[78-L] An e-puzzle

[David Lennick]

Notices to pay that continue eventually disappear, in my experience. I paid 
privately for a couple of items (or traded, or for some reason changed the 
circumstances) and "please pay" memos showed up for a while and then they didn't.

dl

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> 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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