I admit, I didn't pay for an auction I won at ebay

[TranceNation]

Ok here's the deal, I usually follow through with all my winning bids but there was this one bid that I won that I didn't pay for. FYI, I have 60+ positvie feedback and only 1 neg.
Here's the details. So I won this cd for like $2, great I say. Then the guy (seller) sends me an email instructing me on how to pay. Problem is, the instructions were over 2 pages long and confusing as hell. Basically you had to go onto his website, fill out a bunch of stuff and lots of other work. I said to myself, wow too much work and confusing, I rather get negative feedback then go through all this. So I emailed him back with just one sentenc.... 'please let me know how I can quickly pay via paypal, you're instructions below are way to confusing and troublesome.' He then replied back with the same instructions.lol, so I didn't pay.
Moral of the story, make paying easy for your bidders.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Moral? Sounds like you're lazy to me.

 

[HiTek21]

Too much work.. I usually tell the buyers to pay through paypal or just send an MO the end.

 

[Rallispec]

yep. if something is too complicated. i probably wont do it either

 

[Yossarian]

I don't blame you, you shouldn't have to read the equivalent of the tax code to buy some stupid cd.

 

[amnesiac]

I'm on your side too. I hate it when online stores and stuff sell things on ebay and make you win the auction then buy it *again* through their website. That's a bunch of crap.

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
I'm on your side too. I hate it when online stores and stuff sell things on ebay and make you win the auction then buy it *again* through their website. That's a bunch of crap.

yup...unfortunately, i decided NOT to purchase something from a power seller who had the same setup where i felt like i was doing my taxes for a stupid bike part. Funny thing, i got positive feedback even though i skipped town on the transaction.

<---not so proud of it

-=bmacd=-

 

[ABErickson]

In the auction didn't it say what type of payment was acceptable?

 

[CubicZirconia]

Originally posted by: Big Al
In the auction didn't it say what type of payment was acceptable?

Yeah, I thought you are supposed to know how payment is to be made before the auction is over.