Deadbeat bidders..

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Can I do anything besides leave bad feedback?

I sold my matching #'d Presidential Seals last night on ebay for $290
I thought they would go a little higher... but whatever, I needed to recoup from paying flipper price for an Elephant.

I get an email this morning that says "My little brother bid and he can't pay, I don't want and can't afford these items. Please except my apology."

"except" your apology??
WTF??

Do I just leave bad feedback and call it a day?
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I don't think you can leave negative feedback as a seller anymore.

You need to take this to the resolution center. Ebay will send them a message telling them they need to pay. I believe they have 7 days.
If your problem isn't resolved

Depending on how you close your case, you may be credited for the Final Value fee.

You can extend a Second Chance Offer to another bidder on the same listing.

You can end and relist the item (and you may be credited for the Insertion Fee as well as the Final Value Fee).


When you close your case with the "I feel I have no other option but to end communication with the buyer" option, our Trust and Safety team is automatically alerted about the problem. Actions may include unpaid item strikes, which can lead to restriction or suspension of your trading partner's account.If your buyer receives a strike but you later resolve the issue or change your mind, you can remove the unpaid item strike.
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Post by analogtrash »

I would say if there is a close second bidder that got beat out send them a second chance offer and explain your situation. That is the easiest, fastest way to get your money.
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analogtrash wrote:I would say if there is a close second bidder that got beat out send them a second chance offer and explain your situation. That is the easiest, fastest way to get your money.
Yeah, CC, give someone a second chance :D
It might make their day, and get you some quick Elephant money.
Sh!tty situation regardless... but that might be a quick fix.
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A lot of people believe in second chances...I for one do not...You wait a week for your item to sell hoping it goes for a high dollar amount only to realize some disobedient kid has won your item beacause he just so happened to login to ebay use a password and know enough to bid but not pay for an item. I find situations like this unsettling!

please use caution when buying and selling and always obey the law! :evil:
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Post by scud80 »

yeah, what mention/analog said. you can't leave feedback as a seller anymore unless it's positive ... you just have to fill out the non-paying bidder thing (which takes 2 weeks or so to complete) and either send a second-chance offer or relist the item. definitely a pain, but it's part of the ebay process and i've actually noticed it happening a lot less since they instituted the "3 strikes" thing.
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apaj428 wrote:A lot of people believe in second chances...I for one do not...You wait a week for your item to sell hoping it goes for a high dollar amount only to realize some disobedient kid has won your item beacause he just so happened to login to ebay use a password and know enough to bid but not pay for an item. I find situations like this unsettling!
Hmm, not a second chance for the buyer who didn't pay, a second chance to the runner up bidder to buy it.

Otherwise you could re-list them and see if they go for more, crazy up and down Obey market on eBay.
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usually second chance offers to my knowledge don't seem to really do so well b/c people are just led to believe it was shill bidding.
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displaced bear wrote:usually second chance offers to my knowledge don't seem to really do so well b/c people are just led to believe it was shill bidding.
I hear ya.. I thought about that, but anyone that actually looks will see 3 different bidders from 275-290 and realize it is not shilled.

Still sucks.
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I've had a LOT of them lately.

Tons of Best Offers submitted, I accept, and then they dont pay, I just dont get it.
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ritedere wrote:I've had a LOT of them lately.

Tons of Best Offers submitted, I accept, and then they dont pay, I just dont get it.
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leave them negative feedback in a positive way
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Phởgg wrote:leave them negative feedback in a positive way
Phogg, your avatar is trippin me out! :shock:
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Phởgg wrote:leave them negative feedback in a positive way
After looking at Phogg's avatar I felt compelled to buy a Big Proof... :lol: :lol:
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why stop at one when you could buy five?! :lol:
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Phởgg wrote:leave them negative feedback in a positive way

i did that once and i got a warning of abuse from ebay that i couldnt leave negative feedback with a positive click
Check out what i have for sale or trade and my wants:

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that's fuct!
good to know though
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cheap cologne wrote:
displaced bear wrote:usually second chance offers to my knowledge don't seem to really do so well b/c people are just led to believe it was shill bidding.
I hear ya.. I thought about that, but anyone that actually looks will see 3 different bidders from 275-290 and realize it is not shilled.

Still sucks.
Even still, I've run plenty of auctions that I second chanced buyers and 95% of the time they don't buy it. I think it takes away their excitement of winning an auction.
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msg the deadbeat buyer back, tell him how garbage-like of a human being he is, then repost the auction and try to get more money. In the end you may profit from this deadbeats loss.
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Anyone ever dealt with buyer: tconnectionnyc ?

Waiting on a hefty sum of money for a few prints he bought on Saturday.
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Post by submethod »

Recently, I sold an iPhone to a, eBay deadbeat and they sent me an email saying and I qoute "Ya, I think you're making me pay too much for this phone." So I emailed him back and told him that I hope a piano falls out of the sky and kills him.

I relisted it and got about 15 bucks more than what jerkoff bought it for.

Simply relist it.
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cheap cologne wrote:Can I do anything besides leave bad feedback?

I sold my matching #'d Presidential Seals last night on ebay for $290
I thought they would go a little higher... but whatever, I needed to recoup from paying flipper price for an Elephant.

I get an email this morning that says "My little brother bid and he can't pay, I don't want and can't afford these items. Please except my apology."

"except" your apology??
WTF??

Do I just leave bad feedback and call it a day?
At least you got a response from the bidder! I just got stiffed on $200 for a print that 'sold' on Ebay and havent heard sh*t from the winner. Lame a$$!
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It happens all too often
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apaj428 wrote:A lot of people believe in second chances...I for one do not...You wait a week for your item to sell hoping it goes for a high dollar amount only to realize some disobedient kid has won your item beacause he just so happened to login to ebay use a password and know enough to bid but not pay for an item. I find situations like this unsettling!

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Phởgg wrote:leave them negative feedback in a positive way
Sounds too much like positive criticism. I say just leave them negative feedback. :lol:

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