micmic66
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posted on December 18, 2002 02:49:52 PM new
My wife found a diamond aniversery ring for $200+ on ebay and asked if I would paypal the seller for it for a Christmas present to her, my wife. I agreed, so the next day I start to do an ebay Checkout using Paypal. Something stopped me and I decided to check the sellers feedback. 1200 total with 40 Neutrals and 27 Negs!!!! I almost fainted reading some of the comments and told my wife to choose another ring from a more reputable seller. Now she is *$@&%& at me and the seller is about to be &*$@#! with me because I am not sending a $200 Paypal to these people with that kind of feedback rating. I sell everyday on ebay and have 931 Positive feedbacks with NO Negs. What would you do??
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ihula
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posted on December 18, 2002 03:10:09 PM new
Well, you could take out that buyers insurance that paypal offers. That way if you don't receive the ring or if you take it to an appraiser and it isn't as described you are not out any money - wife is happy too! I don't blame you for being leary, though. Make sure first that the negatives and neutrals he received aren't just retalitory.
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trai
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posted on December 18, 2002 03:20:39 PM new
What did the comments say? If you feel that uncomfortable then think it over before you send any $$$$.
If you think the wife is going to be uptight now, what will she be like if this turns out to be a bad deal. Better safe than sorry!
Maybe shop for this ring from a dealer that will be around if there is a problem. Try a real bm store.
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bear1949
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posted on December 18, 2002 05:19:09 PM new
Why didn't you or your wife check out the sellers feedback before bidding?
Don't we all state that once you bid, you enter into a bindiing contract.
Don't we all file NPB & FVFCR when the high bidder fails to remit payment?
So who is at fault if you don't feel comfortable in making payment?
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eauctionmgnt
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posted on December 18, 2002 05:22:39 PM new
Micmic,
Granted... the sellers record isn't that great.... but they still have an over 94% success rate. You asked what we'd do if we were you... and here's what i think:
1) I'd kick myself.... then sheepishly acknowledge that I made a binding bid before checking the facts.
2) I'd pay with Paypal (even though I hate it as a seller...it does give some bidder protection)
3) I'd pay for the Paypal buyers insurance
4) I'd pay for insurance on the shipping of the ring
5) I'd realize that worse-come-to-worse... eBay does have a $200.00 fraud protection for buyers.
Anyhow.... that's how I'd respond to this situation. Just think of how you'd feel if one of your bidders backed out of a deal....
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quickdraw29
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posted on December 18, 2002 05:26:06 PM new
A 2% neg ratio doesn't make a seller unreputable. I'd like to see any major corporation beat that record. Especially, since many negatives are left by goofballs.
If you send paypal you are for the most part covered for fraud so I don't see why you don't go ahead and pay.
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capolady
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posted on December 18, 2002 08:55:06 PM new
You screwed up a Christmas present for your wife??!!!!
Just shoot yourself and be done with it!!
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LuckyGiftsandTreasures
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posted on December 19, 2002 01:47:24 AM new
Pay for and Beg for forgiveness from wife and if it turns out to be a bum deal whatever you do DO NOT SAY I TOLD YOU SO, one quick way to get frying pan upside head or a fish
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pretegra345
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posted on December 19, 2002 04:09:35 AM new
I think you shoul do the following:
-Pay for the Ring, use your credit card as the source of the Pay Pal funds so you can file a chargeback.
-Pick up your blanket and pillow from the couch and enjoy sleeping in your own bed again.
27 Negs out of 1,400 positives -- you need to look at that more closely before you call the person unreputable.
For instance:
I have 6 negatives, and 338 positives...
four were from customers who were angry that they had to wait between 10-14 days to receive their product.......of course they left out the part about taking 5 - 10 pays to pay. 
I got another from a customer who left me a negative saying: "Umm, how do I use Pay Pal?"
Sixth from a customer who was pissed that she found an auction a few days later with a lower closing price that I refused to match.
At that rate, I'll have a similar rating to the person you deemed unreputable....it's nice to tout your perfect record, but you should know that a lot of negatives are left by idiots.
Unless you think the guy who was upset that he had to wait two weeks for an item it took him 9 days to pay for was right.
-M
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CARGOTREK110
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posted on December 19, 2002 12:49:23 PM new
1200 Positives vs 27 Negs. That is a pretty good ratio. Thats 1173 happy ebayers. I would check out the ring as best as possible and would ask alot of good solid questions about it. I would do my homework on the matter and make sure I knew exactly what I was buying. Then I would probably go ahead and get it. The negs wouldn't hold me back at all.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on December 19, 2002 01:45:20 PM new
That sort of feedback is not unusual for jewelry sellers.
I'd bet good money some of 'em are from deadbeats, some from folks who broke the piece and demanded their money back and some from clueless dweebs who didn't know a good transaction when they had one.
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