Ebay Horror Stories

Post Reply New Topic

I agree that Ebay does nothing for the buyer and everything for the seller.
I've been trying to get tickets for a music festival but I'm never resorting to buying them from scalpers on ebay, at 4 TIMES THE ORIGINAL PRICE.
Ebay does nothing to stop the scalpers, much to the dismay of the festival promoters.

I once ordered a DVD boxset that took 12 weeks to arrive on my doorstep.

i don't think the camera was damaged in transit, it was packaged in the original box with a lens cover on it, so the chip must have already been there. but even so, he was very cooperative and quick in refunding me, so yes, i did leave him positive feedback.

I do a little of both on Ebay..buying and selling. I really can't say I've had too many problems.

I've bought some stuff that definately looked alot better in the picture and turned out to be crap, and I've seen some really lousy packing jobs, but then I've gotten some great deals too...like the $16.00 (total) PS2 a couple of years ago that only needed a quick cleaning and has been playing ever since and a few others.

Just purchased a new faucet set that would have been about $30.00 higher if I would have purchased it at the local store or anywhere else online.

I try to be honest about everything I sell and I've been selling since 2001 and have yet to have a problem or neg feedback.

Only tip I can give is...check feedback.... the sellers, and the feedback they leave for others, if it's private, or argumentative and full of scattered neg's I pass on by...if you find a good seller, take note and check them out in your future browsing.

I once went on eBay and I was trying to think of what to do there.

Then out of nowhere appeared.....The Windows Logo!



Oh I screamed in fright and then realised it was the screensaver.

havent had many problems altough I recently ordered a cabs record on there and the seller is no longer registered with ebay he says he will honour it but havent received it yet

There is a problem with unregistered sellers. I have heard of sellers that have given false contact information. If you threaten to give a bad feedback to a seller or you call the seller a "con artist" on the feedback portion Ebay will punish you by these means:

Listing cancellation
Limits on account privileges
Account suspension
Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings
Loss of PowerSeller status

All these punishments are located on the Ebay web site under the Feedback portion.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/fee ... rawal.html

How many people know that a seller can sue you just for giving a bad review? From my understanding of there regulations, a seller can sue you for defamation of character just for giving him a bad review.EBay is provided with a valid court order finding that the disputed feedback is slanderous, libelous, defamatory or otherwise illegal.
So you recieve shoddy service from a seller but you cannot give him a bad review because he can sue for defaming him?With these rules you cannot defend yourself from Ebay and Ebay sellers. How can the buyer protect themselves for rules obviously designed for the protection of the seller?

Last edited by dimensionaltraveler on 06 Jan 2007, 8:48 pm, edited 5 times in total.

You are crazy.If you gave them a bad review they might sue you.

I have sold over 5000 cards this last year on ebay...and I really have not have had any problems at all.

People who get ripped off on ebay, sadly are not doing their homework before buying something. Like paying with western union, buying something from china, etc.

Ebay is my second home (apart from WP of course!!). I've been buying and selling stuff on there for five years and the good experiences I have far outweigh the bad.

It is important to do your homework before placing a bid on anything - checking the sellers feedback is vital, and the reasons behind any negative feedback also. My mother is a buyer on ebay and has had three negatives due to the fact that she gave out negative feedback. It you receive something that is damaged, contact the seller and come to an arrangement before placing feedback. The feedback is based on an honour system which for the most part in my experience works well. Check the sellers refund policy also, although a seller should provide a refund for returned goods if they are ethical.

Happy bidding!!

Come to think of it, I did have one bad experience, but ebay took care of it. And I was the buyer.

I bought a creamer for an antique china set where the creamer had long been broken. It was DH's grandfather's china set, and so I was all over ebay getting replacements for broken items.

Anyway, this guy sold me a creamer - it was no more than $20 with the shipping. I had payed with paypal, and a few weeks went buy and I never saw it. I checked where the guy was, and he was no longer registered. I emailed him, but he didn't respond - I gave him 3 days, but he has never responded and it was like a year ago. So, I opened up a dispute in the Ebay "Dispute Resolution Console", I got an email saying that they contacted the seller and gave him 1 week to respond. After a week, I got another email from Ebay stating that I was released from the contract, and that the money I had sent via paypal will be refunded via paypal.

So, 2 suggestions: 1) Use paypal. If I sent him a check or money oder, I would have been screwed. 2) Use the ebay dispute resolution console in "My Ebay" since that seems to follow their rules. I don't know how far I would have gotten just shooting an email to an Ebay associate.

Just my suggestions, for what they are worth.