Is this seller being a tealeaf?

Anselm

Hi,
I bought some shoes yesterday for 99p and £7 p&p and paid straight away. Today I got an email off the seller saying:-

" I noticed that there was a slight split to the leather near the soles"

and so she's not sending me the shoes and has refunded me. Is there anyway I can get her to send them me anyway, because they're worth resoling and I don't care about the split.

Or is she being a tealeaf? :mad:

sam.4000

You never know, but I am probably thinking the same as you.

mum2one

It seems a lot to ask £7 p+p, my betting id they wanted more money, I would be nosey and have a look if she has relisted them, xx

Anselm

mum2one wrote: »

It seems a lot to ask £7 p+p, my betting id they wanted more money, I would be nosey and have a look if she has relisted them, xx

To be honest, that was my thought as well. Standard delivery for shoes like the ones I bought seemed to be around £4-5.50, so I think she's compensated on the 99p start price by putting it onto delivery, while expecting the shoes to go for £20+ or whatever. It bugs me because she should do what normal people would and sell the shoes at the price she was happy to see them go at. :cool:

I had a look, and so far she hasn't relisted them... she's going to be gutted when I rebuy them anyway! :rotfl:

annie1975_2

Yes she was probably expecting a bit more for them..To be honest though we have just sent a pair of shoes back to barratts and it cost £6.50..

markwilkinson

mum2one wrote: »

It seems a lot to ask £7 p+p, my betting id they wanted more money, I would be nosey and have a look if she has relisted them, xx

£7 is the maximum EBay will allow for the posting of shoes. I've just listed 2 pairs of trainers and I'm charging the full £7. However, I've charged that because I have no idea how much, ultimately, they will cost to post and I've said in my listings that I will refund any difference between the actual cost and the £7 charged.

Anselm

annie1975 wrote: »

Yes she was probably expecting a bit more for them..To be honest though we have just sent a pair of shoes back to barratts and it cost £6.50..

Fair enough, but to be honest I was happy to pay that postage anyway. I think I might email her back saying:

"Dear Seller,
Please send me the shoes anyway as I know how to fix split leather and so it's not a problem, I enclose my payment of £7.99
Regards,
Anselm"

HAHA the manufacturer repairs the uppers for £60! She's not going to like my message

RFW

You can file a 'non performing seller' report that will affect their status as a seller if they do it again/have done it before.

A 'tea leaf' is a thief so that isn't what the seller has been as they haven't gained anything.

You could always ask for her to email you pictures and you can see if you can fix them or say you purchased them to help repair other shoes and it doesn't matter if they are damaged.

A few may come on saying that you can take the seller to court but realistically there's not a lot you can do. At worst you've lost nothing, at best you could claim for 'loss of bargain' but you may not win a case and the seller may not have any money to pay you, so you could be throwing money away, not to mention wasting time.

Anselm

RFW wrote: »

You can file a 'non performing seller' report that will affect their status as a seller if they do it again/have done it before.

A 'tea leaf' is a thief so that isn't what the seller has been as they haven't gained anything.

You could always ask for her to email you pictures and you can see if you can fix them or say you purchased them to help repair other shoes and it doesn't matter if they are damaged.

A few may come on saying that you can take the seller to court but realistically there's not a lot you can do. At worst you've lost nothing, at best you could claim for 'loss of bargain' but you may not win a case and the seller may not have any money to pay you, so you could be throwing money away, not to mention wasting time.

That's a good idea, I'll wind her up and suggest she get's them out of the bin she's thrown them in, and send me pictures, as the manufacturers offer an upper leather repair

Of course I know I wouldn't win in court, but then I wouldn't go over £7.99 anyway, I just want to annoy her a little. And that's a good suggestion on the "non-performing seller" thank you.

Also, I know a tea-leaf is a thief but it was better than the only other T word I could think of

RainbowDrops

How are they being a "tealeaf" if they're offering to refund you?

Anselm

RainbowDrops wrote: »

How are they being a "tealeaf" if they're offering to refund you?

I didn't want a refund, I wanted the shoes.