Huge ebay dilemma!

Equaliser123

Why didn't you specify a minimum feedback requirement when you listed?

elvenmunky

Equaliser123 wrote: »

Why didn't you specify a minimum feedback requirement when you listed?

I didnt know you could do that option.

altojack

I agree with the rest of you guys, phone him and let him pick them up. I would want to do that myself to ensure the tickets were in my possession in good time for the event.
Ask him to pay cash on collection, NOT Paypal. Cash is in your hand and as someone else has said if he pays by Paypal you could get scammed.

arcon5

Or if he doesn't live far away, deliver them to him?

It may cost you a few extra quid and your time, but atleast the buyer wouldn't know your address and you can sort it sooner rather than later.

arcon5

Actually this whole you don't want them to know your address is irrelevant as you can perform a contact information request via ebay.

elvenmunky

arcon5 wrote: »

Actually this whole you don't want them to know your address is irrelevant as you can perform a contact information request via ebay.

Right so I just called his number and what do you know IT DOES NOT WORK. I phoned it and it started making a weird sound. This seems highly suspect to me and I think im going to relist soon. I dont mind paying an extra 35p.

miniemma

Imagine it from the buyer's point of view, there are hundreds of people who are scammed when they buy tickets for events on the internet, they pay their money and the tickets never arrive or are fake.

I imagine your buyer just wants to be sure he gets the tickets ASAP, especially as the event begins on Saturday. I for one would not be 100% sure that Royal Mail would deliver them on time no matter what service you send them by.

Where did you get his phone number? Maybe he has moved and just hasn't updated his ebay profile?

Just being devil's advocate here Try and be patient, today has only just begun, you have plenty of time to sort this out.

elvenmunky

miniemma wrote: »

Imagine it from the buyer's point of view, there are hundreds of people who are scammed when they buy tickets for events on the internet, they pay their money and the tickets never arrive or are fake.

I imagine your buyer just wants to be sure he gets the tickets ASAP, especially as the event begins on Saturday. I for one would not be 100% sure that Royal Mail would deliver them on time no matter what service you send them by.

Where did you get his phone number? Maybe he has moved and just hasn't updated his ebay profile?

Just being devil's advocate here Try and be patient, today has only just begun, you have plenty of time to sort this out.

I obtained his mobile phone number from ebay. We will see how things pan out.

arcon5

elvenmunky wrote: »

Right so I just called his number and what do you know IT DOES NOT WORK. I phoned it and it started making a weird sound. This seems highly suspect to me and I think im going to relist soon. I dont mind paying an extra 35p.

There could be a legitimate reason for this. Most of my online accounts still have my old number.

But knowing how much they are worth, personally I would put them straight back up for sale. If they turn up during the auction you can end it early easy enough.

halibut2209

I believe if that if they have a non-working phone number listed, you can just cancel the auction. Those clever folk on the eBay board may provide better info