I tried handling this peacefully . . . Now what do I do?

I would have a hard time doing business with a seller that did something like this. All trust would be gone.

 

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Write this down. Doug and I are in agreement.

 

@ToughCOINS , how do you know this is the sake buyer sweeping in behind you? Just because 10 years ago another buyer questioned you about making a profit?

 

Good point. I think the only thing to do is report both the seller and the buyer any time this happens. Only a weasel would do that, but my beef would be with the sellers, actually. Once an auction ends, the deal is done. A seller who cancels a sale afterwards should receive negative feedback and be reported.

 

Sellers who cancel a transaction with me get a negative and if I see in their feedbacks that they have a history of playing games with buyers I will call Ebay and report them.
That's how you reward crooked sellers.

 

I know this has been said before, but the guy is stalking you Mike. There must be a way to throw this 'Remora' off, but devil if I know how. He knows your movements and tastes........

 

EBay has informed me on several occasions after the seller had been forwarded my funds that there was nothing they'd do. I pay promptly shortly after the auctions close, so there isn't any excuse, but it appears that virtually everyone is primarily concerned about the "bottom line" rather than contractual obligations.

 

It is ALWAYS a good idea to have separate accounts for buying and selling. This thread is just one of the reasons why.

 

Live by the eBay, die by the eBay.

 

I respect your approach and is similar to my own in another life.

The point with two accounts wasn't to hide but protect, and the other was that sometimes doing the right thing results in unintended consequences that reflect worse upon us than those deserving.

 

'Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.'

 

"Paranoids can have enemies too, you know."
- Henry Kissinger

 

I didn't read all the responses, but it sounds more like a seller issue. Once they have a binding contract they should not back out of the deal. Do you think the buyer is targeting you? Or just whatever type of coin you are going after? There's no way to see who buys an auction, correct?

 

If I sold a coin and got a message asking to buy it for more I wouldn't even respond. Just like I didn't respond to the "I'll give you $700" message for my $1,049 BIN coin with no offer option on it. People like that don't deserve a response and sellers who would cancel a sale to reward that behavior are equally as scummy.

Also despite people's best efforts to degrade an entire platform when the occasional negative thing happens - ebay is still a great venue to find nice coins. It's really not that difficult to just avoid sketchy situations by being patient and sticking to trusted dealers there which there are plenty of. Most of the problems people post about are the result of taking a gamble trying to strike it big. (Not this thread of course but just talking in general)

 

100% Truth.

 

I must be the luckiest I don’t know what as far as eBay goes. I’ve only had one problem with a seller and it was as 80 percent my own doing (failing to read and comprehend the written description of what I was buying)

 

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