Ebay- Have anyone else had this problem?

sharpy2010

kizzy69 wrote: »

Sorry, he actually paid me £5.23 for the tickets on ebay but when they were supposedly taken off him, he then paid £80 to get in. I could ask for proof but he could of easily have tickets from friends that went with him. Surely it was his decision whether to go in or not! I would really appreciate any advice or help. Thank you!

Tell him to sod off. Your financial obligation to him is £5.23, the actual price of the item you sold him, and not a penny more.

sariebeth

It sounds like it may be a scam. I would refund the £5.23 as a gesture of good will, but you certainly do not owe him £80 as it was his choice to a) buy tickets off the internet and b) pay £80 to get in (assuming he even did)

QuackQuackOops

People who claim free tickets and then sell them get all they deserve.
Thank goodness these parks now cancel a lot of these tickets to stop greedy people selling them.

Give him his money back.

Alias_Omega

With the tickets on view through eBay, i would be suprised if they did not have 1 or 2 people trawling eBay looking for tickets, noting numbers and cancelling.

If they cancel 2 tickets a day, thats the wages covered.

Advice - Cover the tickets, dont have your ebay username similar to your name

ashleypride

kizzy69 wrote: »

Sorry, he actually paid me £5.23 for the tickets on ebay but when they were supposedly taken off him, he then paid £80 to get in. I could ask for proof but he could of easily have tickets from friends that went with him. Surely it was his decision whether to go in or not! I would really appreciate any advice or help. Thank you!

When you sell tickets on ebay like this on ebay you have accept there is a element of risk - so refund the £5.23. When you buy tickets like this ebay you also have to also understand the risk, it was absolutely his decision on whether to pay more money to get it.

NIC26

I would refund his £5.23. That is the amount paid for the tickets, that is the amount he is entitled to. I would inform the buyer with the refund you consider the matter closed. You are not liable financially for his decision to purchase replacement tickets at £80. That was his choice. If he thinks the police would be interested promotional Thorpe park tickets he bought on ebay for £5.23 were cancelled, I seriously doubt it. Same goes for his chances of success at small claims court. I can understand the buyer's upset, but sometimes these things happen in life.

I think you have to be very careful listing free Alton Towers/Thorpe Park tickets. These companies do cancel tickets that have visable details on ebay. Also ebay do sometimes pull listings on the grounds they are freely obtained tickets. Not sure it's worth the hassle.