Another ebay asshole! (long story)

[arod]

Originally posted by: fs5

Originally posted by: limsandy
FYI, I did mention that paypal fees will be charged to the winner of my auction.
"If you are paying with Paypal, please dont forget to add paypal fees to the total amount."

yes, and you're still wrong IMO

Seconded.... throwing paypal fees into the mix is just asking for problems.... I always throw a little extra in for the shipping ( I usually do half of paypals fees) with the intent on covering some of the paypal fees, I REALLY hate people who charge paypal fees and never bid on their crap. You almost as bad as those who carge insane shipping prices.

 

[rudder]

"upon deposit of $6.07 to my paypal account, the phone will be shipped within XX hours."

People make things harder than they need to be. And I do think the others are correct when they say paypal fees can't be tacked on like that.

 

[DaWhim]

suck up the paypal fee or do not use paypal in your auction.

oh, btw, I only see one asshole and that is you.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: SeaSerpent
You cant charge a Paypal fee dumbass.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: arod

Originally posted by: fs5

Originally posted by: limsandy
FYI, I did mention that paypal fees will be charged to the winner of my auction.
"If you are paying with Paypal, please dont forget to add paypal fees to the total amount."

yes, and you're still wrong IMO

Seconded.... throwing paypal fees into the mix is just asking for problems.... I always throw a little extra in for the shipping ( I usually do half of paypals fees) with the intent on covering some of the paypal fees, I REALLY hate people who charge paypal fees and never bid on their crap. You almost as bad as those who carge insane shipping prices.

DIng...ding....ding....

:thumbsup:

A smoother transactioni would have been to tell the person EXACTLY what they owed you up front... You've gotta bloat shipping with a handling charge for this purpose...

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: SeaSerpent
You cant charge a Paypal fee dumbass.

ship the guy his phone. Look at you over a petty $6.

 

[shilala]

what's "pwned"?

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: simms

ship the guy his phone. Look at you over a petty $6.

The guy doesn't want it anymore. I'm certain I wouldn't want it either after that third message.

Given the tone of the first two messages, which I also wouldn't feel comfortable about--with the seller, oh, maybe shipping tomorrow, maybe Wednesday, oh, "trying" to ship it soon, etc.--that third message would clinch it for me. That third message is terrible.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: shilala
what's "pwned"?

An intentional typo substituted for "owned." (Kind of dumb, but whatever; some people think it's funny.)

 

[Pliablemoose]

Ouch, sorry but you're wrong, limsandy.

If it were me, I'd email him, offer him some $ off of the orig price (no paypal fees} & try to complete the deal.

Folks are generally pretty lenient with feedback on eBay, you're crossing the line here.

 

[Aharami]

i love it when sympathy posts backfires and the OP ends up getting pwn3d

 

[Amused]

The ownage is strong in this thread.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: shilala
what's "pwned"?

www.pwned.nl

I love how the OP hasn't responded back to this thread once everyone said that HE was the one in the wrong.

 

[Thraxen]

Meh... I don't think the OP really did anything that bad. Yeah, she wasn't supposed to charge the Paypal fees, but the buyer clearly didn't know this either. And I would guess that at least half of you jumping on the pwnage bandwagon didn't realize that either until it was pointed out. She was just trying to get the payment she thought she was owed and the buyer wouldn't commit to paying. The fact she wasn't technically allowed to charge that fee aside, you people would be pissed too if someone wouldn't pay what was owed to you in an auction.

 

[DingDingDao]

Originally posted by: Thraxen
Meh... I don't think the OP really did anything that bad. Yeah, she wasn't supposed to charge the Paypal fees, but the buyer clearly didn't know this either. And I would guess that at least half of you jumping on the pwnage bandwagon didn't realize that either until it was pointed out. She was just trying to get the payment she thought she was owed and the buyer wouldn't commit to paying. The fact she wasn't technically allowed to charge that fee aside, you people would be pissed too if someone wouldn't pay what was owed to you in an auction.

You, sir, are correct.

However, this happens a lot on Ebay, and unlike everyone else, she posted about it, thus instigating the hyper/uber/maximo-pwnage.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

I love how the OP hasn't responded back to this thread once everyone said that HE was the one in the wrong.

He's in for a treat when he wakes up and checks this thread. Except for the first three replies within the first four minutes (RossMan!?!), not a single response in his favor.

 

[DingDingDao]

Originally posted by: Thegonagle

Originally posted by: purbeast0

I love how the OP hasn't responded back to this thread once everyone said that HE was the one in the wrong.

He's in for a treat when he wakes up and checks this thread. Except for the first three replies within the first four minutes (RossMan!?!), not a single response in his favor.

Kind of on a tangent, fellas, but he is a she...

 

[Mr N8]

Originally posted by: SeaSerpent
You cant charge a Paypal fee dumbass.

That, and you asked him to send non-CC paypal, which would mean that you will not get charged a paypal fee. You are wrong, send the phone, STFU.

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: shilala
what's "pwned"?

pwned = limsandy

pwned = someone who puts their foot in their mouth. Usually someone who is arrogant, who thinks they are all knowing, and is an all around moron (either for a moment and sometimes for their whole life).

 

[Fritoz]

Originally posted by: SeaSerpent
You cant charge a Paypal fee dumbass.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Fritoz

Originally posted by: SeaSerpent
You cant charge a Paypal fee dumbass.

WRONG!

The ebay policy relates to paypal creditcard fees. There is a federal law stating that a business cannot do surcharges for using credit cards - if ebay was to allow surcharges like that, they'd be liable for law suits and such.

I've dealt with ebay CS because of that before and they advised me that it's just a matter of wording. If you state that "electronic payments require xx processing fee" you're fine. If you say add 3% for paypal, ebay will throw a fit.

 

[CrazyDe1]

There's creative ways to charge your paypal fees onto the buyer that are within ebay policies. PM me if you're interested.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: Fritoz

Originally posted by: SeaSerpent
You cant charge a Paypal fee dumbass.

WRONG!

The ebay policy relates to paypal creditcard fees. There is a federal law stating that a business cannot do surcharges for using credit cards - if ebay was to allow surcharges like that, they'd be liable for law suits and such.

I've dealt with ebay CS because of that before and they advised me that it's just a matter of wording. If you state that "electronic payments require xx processing fee" you're fine. If you say add 3% for paypal, ebay will throw a fit.

well isn't that what the OP did? She said "please add $xx for paypal fees"

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

I've stated this in my auctions before. If people can't read the damned deciption tuff luck!

EBay should side with you on this one.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: DingDingDao
Kind of on a tangent, fellas, but he is a she...

Yeah, yeah. The OP could be a Tele-Tubby for all it matters.

Originally posted by: Thraxen
Meh... I don't think the OP really did anything that bad. Yeah, she wasn't supposed to charge the Paypal fees, but the buyer clearly didn't know this either. And I would guess that at least half of you jumping on the pwnage bandwagon didn't realize that either until it was pointed out. She was just trying to get the payment she thought she was owed and the buyer wouldn't commit to paying. The fact she wasn't technically allowed to charge that fee aside, you people would be pissed too if someone wouldn't pay what was owed to you in an auction.

Well I knew that charging extra for PayPal was not okay. But that?s not the half of it.

It?s pretty obvious that what the buyer really wanted was an assured shipping date before he presumably would have completed the transaction. Unfortunately, an unambiguous answer is never given. Instead, that damning third message from the seller is sent. Ouch! Are you saying that you would feel justified in sending a similarly rude, unprofessional, condescending message? I certainly hope not.

In my opinion, the buyer is not a whole lot better: in his complaint, he is exaggerating the extent of the seller's evasiveness as well as the additional charges. But guess what? It's his money to spend. A buyer expects a modicum of professionalism, which includes unambiguous answers without insults, and a reasonable expectation that their purchase will be delivered in a timely manner. Don?t forget that the buyer is doing the seller a favor by purchasing the goods, not the other way around. Therefore, the onus is on the seller to earn the buyer?s money. That includes putting the buyer at ease and making him comfortable about the transaction. Amateurish replies to questions that include ?might,? ?try,? and the rather improper ?damn, if you don't understand that, I don't know what will. . .,? do not accomplish that. Sorry, pal, NO SALE.