[78-L] An e-puzzle

[Taylor Bowie]

Given the odd circumstances,  I'd give it a rest.  I had regular dealings 
with one pleasant eBay seller for a couple of years,  and then didn't hear 
from him after I'd won a couple of items and paid for them.

Turned out he had died of a heart attack.  When I found that out I was glad 
I hadn't jumped the gun.

Another time I sent about $150 to a regular seller from whom I'd bought a 
lot of material,  and didn't receive the stuff after six weeks (I'd paid for 
Priority)  nor any reply to repeated emails.  So I left negative feedback 
and learned a week later that there had indeed been a death in the family 
and everything had fallen apart for them during that time.

Now it was still their responsibility to take care of business,  but in 
retrospect I was sorry that I had assumed the worst about their intentions.

So given that it's not even a month since the original transaction,  I'd 
just let it sit for a while.  If you received all your money back,  just 
disregard the notice that you need to pay for something.

In answer to David's question,  I would say that service from the amateurs 
has really improved since eBay changed the rules about feedback...but I 
still try to deal with as few of the amateurs as possible.


Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] An e-puzzle


> I'd leave neutral feedback if I left anything..considering how many whack 
> jobs
> I had to deal with before I quit eBay forever, all of whom would threaten 
> to
> call the cops when I complained about their lousy packing or 
> misrepresented
> listings and HADN'T left feedback, I'd say you're lucky.
>
> Out of curiosity, have the new rules and charges weeded out the idiots?
>
> dl
>
> S&R Pinsker wrote:
>> Back on 10 July I won an item and paid promptly via Paypal.
>> On the 13th, I received an e-mail from Paypal that the seller had
>> refunded my payment. He has not answered messages requesting
>> an explanation and I am still being told that I need to pay for one
>> item.
>> Any ideas?
>> My one more charitable thought was that he had some kind of accident
>> and a family member or friend was able to kill the deal on his behalf.
>> The only suggestion from the "harbormasters" is that I leave negative
>> feedback but somehow that doesn't seem quite right.
>> Bob P
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