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Ebay member - should they be registered as a Business?

VanillaDelia
VanillaDelia Posts: 451 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
A seller on ebay, been selling about a month, she is selling voucher codes that can be used on 2 different Catalogue companies. Should she be registered as a Business seller.
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  • WelshPaul
    WelshPaul Posts: 593 Forumite
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    Who cares?

    I take it they are the competition?
  • VanillaDelia
    VanillaDelia Posts: 451 Forumite
    Not at all, im just feeling bitter. Paypal wont refund my money, luckily its just £1.98 for rejected codes.
  • WelshPaul
    WelshPaul Posts: 593 Forumite
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    edited 27 March 2010 at 6:45PM
    If the codes do not work then why not make a claim and get your money back?

    What did you say to paypal that they refused your claim?

    EDIT: You can also neg them and leave low DSR's, also if your sure they are a business and not a private seller send an email to ebay with your concerns.
  • VanillaDelia
    VanillaDelia Posts: 451 Forumite
    Yes done that, gone in the sellers favour, never mind ill get over it by tomorrow.
  • VanillaDelia
    VanillaDelia Posts: 451 Forumite
    I cant see what was put from her side. I am just glad its a small amount. Does lose your trust in Ebay though. i have done the negs, I may be the first but I doubt Ill be the last.
  • vickypark3
    vickypark3 Posts: 101 Forumite
    edited 27 March 2010 at 9:01PM
    How did you receive the codes....by email?

    Maybe voucher codes are not tangible items, hence the reason paypal didnot refund
  • VanillaDelia
    VanillaDelia Posts: 451 Forumite
    edited 27 March 2010 at 11:17PM
    Yes your right, looked at paypal and have seen that. Oh well learnt my lesson. I did think they were individual voucher codes that she had got hold of from somewhere lol, silly me, it's just it stated in her add that they would be sent 2nd Class, nice trick.
  • WelshPaul
    WelshPaul Posts: 593 Forumite
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    You should have claimed non receipt, they would have have had to provide tracking information.

    You would have won then.
  • OrkneyStar
    OrkneyStar Posts: 7,025 Forumite
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    Voucher codes are freely available on MSE a lot of the time are they not ? Presuming this was a specific one ? What gives her a right to sell these codes though ? Do the companies know ?
    Ermutigung wirkt immer besser als Verurteilung.
    Encouragement always works better than judgement.
  • thepedestrian
    thepedestrian Posts: 997 Forumite
    Name and shame young lady !
    As Martin says - please be nice - there is no such thing as a stupid question ! ;)
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