PS4 serial number when selling

woofercooker · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:20

Just sold a brand new sealed ps4 on ebay, buyer has lots of negative feedback :mad:

whats the safest thing to do? im at work at the moment so can't check but is the serial number of the box or would i need to open it up?

spoffle · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:23

Oh lawd don't sell to them, just cancel the sale and relist it.

You can only get negative feedback from things you've sold, so steer clear.

woofercooker · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:32

I just looked at canceling it and it says the buyer has to agree to it, is that true i doubt he will

welldone · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:38

yes cancel them and relist again
buyer with much negativ feedback must be avoided

spoffle · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:40

woofercooker said:
I just looked at canceling it and it says the buyer has to agree to it, is that true i doubt he will

They have no choice to cancel it if it's not available any more for purchase! You suddenly realised that it was broken!

woofercooker · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:40

welldone said:
yes cancel them and relist again
buyer with much negativ feedback must be avoided

how do i avoid the fees tho? Hes got back feedback and also leaves quite intimidating respsones to his back feedback.

woofercooker · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:41

spoffle said:
They have no choice to cancel it if it's not available any more for purchase! You suddenly realised that it was broken!

Do they not make you pay the fee's tho?

spoffle · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:42

What do you mean by back feedback?

spoffle · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:42

There are no fees to pay on a transaction that never took place

woofercooker · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:47

Ok im going to cancel it don't like the sound of the guy at all.

hyperseven · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:53

spoffle said:
You suddenly realised that it was broken!

on a sealed box?, is the OP professor X?

One · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:56

99% of the time eBay/PayPal will side with the buyer not the seller so just don't post it to them.

cheesyboy · 11 Dec 2014 at 14:56

spoffle said:
There are no fees to pay on a transaction that never took place

There are. Ebay charges you fees now for cancelling sales within the last 24 hours of a listing with bids, or after the listing has finished.

Pac3y · 11 Dec 2014 at 16:06

Also block him from further listings, it's your item - don't send it to him if you're unsure.

spoffle · 11 Dec 2014 at 21:17

cheesyboy said:
There are. Ebay charges you fees now for cancelling sales within the last 24 hours of a listing with bids, or after the listing has finished.

Not if you tell them there is no transaction due to the item being damaged during packing. You can get them to credit your account.

bobbyspangles · 11 Dec 2014 at 23:10

I've had this a few times, normally I send it and everything turns out fine but I can understand your trepidation with such a valuable item. I would cancel it, the worst he can do is leave a bad feedback which, if you leave a calm and polite counter comment (i.e. don't do what you say he does and start mouthing off), it's not the end of the world.

You could try a local selling group on Facebook. You will find items like that will sell really quick, with no fees and cash in hand. You're going to be talking £45 of fees on a £350 item on eBay with PayPal.

TheVoice · 12 Dec 2014 at 10:10

bobbyspangles said:
You're going to be talking £45 of fees on a £350 item on eBay with PayPal.

Holy crap, didn't realise the fees were that high. That's insane.

neoglow · 13 Dec 2014 at 11:22

I'm confused, does he have negative feedback as a seller or buyer?

If he sends the money and it clears in your PayPal account or bank account etc...what's the issue? It's a brand new sealed item.

Just send it by a courier so you have proof it got delivered.

redline · 13 Dec 2014 at 16:23

neoglow said:
I'm confused, does he have negative feedback as a seller or buyer?

If he sends the money and it clears in your PayPal account or bank account etc...what's the issue? It's a brand new sealed item.

Just send it by a courier so you have proof it got delivered.

Some dodgy types claim the item is faulty, and send back a broken one.. though as long as you record the serial and list it part of the communication process with the buyer, it should put them off trying that. I'm sure there are other tactics a truly unscrupulous buyer could do however.

I would be tempted to say the item met with an accident and is now broken... hard to leave negative feedback using that excuse.

4T5 · 13 Dec 2014 at 16:56

I'd say I gave it one last check before I sent it & it doesn't switch on, Cancel the Sale & forget about it.

Can I ask why you didn't post it in the Members Market ?