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Quote: Originally posted by rabb_uk on 08/3/2013

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Quote: Originally posted by girlwomble on 08/3/2013

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There are so many wastes of time on eBay. And you can't even leave them negative feedback so non payers get away scotfree. Even if you open the dispute the non payer gets away with it. Nothing happens. All that happens is that you get your fees back and then have to relist it.

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I could ban the woman that didn't pay/ turn up from bidding again on any of my auctions but she's still free to bid on anything again even though it turned out she was a serial non payer!

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Not totally right, if you report them they'll get a strike on their account, strikes seriously affect your buying as many sellers have preferences set to stop buyers with strikes from bidding, Three strikes and your suspended or banned..and just opeing another account doesn't always work as you find your IP number banned.

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It is frustrating when people don't keep their half of the bargain.

But it can be just as annoying for the buyer also. I won a bid 2 weeks ago. I paid instantly through paypal, after checking my account several times it remained unclaimed. I got message from seller asking why i had not paid, i  told him  that i had made payment asked him to check with paypal why the payment was not going through, i also contacted ebay who confirmed his email wasn't correct and payment wouldn't process because of this. 

Ebay told  me to cancel payment which i did as a new invoice would have to be issued when he had corrected email address, he told me it had been corrected  so i made a new paymment and stiill same happened again.

I sent messages and ebay gave me his phone no so i rang, no answer, so i left messages to ring me as ebay sent him my phone no. Still no repy.

Next he issues  me with non payment, i was assured by ebay this would not go on my account because this was not my fault, they said to request a new invoice from seller via paypal account with correct email. I did this twice. Because today is  the deadline for paying, he has withdrawn from the transaction.

Ebay have cleared the non payment claim so that is ok. I am wondering if he expected more money and this was his way of getting out of the sale, if that is the case he should have put a reserve on it.

I am so annoyed as it has wasted so much time and effort just trying to pay for this item.

Well i have got that one off my chest. Sorry for the rant.

Marilyn

I contacted seller who didn't  reply for 3 days

I'd ask Ebay if it would be acceptable to send the buyer a message through Ebay giving them 48 hours to contact you or you'll assume the right to sell the item to someone else. Also tell them you'll be leaving a negative feedback if they don't get on the case.

I fell foul of a no show buyer years ago on there & now I always list conditions giving the buyer set time to pay a deposit if applicable and the item to be paid for and collected within 7 days unless an agreement has been made between me and the buyer.

BB