Why do Ebayers tell Fibs

LOL



received a parcel on Saturday, opened it and the packing slip is for an item I was expecting, however the contents completely different, different make of camera, lenses, and bag.

So I emailed the seller, with pictures and pointed out that the item I'd received was on his listings on eBay, I get back a message saying "sorry don't work weekends, will be in contact on Monday"

Oddly this person has most of his items ending Saturday or Sunday which means many questions won't be answered

anyway he gets back to me Monday afternoon, and asks what the problem is so I explain again, I get a "does it really matter" message, so I explain yes it does ( I deal in a very specific range of cameras and lenses ) I didn't mention that what was sent was far less valuable than the item purchased.

In the end he agreed to send a return label which arrived earlier, and when it arrives he will send my item

Printed it out attached to parcel and took to post office, they say it should arrive by Friday.

So this guy will have 2 upset buyers me because my item will take at least 2 weeks to arrive, and the person who purchased the one I've sent back as his item won't hit the system until at least Friday night so will be at least 8-9 days from paying.

Report the grifter: www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/resolving-buyer-issues/reporting-issue-buyer?id=4084

Reply, 'Yes I'm a business not a charity, I don't give customers things I sell them things, please return the item for a full refund or keep the item if you prefer'.

😅 Customer wants return? I suppose the return policy is straightforward. Click return, a return label printed, once delivered and custom gets refund for the item paid “no matter what / how some weight” was “returned” and “delivered”.

Exchange of conversation is definitely not part of the return process on the bay. Hopefully, Keith doesn’t lose out much on return. Good luck.

“keeping it free” is not standard bay policy, but in the exceptional circumstances, fraud happens.

well that lens never reappeared and he was unhappy I kept refusing to refund. Of course eBay put funds on hold whilst refund pending
after 3 weeks of starting a return I referred it to eBay CS who told me they would write to seller, and would I give another week, LOL don't think it was a request more an instruction. Anyway 10 days later I get in touch with CS again and get told "give it another 10 days" asked to speak to a manager, who spent less than 2 minutes looking at it and closed the case in my favour.

Another idiot last night made a low offer on an item and included a note, "If you agree to sell me this can you take the instant payment requirement off as I can't pay until after the 5th of July" right so you make a low and on the edge of auto rejection offer and then want me to wait nearly 3 weeks to be paid.