Well, I was bound to be screwed by eBay sooner or later...

[Autumn Star]

Admittedly, I shouldn't have accepted bids from new people, but still...
I'm past the mad phase, and just kind of wondering why now.
It was for an iPhone 3G, by the way.

 

[Arakias]

You arent nearly as lucky as tdolan101 - 0cejames offered $3000+ for his iphone.
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...james&sort=3&page=1&rows=25&completed=1&all=1

But dont consider yourself screwed yet, make a 2nd chance offer to someone. Hopeful you can cancel the transaction and avoid fees.

 

[kevlar51]

Never had that happen to me personally. I have had tons of folks not pay in recent months though.

 

[btw1217]

Oh man, I can't wait to see his feedback when all those sellers get done leaving him negatives. Oh wait...

 

[Autumn Star]

[quote name='btw1217']Oh man, I can't wait to see his feedback when all those sellers get done leaving him negatives. Oh wait...[/QUOTE]

I STILL don't understand why they decided to do that. Protecting buyers my ass...

 

[twiceborn]

It could be a competitor seller screwing with your listing or trying to increase the perceived value of the item perhaps.

 

[freeorelse]

[quote name='twiceborn']It could be a competitor seller screwing with your listing or trying to increase the perceived value of the item perhaps.[/QUOTE]
Thats exactly what it is

 

[V3rtigo]

No, it's someone who sends a payment from a stolen paypal account/stolen credit card. Then you ship the phone and paypal cancels the initial payment. They get a free phone, you get screwed.

 

[lmz00]

Why didn't you cancel their bids? I always put "no bidders with 0 feedback" in my auctions, but there are always one or two that bid anyway.

 

[crunchb3rry]

Was it a bedazzled iPhone? If so, I can understand.