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Post by LAX on Jun 6, 2008 20:15:15 GMT -4
A week is a long time for a seller to not respond. You can request the seller's extra contact info (phone, or alternate email) details at this link You might have to give the guy a call. Good luck.
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SluttyMary
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Post by SluttyMary on Jun 10, 2008 5:27:01 GMT -4
Thanks Alchemy!
The seller finally sent the invoice today and now I'm wondering what feedback to give. It's not like I "lost" anything, other than time, but this would count as slow delivery, right?
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Post by LAX on Jun 10, 2008 10:45:04 GMT -4
I wouldn't go with a negative, that is only for worst case situations.
You can still leave positive or neutral, but note the slowness of the seller. You may want to wait until the seller leaves feedback, or you risk having them say something bad when they write your feedback.
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PurpleBunny
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Post by PurpleBunny on Jun 10, 2008 11:08:11 GMT -4
I wouldn't really count the invoice thing as slow delivery, since you've just paid for the item now, right? See how it takes you to get the package before you make your decision.
Oh, and sellers aren't allowed to give negative or neutral feedback thanks to eBay's delightful new feedback system. What exactly are these guys playing at by having the sellers totally at the mercy at the buyers? ;D
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SluttyMary
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Post by SluttyMary on Aug 9, 2008 14:58:19 GMT -4
Okay, a dumb question:
In some auctions the seller says that they won't ship to unconfirmed addresses. What does that mean and how do you confirm your address?
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Post by LAX on Aug 9, 2008 22:28:02 GMT -4
if you're using paypal for payment you can go through an extra step to have your address confirmed. It has been a while since I did this but, IIRC, it involves having a letter sent to your physical address that contains a code that you enter online that confirms your address is valid. Sellers can opt to only ship to a confirmed address to thwart someone who may have hijacked your account and is fraudulently having goods shipped to them.
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luckylexie
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Post by luckylexie on Sept 19, 2008 23:31:08 GMT -4
I've seen the reasoning for people having high shipping charges being a way for them to recoup their eBay costs of listing and all that. There used to be something in the eBay rules about not inflating shipping charges, but they probably canned that. (And, hell, sometimes Parcel Post isn't even the cheapest route to go.) Depending on the item and their shipping charges, a lot of the time it's not even worth it to eBay anymore. I hates it! I bought a battery charger for my digital camera on eBay a couple of months ago to replace the one that I lost and the listing indicated that the shipping cost was $9.99 USD and that it would be sent Canada Post Expedited. Okay, fine. I know that Canada Post can be expensive, so I paid up. I got the battery charger over a week later (definitely not expedited) and it cost the seller a grand total of $1.15 CAD. Was I ever pissed!! The battery charger was not in its original packaging -- just dumped into a padded envelope and sent regular post. So, I contacted the seller and complained. I think I had a leg to stand on because the listing said it would have been sent expedited, but it wasn't, so I argued that he was ripping me off and that I would leave negative feedback if he didn't refund some of my money. We agreed on a refund amount and he refunded me. "For once, I win!" I thought to myself. And then I found my "lost" battery charger last week. #$@#!!!!
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Post by LAX on Sept 19, 2008 23:46:12 GMT -4
I know that feeling. I had a seller state in the auction listing that the item was heavy, so shipping would be $14.99 because of this. When the item arrived it the dickwad seller had sent it media mail (it wasn't media) for $2.59. When I complained, he said I agreed to the terms of the auction when I bid, and doesn't matter the item was neither heavy as the listing stated, or that he cheaped out on the shipping method.
On the other side of the coin, I've had plenty of sellers charge exact shipping costs, or even undercharge for shipping, so there is good amongst the bad, and I think it is a minority of sellers who are scamming on the shipping.
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Post by lpatrice on Sept 20, 2008 2:11:21 GMT -4
Actually that is the long complicated way of doing it. The easiest way to confirm your address is to simply add a credit card that bills to the address you want the item shipped to. It takes all of 10 seconds, and voila, your address is confirmed.
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Post by LAX on Sept 20, 2008 10:35:48 GMT -4
good to know, they've changed that part since I signed up for Paypal 9 years ago. Guess I'd better get with the times.
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