Advice needed - Seller trying to blackmail me!!!!!

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bassmanuk wrote: »

Its not so much threats, its blackmail.

Have you contacted the police? I believe blackmail can carry a life sentence. :rolleyes:

bassmanuk

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Have you contacted the police? I believe blackmail can carry a life sentence. :rolleyes:

I'd rather have helpful opinions rather than sarcasm.

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bassmanuk wrote: »

I'd rather have helpful opinions rather than sarcasm.

Sorry bit facetious of me. The dictionary definition of blackmail is extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information or something along those lines, so while the sellers actions may be underhanded it's not technically blackmail (unless they have some pictures of you naked).

When it comes to postage I normally look at the combined auction price plus the postage and only bid if the combined price is worth it. If the actual postage costs come in at less than the seller has quoted the postage at I don't complain about it as I'd already made the decision on whether the total outlay was worth it before bidding. For instance I'd quite happily pay £50 delivery for a 42" plasma TV bought for 99p even if the actual cost of the courier was only £20.

Look at it philisophically. You have 6 hard drive enclosures worth at least a fiver each of anyone's money for a total outlay of under £16. You could leave the seller a neg but then they'll probably leave a retaliatory one back even though you've done nothing wrong. From your Ebay profile I see that you buy more than you sell so this might not be as much of a problem to you as it would to the seller you bought the caddies from.

Good luck.

La-Banque

The following suggestion may be a way to solve the issues here:

1) Leave negative feedback for the seller so his reputation is there in open forum for all to see;
2) Report him to Ebay and Paypal (which I understand is under way), wherebye positive action will hopefully be taken against him;
3) Relist the items you don't want and make some money back, ensuring that you include a postage price that is fair to you and the buyer.
4) Write off the incomplete item and put it down to a bad experience as it will cost more than its value to return it. Even if you did return it, the seller will probably do nothing other than try to sell it to somebody else. He'll refund you 13p but won't refund you the higher cost of your postage.
5) Rest peacefully knowing that you have been an honest seller, dealt with the issue through the correct channels and hopefully will offset your loss by what you make through selling-on.

That's what I'd do anyway!