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Re: Please help me with eBay bidder
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Thu, 10 May 2001 21:23:12 GMT
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We have had packages go across the Pacific and Atlantic ocean and have been
on the receiving and sending end of lengthy shipping times. You really need
to be patient, we have been fortunate that we have never had a package get
lost, but I think some of the packages have decided to take an extended
vacation before reaching their destination. The pacific crossings do seem to
take longer ,and we live in Idaho, so the "ship" times are longer. (bigger
ocean to cross).
He probably intends to notify Ebay about your "fraud" case. I would email
Ebay and ask them what you can do as a seller. I would include a copy of all
your correspondence.
Unfortunately for the buyer, I believe that if the buyer does not want to
pay the price for the more expensive shipping, then the risk is with the
buyer. Most buyers think that it is the sellers responsibility, for this
reason many sellers refuse to ship anything except by airmail/insured
shipping. We buy a lot of stuff from Europe and we usually ship by surface
mail due to the cost savings, thus we accept the risk that the package may
become lost. I also only buy Lego from Ebay sellers with more than 50
feedbacks, I feel that I take a minimal risk that they won't actually send
the package. This method has only failed me once and in that case the guy
did send the set but it was woefully incomplete. I splurge for airmail when
I get something I value greatly.
I never panic about a set being lost in the mail unless I have sent it.
Rose
> Greetings:
>
> I am having trouble with an eBay bidder, and I was hoping that some of you
> could help clarify to him that I have done nothing wrong. He has posted • to
> lugnet.market.shopping before, so I will hope that he will see your • responses.
>
> I posted a large (120+) number of LEGO auctions in February. This bidder
> won one lot, which he wished to be sent to Japan. This lot did not sell • for
> very much - around $5 - but it was composed of large LEGO pieces and • weighed
> about 13 ounces (a little less than a pound) with packaging.
>
> The bidder would not pay ~$9 in shipping to send the parts via airmail.
> While I indicated "airmail only" in the auction, I mistakenly agreed to • let
> him pay for surface mail - which cost about $4. (He knew another bidder • in
> Japan who won one lot of small tiles, which I was able to send via airmail
> for about $4, so he refused to pay more than that amount.)
>
> I mailed the pieces on February 13. I have a post office receipt with the
> shipment on it. I also emailed the bidder that night, saying the parts • were
> shipped.
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> He has emailed me every few weeks since then, asking where the parts are,
> and if I could track them for him. I assume they are on a boat in the
> Pacific, and I can't track them since he didn't pay for any way to track
> them (if there is a way). He also didn't pay for insurance (some of my
> other bidders did), so there is really nothing that I can or will do if • they
> get lost at sea.
>
> Today he emailed me again. He stated that since it has been 3 months • since
> the parts were shipped, if he has not received the parts in 2 weeks he • will
> report me to eBay. While I'm not sure exactly what he means, I have never
> been anything but completely honest with any of my bidders and don't want
> anything negative tarnishing my reputation. I have NOT left him negative
> feedback (or any feedback), because I do not wish for him to leave • negative
> feedback against me for spite.
>
> So, I ask for help. Please help me explain that surface mail to Asia is
> very slow. If you have had things sent via surface mail, please post how
> long they took to arrive. If you can help me convince him that I haven't
> done anything wrong, please post that, too.
>
> I appreciate any help provided.
>
> Much thanks,
> Naji Norder
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| (...) I'll have to agree with everyone else here. I have had Surface shipments take up to 4 months to arrive from Europe. I have also had Surface show up in TWO weeks (how THAT happened, I don't know - maybe some shipments from France/England are (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| Greetings: I am having trouble with an eBay bidder, and I was hoping that some of you could help clarify to him that I have done nothing wrong. He has posted to lugnet.market.shopping before, so I will hope that he will see your responses. I posted (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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