I’m an occasional eBay seller and in the past I’ve had no problems at all.
A few weeks ago I did a clearout and put a load of stuff on. All went well except a gas fire. The winner lives about 30 miles away and we exchanged a few messages arranging a time when she would pick up and pay cash. £34.
Since then, nothing at all.
After a week I reported the transaction and re-listed it. This Sunday the auction closed and another buyer won. This time £49. And this time, no contact or payment at all. Nada, Nothing, Niet, Ne rien.
Lo and behold: whilst it was a different buyer, he had the same surname and address as the first one.
In many ways I’m glad because these fires are about £400 new, and this one’s hardly used, but I’d really like to urinate on these kind peoples’ French fries.
Apart from defecating through their letterbox (60 mile round trip, and as I’m pretty regular, that would mean a 6a.m. start, fighting through the M6 traffic with a full load) what else can I do? Even if I want to leave feedback as “Timewaster” I have to give them a positive rating.