Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/12
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Mike,
I found out after the fact that the seller has
negative feedback but Ebay had a (0) following his
email address. Turns out his 2 positive feedbacks
cancelled out his later 2 negative feedbacks, netting
zero. I was under the false assumption that the seller
was doing his very first auction. Wrong! And, the last
two negative feedbacks are very similar to what I'm
experiencing.
I've had over 100 transactions, all great until
this one. You are right, most people do want positive
feedback. There is just a very small percentage out
there in cyberspace that we have to worry about. I
suppose I should count my blessings as in a way I may
have already beaten the odds before tripping.
Roger
- --- MEBerube <MEB@goodphotos.com> wrote:
> At 08:37 AM 12/12/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >Advice is welcome.
> >
> >I was high bidder on some 8x10 film (item plus
> >shipping came to $59), mailed the seller a check
> which
> >cleared on 11/27/00, and still no package has
> arrived.
> >The seller has not responded to any of my emails.
> Took
> >the money and ran, or so it seems as I have nothing
> to
> >show for it.
>
> I would give the seller the benefit of the doubt.
> They may have had a
> family emergency or lost access to the net (PC could
> have crashed, etc...)
> Also the USPS is insanely busy right now and the
> shipping may be delayed.
> Does the seller have any negatives on file? If yes,
> then begin to worry,
> give it another week and hit them with bad feedback.
>
> If you get your checks back from the bank, you may
> be able to get the
> sellers bank information and pursue legal remedy
> there.
>
> Most likely, however, it is just a delay. A number
> of times I've been ready
> to blast someone's feedback for non delivered
> merchandise only to have it
> arrive in the mail that day. As you know the vast
> majority of eBay sellers
> want good feedback to ensure further business. eBay
> can be abused but it
> takes work and most dishonest folks aren't willing
> to put in that level of
> effort.
>
> Carpe Luminem,
> Michael E. Berube
> http://GoodPhotos.com
>
>
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