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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I do hope you slammed them in feedback Why 'slam' someone in feedback? People occasionally make mistakes. I occasionally make mistakes. With an inventory of several thousand pieces, even with a fantastic inventory accounting system, sometimes pieces get accidentally listed twice. A couple of times, the automated inventory management system I have didn't immediately sync up when a listing from my website was sold, leaving it still live on ebay and other sites. The worst is when someone with sticky fingers takes something at a coin show and then, since you didn't realize it, you find out weeks later it is missing. Not every mistake is nefarious, most of the time, it is just a mistake. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
It happened to me once . I won a bid on a coin that was worth a lot more than my winning bid . After a few days the seller e-mails me and said sorry but I have misplaced the coin you won and refunded my money . Now I'll leave it up to you guys ; did he really loose the coin or didn't want to let it go for such a low price ?  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1901 Posts |
It's just been a problem I've ran into a couple of times so far. I don't leave feedback because I give them the benefit of the doubt even though it looks like it's usually the ones with only a few listings that Lose there stuff I've sold at a lot of places and never once lost anything. And I'm probably the most unorganized person you will ever meet. But just thought I would get it off my chest here instead of taking it out on ebay. I've never left bad feedback anywhere and don't plan on it. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Sellers cannot leave buyers any negative, neutral, nor poor comments. Comments left for buyers that may seem bad are easy for the buyer to have removed. ebay almost always sides with the buyer. The great majority of the time mistakes are simple errors, unless a habit is evident. |
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Rest in Peace
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Zach, if it's the same seller, be suspicious. If different ones, especially newer ones, I cut slack. I was a new seller once, transposed an address number, got returned and corrected, easy to do, especially when writing. Printing labels uses a database, a lot more reliable yeah, but also more expensive which is ridiculous if you sell a $0.99 item and have to send it out as 1st class package w/tracking for $2.67 more... Don't sell much that way unless you do auctions.  . New sellers haven't played the shipping game yet, I think we all have to learn that one! Edited by Crazyb0
08/07/2018 11:17 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1901 Posts |
They are all different sellers that have done this to me. I guess on to the next
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1901 Posts |
Thanks guys I understand stuff happens just weird that it's happening more frequently now
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2843 Posts |
I am always losing items. I only know they are lost, when they sell and I have to go and ship them out.
I usually manage to dig them up, but sometimes I don't.
In almost all cases, you will not suffer an actual loss by the seller canceling a sale. It is only a big disappointment. I don't think slamming them with feedback is necessary.
If it happens many times with the same seller - avoid them.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I think that it would be hard to know from a single instance if it was an honest mistake or not. A few years ago I won something on ebay and the seller wanted to cancel the sale. Unfortunately for him but not for me he had sent it out and I had received it already! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
I once auctioned off a laminated "cracked skull" Jefferson War Nickel, but I actually misplaced it. The high bidder thought that I was trying to play it off, but...stuff happens, and I refunded the high bid. I found it a couple of years later...but have misplaced it again. Something tells me that my "insides" does not want me to try and sell it again. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1901 Posts |
Well I'll be keeping an eye out on his listings we will see.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote:A few years ago I won something on ebay and the seller wanted to cancel the sale. Unfortunately for him but not for me he had sent it out and I had received it already! That may have been trying to avoid fees, if the sale is canceled no ebay fee |
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Moderator
 United States
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If you are an ebay buyer and an ebay seller, you should have two ebay accounts (one buying, one selling). Buyers can not receive negative feedback. But if you buy and sell on the same account, a disgruntled seller can try to buy something from you in order to actually give you a negative feedback. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1901 Posts |
Never thought about that. Good advice
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New Member
United States
34 Posts |
I'd like to add that I bought a 1/4oz gold coin that got shipped to the wrong buyer...apparently the seller put BOTH coins he had available and sold in one envelope...He didn't even realize it. Luckily his other buyer was a coin shop and when they received the package they forwarded to me. Long story, but I got ebay involved and was able to reach out to the other buyer in advance of his receiving the package. I had actually dealt with the guy before (and since), but you can imagine the ulcer this must have caused for him!! |
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Posted 08/07/2018 08:23 am
