I recently sold a few high end cards on eBay which I said I would never do again but just as I expected I'm receiving claims for partial refunds & full refunds.
I've had issues with a buyer in the U.S. and he wasn't happy with my shipping costs which should of rang alarm bells straight away. I accepted his offer and I left feedback as soon as his payment was made and then i help him out by charging $47 for shipping which cost me $56.05 then i put a low value on the customs form so he didn't receive a bill from customs, the buyer then asks me if I had insurance on the card which i responded with a NO then he opened a dispute asking for a partial refund because the card was damaged.
The only way this could of been damaged was either through customs or himself because the card is constantly in transit until it gets to customs which means there would of been a form saying customs have opened the package but the buyer could not provide this evidence which tells me he has clearly dropped the card when removing it from the graded card bag and old screwdown i put it in when i first purchased the card back in 2005 in near mint condition.
We decided on refunding the shipping costs which he was initially unhappy about paying, so it was all a scam and the buyer was protected as usual.
I tried my best to cover my ass by using a padded mailer, graded card bag, top loaders and screwdowns along with the $56 2 to 3 day shipping service with tracking and signature confirmation but still eBay decides to ignore the seller and believe the shit that rolls out of buyers mouths.
There are more pending which is going to cost me hundreds and prove my point about how many bad apples are in this hobby.
It is so easy for buyers to just put in claim after claim without any follow up or investigation, you can easily purchase a card and say it hadn't been received as described even with signature confirmation and walk away with a smile and loaded PayPal account. God forbid you ask the buyer to return the card if they are not happy with it because all you'll get is a handful of base cards after signing for the package and all eBay can see is that you signed for the package case closed.
I just completed some really big sales in OZ, U.S. & Philippines through ozcards with no issues what so ever which tells me this is the one stop shop to buy and sell without any issues if you do your homework so to speak.
All the other local buyers that have purchased cards off me through ebay over a week ago, if you can leave feedback for me as soon as you can that would be appreciated.
Sorry you guys had to read this dribble if you made it this far but I had to get this off my chest.
Thanks.
I've had issues with a buyer in the U.S. and he wasn't happy with my shipping costs which should of rang alarm bells straight away. I accepted his offer and I left feedback as soon as his payment was made and then i help him out by charging $47 for shipping which cost me $56.05 then i put a low value on the customs form so he didn't receive a bill from customs, the buyer then asks me if I had insurance on the card which i responded with a NO then he opened a dispute asking for a partial refund because the card was damaged.
The only way this could of been damaged was either through customs or himself because the card is constantly in transit until it gets to customs which means there would of been a form saying customs have opened the package but the buyer could not provide this evidence which tells me he has clearly dropped the card when removing it from the graded card bag and old screwdown i put it in when i first purchased the card back in 2005 in near mint condition.
We decided on refunding the shipping costs which he was initially unhappy about paying, so it was all a scam and the buyer was protected as usual.
I tried my best to cover my ass by using a padded mailer, graded card bag, top loaders and screwdowns along with the $56 2 to 3 day shipping service with tracking and signature confirmation but still eBay decides to ignore the seller and believe the shit that rolls out of buyers mouths.
There are more pending which is going to cost me hundreds and prove my point about how many bad apples are in this hobby.
It is so easy for buyers to just put in claim after claim without any follow up or investigation, you can easily purchase a card and say it hadn't been received as described even with signature confirmation and walk away with a smile and loaded PayPal account. God forbid you ask the buyer to return the card if they are not happy with it because all you'll get is a handful of base cards after signing for the package and all eBay can see is that you signed for the package case closed.
I just completed some really big sales in OZ, U.S. & Philippines through ozcards with no issues what so ever which tells me this is the one stop shop to buy and sell without any issues if you do your homework so to speak.
All the other local buyers that have purchased cards off me through ebay over a week ago, if you can leave feedback for me as soon as you can that would be appreciated.
Sorry you guys had to read this dribble if you made it this far but I had to get this off my chest.
Thanks.