eBay Unpaid item-DEBT COLLECTION AGENCY

TBagpuss

Violating eBay policy may mean that eBay sanctions the seller, but it does not prevent the seller from pursuing other routes, it just means that if they go down other routes they are in breach of eBay's policy.

eBay can tell you that the seller cannot make you pay **through eBay** - they don't have pay authority to dictate what happens privately outside ebay.

Given that the trasaction was on eBay, a court could take into account eBay's rules and how the contract was formed, in considering whether you owed anything. I know nothing at all about how the German courts work so can't comment on their chances of success.

campdave

enbs wrote: »

eBay has told me that the seller is violating eBay policy for demanding I pay outside of eBay, and harassing me.
For something that happened way back in 2013.

Ebay can say what they like - but they can't call off the debt collectors.

It's unfortunate that you didn't realise that you had to cancel, but ignorance isn't an excuse. I'd seek guidance from Citizens advise - you need to either choose to ignore the collectors and hope they do away, so seek legal advice. Ebay can't help you on this one.

enbs

campdave wrote: »

Ebay can say what they like - but they can't call off the debt collectors.

It's unfortunate that you didn't realise that you had to cancel, but ignorance isn't an excuse. I'd seek guidance from Citizens advise - you need to either choose to ignore the collectors and hope they do away, so seek legal advice. Ebay can't help you on this one.

I'm away, in a non-english speaking country. I don't know where to seek for such advice here.

eBay can suspend the seller, at least thats what I was told by the supervisors (twice), when I brought up the legal action threat.
It is a big seller I was told, so they assured me the slightest inconvenience would make them back off.

I was also told that it has happened before for buyers to be harassed by sellers.


I've been considering paying. But I don't want to.
Really not sure what to do. Do you suggest I pay?

campdave

I made my suggestion in my previous post. I suggest you get proper legal advice. It all depends on whether or not a legal contract has been formed.

The debt collectors may go away if you ignore them, but they may not. You could pay up for piece of mind, you could ignore it, or you could fight it.

Rev

Okay first page people say they can't take you to court and to just ignore it. You repeatedly asking if they are sure because you don't want to go to court and it's worrying you.

Second page people say the seller can take you to court and would win. You say why how can they you don't have anything and don't see why you should pay.


What exactly are you wanting people to say? You made a mistake. It's entirely your fault. Not ebays, not the sellers. Yours. You wasted the sellers time and cost them money. Ignorance isn't an excuse. This problem is of your own doing and 100% your fault.


eBay can do zero to stop the seller. This isn't happening on eBay. It now has nothing to do with eBay. If you want to report the seller to eBay with the hope eBay suspend them for violating their rules then do so. But don't be under any impression the seller with then give up. I imagine it will simply make them more insistent as they will then be even more annoyed at you costing them yet more money.


You can either ignore it or not ignore it. Entirely your choice.

enbs

campdave wrote: »

I made my suggestion in my previous post. I suggest you get proper legal advice. It all depends on whether or not a legal contract has been formed.

The debt collectors may go away if you ignore them, but they may not. You could pay up for piece of mind, you could ignore it, or you could fight it.

I did manage to find a Citizens advise in the country I am in. And spoke with them. They told me that they couldn't help me as they only focused on issues within the country I am in.

I was told that it is very unlikely they will do anything over that sum. But I am worried if they involve attorneys and what not that the cost will substantially increase. And then they will have some ground.

Will I be done for good if I pay them? Or is there a possibility they will come back, since they got their share so easily?

mrcol1000

enbs wrote: »

I did manage to find a Citizens advise in the country I am in. And spoke with them. They told me that they couldn't help me as they only focused on issues within the country I am in.

I was told that it is very unlikely they will do anything over that sum. But I am worried if they involve attorneys and what not that the cost will substantially increase. And then they will have some ground.

Will I be done for good if I pay them? Or is there a possibility they will come back, since they got their share so easily?

I think you should just pay up. They are trying to bully you into paying and it seems to be working. Plenty of people on this board have told you to ignore it and how unlikely it is that a company in another country will take action over such a relative small amount. People in consumer advice in the country you are in have told you to ignore it. Yet you are still asking if you should pay.

I really think you should just pay up and then it is resolved. You can stop worrying. Personally I would do as I and others suggested a few posts ago and just ignore it and not enter into any further communication over it. However you are obviously not able to do that so your only other choice is to just pay up.

enbs

mrcol1000 wrote: »

I think you should just pay up. They are trying to bully you into paying and it seems to be working. Plenty of people on this board have told you to ignore it and how unlikely it is that a company in another country will take action over such a relative small amount. People in consumer advice in the country you are in have told you to ignore it. Yet you are still asking if you should pay.

I really think you should just pay up and then it is resolved. You can stop worrying. Personally I would do as I and others suggested a few posts ago and just ignore it and not enter into any further communication over it. However you are obviously not able to do that so your only other choice is to just pay up.

I'm a student and I don't want any legal trouble, whatsoever.
I know they are trying to bully me, but I really don't want any trouble.

A lot of people have judged me for not paying, called me ignorant and what not. But I really did not know I had to request cancelation.

Some have said, ignore it. Some have said you will loose if it goes to court.

I've never bough anything on eBay, and never ever will. In fact I will be closing my account.
I can't possibly afford a lawyer if it comes to that. So I'll just pay the 70 euros now and be done with it.


After I pay them, what should I email the agency?

Double_V

You should have asked the seller to cancel the transaction.
I have done this on 2 occasions. No problem at all.

alykatz

This cant be for real surely