posted on May 12, 2003 12:40:15 AM new
I am interested in buying several items from this eBayer, but his feedback of late is very bad, even the positives seem to have a negative tone to them. Some of them say that he paid them $100 to give him positive feedback after he couldn't ship their orders.
However, he used to have great feedback, his prices are great, he has tons of current auctions of high dollar items. It appears that everyone that didn't get their order filled received a full refund and and extra $100 if they left a positive.
It appears that the problem with non delivery was with the vendor he was using to drop ship.
posted on May 12, 2003 01:05:51 AM new
If I remember correctly - the deal was that you had to leave positive feedback in order to qualify for a full refund plus $100 that would be sent a month later but only informs people that their product in unable to be shipped a month after they make payment. 95% of the positives from the past week are related to items not recieved and he has now listed all auctions as private so that the bidders cannot be contacted (warned) by others. there is no way in hell I would bid on this guys stuff.
posted on May 12, 2003 07:23:56 AM new
Sounds to me like you MAY get your item after a long delay and then again you MAY not...looks like you probably will get a refund and maybe even $100 for positive feedback..doesn't look like he's out to stiff anyone but he could be using the $ float to his advantage..also he may say he is out of stock if the price is too low...if you don't NEED a laptop anytime soon and don't mind that he has use of your $ for 60 days may be ok...but then again it might not be....looks like a gamble at best.
posted on May 12, 2003 08:52:35 AM new
Chatham - their feedback is not private, the item number is because the seller has resorted to making all of the auction provate auctions which prevents people from seeing the high bidder during or after the auction.
posted on May 12, 2003 07:07:23 PM new
With all the incompleted sales it would appear that they are violation ebays "pre sale listings" policy:
Pre-sale Listings are those that advertise the sale of items that are not in the control or possession of the seller at the time of the listing. These listings generally consist of items that are sold in advance of a delivery date to the general public.
eBay does permit pre-sales on a limited basis, as long as the seller guarantees that the item will be available for shipping within 30 days from the date of purchase (i.e., the day the listing ends or the date the item is purchased from a store front listing).
A seller who lists a pre-sale item on eBay must clearly indicate within the listing the fact that the item is a pre-sale item and a delivery date that indicates the item will be shipped by the 30th day from the end date of the listing. Additionally, this text must be HTML font size 3 (at a minimum). eBay will end any listing that is a pre-sale which does not include this information.
Such a policy ensures that bidders can pay for an item and still have the option to use eBay's feedback system, Fraud Protection Program and other protections.
eBay, at it's discretion, for special promotional events, may approve a 1st party manufacturer to sell an item outside of the 30-day pre-sale guideline so long as the first-party manufacturer is supplying the actual item for sale. These exceptions will be made for certain promotions and must be approved prior to listing items for sale on eBay that fit the exception above.
posted on May 12, 2003 10:18:57 PM new
Only a fool would pay today's prices for a laptop that will not be received for 2 months. The price on these things drop all the time. Plus, the $100 kickback is no help, since the other bidders are probably just adding that $100 to their bid. So you went up overpaying for a laptop from a shady seller that won't be delivered for 40+ days from auction end. If you leave pos. feedback, and the seller refunds the $100, then you have paid the going rate to a shady seller who will not deliver your laptop for more than 40 days after you make your bid.
