Ebay unpaid item strike

[TW]Fox

[TW]Fox

[TW]Fox

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Hi guys.

I have received my first unpaid item strike, and I'm really annoyed.

The story...

A month and a half ago, my Dad asked me to sort a gift out for somebody. I said sure - but time was tight. The item needed to arrive pronto.

I found the item I needed - £80 - at an Ebay powerseller on a Buy it Now. It was an Ebay Shop, the guy had hundreds and offered next day delivery.

I clicked buy it now, and proceeded directly to payment. Went to pay via Paypal but it wouldn't let me. It said I had reached my sending limit, and I had to verify with Paypal. This would take up to 5 working days.

I did not have 5 working days. The only other payment method the seller accepted was personal cheque - again, this would delay the shipping and I needed the item fast.

I found the item elsewhere, for £10 more, at a conventional online store.

So, I emailed the seller. I explained the situation, apologised profusely for the hassle, and offered to pay his listing fee.

He did not reply.

A month later, I get a message from Ebay saying the seller has filed a non paying bidder report. I'm obviously a tad miffed at this - I think I was quite reasonable. I am offered the chance to discuss the issue via the 'Dispute Console'. Again, I am totally polite. I basically re-tell the story, and once again apologise and offer to pay the guys listing fee.

He did not reply. Totally ignored it.

Today, 7 days later, I log in to find I have received an unpaid item strike.

Am I right to be a little narked, or is it my problem for being a 'non paying bidder'?

It was not an auction - so it's not as if some guy had been waiting patiently to sell his item for a week and I went and screwed it up. It was simply an Ebay store - nothing more. I liken my situation to taking an item to the till only to find your credit card is rejected. I was very polite, very reasonable, and the seller didn't ONCE bother to contact me himself, or reply to me.

What can I do? Put it behind me and move on, or is there any way to challenge this? Ebay state I can only challenge it if I have proof of payment :(

It just feels so... unfair.
 
Feek said:
You won an auction (online store or not), which is a contract and you didn't pay. That's the bottom line really.

Accept it, move on.

K.
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I just feel hard done by becuase the only reason I didn't pay was becuase Ebay themselves would not allow me to :(

I even offered to pay the guys listing fee, leaving him in no way out of pocket whatsoever. He did not even have the decency to reply.
 
I thought the strikes were there to stop people bidding on auctions then deciding actually, no, they can't be bothered.

I guess there is no way to differentiate between people like and people like me, whose only reason for non-payment was the patheticness of Paypal, who *refused* to allow me to pay even though I had ample funds available :(

If I moan enough, I might feel better :p
 
Mr Joshua said:
You offered to pay his fee and he didn't reply, leave him negative feedback explaining what happened.
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My right to feedback has been revoked for this transaction. He has not neg'd me YET - which I guess is something. I imagine he will do, though.
 
Skyfire said:
He has to claim his fees back, dats what I do regardless of the circumstances. A contract is a contract. :)
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I offered to pay his fees. He did not even offer me the courtesy of a reply. I have had zero correspondance from the guy, at all.
 
Cueball said:
If I'm reading this right...

The only reason why you didn't pay for the item is due to Pay Pal not letting you?.
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Yes. I eventually bought the item elsewhere for MORE than it would have cost had Paypal allowed me to send the money.
 
Quantic said:
This has happened to me. I just set up another Paypal account registered to a different email address until I got my main account verified! It is also very strange you were given the unpaid item strike because you actually RESPONDED to the dispute! :confused:
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Yup..

The seller, fonetrading has informed eBay that payment for the item has still not been received, or that the two of you were not able to come to agreement. As a result, you have received an Unpaid Item strike.
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It's a bit difficuylt to 'come to an agreement' if the seller refuses to reply :(

I'm getting over it, slowly. Thanks for the support :D
 
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