posted on November 11, 2001 11:36:57 AM new
This is what I got in my e-mail last night!!
I am going to let him out of the transaction, but I wanted to post it here to see if anyone has heard of this happening?
If this is on the up and up it made me smile. If it isn't, it is a lot to do to get out of a transaction. What do you think?
"To my surprise I am the high bidder on your auction. There is a bit of a
dilemna here, since I did not even KNOW that I had bid on them. Somehow,
somebody has gotten into my ebay account, and been bidding on things that I
don't even know about. I am selling xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, but
have not even been on ebay for the past 4 days. What I am saying is that I
don't really have a need for any xxxxxxxx, so is it possible to work this
out some other way? What did you have to pay to list the item, 2 dollars or
something. If you agree, I am willing to pay the cost of you listing the
item, but not the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx that I didn't even bid on. I
have contacted ebay, and changed my password and they have hidden my user
details from anyone, even myself should they ever "break in" again. I am
very sorry for this inconvenience, and hope that it can be rectified. I
have checked out some of your other auctions, and some of those xxxxxxxx look
quite intriguing. Hopefully, I will buy something from you in the future
that I actually want. So sorry."
posted on November 11, 2001 12:43:05 PM new
How interesting. I would collect the listing fees and move on. If he doesn't send them to you in a specified amount of time, then go the npb/fvf route. I would NOT let him totally off the hook, just in case....
posted on November 11, 2001 01:50:18 PM new
sounds like a bunch of bull to me.
i have a bidder who said relative ill and need money for air plane tickets,then told me her oldest greuhound dog just died ,then offer to give me 25 dollars to make up for no show,money never come but use another id to bid on the same item.
posted on November 11, 2001 02:49:35 PM new
This happened to me once. In my case, the "mystery bidder" won several other like items. I was fairly certain it was bull. LOL!
I comprised this little note for just the occasion and saved it in case it ever happens again.
Dear XXX,
I am sorry to hear that your password has been compromised. If you have not already written to eBay at [email protected], please do so at this time. Ask them to verify that the IP address where your password was entered was not your own. When eBay responds to your email, please forward it to me at XXX.
eBay will reply to you within the next 2 or 3 days. If I do not receive a copy of the response sent to you from eBay within a 7 day period, I will file a Non-Paying Bidder Alert and eventually request a credit for the Final Value Fee which could possibly lead to your suspension. For more information on eBay's Non-Paying Bidder Program visit http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/npb.html.
Regards,
XXX
Give it a try, it might shake something loose.
Sandvet
posted on November 11, 2001 05:31:12 PM new
>>> Hopefully, I will buy something from you in the future That I actually want. So sorry." <<<
The part of "that I actualy WANT is
What gets me,
So he didnt want this one?
I heard some good excuses,
But this is very creative and beats them all.
If he wrote next time I might bid on your auctions by myself cause I like
What you have for sale ...
Imight have been convinced, but I dont thnik
This is possible, email safe harbor
With his old ID and ask if this would be possible, here is the thing, when you bid on something you get email from eBay confirming your bid, so he could have canceled it right after that happened, so it doesnt really make sense. Hope you can get it solved.
Once one of my bidders backed out and offered to pay my eBay fees and FVF so I wouldnt have to file for NPB & FVF cause he knew that it would show on his profile and they suspend the account after so many, so you can remind
Him of that when he decides not to pay you for for the fees.
posted on November 11, 2001 05:45:43 PM new
I once went to bid on an item and another person's ID and password were filled in the blanks on my computer. This is my computer and NO ONE not even my husband and son are allowed to touch it. This woman who was associated with that ID lived 5 states away from me. I never did follow through to the next screen because I surely didn't want to bid using someone else's ID. I e-mailed eBay who (no surprise here) said there was no way this could happen. I finally e-mailed the person whose ID showed up and told them what was happening. I forwarded them the copy of the e-mail I received from eBay and suggested that, at the very least, they change their password.
I'm not saying your buyer is lying (or telling the truth) but I am saying that sometimes weird stuff happens.
posted on November 11, 2001 08:09:21 PM new
I think there was something like what happened to you not to long ago. I would just forget it file for NPB and move on as suggested above. It would be interesting though to check to see if he bid on a similiar item but cheaper from someone else.
Check into that and post what you find. Very interesting.
posted on November 11, 2001 09:25:47 PM new
I would take him up on the fee refund offer - I would ask him to give you good FB first as a good faith offering then you offer the same upon arrival of your FVF and listing fees from him - Its your best deal if he does it. Then Relist.
Luck to ya !
Ed
posted on November 12, 2001 10:40:18 AM new
Oh boy this happened to me alot in the past when selling action figures! I would get emailed by the parents telling me their kids did the bidding without their permission. I told them without the password how could they bid? Of course they would have more excuses like they had it wrote down and they found it, etc. Deadbeats just wont go away!
posted on November 13, 2001 02:14:26 PM new
geesch. I have a bidder that had bid on 3 of my items. Every time I email her with the total and shipping, she sends back "did I really bid on all these items? <LOL>" Of course she hasn't paid. When I sent a reminder the other day, I got back, "gee did I really bid on all these items? <LOL>" Give me a break. When I give her three nice negs and she sends me an email, I will say, "gee did I give you those three big fat negs? <LOL>"
Pulllease I may have been born at night, but not last night.
posted on November 13, 2001 02:14:58 PM new
geesch. I have a bidder that had bid on 3 of my items. Every time I email her with the total and shipping, she sends back "did I really bid on all these items? <LOL>" Of course she hasn't paid. When I sent a reminder the other day, I got back, "gee did I really bid on all these items? <LOL>" Give me a break. When I give her three nice negs and she sends me an email, I will say, "gee did I give you those three big fat negs? <LOL>"
Pulllease I may have been born at night, but not last night.
cause I like
