Fishy message from seller.

forgotmyname

Bought an item on Sunday and paid instantly.

Marked as despatched on Monday evening. Received a message from the seller this afternoon asking if it arrived today and if not do i want a refund now?

Why do i get the feeling that they have not sent it? Paid under £10 inc postage. Brand new its £127.99+

hiccup123

defo fishy.


did they have a recorded delivery option.


you could always reply and say it hasn't arrived yet and to give it a couple of day and if it doesn't then you will open a case. might prompt them to 'really' post it out

ess0two

hiccup123 wrote: »

defo fishy.


did they have a recorded delivery option.


you could always reply and say it hasn't arrived yet and to give it a couple of day and if it doesn't then you will open a case. might prompt them to 'really' post it out

Oldest trick in the book, claim to have posted then refund.

George_Michael

As a famous Lord might have said:
"It smells as fishy as a mermaid in a bathtub full of fish"

When you get your refund, don't rush to leave feedback, just keep a close eye on the sellers ebay account and see if they relist the item with a higher starting price.
Then neg them.

forgotmyname

They have one negative. Buyer claimed they never sent the item. resolved by ebay.

No recorded option. Just 1st class, No collection option or any other service.

They have not even managed a year yet and a negative thats knocked their % down. Feedback 10 + and one neg.

forgotmyname

Postman has been today and it didn't arrive today either.

I will have to trawl ebay and stick more on watch now just in case.

19lottie82

George_Michael wrote: »

As a famous Lord might have said:
"It smells as fishy as a mermaid in a bathtub full of fish"

When you get your refund, don't rush to leave feedback, just keep a close eye on the sellers ebay account and see if they relist the item with a higher starting price.
Then neg them.

I agree. If an item "didn't arrive", yet the seller refunded, you can leave a negative on this basis, but if the seller appeals it, they will prob win and have the negative removed.

RainbowDrops

forgotmyname wrote: »

Postman has been today and it didn't arrive today either.

I will have to trawl ebay and stick more on watch now just in case.

Keep an eye on the seller to see if they magically find another identical item to list.

theonlywayisup

19lottie82 wrote: »

I agree. If an item "didn't arrive", yet the seller refunded, you can leave a negative on this basis, but if the seller appeals it, they will prob win and have the negative removed.

On what grounds?

There is no reason a negative will be removed in this instance.

soolin

theonlywayisup wrote: »

On what grounds?

There is no reason a negative will be removed in this instance.

I agree, I'm sure there are many sellers on here who would like eBay to remove poor feedback for items lost in the post!

forgotmyname

Still nothing.. I will wait for tomorrows post then reply to their message.