About to leave my first neg ever on eBay

I wonder why you wonder why nobody takes you seriously on this forum?
I understand you're young, fairly new to numismatics and the real world but you willfully resist any attempt people make to educate and enlighten you, thus becoming an object of derision and mockery.

 

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thats funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

Hey op, I'll sell you a Morgan for $8. If you promise to quit crying like my 7 year old daughter over the loss of, oh let me see, $0.00.

 

The op doesnt even know how to leave negative feedback. If i was buyer and checked the sellers feedback I would be totatly confused and chalk it up as another idiot ebay buyer.

 

your post makes no sense

 

I don't mind giving people a second chance but...
According to the OP, the seller TOOK THE MONEY - that's the bottom line, THEY TOOK THE MONEY then reneged and quickly relisted the item.
I would have left a neg to warn other buyers AND filed a seller non-compliance complaint with eBay.

 

The seller did not take the money. Everyone on this thread has made the seller look like some kind of low life cheat.

The facts are as they stand:

1. Merc bought a silver dollar for half it's actual value.
2. Merc paid for it, the seller did not "steal the money".
3. The seller made a HONEST mistake, and would not honor the transaction.
4. Merc then got sad in the pants because he was not able to get an item for half it's actual cost.
5. Merc then left negative feedback, for a mistake, which has now damaged the sellers reputation.

There is no free lunch in numismatics.

 

Yeah, put that in your pipe and smoke it..

 

I despair of you, Detecto, really I do.
I never said the seller "stole" the money, I said they took the money in payment, then reneged.
I'm done with you though, it's like talking to a wall, since you simply refuse to learn and I'm tired of trying to school you.

 

The point is the seller never took the money, the buyer gave them the money.

 

That's fine. You are allowed to do whatever you want to do. But don't try and tell us that you "tried working it out" when all you did was send an email demanding they send you a new invoice with $9.99. That's not "working it out."

 

he's got you there geezer.

 

The seller had no choice but to take the money, it was a Buy-it-now and Merc paid for it as soon as he hit the button.

That being said, I am one on the fence about this as well. Were it me selling, I would ask that the buyer be understanding, cut me some slack for my mistake, and if he wouldn't I would ship it.
As a buyer I would cut the seller a break, if it were so obviously a mistake and I wasn't inconvenienced by it.
I don't think Merc is wrong for leaving the neg and expecting the coin, but as others have already stated, it's probably not worth the energy spent getting upset over.

 

I gotta agree. I wouldn't leave anyone a negative unless I absolutely had no other choice. You really can't just neg someone because they're human and they made a mistake. Give the seller a break.

 

Yes, according to the terms the SELLER himself set. The seller screwed up and that's HIS problem. The buyer screwed up the neg FB in a comical way, so I guess it all came out in the wash!
Personally I think this thread should be locked since it is clearly going in circles.

 

He only refunded $ because ebay/paypal would have anyway. Make sense now?

Hey furball: care to write out your abbreviation?

Detecto: a seller who does not honor a sale in this manner deserves a neg. and like it or not a 'damaged reputation' is not what is happening. Reputation:
rep·u·ta·tion
   [rep-yuh-tey-shuhn] Show IPA

noun
1.
the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.

2.
favorable repute; good name: to ruin one's reputation by misconduct.

3.
a favorable and publicly recognized name or standing for merit, achievement, reliability, etc.: to build up a reputation.

4.
the estimation or name of being, having, having done, etc., something specified: He has the reputation of being a shrewd businessman.

The seller's reputation is a record of his dealings and this is part of that record. Don't have a cow. It'll disappear in, what, 6 months?

The seller is a cheat. Selling on ebay w/ BIN is like having a booth at a flea market or coin show. After a buyer makes a purchase, and you accept the money, how are you going to justify throwing the person back their money and taking back the coin? You cannot.

 

The fact of the matter is, feedback was already left. We have way to many people with differing opinions who are not able to listen to others. I think this thread has run its course, as it is doing nothing to benefit the numismatic community.

 

No, Geezer... the seller did not "take" the money. It was sent to them and was returned - there is a difference.

I think how quickly Merc left the neg says it all. Could he not have waited a few more days or even a week before doing so? Of course, but no... and this is key. Is a measly $10 profit worth screwing up someone's ebay account over? It looks as if Merc has only 38 feedback, so how would he feel if someone hit him with a neg? So he claims to have sold a $60 coin for $6 in the past... if true, this was a very respectable thing to do, but does not mean he should hold everyone else to the same. Maybe this person is selling to feed their family and $10 means more than it would to most of us. He exploited an obvious mistake (and was trying to do it again) and should have been gentleman enough to let it slide. Being as he was so quick to leave the neg, in the future I can only hope others hold him to the same.

 

I personally would have let it go, but that's just me. All of this grief is not worth 6 pages of CoinTalk "discussion" for an unattractive raw Morgan Dollar. Again, just my opinion.

I'm careful with leaving negative feedback as a buyer on eBay. I know as a seller, when I post something as BIN or "Make Offer" -- when I get offers from people, I always read their feedback left for others when I consider their offer. IF they seem to be the over-reactive type, I will often not only pass on their offer, but I will block them from bidding in the future! Just some food for thought.

Merc, I think you were in a tough spot. You thought you got a great deal, but the seller was careless with their eBay listing. In the end, I would have left well-enough alone and just never left feedback for this "purchase".

 

Recently Jason unwillingly went through with a transaction, after seeking advice and receiving beratement, when he won an item he didn't intend to. Everyone called names and said he should honor that $200 transaction, and he did. Sellers should be expected to do the same.