fees and rack up my SNAD count? Any tips to avoid something like this or to catch it early? I feel this buyer might be that petty.

I know my imagination may be going too far... this buyer is a seller of numerous fire arms accessories and lives in the same city as I do. Any precautions I can take for if this buyer is able to discover my address? Sadly ebay has created or encouraged this great sense of entitlement and rudeness from this buyer. I hope it doesn't spread more than it already has.

a_c_green · ‎08-13-2018

I suspect that any propective buyer who gets that worked up over being declined probably spends their entire day being mad at people, and thus will quickly move on to some other seller and some other grievance elsewhere now that you've stopped giving him responses.

So no, I don't think he's going to try to track you down over this, nor do I think he's going to set up a third-party purchase just to put you through a return and refund. I think it's more likely that a couple of days from now, he'll have forgotten all about you.

southern*sweet*tea · ‎08-13-2018

@a_c_green wrote:
I suspect that any propective buyer who gets that worked up over being declined probably spends their entire day being mad at people, and thus will quickly move on to some other seller and some other grievance elsewhere now that you've stopped giving him responses.

So no, I don't think he's going to try to track you down over this, nor do I think he's going to set up a third-party purchase just to put you through a return and refund. I think it's more likely that a couple of days from now, he'll have forgotten all about you.

OR

He could be a total wingnut and decide to make the OP's life miserable.

The internet brings out a lot of cereal* people who would never act in real life the way they do online.

*cereal - nuts, fruits and flakes

Yes, I am a ray of sunshine today

The easier you are to offend the easier you are to control.

We seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did. - Thomas Sowell

ed8108 · ‎08-13-2018

You appropriately blocked this potential buyer, so don't waste your time in worry, or speculate as to what may be the result.

coolections · ‎08-13-2018

Do not reply and forget about it. I hope you dind't already reply when he made the offer. If you already did he may not have liked your reply. That would have set the stage for his bad temper.

bigdeals.etc · ‎08-13-2018

@coolections wrote:
Do not reply and forget about it. I hope you dind't already reply when he made the offer. If you already did he may not have liked your reply. That would have set the stage for his bad temper.

Yea sadly I did reply and decline. I don't like leaving a buyer hanging like that, I've had buyers who message me over and over if I'm unresponsive.

@southern*sweet*teahaha cereal. Funny.

websitebuilder · ‎08-13-2018

If you really want to be safe take the item he wanted down for a little wile and when you relist change the title a little when you relist. I have had people get a new account just to buy what they want and yes they get your return address when you ship.

18704d · ‎08-13-2018

"When he made the offer, he demanded it starting off with "You should give it to me at xxx price because...""

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When the price someone is offering, coupled with a hostile tone in their messages, is creating such a situation...

Perhaps a seller can Deflect the .. failure .. away from themselves.

"Dear Buyer,

I understand what you're saying (even though you don't) but I'm sorry. I'm listing this for someone on consignment (even when you're not).. and your generous offer is far below what they will accept.

Thanks for understanding,

Seller"

Lynn

Lynn

You love me for everything you hate me for

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