Buyer going back on high value purchase...

talksalot81

I sold an amplifier on ebay ending early last week. The final value was over £500. The buyer asked for a few days until his salary was paid to which I agreed. The day before he was to pay, he responded that in fact the amp wasnt compatible and he wanted to pull out.

He was keen that it be resolved amicably and was willing to pay the difference between his and the next bidder (to whom I would offer a 2nd chance offer). A major complication is that a scammer had been sending out 2nd chance options on my behalf. As an unsurprising result, none of the bidders is interested.

So what do I do? Do I simply say that if he doesnt pay, I am forced to leave negative feedback and report him as a non paying bidder?

Thanks

Adam

advent1122

talksalot81 wrote:

So what do I do? Do I simply say that if he doesnt pay, I am forced to leave negative feedback and report him as a non paying bidder?

Thanks

Adam

Yes.
So it will suddenly become compatible if he pays less for it????

me4bargains

You don't need to leave a neg but I would file a NPB. If you go for a mutual withdrawal he may pull a fast one on you and you lose all your fees.
For for the former, and if he fails to respond (though I doubt it) the world is your oyster as any feedback he leaves will be revoked.
Good luck

advent1122

So someone bids on an item for £500, changes his mind and you wouldnt leave a neg?

frivolous_fay

Ask him to pay your fees then file a mutual.

IF you trust him to respond to it properly.

talksalot81

If I manage to sell without having to relist, I would be inclined to make sure it was sorted so he didnt get a neg... but it doesnt look like that will be the case. Even if he pays the fees (better part of £20), there still will be the chance that I dont get as much in the relisting (dont forget we are now 2 weeks closer to Christmas!).

hjb123

I would probably go through the NPB dispute in order to regain the fees - I dont think that I would feel confident enough that the buyer would go along with everything or pull any fast ones!

If he is willing to settle the fees etc then you could try witout dispute.

Whats his feedback like? Is he quite new?

To be honest though he should have known whether it was compatible or not before he bid on it - especially when he was paying that price - hes probably found it cheaper elsewhere or something?

talksalot81

He has 73 feedback with one neg (which is useless because the message gives no info). He has been about for sometime. He may well have found it elsewhere, but the price wasnt really all that high, so he is unlikely to be saving all that much (especially considering the possibility of a neg and an NPB).

talksalot81

me4bargains wrote:

You don't need to leave a neg but I would file a NPB. If you go for a mutual withdrawal he may pull a fast one on you and you lose all your fees.
For for the former, and if he fails to respond (though I doubt it) the world is your oyster as any feedback he leaves will be revoked.
Good luck

I didnt realise that with respect to an NPB. Is that a sure as stone certainty?

hjb123

I would just go down the NPB route and Im sure that the previous poster was correct and he wont be be able to leave feedback or if he does it will be taken off.

I dont think that I would be prepared to risk the chance of him pulling a fast one if we did it without a dispute!

frivolous_fay

Ok, your options with a NPB dispute are:

1. Buyer has not paid. If buyer doesn't respond to the dispute, he won't be able to leave feedback. If he doesn't pay before you close the dispute (you know he won't) he'll get a strike, and you'll get your fees back.

2. Buyer and seller have agreed not to complete the transaction. This opens a dispute. If the buyer DISAGREES with the dispute, you WON'T get your fees back and you don't get another chance. If buyer doesn't respond to the dispute, he won't be able to leave feedback.

OR you could come to some other arrangement.