Good points all!
dill - I simply issued a "no pay" report to Ebay so they would include this in the buyers history. When he actually paid I knew ebay put some pressure on him. You are right. I thought to decline his payment at that point but after reaching out to the 2nd and 3rd top bidders each of them had purchased something else. My bad
roxy54 - Right on!
dill - I agree. The 1st thing I thought of when this escalated is that I should just re-terminate them myself and sell them as good condition.
tls49 - You also are correct. "For parts or repair'. thought my description would have been enough. Then again I'm used to the more savvy buyer on more respected auction/sale sites. Learning curve on dealing with unsophisticated product flippers in kicking in big time!
gdnrbob - I have been a member of PayPal since 2005 with hundreds of transactions without incident. Now that I'm utilizing Ebay more for their huge customer base I'm opening myself up to the unknown. I too was surprised that PayPal contradicted Ebay. Thought my case was a slam dunk. And I was further shocked to learn that sellers CANNOT LEAVE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FOR BUYERS! Still don't understand that but I'm waiting for an answer from Ebay about it.
You all make excellent points and I thank you for allowing me to vent. I'll chalk this up to my cost of tuition!!
Thanks for the input.
dill - I simply issued a "no pay" report to Ebay so they would include this in the buyers history. When he actually paid I knew ebay put some pressure on him. You are right. I thought to decline his payment at that point but after reaching out to the 2nd and 3rd top bidders each of them had purchased something else. My bad
roxy54 - Right on!
dill - I agree. The 1st thing I thought of when this escalated is that I should just re-terminate them myself and sell them as good condition.
tls49 - You also are correct. "For parts or repair'. thought my description would have been enough. Then again I'm used to the more savvy buyer on more respected auction/sale sites. Learning curve on dealing with unsophisticated product flippers in kicking in big time!
gdnrbob - I have been a member of PayPal since 2005 with hundreds of transactions without incident. Now that I'm utilizing Ebay more for their huge customer base I'm opening myself up to the unknown. I too was surprised that PayPal contradicted Ebay. Thought my case was a slam dunk. And I was further shocked to learn that sellers CANNOT LEAVE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FOR BUYERS! Still don't understand that but I'm waiting for an answer from Ebay about it.
You all make excellent points and I thank you for allowing me to vent. I'll chalk this up to my cost of tuition!!
Thanks for the input.