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EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

Vinca

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18. I'm still selling a little, but I've given up on overseas customers.

Reply to canuckjim (Reply #16)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 05:44 PM

Jul 2012

I think I bitched on here about the guy who bought an expensive vase from me. I shipped it to Great Britain and the last tracking information was leaving the U.S. He claimed he never received it and I got stuck refunding the whole shebang. Sure enough, about 2 months later a package appears at my post office. It's the vase and the package is covered with all kinds of markings that tells me it arrived at its destination and the guy refused it. Most likely he didn't want to pay the VAT tax. It really pissed me off and ebay would do nothing about it.

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I'm through with eBay [View all] michreject Dec 2011 OP

i sell on ebay too.. xiamiam Dec 2011 #1

Interesting because eBay owns PayPal and DU uses PayPal/eBay to process donations to DU. jody Dec 2011 #2

When eBay bought paypal michreject Dec 2011 #3

Thanks, wish OWS supporters would treat all businesses who fleece customers the same way. nt jody Dec 2011 #4

We quit ebay about 2 months ago.. russspeakeasy Dec 2011 #5

complaint about Paypal; this is slightly off topic, because only incidental to EBay. northoftheborder Dec 2011 #6

I had a problem with PayPal and will never use their service or their parent company's again. nt jody Dec 2011 #7

I have the same problem. I do not sell a lot but my items bring sometimes a nice price. Recently I glinda Dec 2011 #8

Screw them michreject Dec 2011 #9

I am not convinced it is based upon feedback. Husband thinks they are weeding out smaller or glinda Dec 2011 #10

Then they should start another business michreject Dec 2011 #11

Got an email from Paypal telling me they would no longer hold my money. But glinda Jan 2012 #12

I got a questionnaire from ebay michreject Jan 2012 #13

Forgot michreject Jan 2012 #14

Wonderful! glinda Jan 2012 #15

eBay buyer protection still being abused by scammers overseas canuckjim Jul 2012 #16

I think I would have just let the transaction go grasswire Jul 2012 #17

I'm still selling a little, but I've given up on overseas customers. Vinca Jul 2012 #18

We're buying from eBay Panasonic Aug 2012 #19