eBay

thegoodthebadtheugly · ‎06-08-2017

I had an item listed with a best offer option. The buyer sent me an offer and wrote a note along with the offer stating he would also cover the shipping cost. I accepted and sent out the invoice without the full amount of the shipping and the buyer paid that. After getting back from the post office I contacted the buyer and asked for the additional money for shipping. Needless to say he refused..saying it was too much money. I then contacted ebay and put in a dispute. Somehow the note form the best offer now was changed to " I WOULD COVER THE COST OF SHIPPING " it was in my ebay name!! Has anyone had anything like this??

rschissler · ‎06-09-2017

I think you are too hung up on the "the buyer said he would pay for shipping" thing. The thought that you shipped it, without the buyer knowing what that cost was, and then expecting him to gladly pay it, is presumptuous. People should know how much they are paying for something, before they pay it.

thegoodthebadtheugly · ‎06-09-2017

Yep.. have all the emails through eBay msg...eBay read them word for word !!!

thegoodthebadtheugly · ‎06-09-2017

When someone says "they will cover the cost of shipping" that normally means "they will cover the cost of shipping" .. nothing more nothing less .. he didn't say only if it costs a certain amount or ship it this way or that way..

thatsallfolks · ‎06-09-2017

@thegoodthebadtheugly wrote:
Yep.. have all the emails through eBay msg...eBay read them word for word !!!

And not a single one of them has any relevance. You got offers for $30, and your listings said "free shipping". That's the bottom line.

rschissler · ‎06-09-2017

@thegoodthebadtheugly wrote:
When someone says "they will cover the cost of shipping" that normally means "they will cover the cost of shipping" .. nothing more nothing less .. he didn't say only if it costs a certain amount or ship it this way or that way..

That's a niave way of thinking. As a seller, you need to be aware of all the rules and all the costs, if you are going to be succesful at selling.

thegoodthebadtheugly · ‎06-09-2017

what are you looking at?? My add said $15 per item shipped..

thegoodthebadtheugly · ‎06-09-2017

$15 per item shipped .. $50 or best offer for each item.. nothing free !!!

kattinsanity · ‎06-09-2017

Your #292134900172 brings up nothing in current, closed or sold listings??

sidemouse · ‎06-09-2017

@thegoodthebadtheugly wrote:
I was stupid!!

I see.

@thegoodthebadtheugly wrote:
I thought I could trust the buyer since they had 900 transactions.

I have 723 feedback.

@thegoodthebadtheugly wrote:
so he knows his way around the computer

That certainly would appear to be the key here.

However...

If this item was listed as "Free Shipping" then the buyer did in fact cover this cost.

sidemouse · ‎06-09-2017

@rainbowcolorz wrote:
What I was going to ask was --- you trusted your buyer would pay from an Invoice you sent for shipping after thay already paid for the item without shipping?

To my understanding the trust stems from the fact this buyer had 900 feedback.

thatsallfolks · ‎06-09-2017

@thegoodthebadtheugly wrote:
what are you looking at?? My add said $15 per item shipped..

All of your items that we can see offer free shipping. And the item # you posted can't be found.

thegoodthebadtheugly · ‎06-09-2017

http://m.ebay.com/orderDetails?itemId=292134900172&txnId=1446569069019

thegoodthebadtheugly · ‎06-09-2017

http://m.ebay.com/orderDetails?itemId=292134900172&txnId=1446569069019

things-n-oddities · ‎06-09-2017

In order for him to change the note (if that's even possible) to make it look like you wrote it, he would have to hack ebay not just your account. Sounds more like a glitch. I think ebay staff will still be able to tell who wrote the note from their POV.