eBay douchebeans

Jschmuck2

Diamond Member
Jul 13, 2005
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My auction for my old BB Pearl finally came to end and I actually got a decent price for it. So naturally, this is the message I get from the winning buyer:



hey uhm im not going to be able to purches the phone intill like
mid november..or i think even bfor that but if yu want yu can undo
mi bid..


Ugh. Gross.

EDIT:

Wow, after telling them that I was reporting them to eBay, here is the response I received:


SO WHO CARES iLL JUST MAKE A NEW ONE WHAT iS EBAY GOiNG
TO DO...?(SHxT)
 

Adrenaline

Diamond Member
Jun 12, 2005
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Just ask for positive feedback then and return the favor. Then relist it with a buy it now price.
 

octopus41092

Golden Member
Feb 23, 2008
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Just do a second chance offer. The next bid is probably like $1 less. You can also report this to ebay. I think they might require that you wait a week though before they slam him with a unpaid strike.
 

S Freud

Diamond Member
Apr 25, 2005
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Originally posted by: Ksyder
buy it now + immediate payment required

Doesn't always work. Douche buyers will still buy it and you end up in the same boat.
 

TwiceOver

Lifer
Dec 20, 2002
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The problem now is waiting another 8 days for the buyer to pay while you do an NPB. The guy gets off without any marks on his account as long as he doesn't get a second NPB in a few months.

 

CZroe

Lifer
Jun 24, 2001
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Originally posted by: Adrenaline
Just ask for positive feedback then and return the favor. Then relist it with a buy it now price.

Then he loses out on ALL fees... plus the buyer could try to nail him for "fraud" to extort the phone or money.
 

olds

Elite Member
Mar 3, 2000
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Originally posted by: Ksyder
buy it now + immediate payment required

This is the only way I have been buying off ebay in the past year or so. I don't bother with auctions.
 

Ksyder

Golden Member
Feb 14, 2006
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Originally posted by: S Freud
Originally posted by: Ksyder
buy it now + immediate payment required

Doesn't always work. Douche buyers will still buy it and you end up in the same boat.

that doesn't make any sense. the original problem is that the buyer didn't have money to buy the phone. immediate payment required = money right now or no bid.

of course that strategy doesn't "always" work since ebay now sides with the buyer now. all they have to do is complain to ebay and probably be able to scam some of their money back.

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: Ksyder
buy it now + immediate payment required

This is the only way I have been buying off ebay in the past year or so. I don't bother with auctions.

yes I agree olds ... auctions are a waste of time unless a) it is a one of a kind item and you aren't going to find it anywhere else or b) you are about to get a steal in term of price. I mean really, who wants to wait a few days to see if you "won" an item? kind of silly.
 

Jschmuck2

Diamond Member
Jul 13, 2005
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Wow, here was there response to me telling them I would report them to eBay:


SO WHO CARES iLL JUST MAKE A NEW ONE WHAT iS EBAY GOiNG
TO DO...?(SHxT)
 

WelshBloke

Lifer
Jan 12, 2005
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Originally posted by: Zaitsev
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: MyThirdEye
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
Get him banned from Ebay. :evil:

First spaceman gets banned from here and now ebay?

I MISS SPACEMAN

i know, oddest feeling ever... to miss spaceman

What happened? Link?

Yeah, whats the story?

 

gorcorps

aka Brandon
Jul 18, 2004
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Originally posted by: WelshBloke
Originally posted by: Zaitsev
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: MyThirdEye
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
Get him banned from Ebay. :evil:

First spaceman gets banned from here and now ebay?

I MISS SPACEMAN

i know, oddest feeling ever... to miss spaceman

What happened? Link?

Yeah, whats the story?

Huge breakdown, mod callout... he seemed like he wanted out and they obliged
 

Skeeedunt

Platinum Member
Oct 7, 2005
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Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Wow, here was there response to me telling them I would report them to eBay:


SO WHO CARES iLL JUST MAKE A NEW ONE WHAT iS EBAY GOiNG
TO DO...?(SHxT)

Looks like he won this round.