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amnesia
Joined: Jan 15, 2004
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From: Doha, London, Tokyo, Shanghai
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Wtf is this!
This asshole on ebay is trying to rip me off!
As some may know I had three SD cards, two of which I put on ebay.
I went out in the morning and received these three messages today when I got back.
"Hi I got the memory card this morning upon putting it in my pda and exploring in windows explorer i have found that this memory card as been used the item was advertised as new which it is clearly not as it as a folder on called mistake i noticed you had 2 new sd cards and 1 second haqnd one on your auctions but this item as been used without a shadow of a doubt i would like to return this item as soon as possible and would like a full refund including the postage cost for returning the item which will be £1.56 fully insured and signed and not £6 which you charged me i have the jiffy bag you sent me and according to the postage on this item it was no where near £6 failing that i will contact e bay and let them sort this matter out and leave negative feedback."
Now I should mention, I received emails saying 'why is postage so high?' before the person won, where I replied, I apologize because that was the standard postage that I usually use on other sales and didn't change it, I hope that people will take it into when bidding!
Then I received
"should you wish to call me on this matter please feel free to do so its 07980 709237 or failing that i could call round next week as i am a hgv driver and will be close to colchester thank you."
Obviously this guy is trying to scare me, especially since he knows my address from the return address.
If I was trying to scam him, wouldn't I format the memory card before sending it out?
I then received
"this is the 3rd and final e mail for the memory card dispute you have until 8pm tonight other wise negative feedback will be left and i will contact paypal and e baY REGARDING REFUND."
What the hell? Giving me a deadline??? I wasn't home! It's only been 6 hours anyway!
The problem is, this asshole is going to leave me bad feedback even though I don't deserve it. And hearing all of the horror stories that go on, he'll probably get paypal to take the money out of my account!
No I don't know why this guy thought it was brand new because here is the text from my listing
"I've got three SD cards in total (please see my other listings) two SanDisk 2GB SD Cards brand new and boxed and one Speedy 2GB A-Data card which was used once.
(This listing is for the A-Data 2GB SD Card with case of course and is in the UK) "
The card was sent yesterday and arrived today as well.
What do you guys think I should do?
edit: in summary, I acknowledged to this buyer that the listing may not have been clear, I have offered this person a refund and yet this person still left negative feedback and reported me (however both ebay and paypal sent me an email saying that I have nothing to worry about since I'm not at fault).
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jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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From: Dorset, UK Phone:Xperia Z1
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Tell him to reread the listing.
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amnesia
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I did, but I'm worried he'll leave me bad feedback
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EastCoastStar
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isnt there a way to make ur feedback private?? then it doesnt matter what he says! (i mean the comments anyway)
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amnesia
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yeah but I like my 100% positive streak 
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EastCoastStar
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thats true i wish there was something i could do for you. i guess the best thing to do, is talk to him, and be as nice as u can to him, but try not to let him get the best of you.
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solidsingh
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From: india
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99.9% positive is good feedback, close your paypal account aswell asap and tell the buyer to piss off
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amnesia
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problem is, if I close my paypal account how will people pay me for the fascia i sold and the phone with fascia I'm selling? since I already wrote that I can accept it.
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brownlad007
Joined: Jul 22, 2005
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From: The Punjab, Wolverhampton UK.
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my 100% feedback came to an end this week after 3 yrs |
Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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try not to worry about the neg, it pissed me off when i lost mine at 420 100%. the guy sounds unreasonable, just put a follow up comment explaining ur side, contact him and tell him the item is as described, read the listing again and reassure him ur not trying to scam him.
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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amnesia
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well I think I sent him an email explaining it all,
I also emailed ebay before he gets the chance to.
To be honest, I worried paypal will just pull out the money out of my account *cries*
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Sammy_boy
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I'm trying to work out what his problem is, as long as it works what's his problem?
The other option is to offer a part refund- the extra postage amount and say 20% of the final value? Might placate him and stop him doing something stupid or emptying ur paypal account.
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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fatreg
Joined: Jul 26, 2003
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all brand new me memory cards i have ever bought have all had files on them?
does that mean all my cards are 2nd hand? i think not,
tell him to sling his hook. HGV drivers are big oafs, im sure if push comes to shove you can take him out 
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amnesia
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I dont know what the problem is either. It's perfect as as new, and only been used once.
I noticed in his feedback that he actually sold some sd cards, so i dont know if he was going to resell.
I don't mind taking the card back and giving him his money back, but I refuse to pay pay for his or my postage and paypal fees.
It's not fair!
Anyway, screw it, if he threatens me at all, I'll tell him that I'm a law student and I'm going to call the police.
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amnesia
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here's the latest
"First of all at no point as anyone threatened you ok so get of your high horse on that one second of all i have been to the post office and the correct price is £1.66 and not £5.99 second of all the main headline in the advert says BRAND NEW 2GB SD Card (in UK) with 5 years warranty then you read the small print very very misleading dont you think as for not sitting in front of your pc you sent me a email asking me how i was about to pay in less than 3 minutes of the advert ending stating you would prefer to have the money direct in your account thus avoidint paypal fees i still have the e mail if you would like to see it as e bay will and paypal unless this matter is sorted and this is not a threat its a fact i want my postage refunded and the full ammount for the faulty card to resolve this issue failing that we will let paypal and ebay sort it its up to you. "
Is he an idiot!!!
It wasn't fine print, it was on the SECOND LINE of the listing!
As for postage, I told him BEFORE he bid on the item that I hoped people would take postage into consideration.
TBH, I don't give a crap, but in this case, I didn't put that postage incorrectly on purpose. Ebay saves your last postage price and I just didn't change it.
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Posted: 2006-04-21 19:55
