What do I do when... (ebay related)

[DisturbedZen]

What do I do when a first time ebayer purchases my item about 1 day after I listed it, BIN, and then decides he doesnt want to pay for it? What kinda crap is that?

He IS OBLIGATED to pay isnt he?

[suko_32]

You could wait seven days of auction's end and file a non paying bidder form.

[Grave_Addiction]

I would keep track of his ass and if he ever decides to start selling, I'd do the same thing to him.

An eye for an eye, bitches!

[magilacudy]

Yes, yes he is. Good luck getting him to pay though.

[scdoanintendo]

Yes, it's a virtual contract it says so when you purchase something.

[jimbodan]

I had this happen to me lately as well. As far as I can tell, basically if you go through ebay they don't anything other then maybe give the guy a strike, big deal. You will get your ebay fee's refunded though.

What I want to know is if I have any legal ground to sue the guy. It was only 20 something dollars, but goddamn it, it's the fucking principle and I really wanna make this guy pay. Could I take him to small claims court? Does anyone know how that would work since we both live in different cities.

[suko_32]

I have one guy that hasn't paid in a little while. Has four days left. Hasn't even contacted me. Oh and this is nothing. The Germany guy who bought my import PS2 game was really annoying and still is. I filed a Non paying bidder thing and got my money back. Funny thing is 2 days later I check my feedback and got a positive from him. Before filing that thing, I offered to ship to him for $X dollars and gave him time to respond. No response so I file the NPB form. In that positive feedback it says "That would be great..." So what do I do now? Personally, I think this is annoying and weird. Not to mention a possible NPB on my other auction.

As for jimbodan's problem, I dunno.............uhhh..........blackmail him? Maybe? If you're that mad...........

[YoshiFan1]

Unfortunately, Non paying bidders seem to be a major problem with Ebay. I get quite a few from time to time. If you want to prevent it from happening again, when using buy it now turn on "immedieate payment required" which will not allow the user to use buy it now until the auction is payed for.

[chosen1s]

Get his contact information and call his mommie and daddy. That will take care of the situation. If they won't pay, relist the item, get your fees back, and move on with your life.

It's not worth the headache of trying to get "justice" with every idiot out there. The cost to you in terms of time and effort will be greater than if you just relisted it and follow through with the non-paying bidder policy. Weigh the costs. Realize it's not worth the trouble. Make sure you neg him if he doens't pay after you call him, and move on.

My advice.

[DisturbedZen]

Unfortunately, Non paying bidders seem to be a major problem with Ebay. I get quite a few from time to time. If you want to prevent it from happening again, when using buy it now turn on "immedieate payment required" which will not allow the user to use buy it now until the auction is payed for.

I dont wanna upgrade tho.. I hate upgrading fees!!

[suko_32]

"immedieate payment required" is good but I always get this weird feeling that the item will sell for less

[jimbodan]

"immedieate payment required" is good but I always get this weird feeling that the item will sell for less

Yeah, I like to leave the money order option opened just in case

[chosen1s]

You will make less doing the automatic pay feature. Simple supply and demand. There are certain people out there who don't use Paypal. Like it or not, you are guaranteed to cut down the list of potential buyers automatically when you add conditions to the purchase.

What Ebay REALLY should do is FORCE people to file their credit cards in order to place a bid and allow sellers, perhaps people who have paid a "fee" to get "certified", the option of charging someone's card if they don't pay up.

[jimbodan]

What Ebay REALLY should do is FORCE people to file their credit cards in order to place a bid and allow sellers, perhaps people who have paid a "fee" to get "certified", the option of charging someone's card if they don't pay up.

I've been thinking the exact same thing, why the hell don't they?

[Owen]

A few weeks back I sold a sealed PS2 HDD w/ FFXI that ended up going for $96. After numerous emails to the buyer with no response I got the buyer's contact info and called him in Texas on my cell phone since it is free long distance. I got a hold of the guy's mom and was told he was in Louisianna but she gave me a contact number for him there so I called that number. This time I got the guy's dad and he did not seem to know what his son had bought so I explained to him that he needs to pay or I will file a non paying bidder alert. He said he would get back to me but after another few days of no contact, I filed the NPB alert. Right after I file it, I got a Paypal payment from the guy so I guess it helped to get my money.

Funny thing is after I recieved the payment the guy sends me an email asking if I had already shipped it like it was me who was delaying the transaction. Ebay buyers and sellers can be a little screwy sometimes as I had to take a NPB mark against me when a seller tried to charge me $50 to ship 10 comic books and a few comic book cards that totaled out to about $12 in auction wins. The guy lived about 2 hours from me so I told him I would pay that if he drives to my house to deliver them. Ebay was no help in getting that matter resolved even though one of the rules is about gouging on shipping and handling costs.

[jimbodan]

Has anyone here succesfully taken someone to small claims court over not paying on ebay? I'm trying to find out if that's a viable option. I just graduated college and don't have shit else to do, so I'd take pleasure in wasting the guy's time at least if he'd have to travel to my state to appear in court. Just as long as I thought I had a sure fire victory.

[Indiana]

Has anyone here succesfully taken someone to small claims court over not paying on ebay? I'm trying to find out if that's a viable option. I just graduated college and don't have shit else to do, so I'd take pleasure in wasting the guy's time at least if he'd have to travel to my state to appear in court. Just as long as I thought I had a sure fire victory.

Even if you win how are you going to get him to pay?

I think you would only win if you shipped it to him and he did not pay and just kept your stuff. Then you fulfilled your end of the contract and he did not.

But, since you did not ship and he did not pay I don't think there is much the court will do for you. But, I guess you could pay the $35 court fee to find out.

[LoganDX]

Has anyone here succesfully taken someone to small claims court over not paying on ebay? I'm trying to find out if that's a viable option. I just graduated college and don't have shit else to do, so I'd take pleasure in wasting the guy's time at least if he'd have to travel to my state to appear in court. Just as long as I thought I had a sure fire victory.

Even if you win how are you going to get him to pay?

I think you would only win if you shipped it to him and he did not pay and just kept your stuff. Then you fulfilled your end of the contract and he did not.

But, since you did not ship and he did not pay I don't think there is much the court will do for you. But, I guess you could pay the $35 court fee to find out.

Hell here it's $46! I wonder if it is worth it to sue them in small claims. I believe you sue them in your area and they have to come to you. IF they don't show, you should get a default judgement. I know here if you get a judgement against you, it goes on your credit record. So it should go on their credit report. The problem does come in getting them to pay. Not paying is contempt which could land them a warrant. However, would a court issue a comtempt warrant to another state? There are a lot of questions that arise from this situation, hence wondering if it's worth it.

My best advice is to re-read the ebay TOS and see if there is any kind of legally binding agreement. Then go down to your small claims office and see what they can tell you. Ours is very helpful with info so maybe yours will be too.

If nothing else, block them from bidding on any future auctions you have...

[manofpeace20]

Just file the NPB. Sure it is a pain in the ass, but its effective. Also use second chance offers.