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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@loonielewy - from what I've read, in your opinion I was guilty of extortion from the get-go so can't improve much on that.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nobody is "slandering" you. You bought an item, then threatened to give negative feedback if you didn't receive a partial refund on shipping costs. This is a textbook case of feedback extortion on ebay, of which you are guilty. Prove me wrong in a single concise post and I'll apologize. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
737 Posts |
@llewellin - As I have said 20 times before, I could care less about the money. The only thing I wanted to rectify was the unjust charge for ebay fees. That entailed money obviously but I would have accepted an apology and acceptance of responsibility for attempting to get the buyer to pay his business fees. I don't know how much plainer I can say it. I'm starting to think you want to force me into your little pre-conceived narrative of what happened. Well, that ain't going to happen. I stand behing the principle I explained over & over. If you believe ths was not my true motive and I needed $5.00, then I can't help your brain to understand that logic. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Man, I'm done here. Say what you feel you need to say. See things the way you need to see them. I stand behind my word & actions.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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TKD... Does not matter what the actual shipping cost was nor what the Seller built into his S&H charges. You saw the costs and agreed to it BEFORE you hit the "buy" button. It's business. Don't like the T&C then don't hit the "Buy" button. You cannot win this argument no matter how you try to spin it. Move on and buy where you have not been blocked.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I purchased a new car last year they had $4000 "rebate", so the price I paid was $4000 less than the list price, yet amazingly I had to pay state tax on the full price. So I paid tax on $4000 that I did not spend. Regardless, I wanted the car and paid the total price plus taxes. I could argue all day with the tax office that it is an unfair fee, but the fact that I agreed to it and purchased the car doesn't mean I can threaten to extort the state after the fact.
Frankly, there is no viable counter argument because the facts are indisputable. Buyers get to decide whether the sellers price is reasonable BEFORE they buy. To attempt to dictate what they feel they "should" be after the fact and threaten to leave bad feedback is feedback extortion and reprehensible.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7630 Posts |
 ... with Andy, too! |
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Valued Member
Canada
125 Posts |
I have bought quite a few things over the years on ebay and have never thought that the shipping amount was negotiable. When bidding on an item, I always take the auction price combined with the shipping price as my total. The ad seems pretty clear in what he was offering for the $10. Honestly, that's not a lot in my eyes to ship a coin internationally. I understand that you are upset that the seller said that the extra is to cover his ebay fees but in my mind, that is part of what you would expect for shipping and handling. If there were only $8.50 in stamps on the package, would you be chasing him for the buck and a half under the same principle? A few years ago, my son wanted a puzzle with heavy equipment on it for Christmas so I searched ebay. There was one in Australia luckily. The puzzle was $8.00 but they wanted $22.00 to ship it to Canada. I thought that was ironic but didn't take up a crusade to see the accounting for the $22.00. I accepted that I was buying a $30 puzzle and that was that. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Knowing when to say when is an art. Running on and on does not normally help. ie......... Quote:
I was guilty of extortion from the get-go We have a confession! Your own words, manipulated yes, but you said them. I hope you get the point. You have let this get the better of you, and shouldn't have. All for a deal YOU signed up for. Life is to short for this malarchy. "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
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Forum Dad
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