Ebay advice

UKTopGun · 16 Jun 2010 at 18:44

In short, a guy has offered second chance (I am the buyer, he is the seller), not understood the rules and basically offered it to me for a price he didn't actually want to sell it for. So now he is saying he doesn't want to sell it to me and wants to sell it to someone else, despite the fact it is in my Won list and I can pay him now.

I know the eBay rules changed slightly about giving sellers negative feedback, I quickly asked a friend and he said you have to do it specially through eBay or something?

Shall I just give up (I feel unlucky for him but at the same time eBay rules are there for a reason) or try and go a bit further with it? If I give him negative feedback, can he just leave me negative feedback too (bit annnoying)?

Cheers.

Edit: My bad it didnt make sense, it did my head!

Greenlizard0 · 16 Jun 2010 at 18:46

Not sure I follow - are you the seller or buyer?

mattyfez · 16 Jun 2010 at 18:49

Post makes no sense.

mattyfez · 16 Jun 2010 at 18:50

Ocuk shocker: Post makes no sense.

Jamesbcd · 16 Jun 2010 at 18:50

Sellers can't give negative feedback.

phill · 16 Jun 2010 at 18:50

I think I follow, you are the buyer.. or you'd like to be.. someone offered you second chance then changed their mind, your question should you leave neg? My answer yes, the rules are quite clear.

I think that makes sense ;p

EDIT - i would contact ebay.

UKTopGun · 16 Jun 2010 at 18:51

Sorry, updated - should be a bit clearer now!

Greenlizard0 · 16 Jun 2010 at 18:53

Think I get it, he placed a bid in an auction which he then lost. The seller however, has offered the item to the OP as a second chance offer. However it seems the seller didn't want to go through with this and has cancelled the transaction. That's annoying, but I'd leave it to be honest. Unless of course money has been sent through.

phill · 16 Jun 2010 at 18:53

Jamesbcd said:
Sellers can't give negative feedback.

true, they can raise a dispute though, although I don't see how they could dispute an item they sold even though that person wanted to pay for it

phill · 16 Jun 2010 at 18:54

if you pay for it through ebay then he has to send to send the item.. if you can risk losing the money

PhillyDee · 16 Jun 2010 at 18:59

Point out to the seller that it is a binding contract, and they should honour the price it has been offered to them. Sellers cannot leave anything but glowing praside for the buyer. The buyer can cheat, steal, be abusive, threatening, not pay until weekslater and still the seller has to leave a positive comment (it cannot be a positive mark with a negative comment - that can be removed) saying how wonderful the buyer is.

The buyer can leave negative feedback even if the item has not been paid for eBay hates sellers.

shorttricky · 16 Jun 2010 at 19:12

PhillyDee said:
The buyer can leave negative feedback even if the item has not been paid for eBay hates sellers.

Unless the seller raises a non-paying bidder case and the buyer fails to respond; then the buyer can't leave feedback.

Basically, if you pay, they "have" to send you the item - whether they actually will or not is a different matter. You can raise a non-performing seller case if they don't, but it really depends how much hassle you want to go through.

Whatever you do, neg them - just don't mention it if you have to raise an ebay/paypal claim, then they can have it removed. And don't get abusive. Something like "Buyer offered item then refused to sell".

brummie · 16 Jun 2010 at 19:38

reading this makes me wonder why people use ebay and how it is still going? im so confuded and bewildered by all the rules and goings on