ebay unpaid item case opened against me

gik

Again prowla can I ask you to put your ebay ID here for me to avoid. If you are so sure you are correct you'll not have a problem doing so?

gik

I'm out...on this day of all days I refuse to argue with you any more.

likelyfran

prowla wrote: »

Hi.

I could do with a bit of help with an auction I've won on ebay.

I've twice sent a message to the seller to try and arrange collection, but I've had no reply.

I've now had an unpaid item case opened against me, demanding payment within 2 days.

I've sent a further (ie. 3rd) message to the seller to try and arrange collection.

Is there anywhere that I can add my comments to the case - I can't seem to find it?

I want the item, but I don't want to pay £15 postage for it, as it's just a waste of money since I'll be driving past the seller's town over the weekend (it appears to be a private seller, not a business).

I won't be paying until I get that response from the seller, so in the worst case I'll get an unpaid strike against me, just because the seller won't reply.

Any pointers?

Thanks!

So, you won an item and haven't bothered to pay. Which, frankly, stinks.
You've messaged seller to ask for a delivery option (collection) that they did not give (completely their perogative whether to supply this option or not) and are purposefully with-holding payment in the meantime.
They should have given you some sort of reply to your (badly timed to say the least) question but they're probably thinking 'I've got a right one here' and I don't blame them! You agreed to their offered method of delivery when you bid and won and now you're demanding something different - NOT reasonable!
It sounds like YOU are the one who's not very experienced in the ways of ebay!

likelyfran

prowla wrote: »

Yes, yes, if I get a reply.

Nooooo!! It's YOUR BAD - please get that into your head.

I've only read the first and last few posts of this thread so far but the problem is very clear. Will read the rest later.

aeb_2

gik wrote: »

Again prowla can I ask you to put your ebay ID here for me to avoid. If you are so sure you are correct you'll not have a problem doing so?

Goodness me, you are still here and still repeating yourself, are you lonely or bored? Nothing else to do on a sunny afternoon.

Please post your ID so I can block you

Amber_Sunshine

The seller can agree to collection but they don't have to. Perhaps they won't be at home the day you want to collect, or don't want to wait in to see if you turn up, or will be at home, but it isn't convenient for you to call in, or they will be out and don't want to announce that the house will be empty, or ... it could be anything. But the point is that they don't want to accept collection.

aeb_2

Amber_Sunshine wrote: »

The seller can agree to collection but they don't have to. Perhaps they won't be at home the day you want to collect, or don't want to wait in to see if you turn up, or will be at home, but it isn't convenient for you to call in, or they will be out and don't want to announce that the house will be empty, or ... it could be anything. But the point is that they don't want to accept collection.

Yes, all good reasons so all that is needed is a quick email message response to the buyer - sorted.

IMO it's just bad manners and poor communication not to reply. Good communication prevents so many problems

likelyfran

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

eBay indoctrination is strong in this thread.

Not really, just common sense and manners!

aeb_2

Amber_Sunshine wrote: »

The seller can agree to collection but they don't have to. Perhaps they won't be at home the day you want to collect, or don't want to wait in to see if you turn up, or will be at home, but it isn't convenient for you to call in, or they will be out and don't want to announce that the house will be empty, or ... it could be anything. But the point is that they don't want to accept collection.

Yes, all good reasons so all that is needed is a quick email message response to the buyer - sorted.

IMO it's just bad manners and poor communication not to reply. Good communication prevents so many problems

likelyfran

aeb wrote: »

Yes, all good reasons so all that is needed is a quick email message response to the buyer - sorted.

IMO it's just bad manners and poor communication not to reply. Good communication prevents so many problems

So true.
And exactly why OP should have asked about collection BEFORE bidding, instead of insisting on making trouble.
All this guff about how the seller might not have known all the options blah blah - just excuses for OP's questionable way of going about things, imo.
Sounds to me like seller questions after bidding and winning because he thinks seller can be forced to do things OP's way at that stage, like it or not. Nasty.